12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-03-04

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (Address & business activities)

Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Government Funding

Did Canadian Association of Energy Contractors request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? Yes

Coalition Members Information

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Canadian Association of Energy Contractors are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Canadian Association of Energy Contractors:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Seeking to influence government's application of the Production, Machinery, and Equipment (PM&E) PST exemption to ensure environmental remediation activities for orphaned and inactive wells is inlcuded.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Taxation and Finance
We are advocating for the government of British Columbia to play an advocacy role encouraging the Federal Government to implement a 50% Refundable Investment Tax Credit to accelerate the adoption of carbon-abating technologies in the drilling and service rig industry and help Canada meet its 2030 emission reduction targets in the conventional hydrocarbon extraction industry. The Association would like the government of British Columbia to commit to complementing any federal financial support.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Taxation and Finance
We are requesting the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure consider an exemption to the new Speed Limiters Requirement for service rigs operating in the province of British Columbia.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Transportation

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Finance
Transportation and Infrastructure

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Mark Scholz
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Registration number: 6960-5140
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2024-03-04	Yes	Mark Scholz	Steven Haywood, Executive Director & Registrar \| Commercial Vehicle Safety & Enforcement Branch, Transportation and Infrastructure	View
2023-09-15	No	Mark Scholz	Nathaniel Amann-Blake, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Michelle Schwabe, Executive Director \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2023-09-06	No	Mark Scholz	Andrew Avis, Executive Director \| Tax Policy, Finance Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Finance Brian Murata, Director, Consumption Tax \| Tax Policy, Finance	View
2023-09-06	Yes	Mark Scholz	Michelle Schwabe, Executive Director \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Genevieve St. Denis, Director, Regulatory Policy \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2023-08-31	Yes	Mark Scholz	Michelle Schwabe, Executive Director \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Genevieve St. Denis, Directory, Regulatory Policy \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2023-08-28	Yes	Mark Scholz	Michelle Schwabe, Executive Director \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Genevieve St. Denis, Directory, Regulatory Policy \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2023-08-24	No	Mark Scholz	Michelle Schwabe, Executive Director \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Genevieve St. Denis, Director, Regulatory Policy \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2023-06-28	No	Mark Scholz	Katrine Conroy, Minister of Finance \| Finance	View
2023-06-20	Yes	Mark Scholz	Jordan Goss, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Revenue, Finance	View

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Received Government Funding

The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.

Source of Government Funding	Funding Received	Date/Period Received
Canada Emergency Business Account Loan Forgiveness	$20,000.00	2023-12-08

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Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors - Address & business activities

Canadian Association of Energy Contractors / Mark Scholz, President & CEO

Received Government Funding