Lobbying Activity Report

678-6163

Organization: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Associated registration: 1810-678-26
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-01-14
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2021-02-14

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Markus Ermisch Footnote1
Brian McGuigan Footnote1
Richard Wong Footnote1
Ben Brunnen Footnote1
Patrick McDonald Footnote1
Jonathan Stringham Footnote1
Courtney Levesque-Thomas Footnote1
Brad Herald Footnote1
Geoff Morrison Footnote1
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: John Allan, Deputy Minister
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development

Elenore Arend, Associate Deputy Minister
Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Scott Bailey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environmental Assessment Operations
Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Silas Brownsey, Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Finance

Doug Caul, Deputy Minister
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Simon Coley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic & Indigenous Affairs Division
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

Thomas Ethier, Deputy Minister
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

Lori Halls, Deputy Minister, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Secretariat
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development

Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister
Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister
Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Paul Jeakins, Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer
Oil and Gas Commission

Christine Little, Assistant Deputy Minister, Small Business, Jobs & Workforce Division
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation

Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister, Electricity and Alternative Energy Division
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

May Mah-Paulson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Oil and Gas Division
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

Jennifer McGuire, Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture Science and Policy
Agriculture, Food and Fisheries

Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation

David Muter, Assistant Deputy Minister, Resource Stewardship Division
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development

Ken Paulson, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Oil and Gas Commission

Bobbi Plecas, Deputy Minister
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation

Melissa Sanderson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Forest Policy and Indigenous Relations Division
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development

Jessica Wood, Assistant Deputy Minister, Reconciliation Transformation and Strategies Division
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Communicating about climate matters, including collaboration between the government and industry on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Environment
Communicating about opportunities to partner with Indigenous communities in the oil and gas sector. The goal of these communications is to foster economic development.
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Communicating about taxes and royalties, including (i) the Deep-Well Royalty Credit Program, and (ii) the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP). The goal of these communications is to promote a competitive tax/royalty framework.
  • 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, Environment, Taxation and Finance
Communicating about the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP) and the CleanBC Industry Fund (CIF), including (i) delaying benchmarking under CIIP, (ii) incorporating offsets into CIIP, (iii) altering sectoral targets under CIIP, and (iv) re-investing funds from CIF into research by the oil and gas sector.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
 Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
Communicating about the oil price shock and the COVID-19 pandemic, including (i) creating a Joint Task Force on COVID-19, (ii) designating the oil and gas sector an essential service, (iii) developing measures to minimize job losses and ensure liquidity, (iv) extending mineral tenure agreements, (v) reducing hydro rates and surface rental costs, (vi) delaying benchmarking of the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP), (vii) reducing or deferring carbon taxes, OGC levies, orphan levies, royalties and sales taxes, and (viii) advocating for a recovery fund for infrastructure projects.
  • 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
  • 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
 COVID-19, Energy, Taxation and Finance
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Tim McMillan
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
 
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