Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
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Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector in British Columbia. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy
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Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the oil and gas sector in British Columbia. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy
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Communicating about climate matters, including collaboration between the government and industry on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Communicating about closure and liability management, including (i) the Orphan Site Reclamation Fund, (ii) the Dormant Sites Reclamation Program, (iii) the Orphan Sites Supplemental Reclamation Program, (iv) the Legacy Sites Reclamation Program and (v) the Comprehensive Liability Management Plan.
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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, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about closure and liability management, including the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation, B.C. Reg. 112/2019, under the Oil and Gas Activities Act.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about consultation matters, including (i) the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and (ii) the Consultation and Notification Regulation, B.C. Reg. 199/2011.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about electrification matters, including (i) electricity rates and (ii) Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Review of BC Hydro.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating about emergency management and environmental emergency matters, including (i) the Emergency Program Act and (ii) the Environmental Management Act
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Employment and Training, Energy, Environment
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Communicating about environmental matters, including (i) the Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment (RSEA) for Northern British Columbia, (ii) the Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP), (iii) the Caribou Recovery Program (including the Memorandum of Understanding on Boreal Caribou), and (iv) the Lakes District Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP).
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about government funding, more specifically innovation-related funding.
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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
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Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets
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Communicating about induced seismicity, including (i) the Drilling and Production Regulation, B.C. Reg. 286/2018 and (ii) the Ground Motion Monitoring and Submission Guideline.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy
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Communicating about land matters, including the issuance and continuance of Crown land tenures under the Land Act.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Energy
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Communicating about methane emissions, including (i) the Fugitive Emissions Management Guideline, (ii) the Flaring and Venting Reduction Guideline, and (iii) the Agreement on the Equivalency of Federal and British Columbia Regulations Respecting the Release of Methane from the Upstream Oil and Gas Sector in British Columbia, 2020
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about opportunities to partner with Indigenous communities in the oil and gas sector. The goal of these communications is to foster economic development.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about proposed amendments to Oil and Gas Activities Act and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Energy
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Communicating about proposed approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Industry
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Communicating about proposed measures to enhance cyber-security in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Information Technology, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Communicating about reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, including proposed framework reconciliation agreements with Indigenous peoples.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about relations with Indigenous peoples, including treaty rights for Indigenous peoples.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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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.
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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
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Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about the BC Oil and Gas Commission’s proposed “restoration framework”.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy
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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.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about the government’s hydrogen strategy, more specifically about the inclusion of the upstream oil and gas industry in the strategy.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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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.
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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
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COVID-19, Energy, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about the proposed Hazardous Work Framework.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Labour/Labour Relations
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Communicating about the Reviewable Projects Regulation (RPR).
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia, the Government of Alberta and the Government of Saskatchewan about aligning and standardizing pipeline audit processes, in an effort to ensure consistency and safety.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia (i) about the impact of the War in Ukraine on global oil and gas supplies/prices and (ii) about how Canadian oil and gas can be used as an alternative to Russian oil and gas.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, International Relations
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about proposed amendments to the Interpretation Act.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about working with the Government of Canada to extend the program end dates for the Inactive Site Closure Grant Program.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Encouraging the Government of British Columbia to work with the federal government and other provincial/territorial governments to create a standardized (pan-Canadian) approach to air quality management. The goal of these communications is to create a predictable and competitive regulatory environment, while simultaneously ensuring environmental and health outcomes are met.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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