12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Canadian Propane Association/Association Canadienne du Propane / Shannon Watt, CEO & President

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Active - Last Updated: 2023-12-20

Who is lobbying?

Canadian Propane Association/Association Canadienne du Propane (Address, activities & membership)

Shannon Watt, CEO & President

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matters

Aboriginal Affairs
Agriculture
Climate
Economic Development
Energy
Environment
Industry
National Security/Security
Taxation and Finance
Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Discussions with government as it pertains to legislation in areas such as Finance, Indigenous, Transportation, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment.
Support of c-234 which calls for the GGPPA be amended so that the exemption to the backstop that currently exists for gasoline and propane be extended to propane.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GPPA) regulations should be changed to ensure that low-emission propane receives the same exemptions as any other fuel used in agriculture. Also, exclusivity for farm machinery should be changed in Section 18 (PART 7) to include farming activities such as fuel used for heating hatcheries, barns, etc. as eligible farming activities under the Act. To extend the exemption of the application of the backdrop to propane for the purposes of power generation in remote communities. That exemption currently exists for natural gas and diesel.

Policies or Program

Aboriginal Affairs with respect to the promotion of the use of propane as a clean burning efficient fuel in First Nations communities.
Carbon Tax - Advocate that any application of a carbon tax account for the lower carbon intensity of propane relative to carbon-intense fuels such as heating oil, coal, gasoline and diesel.
Discussions with government officials as it pertains to the transportation of propane via rail, pipeline, trucking and perhaps marine. Also the transportation of propane across Canada/U.S Border.
Discussions with government officials with respect to recognizing and promoting propane as a as a clean burning efficient fuel in Canada, as it relates to the environment, energy, industry, finance, agriculture and transportation.

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Oral communication
Written communication
Grass-roots communication

Who are the lobbyists?

Chris Crawford, Vice President, Ontario & Manitoba | Designated public offices held
Katie Kachur, VP, Western Canada | No public offices held
Robert Loenhart, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs | No public offices held
Allan Murphy, Senior Vice President | Designated public offices held
Shannon Watt, CEO & President | No public offices held

Registration number: 953010-282264
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-04-12	Jamil Jivani, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Energy
2024-03-22	Jwane Izzetpanah, Stakeholder Relations Advisor \| Party Leader - Conservative, House of Commons	Energy, Environment
2024-03-20	Tony Baldinelli, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Energy, Industry
2024-01-04	Michael Zinck, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Public Affairs and Communications Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Energy, Environment, Climate
2023-12-20	Mark Duggan, Director of Issues Management \| Office of the Minister of Labour and Seniors, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	Energy, Transportation
2023-12-20	Patricia Sibal, Sr. Policy Advisor \| Executive Office, Transport Canada (TC)	Energy, Transportation
2023-12-20	Laura Scaffidi, Press Secretary to Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Energy, Transportation
2023-12-19	Laura Scaffidi, Press Secretary to Minister of Transport Transport Canada (TC)	Transportation
2023-10-30	Ira Khedkar, Communications and Atlantic Advisor Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
2023-10-27	Ira Khedkar, Communications and Atlantic Advisor Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
2023-10-27	David Murray, Policy Advisor House of Commons Pierre Poilievre, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
2023-09-11	Ira Khadkar, Advisor, Atlantic Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy, Taxation and Finance
2023-09-07	Kelsey Lane, Special Assistant Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Caroline Lee, Senior Advisor Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Energy, Environment, Climate
2023-08-01	Mike Kelloway, MP House of Commons	Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
2023-07-28	Rick Perkins, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Economic Development, Energy, Environment
2023-05-18	John Williamson, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Energy, Environment
2023-04-27	Michael L MacDonald, Senator Senate of Canada	Energy

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Canadian Propane Association / Association Canadienne du Propane - Address, activities & membership

Address:

410 Laurier Ave
Suite 406
Ottawa, ON K1R 1B7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-915-6762

Contact information in previous versions
- 410 Laurier Ave
  Suite 406
  Ottawa, ON K1R 1B7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-683-2270
- 410 Laurier Ave
  Suite 406
  Ottawa, ON K1R 1B7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-683-2271
- 100 Goucester Street
  Suite 300
  Ottawa, ON K2P 0A2
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-683-2271
- 130 Albert Street
  Suite 616
  Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-683-2271
  
  Fax number: 613-683-2279
- 130 Albert Street
  Suite 616
  Ottawa, ON K1P 5G4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-683-2270 Ext. 278
  
  Fax number: 613-683-2279

Description of the organization's activities:
To be the champion for the propane industry by enhancing the public’s image of propane as a clean, portable, flexible, reliable and safe fuel source. To educate and inform politicians, officials and advisors of the role propane can play as an environmentally friendly and cost effective energy driver to the Canadian economy. To develop evidence-based policy, advocate proactively and achieve results on issues relevant to the Members; this includes in particular promoting an efficient regulatory environment that balances the interests of all stakeholders (Members, consumers and the general public). To maintain proactive and ongoing dialogue with all levels of government and standards setting organizations to ensure the propane industry’s interests will be achieved.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The propane industry in Canada is comprised of organizations or individuals involved in: the production, storage, handling, transportation or marketing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), as well as the manufacture, assembly, servicing or marketing of LPG equipment, appliances, containers and propane utilization systems. Associated sectors include organizations or individuals involved in services directed at the LPG industry such as financial, insurance, media, consulting as well as related industry associations, government and regulatory agencies and consumer associations where propane may be used (recreational vehicles, boating, etc.). Membership in the Association is drawn from these sectors and any other party with an interest in the LPG industry within or outside of Canada.

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Policy Advisor, Caucus Liaison and Stakeholder Relations Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Office of the Minister of State, Federal Economic Development Agency for Souther	November 2013 to October 2015	October 19, 2015
Policy Advisor - Ontario and Atlantic Canada Infrastructure Canada, Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Econom	March 2013 to November 2013	November 4, 2013
Director of Parliamentary Affairs Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's	April 2012 to March 2013	March 4, 2013
Special Assistant Intergovermental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's	May 2011 to April 2012	April 2, 2012
Special Assistant International Trade, Office of the Minister of International Trade	January 2010 to May 2011	May 2, 2011
Special Assistant Public Safety Canada, Office of the Minister of Public Safety Canada	September 2009 to January 2010	January 4, 2010

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2021-12-31	Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$108,524.00	No

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Advisor Minister of National Defence/ACOA, Halifax office/ACOA Minister's office (Ottawa)	January 2009 to April 2010	April 9, 2010
Regional Affairs Director Minister of Foreign Affairs /ACOA, Halifax Regional Office	February 2006 to September 2006	Not a designated office

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