Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada
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Monthly Communication Report

226641-663611

Organization: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers/Association Canadienne des Producteurs Pétroliers
Associated registration: 776926-226641-218
Communication date: 2025-11-27
Posted date: 2025-12-15

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication: Martin Kolacz, Senior Policy and Major Projects Advisor
Office of the Minister, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
 
List of Details
Subject matter Detail
Energy, Environment, Natural Resources Communicating with the Government of Canada about (i) the process for amending the Impact Assessment Act, S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1, and (ii) potential amendments to the Impact Assessment Act, including the repeal and replacement of those provisions enacted by Bill C-69 in 2019.
Energy, Taxation and Finance Communicating with the Government of Canada about Bill C-15 (“An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025”), more specifically those provisions that impact the oil and gas sector.
Energy, Environment, Industry, International Relations Communicating with the Government of Canada about its methane strategy, including its (draft) Oil and Gas Methane Regulations, more specifically those sections that relate to (i) a proposed methane emissions cap for the upstream oil and gas sector and (ii) a proposed international methane emission inventory.
Energy, Environment, Industry Communicating with the Government of Canada about the amendment of the Competition Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-34, more specifically as it relates to the repeal and replacement of the “greenwashing” provisions, which were enacted by Bill C-59 in 2024.
Taxation and Finance Communicating with the Government of Canada about the Atlantic Investment Tax Credit.
Climate, Energy, Taxation and Finance Communicating with the Government of Canada about the creation of investment tax credits for capital invested in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects and for capital invested in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects.
Taxation and Finance Communicating with the Government of Canada about the Excise Tax Act and the Income Tax Act, more specifically taxes and duties on the oil and gas industry and capital cost allowance (“CCA”) deductions for the oil and gas industry
Taxation and Finance Communicating with the Government of Canada about the new reporting requirements for bare trusts, including penalty relief for bare trust reporting.
Energy, Environment, Natural Resources, Transportation Communicating with the Government of Canada about the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, S.C. 2019, c. 26, which was formally enacted following the passage of Bill C-48 in 2019, including as it relates to the repeal of the current ban on marine vessels transporting oil and gas.
Energy, Environment Communicating with the Government of Canada about the Output-Based Pricing System (“OBPS”), sometimes colloquially referred to as the industrial carbon tax, under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, S.C. 2018, c. 12, s. 186, more specifically its impacts on the oil and gas sector.
Energy, International Relations Communicating with the Government of Canada about the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which was ratified by the Government of Canada in 2003, including as it relates to resource management and exclusive economic zones.
Energy, Federal-Provincial Relations Communicating with the Government of Canada about the “Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding” announced in November 2025, more specifically those provisions that impact the oil and gas sector.
 
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report: LISA BAITON
 
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