Monthly Communication Report

Organization:	Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers/Association Canadienne des Producteurs Pétroliers
Associated registration:	776926-226641-219
Communication date:	2025-12-01
Posted date:	2026-01-15

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:	John Moffet, Associate Deputy Minister Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
List of Details Subject matter Detail Economic Development, Energy Communicating with the Government of Canada, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the oil and gas sector in Canada, including as it relates to investor confidence, competitiveness and export market development. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in Canada. 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. Climate, Environment, Industry Communicating with the Government of Canada about existing and proposed regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (“CEPA”), including SOR/2022-140 (“Clean Fuel Regulation”), SOR/2020-231 (“Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds Regulations (Petroleum Sector)”), SOR/2018-66 (“Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector)”) and the (proposed/draft) Oil Sands Mining Effluent Regulation. 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 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. Climate, Industry Communicating with the Government of Canada to request that the Government not proceed with the proposed regulatory framework to cap emissions from upstream oil and natural gas sector, and instead work with industry and provinces on other effective and collaborative solutions to deliver emission reductions.
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report:	LISA BAITON
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