Coasting Trade Act. Participation by Husky in a CAPP initiative to have seismic vessels that enter Canadian waters exempted from the Coasting Trade Act.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Canadian Mandatory Reporting in the Extractive Sector. Providing feedback, at NRCan’s request, on the federal government’s advancement toward official reporting of payments to governments in Canada from the extractive sector, including vehicle for mandatory reporting, definition of “scope”, equivalency (with Dodd Frank or European system UITI), reporting thresholds and conflict of laws
Policies or Program
C-NLOPB Seismic Data Release Policy. Participation in a CAPP initiative to provide comment on the C-NLOPB’s planned Seismic Data Release Policy.
Excise Taxes and Special Levies Notice 76: Notice to Excise Tax Licensees in the Canadian Fuel Industry Sector. Discussion with Canada Revenue Agency (the "CRA") with respect to administrative policy requirements for continued authorization under s. 48 of the Excise Tax Act (the "ETA") and the timeline and required changes to Husky's administrative processes and tax filings to remain compliant with the ETA. This includes communicating the issues and impacts to Husky in order to assist the CRA in understanding and ruling on Husky's proposed solutions. The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute, of which Husky is a member, is also involved in these communications.
Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program. Participation in a CAPP initiative to provide comment, at the request of Environment Canada (EC) and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (AESRD), related to implementing oil sands monitoring and the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for oil sands monitoring.
Oil and Gas Industry. Provided information, at request of the Privy Council Office, on market access, infrastructure, marketing, flexibility, effect of new technologies and resulting production growth in the United States on Canadian producers, and factors affecting the number and size of mergers and acquisitions
Participation by Husky in meetings of the CSA Group Technical Committee on Flaring, Venting and Fugitive Emissions, CSA Standard Z620. The committee is involved in development of new standards to replace currently regulatory referenced best management practices.
Providing input to the Federal-Provincial Offshore Land Tenure Policy Working Group.
Recovery Strategy for Woodland Caribou, Boreal Population. Providing feedback, in response to public invitation by Environment Canada, on the federal government’s Draft Recovery Strategy for Woodland Caribou, Boreal Population.
Review of Chemical Management Plan. Participation in a Canadian Fuels Initiative to provide comment on Environment Canada’s Chemical Management Plan, Petroleum and Refining Gases Plan, and Motor Fuel Exposure Assessment.
Policies or Program, Regulation
Atlantic Canada Offshore Oil and Gas Industry. Participation, through CAPP, in a series of presentations to provide general information to designated public office holders on opportunities and challenges faced by the oil and gas industry in the Atlantic region, including existing and suggested regulations and guidelines.
National Energy Board Financial Guidelines. Assessing the draft NEB Financial Guidelines on financial responsibility and viability emanating from COGOA regime (participation via CAPP)
Transport Canada Emergency Response Task Force. Participation at the request of Transport Canada on a multistakeholder task force seeking to make recommendations to Transport Canada on improvements to emergency response related to railway emergencies
Regulation
Atlantic Canada Exploration. Participation in a CAPP initiative to provide comment on the need for broad based regulatory reform regarding exploration activity offshore Atlantic Canada that would align energy and environment policy among the provinces and with the federal government, as well as the possibility tax credits/royalty relief to increase exploration activity.
Base level industrial emission requirements (BLIERS). Providing feedback, at Environment Canada’s request, on the proposed BLIERS that make up one of the core elements of the Air Quality Management System. Once complete, BLIERS will provide quantitative and qualitative emissions requirements for new and existing major industrial sectors and some equipment types.
Climate Change. Providing feedback, at Environment Canada's request, on the federal government's proposed climate change regulations for the oil and gas sector, including reduction targets, price of carbon, compliance options, and timing.
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Intensity Regulations - Providing feedback to Environment Canada on the proposed GHG Emission Intensity Performance Standard for Fuel Ethanol Production, including anticipated effects and challenges posed by such regulations to Husky's Lloydminster and Minnedosa Ethanol Plant operations
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Reduction Regulations - Providing feedback to Environment Canada on the proposed Refining Sector GHG Emission Reduction Regulation, including the anticipated effects and challenges posed by such regulations to Husky’s Prince George Refinery operations.