Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Discussions regarding the Thunderchild First Nation’s application to the Saskatchewan and Federal government “Investing in Canada” infrastructure agreement regarding funding for a wellness centre.
• Discussions with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) with respect to NRCan funding for a Husky’s hydrogen diluent reduction pilot project.
• ECCC Low Carbon Economy Challenge - Discussions with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) about the scope of funding being offered through ECCC Low Carbon Economy Challenge Fund and applications for Co-Generation funding.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Providing industry feedback on Bill C-69 relating to how Canada will assess major projects going forward, including the Project List, information requirements, time management regulations and the approach to assessment.

Policies or Program

• Communication with Department of Finance and Natural Resources Canada regarding Canada’s proposed trade countermeasures to US tariffs on steel and aluminum.
• Communications with International Trade Policy Division (Safeguards), Finance Canada in response to its request for submissions on "Possible safeguard action related to imports of certain steel products".
• Competitiveness Roundtable - Participation through the Atlantic Canada Executive Policy Group of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), in competitiveness roundtables to discuss ways to make the Atlantic offshore oil and gas industry more competitive.
• Discussion with Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development with respect to Government of Canada “Ocean Super Cluster” Opportunities as initiated by the government.
• Discussion with Environment and Climate Change Canada regarding carbon pricing matters.
• Discussions in support of the federal government’s approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.
• Discussions with Canada Revenue Agency regarding federal carbon tax issues via participating in meetings organized by the Fuel Tax Council.
• Participating in roundtable discussions to provide input and feedback on the 2018 Economic Update, including concerns from industry regarding overall competitiveness and support from the federal government.
• Participating in roundtable discussions with Natural Resources Canada and several industry representatives regarding environmental social, and governance (ESG) definitions and reporting requirements, and the Federal government’s support for innovation and technology development initiatives.
• Participation in meeting through CAPP to discuss Atlantic offshore business and the impact to the economy, duty relief through the Trans-Pacific and European Free Trade Agreements for vessels built in those regions and need for Canada to respond to the US tax reforms.
• Participation in meeting through CAPP to discuss various issues such as the International Seabed Authority’s focus on deep-water seabed mining and Article 82 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
• Providing input to the Federal-Provincial Offshore Land Tenure Policy Working Group.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Federal Output Based Performance Standard (OBPS) - Providing input on the Federal OBPS and cogeneration investments. Husky advocated for consideration of a steam benchmark for the Federal OBPS system so that stand-alone cogeneration units would not be unfairly burdened by the Federal OBPS.

Regulation

• Base level industrial emission requirements (BLIERS). Providing feedback, at Environment and Climate Change 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 and Climate Change 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.
• Communications with the Department of Fisheries and Ocean regarding how serious harm under the Fisheries Act should be calculated.
• Discussion with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) to discuss implications of the proposed Canadian Clean Fuel Standard on the transportation fuels sector.
• Discussion with Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat regarding amendment to regulations of the Treasury Board to encourage innovation.
• Frontier Offshore Regulatory Renewal Initiative (FORRI). Participation, at the invitation of Natural Resources Canada, on behalf of the FORRI Steering Committee, in a CAPP working group to provide feedback relating to the development of a new framework regulation that will govern offshore oil and gas activities.
• Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act – Communications regarding the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, clarification regarding perceived issues with the legislation, and review and comments on the draft, potential opt-in programs and concerns about registration for levy exemption certificates.