Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Climate
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries
- Industry
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Labour
- Regional Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Funding requests under Clean Energy Fund with respect to carbon capture and sequestration
- Funding requests under ecoEnergy Technology Initiative in relation to carbon capture and sequestration
- Green Infrastructure Fund with regard to energy infrastructure related to Spectra Energy Transmission's operations
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Budget - pre-budget consultations on issues affecting taxation and depreciation of pipeline assets
- Canada's Income Tax Act with regard to capital cost allowance
- Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) with respect to project review timelines and efficiency
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) with respect to the regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Bill C-38, the Budget Act, with respect to regulatory streamlining for large resource projects
Policies or Program
- Transportation - educating decision makers on the positive role that natural gas can play in reducing air emissions and costs for transportation (natural gas vehicles); trucks and buses being the primary focus
Regulation
- Air Quality Management System (AQMS), with respect to proposed regulations for the pipeline sector
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Environment Canada
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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House of Commons
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
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Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
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Industry Canada
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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National Energy Board (NEB)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Parks Canada (PC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Revenue Canada (RC)
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Senate of Canada
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
In-house Corporation Details
Description of activities
Spectra Energy is one of North America’s premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three key links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage, and distribution. Based in Houston, Texas, with operations in seven provinces and twenty-six states, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have processed, transported and delivered natural gas to customers across North America for more than a century. Spectra Energy employs 3,400 people in Canada. Its operations include Spectra Energy Transmission West operating 5,700 km of natural gas gathering and transmission pipelines and sixteen natural gas processing plants in western Canada; an Ontario gas distribution company, Union Gas, that serves 1.3 million customers in 400 communities; and the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, a joint venture based in Halifax.
Spectra Energy was recently ranked by FORTUNE as the world’s “most admired” pipeline company. For more information, visit www.spectraenergy.com.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Douglas Bloom,
President, Spectra Energy Transmission West
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2011-12-31
List of Government Funding
Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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$0.00
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Yes
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In-house Corporation Contact Information
Address:
Suite 2600
425 - 1st Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 3L8
Canada
Telephone number:
403-699-1685
Fax number:
403-699-1550
Parent Company Information
- Spectra Energy Corp
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5400 Westheimer Court
Houston, TX 77056-5310
United States of America
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
- Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Ltd.
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P.O. Box 11162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Management Partnership
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P.O. Box 11162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- Market Hub Partners Canada L.P.
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50 Keil Drive North
Chatham, ON N7M 5M1
Canada
- McMahon Power Holdings Inc.
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P.O. Box 11162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- McMahon Power Holdings Limited Partnership
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PO Box 11162
Suite 1100, 1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- Petroleum Transmission Company
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P.O. Box 11162, Suite 1100
1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- Spectra Energy CCS Services Inc.
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PO Box 11162
Suite 1100, 1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- Spectra Energy Empress L.P.
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PO Box 11162 Suite 1100
1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- Spectra Energy Empress Management Inc.
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P.O. Box 11162, Suite 1100
1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- Spectra Energy Midstream Corporation
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PO Box 11162
Suite 1100, 1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
- St. Clair Pipelines L.P.
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50 Keil Drive North
Chatham, ON N7M 5M1
Canada
- St. Clair Pipelines Management Inc.
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P.O. Box 11162
1100-1055 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5
Canada
Lobbyists Details
Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties
- Douglas Bloom,
President, Spectra Energy Transmission West |
No public offices held
- Bohdan Bodnar,
Vice President, Human Resources Canada |
No public offices held
- Mike Kelly,
Vice President, Customer Operations |
No public offices held
- Sarah McCullough,
Director, Government Relations |
No public offices held
- William Penney,
President, Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline |
No public offices held
- Bruce Pydee,
Vice President, Regulatory & General Counsel |
No public offices held
- Duane Rae,
Vice President, Field Services |
No public offices held
- Allan Ritchie,
Vice President, Operations |
No public offices held
- Mel Thorp,
Director, Regulatory Affairs |
No public offices held
- Gary Weilinger,
Vice President, Strategic Development & Ext Affair |
No public offices held
- Rob Whitwham,
Vice President, Pipelines |
No public offices held
Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties
- Tim Kennedy,
Vice President, Federal Government Affairs Canada |
Public offices held
- Al Laundry,
Director, Fort Nelson Carbon Capture & Storage Project |
No public offices held