Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Climate
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Health
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Internal Trade
• International Trade
• Labour
• Mining
• National Security/Security
• Regional Development
• Science and Technology
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canada Energy Regulator Act and to amend the Navigation Protection Act, related to the comprehensive changes to environmental assessment, energy regulation, and navigable waters to ensure workability and practicality.
• Canadian Petroleum Resources Act related to ensuring fairness and practicality in future amendments to the Act.
• Customs Tariff Act related to fair and practical import duties on mobile offshore drilling units and other specialized vessels associated with the offshore petroleum industry.
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to the renegotiation of NAFTA as initiated by the United States as that affects energy trade, rules of origin, energy investment, energy taxation and services.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Consultation and advocacy related to providing views on marine safety, including proposed oil tanker moratorium, and Bill C-48.
• Indigenous rights framework development including related legislation and supportive policies for Canada with industry perspective.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Bill C-68 An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and other Acts in Consequence: To ensure fair and practical implementation of the Fisheries Act and policies and to ensure workability and practicality of any protection provisions.
• Canadian Labour Code, Part II Occupational Health & Safety and associated Regulations including the Canada Occupational Health & Safety Regulations (COHS) related to clear, practical and efficient policy and regulation for workplace health & safety under federal legislation.
• Climate change policies and regulations and associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions policies and pricing mechanisms that affect the upstream petroleum industry and providing feedback and recommendations on initiatives to ensure efficiency, practicality, fairness, continued growth of the Canadian oil and natural gas sector.
• Constitutionally protected Aboriginal rights, title and treaty rights and the development of legislation, regulations or policies that facilitate efficient, effective and meaningful consultation within the context of resource development.
• Consultant and advocacy related to providing views to the Government of Canada regarding legalization of marijuana, including ensuring safeguards for workplace implications and occupational health and safety issues; ensuring adequate stakeholder engagement; and advocacy to ensure adequate time for further research and deferral of implementation of policies.
• Draft Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Wood Buffalo National Park (WBNP) with respect to ensuring that Canada’s Action Plan on WBNP is robust, presents scientific information and provides long-term conservation of the park.
• Excise Tax Act and related Regulations, as well as policies and programs, related to providing input and views to any of Finance Canada, Canada Revenue Agency and/or Canada Border Services Agency on taxes and duties administered under the Act and related Regulations, as well as policies and programs, that affect the upstream petroleum industry (e.g. GST/HST) and to providing feedback and recommendations on new initiatives to ensure efficiency, practicality and fairness.
• Leadership in defining Canada's vision for oil and natural gas, including coordination with industry and provincial governments for an effective policy and regulatory environment to encourage investment and market access, as well as innovation and environmental stewardship, to ensure competitiveness and technological advancements.
• Market Access: Providing feedback and recommendations on market access initiatives to ensure continued growth of the Canadian oil and natural gas sector, expanded market access, the fostering of innovation and investment, as well as enhancing competitiveness.
• Oceans Act with regard to consultant for the workable establishment by regulation of marine protected areas and associated integrated management plans within those areas and other proposed amendments to the Act.
• Oil sands policy and program development related to workability and competitiveness for communications and public outreach.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Energy Safety and Security Act and Regulations to address financial liability and penalties seeking practicality and fairness.
• Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and Regulations - Analyzing proposed amendments to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and Regulations and how that may impact our explorers in the central Mackenzie Valley to ensure that the penalty regulatory scheme is transparent and predictable and applied fairly, impartially and consistently.
• Migratory Birds Convention Act and Regulations related to potential efficient and practical process for obtaining permits for Incidental Take and related to input to Environment and Climate Change Canada on related plans, programs and regulations to ensure workability and practicality.
• Potential development of a regulation to provide regulators with the authority to regulate third party access to oil and gas infrastructure in Atlantic Canada’s offshore.

Policies or Program

• Budgets or economic updates related to taxation of the upstream oil and gas sector and implementation of new or proposed budget-related tax initiatives affecting the upstream oil and gas sector for competitiveness and fairness.
• Comprehensive Land Claims Policy and Settlements and Protected Areas Strategy with regard to practical and workable policy for land use planning, protected areas, and parks planning.
• Consultation and advocacy related to providing views in relation to creation of Ombudsman or similar body that would have oversight over the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conduct of Canadian-owned extractive companies operating abroad.
• Discussions and advocacy related to providing views to Government Officials with respect to legalization of marijuana, including workplace implications and occupational health and safety issues (i.e. high incidence of cannabis use amongst fatally injured workers); and ensuring the right stakeholders are engaged in the process.
• Emissions targets related to practicality and fairness of the provision of air pollutant and greenhouse gas emission forecasts for use in the development of emissions targets.
• Energy supply and demand fundamentals related to consistent approaches for energy supply and demand forecasts.
• Federal/Provincial Regulatory Jurisdiction related to potential policy of delineation of federal-provincial resource management/responsibilities to ensure workability and practicality.
• Flaring research related to providing technical input on research related to upstream oil and gas flaring activities and the associated air emission by-products to ensure clarity, consistency and efficiency.
• Indigenous and industry partnerships to promote inclusive growth of the upstream oil and gas sector.
• Indigenous education and training related to establishment or an open, transparent and common policy framework of options for engaging aboriginal communities and businesses in resource development partnerships and economic opportunities.
• Modification of the large corporation collection rules within the Income Tax Act so that it is efficient, effective and equitable for industry.
• National Pollutant Release Inventory related to consultation for the development of a workable program for reporting requirements and protocols, and pollutant emission factors.
• Natural gas related to workability and competitiveness in relation to the development and implementation of programs for communications and public outreach; the development of economic policy and environmental policy for the production of natural gas, including natural gas from shale; and policies that support innovation and technology as well as access to export markets.
• Offshore Boards Cost Recovery to ensure fairness related to the cost of operations charged to pipelines for the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board.
• Offshore land tenure system related to potential modifications to the offshore land tenure system in Atlantic Canada to ensure practicality and workability.
• Oil sands environmental policy development for the production of oil from the oil sands.
• Oil sands policy development related to oil spill response and recovery.
• Oil sands policy development related to return of water from oil sands mining operations to the environment.
• Oil sands policy development to support innovation and technology as well as access to export markets.
• Oil sands programs related to practical implementation of oil sands monitoring and the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for oil sands monitoring.
• Reputation/Brand: Develop narrative that will enhance the reputation/brand of the Canadian natural gas sector and of Canada’s oil sands.
• Seeking clarity and consistency related to reporting standards for Canadian extractive industries under the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act.
• Strategic Environmental Assessment in Canada's Arctic related to providing input to ensure fairness and practicality.
• Supply/Stand-by boat guidelines in relation to participation in the possible development of a new guidance document for supply/stand-by boat guidelines to replace Transport Canada document TP7920E to ensure practicality, efficiency and workability.
• Sustainable Development policy and programs related to balanced consideration of social, economic and environmental values and implications for industry.
• Technology and Innovation related to potential enhancement of Canada’s research and innovation policy, including innovation policies and clean technology funding / fiscal initiatives that affect the upstream petroleum industry and providing feedback and recommendations to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, practicality and fairness, all relating to increasing collaboration, and encouraging innovation.
• Trans Mountain Pipelines related to providing views favourable to the oil and gas industry on Trans Mountain's expansion project.
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 82 related to clarity and competitiveness for offshore royalties.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Air Quality Management System related to technical and policy input to Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada on related plans, programs and regulations.
• Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Regulations: To establish a transparent and common framework related to risk assessments and regulations pertaining to the Domestic Substances List and the Chemicals Management Plan. Clarity and practicality of Sections 2,3,6,10,22-38,56-63,64-89,90-115,138-163,166-191,343 and Schedule 1 related to the 5-year review, greenhouse gas industry regulations, air pollutant regulations. Environmental Emergencies Regulation (Part 8) to advocate for risk based regulation, harmonization and recognition of provincial requirements, and efficient regulation that reduces duplication, whilst remaining efficient and effective.
• Climate change policies and regulations that advance a nationwide offset system to provide high quality, low cost competitiveness options that are not subject to usage limits or expiry.
• Climate change policies and regulations that provide an opportunity for international recognition of Canada's progress in reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and seek international credits via trade agreements under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
• Climate change policies and regulations to foster of innovation and investment.
• Climate change policies and regulations to increase the level of protection for Energy Intensive Trade Exposed (EITE) industries to address the competitiveness gap and avoid carbon leakage.
• Competitiveness of the offshore oil and gas industry, including specific policy/regulatory issues that impact competitiveness of the Atlantic Canada offshore and ideas to improve the industry's ability to compete with other offshore jurisdictions for investment.
• Drilling and Production Regulations and policies re: consultation for workable and practical Regulations and policies dealing with flow testing.
• Ensuring appropriate industry engagement related to the creation of a Strategic Environmental Assessment and Action Plan to address the World Heritage Committee review of the Outstanding Universal Value of Wood Buffalo National Park as related to its UNESCO World Heritage Site designation to ensure limited regulatory impact on oil sands projects.
• Frontier and Offshore Regulatory Renewal Initiative (FORRI) is a federal-provincial partnership working to modernize the regulatory framework for frontier and offshore oil and gas activities in Canada. Policy intent and regulatory consultation commentary, and policy proposals to improve efficiency and effectiveness of proposed new Framework Regulations.
• Halocarbon Regulations and policies related to offshore halocarbon discharges to ensure workability and practicality.
• Income Tax Act related to providing input and views to Finance Canada and/or Canada Revenue Agency on corporate tax programs and tax credits administered under the Act that affect any part of the upstream petroleum industry including pre-budget submissions, meetings and committee appearances to ensure competitiveness, fairness and practicality.
• National Energy Board Onshore Pipeline Regulation (OPR), under the NEB Act, policy and regulation for oil and gas companies who are responsible for meeting the requirements of the OPR to manage safety, security and environmental protection throughout the entire lifecycle of their facilities, from design through to construction, operation and abandonment. Emergency Management Programs and Emergency Procedures Manuals of companies, including workable process and practical form of publication of programs, manuals, safety, security and emergency management. Provision of feedback (discussions) on Departmental Results Framework to ensure workability and practicality.
• National Marine Conservation Areas Act related to workability and practicality of policy and regulations for oil and gas activity within marine protected areas.
• Occupational Health and Safety Regualtions - Potential offshore health and safety proposals in the policies or programs and regulations under the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Canada Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Atlantic Canada Accord Implementation Act respecting occupational safety and health of employees employed in respect of the exploration or drilling for or the production, conservation, processing or transportation of petroleum in the Newfoundland offshore area.
• Species at Risk Act: Efficient and workable implementation policies and programs supportive of achieving Canada’s commitments under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Proposed Regulations for permits authorizing and activity and seeking practical and workable approaches.
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) (land/marine) related to proposed and possible changes to TDG regulations and policies to ensure workability and practicality.

Regulation

• Federal Draft Regulatory Model for Methane Emissions Reduction in relation to recommending alternative solutions for fugitives, compressors, venting, pneumatics and well completions, including recommending development of consistent measurement and reporting requirements, flexibility in regulations, progress checks, different requirements for new and existing equipment, standardization of language in federal and provincial regulations, and development of innovative technological solutions.
• Federal Draft Regulatory Model for Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petroleum Sector) to address provisions applicable to upstream facilities, including recommending development of consistent measurement and reporting requirements, flexibility in regulations, enabling development and application of innovative technological solutions, and suitability for Canadian operations.
• Installation Regulations related to proposed new Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Installations regulations under the Canada–Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act.
• Marine Personnel Regulations related to ensuring Atlantic Canada offshore oil and gas marine regulated positions are fair and practical.
• Oil sands regulation development under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans similar to the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• National Defence (DND)
• National Energy Board (NEB)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Parks Canada (PC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Saint John Port Authority
• Senate of Canada
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (Port Metro Vancouver)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Address:
2100, 350 - 7 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, AB  T2P 3N9
Canada

Telephone number: 403-267-1100
Fax number: 403-261-4622