Registry of Lobbyists
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Aboriginal Affairs, Natural Resources
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Aboriginal Constitutional and Treaty Rights in relation to aboriginal consultation policy pertaining to resource management.
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Policies or Program
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Animal Welfare, Environment, Natural Resources
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Canada Wildlife Act with regards to the environmental impacts from mineral resources activities.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Energy
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Canadian Energy Strategy related to national level alignment on energy priorities.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Environment
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Canadian Environmental Protection Act with respect to the regulatory framework for greenhouse gas emissions, criteria for air contaminants and air pollutant regulations, and methane emissions. As well as policy changes regarding water and a possible Canadian Water Agency.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Climate, Energy, Federal-Provincial Relations, Internal Trade
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Consultation on Federal/Provincial alignment of greenhouse gas policies. Areas of focus include cost of carbon, provincial equivalency, trading mechanisms, compliance mechanisms and the development of the Clean Fuel Standards.
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Policies or Program
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Energy, Science and Technology, Transportation
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Development of regulations and implementation framework to ensure the safe operation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for applications in oil and gas industry.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Taxation and Finance
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Discussion of federal fuel charge rebates, expressed the opinion that the CRA should change its administrative policy to allow distributors to take deductions for rebates on the Fuel Charge return.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Energy
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Discussions about potential policy levers to enable pathways to net-zero.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training
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Discussions regarding support for Indigenous community requests for government support of skills training programs.
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Policies or Program
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Intellectual Property, Research and Development
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Discussions regarding the Government of Canada's Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy with the goal of ensuring Canada's IP system fosters research and development in Canada.
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture, Energy, Internal Trade
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Discussions regarding the North American trade in biofuels, and the competitiveness of Canadian biofuel producers.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Energy, International Relations, International Trade
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Discussions regarding the review of the US Canada Mexico Agreement (USMCA).
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Economic Development, Energy, Infrastructure, Internal Trade, Research and Development, Transportation
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Discussions regarding trade and infrastructure policies to support access to new and existing markets for Canadian energy products. Topics include (but are not limited to) crude by rail, pipeline nomination practices, partial upgrading as they may effect the Canadian energy market.
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Policies or Program
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Energy
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Discussions related to the development and implementation of programs for communications and public outreach for the oil sands.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Energy, Natural Resources, Research and Development, Science and Technology
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Discussions with Government on policy levers to support development of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), process improvements, methane, and other emission reduction technologies.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Energy, Natural Resources, Research and Development, Science and Technology
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Discussions with Government on policy levers to support development of CCUS, methane and other emission reduction technologies.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Health
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Discussions with government regarding Atlantic Offshore Health and Safety Regulations.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Environment, Research and Development, Science and Technology
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Discussions with Government regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) definitions and reporting requirements, and the Federal Government's support for innovation and technology development initiatives.
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Policies or Program
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Budget, Environment, Financial Institutions
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Discussions with government seeking policy and funding support for a joint gateway listing recommended environmental, social, and governance (ESG) suppliers.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Energy, Federal-Provincial Relations, Science and Technology
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Discussions with regulator about how to improve and align combustion technical standards across provincial and federal jurisdictions.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Environment
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Engage government and parliament regarding Bill C-59's proposed amendments to the Competition Act, to ensure that legitimate environmental targets are not subject to deceptive marketing claims.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Natural Resources
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Exploring potential partnership with Federal Government in delivering 2B Trees Program.
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Policies or Program
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Mining
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Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act implementation of the mandatory reporting standards for the extractive sector.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Mining, Natural Resources
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Federal Real Property Act regarding resource exploration and drilling activity in a specific development area.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Climate, Environment
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Greenhouse Gas Offshore Program - discussions with government regarding the development of potential greenhouse gas program related to offshore activities.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Energy, Environment
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Impact Assessment Act, the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, and the Navigation Protection Act, as they relate to cumulative effects assessments, environmental aspects of major oil and gas projects, and upstream greenhouse gas emissions and impacts on project assessments as well as discussions related to the implementation of environmental assessment processes.
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Regulation
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Aboriginal Affairs, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Policies or Program
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Energy, Industry
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Major Projects Management Office as they relate to their coordinating role in improving efficiency and overseeing major oil and gas projects.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Energy
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Marine safety and spill response management and discussions around West Coast tanker moratorium.
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Policies or Program
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Energy, Federal-Provincial Relations, Industry, Regional Development
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Petroleum Research - Participating in meetings with government to collaborate with industry peers on research of benefit to industry and government in Newfoundland.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development
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Providing industry feedback on Impact Assessment Act relating to how Canada will assess major projects going forward, including the Project List, information requirements, time management regulations and the approach to assessment.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Housing, Infrastructure
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Seeking potential community infrastructure funding to support Cenovus' Indigenous Housing Initiative.
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Policies or Program
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Animal Welfare, Environment, Natural Resources
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Species at Risk Act with regards to conservation initiatives to protect species and habitat.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Regional Development
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Support for West White Rose - Discussion of critical timelines for resumption of West White Rose/White Rose, status of federal/provincial discussions on support for the NL offshore, including potential support for provincial government investment in West White Rose/White Rose.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Climate, Mining, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
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Tax structure changes as applicable to the natural resource extraction industry, including tax structures to support emissions reduction investments. Seeking policy levers to improve the utility of emissions credit to support emissions reduction technology deployment, with the Clean Fuel Regulation and OBPS related policy frameworks.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Climate, Energy, Research and Development, Science and Technology
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Technological innovation related to potential enhancement of Canada's research and innovation policy. This may include but is not limited to discussions regarding new or existing government programs supporting innovation and research in developing energy and cleaner energy (Clean Growth Program, Low Carbon Economy Challenge, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, etc.).
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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International Trade, Transportation
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The Canada Shipping Act with respect to safe marine transportation.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Energy, Transportation
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Land) related to proposed changes to TDG regulations and the impacts of Protective Direction No. 39 on the competitiveness of the oil and gas sector.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | $0.00 | Yes |
| Province of Alberta | $844,900.19 | Yes |
| Province of Saskatchewan | $0.00 | Yes |
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Devin Iverson, Director, Government Affairs
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