12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Ian Thomson, President

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2024-12-16

Who is lobbying?

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Ian Thomson, President

Government Funding

Did Advanced Biofuels Canada Association request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Coalition Members Information

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of Advanced Biofuels Canada Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of Advanced Biofuels Canada Association:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Align BC clean energy and emissions reduction funding programs (e.g. InBC Investment Corp., CleanBC Industry Funds, ICE Fund, and BC LCFS Initiative Agreements), and other BC tax or fiscal policies, with federal fiscal measures to amplify and accelerate investments in clean fuel production and use in BC.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
Amend the BC carbon tax design (pursuant to the Carbon Tax Act and Carbon Tax Regulation) to relieve biofuels and other low carbon intensity fuels from the BC carbon tax.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
To ensure the BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act and Regulations support the production and use of low carbon fuels in BC and, over time, are strengthened to 2030 to meet the province's emissions reductions and economic development goals.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance, Transportation

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
To ensure the BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard Act and Regulation is strengthened to 2030 under the CleanBC policy framework. Seeking to have the BC carbon tax design amended to relieve biogenic carbon emissions and specified non-fossil clean fuels relieved from the tax. Seeking to align BC funding programs (e.g. InBC Investment Corp., CleanBC Industry Funds, ICE Fund, Part 3 Agreement Program (BC LCFS) and other BC tax policies (e.g. federal ZETM income tax cut and accelerated depreciation for clean manufacturing) with federal programs and policies to amplify and accelerate clean fuel investments and use in BC.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Forestry, Government Procurement, Health, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, International Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Municipal Affairs, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Transportation

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
British Columbia Energy Regulator
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd
Forests
Health
InBC Investment Corp.
Infrastructure
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Minister of State for Trade
Office of the Premier
Parliamentary Secretary for Labour
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health
Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Transportation and Transit

Ministries/Provincial Entities in previous versions
- Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
- Environment and Climate Change Strategy
- Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit
- Minister of State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation
- Minister of State for Workforce Development
- Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
- Parliamentary Secretary for Forests
- Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainable Economy
- Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism and Premier’s Special Advisor on Youth
- Transportation and Infrastructure
- Water, Land and Resource Stewardship

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Fred Ghatala
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Doug Hooper
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Colleen Lamothe
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Ian Thomson
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Doug Hooper	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 9673-48
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?
Date	Arranging a Meeting	Lobbyists	Senior Public Office Holder, Position Title \| Ministry/Provincial Entity	Subject Matters
2024-11-22	No	Fred Ghatala , Colleen Lamothe	Shannon Salter, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier	View
2024-04-04	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Don Bain, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier Shannon Baskerville, Deputy Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Doug Caul, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier Katrina Conroy, Minister \| Finance David Eby, Premier \| Executive Council, Office of the Premier Rob Fleming, Minister \| Transportation and Infrastructure Nathaniel Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Kevin Jardine, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister, Electricity Utility Regulation Division \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Legislation Division, Finance Josie Osborne, Minister \| Executive Council, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Minister's Office, Forests Heather Wood, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Finance	View
2024-03-20	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Binaipal Gill, Senior Policy Advisor \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Nat Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy Decarbonization, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2024-03-15	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Adria Fradley, Executive Director \| Clean Growth Branch, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Nat Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy Decarbonization, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity Utility Regulation Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Legislation Division, Finance	View
2024-03-06	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Katrina Conroy, Minister \| Finance David Eby, Premier \| Executive Council, Office of the Premier Rob Fleming, Minister \| Transportation and Infrastructure George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Josie Osborne, Minister \| Executive Council, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2024-03-06	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Sarah Bailey, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Nicolas Bragg, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Evan Brown, Minister Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Siobhan Clancy, Executive Assistant \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Katrina Conroy, Minister \| Finance Emma Murray, Ministerial Advisor \| Finance Mary Ward, Ecutive Assistant \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-03-06	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Nat Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy Decarbonization, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity Utility Regulation Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Legislation Division, Finance	View
2024-03-06	No	Doug Hooper , Fred Ghatala	Chris Fleming, Director, Industrial Reporting & Control \| Clean Growth Branch, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Adria Fradley, Executive Director \| Clean Growth Branch, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Jessica Knowler, Carbon Pricing Planning and Engagement Manager \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy Maral Sotoudehnia, Acting Director \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-02-13	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Katrina Conroy, Minister \| Finance David Eby, Premier \| Executive Council, Office of the Premier Rob Fleming, Minister \| Transportation and Infrastructure George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Josie Osborne, Minister \| Executive Council, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2024-02-13	No	Doug Hooper	Nathan Cullen, Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2024-02-13	No	Doug Hooper	Nat Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy Decarbonization, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les Maclaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Legislation Division, Finance	View
2024-02-13	No	Doug Hooper	Sheila Malcomson, Minister \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2024-02-13	No	Doug Hooper	Sarah Bailey, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Nicolas Bragg, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Evan Brown, Minister Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Siobhan Clancy, Executive Assistant \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Emma Murray, Ministerial Advisor \| Finance Mary Ward, Ecutive Assistant \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-02-12	No	Doug Hooper	Evan Brown, Minister Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2024-02-03	No	Doug Hooper	Sheila Malcomson, Minister \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2024-02-03	No	Doug Hooper	Nat Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity Utility Regulation Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Legislation Division, Finance	View
2024-02-03	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Katrina Conroy, Minister \| Finance David Eby, Premier \| Executive Council, Office of the Premier Rob Flemming, Minister \| Transportation and Infrastructure George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Josie Osbourne, Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister \| Forests	View
2024-02-03	No	Doug Hooper	Nathan Cullen, Minister \| Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2024-02-03	No	Doug Hooper	Sarah Bailey, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Emma Murray, Ministerial Advisor \| Finance	View
2024-02-03	No	Doug Hooper	Nicolas Bragg, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Evan Brown, Minister Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Siobhan Clancy, Executive Assistant \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Mary Ward, Ecutive Assistant \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-02-03	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Andrew Avis, Executive Director \| Finance Katherine Conroy, Minister \| Finance Steve Hawkshaw, Senior Executive Director \| Tax Assessment and Policy, Finance Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Legislation Division, Finance Brian Murata, Director, Consumption Tax, Tax Policy \| Ministry of Finance, Finance Rick Sousa, Director, Policy, Rulings and Services \| Finance Kevin Stewart, Director, Fuel and Carbon Tax \| Finance Heather Wood, Deputy Minister \| Deputy Minister's Office, Finance	View
2024-01-27	No	Doug Hooper	George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-01-27	No	Doug Hooper	Sheila Malcomson, Minister \| Social Development and Poverty Reduction	View
2024-01-27	No	Doug Hooper	Hon. Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2024-01-27	No	Doug Hooper	Josie Osborne, Minister \| Executive Council, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2024-01-27	No	Doug Hooper	Nathan Cullen, Minister \| Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship	View
2024-01-26	No	Doug Hooper	Sarah Bailey, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Finance Emma Murray, Ministerial Advisor \| Finance	View
2024-01-25	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson	Brenda Bailey, Minister \| Executive Council, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Don Bain, Deputy Chief of Staff \| Office of the Premier Doug Caul, Deputy Minister \| Office of the Premier Katherine Conroy, Minister \| Finance David Eby, Premier \| Executive Council, Office of the Premier Rob Fleming, Minister \| Executive Council, Transportation and Infrastructure George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Josie Osbourne, Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests \| Minister's Office, Forests	View
2024-01-25	No	Doug Hooper	Patrick Meehan, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2024-01-25	No	Doug Hooper	George Heyman, Minister \| Executive Council, Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-01-25	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Nathaniel Gosman, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Jeremy Hewitt, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Climate Action Secretariat, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Les MacLaren, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Electricity Utility Regulation Division, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Renee Mounteney, Assistant Deputy Minister \| Policy and Legislation Division, Finance	View
2024-01-25	No	Doug Hooper	Nicolas Bragg, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Evan Brown, Minister Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Siobhan Clancy, Executive Assistant \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Mary Ward, Ecutive Assistant \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-01-14	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson , Fred Ghatala	Nicolas Bragg, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Evan Brown, Minister Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Siobhan Clancy, Executive Assistant \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Mary Ward, Executive Assistant \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-01-10	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson	Nicolas Bragg, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Environment and Climate Change Strategy Mary Ward, Executive Assistant \| Environment and Climate Change Strategy	View
2024-01-10	No	Doug Hooper , Ian Thomson	Evan Brown, Minister Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Siobhan Clancy, Executive Assistant \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View
2024-01-09	No	Doug Hooper	Patrick Meehan, Ministerial Advisor \| Minister's Office, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation	View

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12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Ian Thomson, President

Who is lobbying?

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

What is being lobbied?

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Who are the lobbyists?

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Ian Thomson, President

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association (Address & business activities)

Government Funding

Coalition Members Information

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

Other Affiliates

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association - Address & business activities

Advanced Biofuels Canada Association / Ian Thomson, President

ADM Agri-Industries Ltd.

4Refuel

Air Canada

Advanced Biofuels Canada

BC Council of Forest Industries

Arbios Biotech

BC Trucking Association

BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association

Canadian Council for Sustainable Aviation Fuels

BP Canada Energy Group ULC

Canadian Forest Products Ltd.

Canadian Energy Marketers Association

Canfor Corporation

Canadian Oilseed Processors Association

Chevron Canada Limited (Renewable Energy Group)

Chamber of Marine Commerce

Parkland Corporation

National Airlines Council of Canada

Railway Association of Canada

Pembina Institute

South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority

Seaspan ULC

Steeper Energy

Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited

Vancouver Airport Authority

Summit Air

West Coast Reduction Limited

Consolidated Biofuels Ltd.

Clean Energy Canada

Darling Ingredients Inc.

Council of Marine Carriers

Expander Energy Inc.

Enerkem

Gowlland Towing Ltd.

Gevo Inc.

Lafarge Canada Inc.

Greenergy Fuels Canada Inc.

LanzaTech Inc.

LanzaJet, Inc.

Ledcor Marine

Ledcor Group

Murex LLC

Mining Association of BC

Canfor Corporation

Canadian Oilseed Processors Association

Chamber of Marine Commerce

Carbon Engineering Ltd.

Clean Energy Canada

Chevron Renewable Energy Group

Council of Marine Carriers

Consolidated Biofuels Ltd.

Gevo Inc.

Darling Ingredients Inc.

Mining Association of BC

Lafarge Canada Inc.

Seaspan ULC

Railway Association of Canada

Vancouver Airport Authority

Southern Railway of British Columbia Limited

4Refuel