Lobbying Activity Report

678-4612

Organization: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Associated registration: 1810-678-24
Lobbying Activity date: 2020-11-12
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2020-12-15

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Geoff Morrison
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: Doug Foster, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Initiatives
Finance

May Mah-Paulson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Oil and Gas Commission Division
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

Geoff Meggs, Chief of Staff
Office of the Premier

Fazil Mihlar, Deputy Minister
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

Lori Wanamaker, Deputy Minister
Finance

Don Wright, Deputy Minister to the Premier
Office of the Premier
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Communicating about taxes and royalties, including (i) the Deep-Well Royalty Credit Program, and (ii) the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP). The goal of these communications is to promote a competitive tax/royalty framework.
  • 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
 Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
Communicating about the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP) and the CleanBC Industry Fund (CIF), including (i) delaying benchmarking under CIIP, (ii) incorporating offsets into CIIP, (iii) altering sectoral targets under CIIP, and (iv) re-investing funds from CIF into research by the oil and gas sector.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
 Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
Communicating about the oil price shock and the COVID-19 pandemic, including (i) creating a Joint Task Force on COVID-19, (ii) designating the oil and gas sector an essential service, (iii) developing measures to minimize job losses and ensure liquidity, (iv) extending mineral tenure agreements, (v) reducing hydro rates and surface rental costs, (vi) delaying benchmarking of the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP), (vii) reducing or deferring carbon taxes, OGC levies, orphan levies, royalties and sales taxes, and (viii) advocating for a recovery fund for infrastructure projects.
  • 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
  • Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 COVID-19, Energy, Taxation and Finance
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Tim McMillan
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
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