Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
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Communicate about the electrification of the oil and gas industry in general, including the electrification of the North Montney Region.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector in British Columbia, including export market development. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy
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Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the oil and gas sector in British Columbia, including export market development. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy
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Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the oil and gas sector in British Columbia, including export market development. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy
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Communicating, in general, about permitting matters and the permitting process at the BC Energy Regulator (BCER).
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Industry
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Communicating, in general, about relations with Indigenous peoples, including treaty rights for Indigenous peoples and capacity building.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating, in general, about the BC Environmental Assessment Act, including the proposed dispute resolution regulatory framework to ensure consistency and predictability in the dispute resolution processes.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Environment
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Communicating, in general, about the Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act and the output-based pricing system (OBPS) for large industrial emitters, including performance benchmarks for OBPS
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Industry
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Communicating, in general, about the Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act and the output-based pricing system (OBPS) for large industrial emitters, including performance benchmarks for OBPS.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Industry
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Communicating, in general, about the interpretation of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Employment and Training, Industry
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Communicating, in general, about the operations of the BC Energy Regulator.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating, in general, about watershed, landscape, and development planning processes.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Communicating about amendments to the Energy Resource Activities Act.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Energy, Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about BCER’s 'New Planning and Mitigation Measures for Energy Resource Activities in Treaty 8 Territory (IU 2024-01)'.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about BCER’s 'New Planning and Mitigation Measures for Energy Resource Activities in Treaty 8 Territory (IU 2024-01)'.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about BC nitrogen oxide testing requirements to ensure better alignment with federal testing procedures.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Communicating about CAPP’s position and British Columbia’s response to the proposed federal methane regulations for the upstream oil and gas sector.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating about climate matters, including collaboration between the government and industry on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Communicating about closure and liability management, including (i) the Orphan Site Reclamation Fund, (ii) the Dormant Sites Reclamation Program, (iii) the Orphan Sites Supplemental Reclamation Program, (iv) the Legacy Sites Reclamation Program and (v) the Comprehensive Liability Management Plan.
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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, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about closure and liability management, including the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation, B.C. Reg. 112/2019, under the Oil and Gas Activities Act.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about consultation matters, including (i) the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and (ii) the Consultation and Notification Regulation, B.C. Reg. 199/2011.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about drought planning, including the British Columbia Drought and Water Scarcity Response Plan.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about electrification matters, including (i) electricity rates and (ii) Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Review of BC Hydro.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating about emergency management and environmental emergency matters, including (i) the Emergency Program Act and (ii) the Environmental Management Act.
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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
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Employment and Training, Energy, Environment
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Communicating about environmental matters, including (i) the Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment (RSEA) for Northern British Columbia, (ii) the Fort St. John Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP), (iii) the Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan (including the Memorandum of Understanding on Boreal Caribou), and (iv) the Lakes District Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP).
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about forthcoming changes to BCER’s Environmental Protection and Management Guideline.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about government funding, more specifically innovation-related funding.
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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
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Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets
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Communicating about government funding for methane emissions reduction research, including criteria for funding new research projects.
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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
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about induced seismicity, including (i) the Drilling and Production Regulation, B.C. Reg. 286/2018 (ii) the Ground Motion Monitoring and Submission Guideline, and (iii) potential need for research on induced seismicity and casing deformation.
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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
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Energy
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Communicating about land matters, including the issuance and continuance of Crown land tenures under the Land Act.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Energy
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Communicating about methane emissions, including (i) the Fugitive Emissions Management Guideline, (ii) the Flaring and Venting Reduction Guideline, and (iii) the Agreement on the Equivalency of Federal and British Columbia Regulations Respecting the Release of Methane from the Upstream Oil and Gas Sector in British Columbia, 2020
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about motor fuel tax and carbon tax exemptions, more specifically expanding these exemptions to wholesale transactions.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about opportunities to partner with Indigenous communities in the oil and gas sector. The goal of these communications is to foster economic development.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about petroleum & natural gas tenure in general.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about potential amendments to the Drilling and Production Regulation to ensure new requirements are efficient and effective.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about proposals to introduce additional legislation and regulation on biodiversity and ecosystems, including certain proposals contained in the Old Growth Strategic Action Plan.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Environment, Forestry, Industry
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Communicating about proposed amendments to Oil and Gas Activities Act and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Energy
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Communicating about proposed approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Industry
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Communicating about proposed measures to enhance cyber-security in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Information Technology, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Communicating about reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, including proposed framework reconciliation agreements with Indigenous peoples.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about regulations under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, including the Petroleum and Natural Gas Storage Reservoir Regulation, B.C. Reg. 350/97.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy
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Communicating about taxes and royalties, including (i) the new royalty framework taking effect September 1, 2024, (ii) the Deep-Well Royalty Credit Program and transition mechanism and timing to the healing the land and emissions reduction credit pool initiative, and (iii) the CleanBC Industrial Incentive Program (CIIP). The goal of these communications is to promote a competitive tax/royalty framework.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about the adoption of a new Technical Safety BC (“TSBC”) Gas Code under the Safety Standards Act and the Gas Safety Regulation.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Workplace Literacy
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Communicating about the BC Energy Regulator’s seismic event map, including suggestion for a notification system to alert operators of recorded seismic events.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating about the Blueberry River First Nations Implementation Agreement, including disturbance cap allocation process.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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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.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment, Taxation and Finance
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Communicating about the development of a policy governing the connection of cryptocurrency mining projects to electricity systems in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Industry
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Communicating about the Energy Action Framework.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy
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Communicating about the government’s approach to cut oil and gas sector greenhouse gas emissions to achieve 2030 targets and net zero by 2050.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about the government’s hydrogen strategy, more specifically about the inclusion of the upstream oil and gas industry in the strategy.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about the natural gas and oil supply chain in British Columbia.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Economic Development and Trade, Industry
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Communicating about the output-based pricing system (OBPS) for large industrial emitters to recommend that the government adopt a 90% reduction factor allocation. This would ensure better alignment with other jurisdictions, and sustained investment in the sector to support decarbonization efforts.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about the planned amendments to the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy
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Communicating about the potential impacts of federal legislation on British Columbia, including Bill C-61 (First Nations Clean Water Act).
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Energy
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Communicating about the proposal on new direct awareness of specific tenure near Halfway River First Nation.
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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
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Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Communicating about the proposed amendments to the Land Act.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about the proposed Hazardous Work Framework.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Labour/Labour Relations
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Communicating about the Regional Energy & Resource Table in general and to ensure that British Columbia’s natural gas industry is included in the discussions.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating about the regulatory sectoral greenhouse gas emissions cap for the oil and gas industry to express CAPP's opposition.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment, Industry
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Communicating about the Reviewable Projects Regulation (RPR).
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating in general about Air Quality Legislation & Regulations, including air testing requirements.
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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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating in general about restoration management, including the Petroleum and Natural Gas Legacy Sites Restoration program, the OGRIS Restoration fund and the BC Energy Regulator (BCER)'s proposed “restoration framework”. Certain aspects of these communications occur within the framework of the Restoration Management Committee.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy
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Communicating in general about the development and implementation of British Columbia’s methane regulations to achieve 2030 targets.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating with the BCER about guidance for wildfire responders crossing pipelines during emergencies.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Forestry
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Communicating with the British Columbia Energy Regulator in general about updates and reviews to regulations related to energy resource development in B.C.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia, the Government of Alberta and the Government of Saskatchewan about aligning and standardizing pipeline audit processes, in an effort to ensure consistency and safety.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia (i) about the impact of the War in Ukraine on global oil and gas supplies/prices and (ii) about how Canadian oil and gas can be used as an alternative to Russian oil and gas.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, International Relations
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about Bill 12 (“Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act”).
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about proposed amendments to the Interpretation Act.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about the integration of manufacturing, storage and transportation of hydrogen, ammonia and methanol into the regulatory framework for the British Columbia Energy Regulator.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about the “Cumulative Effects Framework”, including the underlying policies, guidance, value assessments and protocols that constitute the Framework.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about working with the Government of Canada to extend the program end dates for the Inactive Site Closure Grant Program.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Communicating with the Government of British Columbia as a member of the Conservation Exchange Pilot advisory working group.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Communicating with WorkSafeBC about the proposed changes to the worker participation provisions.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Employment and Training
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Encouraging the Government of British Columbia to work with the federal government and other provincial/territorial governments to create a standardized (pan-Canadian) approach to air quality management. The goal of these communications is to create a predictable and competitive regulatory environment, while simultaneously ensuring environmental and health outcomes are met.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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Participating in a workshop with BCER on submission requirements for diagnostic fracture injection tests. The purpose of the workshop was for regulators to present their proposals and for operators to provide feedback.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy
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Providing feedback on the Climate Aligned Energy Framework being developed by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment
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Providing feedback on the design of the BC output-based pricing system to ensure competitiveness of the oil and gas industry and better alignment with other Canadian jurisdictions.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Economic Development and Trade, Energy
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Providing feedback on the HV1-C Gundy Complex Plan to ensure the Government is aware the Plan will negatively impact development of natural gas resources in the area.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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Providing feedback on the issuance of petroleum & natural gas tenure to Blueberry River First Nation.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Energy, Environment, Industry
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Providing feedback on the proposed B.C. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Environment
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