Registration - Organization

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers / Lisa Baiton, President and CEO

Registration Information

Organization name: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Senior Officer Name: Lisa Baiton, President and CEO
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2010-04-27
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 8776-678

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 768

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 46

Version 43 of 73 (2022-06-17 to 2022-07-12)

Registration versions:

Version 43 of 73 (2022-06-17 to 2022-07-12)

Lobbying Information

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
Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sector in British Columbia. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in British Columbia.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy
Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the oil and gas sector in British Columbia. The goal of these communications is to increase investment in British Columbia.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy
Communicating about climate matters, including collaboration between the government and industry on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment
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.	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	Energy, Environment
Communicating about closure and liability management, including the Dormancy and Shutdown Regulation, B.C. Reg. 112/2019, under the Oil and Gas Activities Act.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Energy, Environment
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.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Communicating about electrification matters, including (i) electricity rates and (ii) Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Review of BC Hydro.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy
Communicating about emergency management and environmental emergency matters, including (i) the Emergency Program Act and (ii) the Environmental Management Act	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	Employment and Training, Energy, Environment
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 Recovery Program (including the Memorandum of Understanding on Boreal Caribou), and (iv) the Lakes District Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP).	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Environment
Communicating about government funding, more specifically innovation-related funding.	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	Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets
Communicating about induced seismicity, including (i) the Drilling and Production Regulation, B.C. Reg. 286/2018 and (ii) the Ground Motion Monitoring and Submission Guideline.	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
Communicating about land matters, including the issuance and continuance of Crown land tenures under the Land Act.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Energy
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	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Environment
Communicating about opportunities to partner with Indigenous communities in the oil and gas sector. The goal of these communications is to foster economic development.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Economic Development and Trade, Energy, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Communicating about proposed amendments to Oil and Gas Activities Act and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Energy
Communicating about proposed approaches to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Industry
Communicating about proposed measures to enhance cyber-security in British Columbia.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Information Technology, Justice and Law Enforcement
Communicating about reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, including proposed framework reconciliation agreements with Indigenous peoples.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Communicating about relations with Indigenous peoples, including treaty rights for Indigenous peoples.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
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 BC Oil and Gas Commission’s proposed “restoration framework”.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Energy
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 government’s hydrogen strategy, more specifically about the inclusion of the upstream oil and gas industry in the strategy.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, Environment
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
Communicating about the proposed Hazardous Work Framework.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Labour/Labour Relations
Communicating about the Reviewable Projects Regulation (RPR).	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation	Energy, Environment
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.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy
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.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy, International Relations
Communicating with the Government of British Columbia about proposed amendments to the Interpretation Act.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly	Justice and Law Enforcement
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.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Energy
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.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Finance
Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Municipal Affairs
Office of the Premier
Oil and Gas Commission
Parliamentary Secretary for Environment
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development
Transportation and Infrastructure
WorkSafeBC

Ministries/Provincial Entities added through a Lobbying Activity Report

Land, Water and Resource Stewardship

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Lisa Baiton, President and CEO

Organization Contact Information

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

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

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

Description of Activities

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce about 80 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are a solution-oriented partner to the world’s needs for affordable, clean, safe and secure energy, and an important part of a national industry with revenues from oil and natural gas production of about $116 billion a year. CAPP’s mission, on behalf of the Canadian upstream oil and natural gas industry, is to advocate for and enable economic competitiveness, with environmentally and socially responsible performance and is dedicated to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. CAPP is committed to ensuring that Canada is positioned to help meet global climate commitments as the supplier of choice in a world that demands a lower carbon energy future.

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

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

No government funding was requested or received within the preceding 12 months.

Coalition Members Information

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is not a coalition member.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

The activities of Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

Lisa Baiton
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: Yes
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No