Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-16
Registrant: Kendall Dilling
Client: Oil Sands Alliance Inc. (formerly Pathways Alliance Inc.)
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Legislative bills: C-5
C-15
C-59
Acts: Canadian Energy Regulator Act
Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Financial Institutions
Competition Act
Government funding received:
Institution: Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Amount: 65917.00
Lobbying activity details:
Communicating about potential collaboration between industry and government in the area of greenhouse gas emissions, including potential investments in carbon carbon capture, utilization and storage ("CCUS").
Communicating about collaboration between industry and government in the area of greenhouse gas emissions. These communications will touch on: (i) energy efficiency, (ii) steam demand reduction, (iii) carbon carbon capture, utilization and storage ("CCUS"), (iv) fugitive emissions and (v) mobile fleet efficiencies.
Communicating about guidelines and advisories issued by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI"), including guidelines and advisories related to Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") matters.
Communicating, including via government-led consultations, about proposed regulations under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, more specifically the Indigenous Ministerial Arrangements Regulations.
Communicating about the Output-Based Pricing System (“OBPS”) under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, S.C. 2018, c. 12, s. 186, more specifically its impacts on the oil and gas sector.
Communicating about Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (“NSERC”) Collaborative Research and Development (“CRD”) Grants and Industrial Research Chairs (“IRC”) Grants.
Communicating about federal programs designed to promote industrial innovation, including the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).
Communicating about the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (“ERP”), including proposals to cap emissions within the oil and gas sector.
Communicating, including via government-led consultations, about regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, more specifically the Clean Fuel Regulations (SOR/2022-140).
Communicating about environmental amendments to the Competition Act that resulted from the passage and implementation of former Bill C-59 (Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023), including those related to advertising or so-called ‘greenwashing’.
Communicating about Budget 2025-26, including Bill C-15 (“An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025”), including potential investment tax credits for the energy sector and potential investments in the energy sector.
Communicating, including via government-led consultations, about red tape reduction initiatives (including but not limited to the Horizontal Red Tape Reviews being conducted by the Red Tape Reduction Office), more specifically the simplification and harmonization of regulations that apply to the oil and gas sector.
Communicating about collaboration between industry and government in the area of land management. These communications will touch on: (i) front-end planning and management, (ii) land reclamation and restoration and (iii) species management plans.
Communicating, in general, about opportunities and challenges facing the oil and gas sector in Canada, including the need for regulatory reform and increased competitiveness.
Communicating about the “One Canadian Economy Act”, which was enacted by Bill C-5 in 2025, including as it relates to the Major Projects Office and the list of projects of "national importance and significance".
Communicating about the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, S.C. 1999, c. 33, including as it relates to risk assessments for oil and gas operations.
Communicating about collaboration between industry and government in the area of water management and conservation. These communications will touch on: (i) steam generation, (ii) water treatment and management, (iii) pit lakes and (iv) water recovery and return.
Communicating about the Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the Governments of Alberta and Canada, more specifically as it relates to the Pathways Project, which is a proposed carbon capture, utilization and storage ("CCUS") project.
Communicating about the Pathways Project, a proposed carbon capture, utilization and storage ("CCUS") project, which will transport and store captured carbon dioxide from multiple oil sands facilities in northeast Alberta.
Communicating about the Department of Environment and Climate Change’s draft “Offsetting Policy for Biodiversity” and “Guidelines to avoid harm to migratory birds”.
Communicating about the Government of Alberta and Government of Canada's Joint Oil Sands Monitoring ("OSM") Program, specifically work plans and technical reports.
Communicating about collaboration between industry and government in the area of tailings management. These communications will touch on: (i) technology optimization and commercialization, (ii) pit lakes and soft depositions, (iii) deposit performance, (iv) depositional flow and (v) collection and transportation of depositions.