Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-14
Registrant: Stastia West
Client: Shell Canada Limited
Targeted institutions:
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Transport Canada (TC)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Competition Bureau Canada (COBU)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Acts: Competition Act
Customs Tariff
Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
Excise Tax Act
Customs Act
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Chemicals Management Plan, State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), the Precursor Control Regulations (PCR), Federal Plastics Registry – Advocating that regulatory policies, programs, and reporting requirements are risk-based and feasible. Minimization of administrative burden of programs. Practical implementation.
Response Organizations Regulation - Updates to the regulation are consistent with other requirements and risk-based.
Fiscal and regulatory policies and programs to enable electrification of resource development activities.
Net Zero Emissions Accountability Act and other climate policies/regulations including Emission Reduction Plans, Clean Electricity Regulation, oil and gas emissions cap, methane, Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandate, cross border carbon adjustment, carbon markets and interprovincial linkage, Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) and regional tables – Timely, predictable, and feasible regulatory policies and programs to advance a competitive energy transition. The future Canadian energy mix and the potential pathways. Opportunities and fiscal incentives for emissions reductions and low-carbon solutions.
CCUS, clean technology and hydrogen investment tax credits, Clean Growth Fund, Clean Fuels Fund, and other fiscal frameworks to support low carbon fuels and products – Timely, predictable, and feasible fiscal and regulatory policies and programs to advance energy transition and diversification, including gaseous and liquid fuels and their carriers. Clear application & eligibility requirements, broadening of fund scope. Competitiveness of Canadian energy transition infrastructure investment.
Canadian Environmental Protection Act – Streamlined and efficient regulatory processes and information gathering initiatives. Feasible implementation of a Right to a Healthy Environment.
Fuel quality - Increase efficiency/streamline regulatory requirements through consolidation of the five federal fuel regulations.
Customs Act: 
Valuation for Duty Regulations - Seeking to ensure no unintended consequences of increasing tax and administrative burden from proposed amendments. 
Customs Accounting and Revenue Management (CARM) - Seeking to ensure proposed changes the Customs Act and Customs Tariff due to the CARM program are administratively and fiscally feasible.
Bare Trust Reporting Requirements – Seeking reduction in administrative requirements.
Measurement Canada Bulletin V-30 - Streamlining of reporting requirements.
International and Inter-Provincial Trade: Predictable, diversified and open trade markets. Clear and pragmatic Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) compliance requirements. Preservation of CUSMA as currently structured.
National Pollutant Release Inventory - Practical and science-based reporting requirements.
Clean Fuel Regulations – Efficient implementation. Compliance pathways that recognize emissions reduction actions and projects. Feasible requirements.
Output-Based Pricing System Regulations - Development of federal offset system protocols, recognition of high performers and linking of offset systems. Stable and predictable carbon pricing system. Competitiveness considerations.
Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations, reduction of benzene releases from gasoline stations, Base-Level Industrial Emissions Requirements – Advocating that regulatory policies and programs are feasible and science-based. Practical implementation.
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations – Clear and efficient administration.
Competition Act - Seeking to understand new requirements. Clear  guidelines and pragmatic administration/enforcement.
Air Quality Management System, Canadian Ambient Air Quality Objectives - Requirements are clear and science-based, and achievable across varying jurisdictions.
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations - Feasible interpretation of testing requirements.
Transportation - Considerations for competitiveness of Canadian shippers. Emphasizing importance of efficient access to markets, security of supply for products, and potential implications of tariffs. Streamlined compliance processes.
Decarbonization strategies (for example CCUS, hydrogen, transportation, low-carbon fuels, LNG) - Inform development and implementation of strategies and promote alignment with other jurisdictions’ strategies and policies. Timely fiscal and regulatory policies and programs to advance energy transition and diversification. Consideration of both future supply and demand. Timely and risk-based regulatory permitting processes for decarbonization projects. Efficient project approvals and regulatory processes. Competitiveness and enabling of decarbonization pathways.
Excise Tax Act: Embedded Federal Excise Tax - Seeking to simplify processes and broaden eligibility.
Fuel Charge Regulation (Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act) - Advocating for administration, clarification, and interpretation gaps in legislation to be addressed.
Tax measures – Seeking to align Indirect Tax data with OECD’s proposed requirements. Regulatory harmonization between customs agency (CBSA) and other government departments.