Registration Details

Registration Number:

1026-1095-6

Type:

In-House

Version Status:

Inactive (View Latest Version)

Posted Date:

2019-02-01

Effective:

2019-01-31 - 2019-01-31

Who is the In-house Organization?

Organization:

Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Suite 2050
717 7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 0Z3

Senior Officer:

Mark Scholz
Suite 2050
717 7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 0Z3

Business Activities:

The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) is a trade organization that represents the contract drilling and service rig industry in Canada,

Government Funding:
(during fiscal year ending on 2018-12-31)

None

Other organizations that control or direct interest in the lobbying activities:

None

Organizations that have contributed $1,000 or more towards the lobbying activities:

None

Other affiliates organizations:

None

Parent organizations:

None

Organizations that are members of a coalition:

None

Who are the In-house Lobbyists?

Lobbyists

What is being lobbied?

Description	Subject Matters	Categories
We are advocating for the government to permit service rigs and related equipment to use "dyed" diesel.	Transportation	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to replace individual rural/county road permits with an annual permit offered through the province.	Transportation	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to reclassify service rigs as provincial carriers even when crossing provincial boundaries.	Transportation	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to allow service rig contractors to self-issue a CAODC driver training certificate similar to the Alberta process and not through Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI).	Transportation	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to exempt service rig contractors from the Mandatory Entry-level Driver Training (MELT) similar to the agriculture industry.	Transportation	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to exempt service rig contractors from Hours of Service similar to the Alberta government.	Transportation	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to exempt drilling and service rig contractors from 2-11 Work Schedules, 2-12 Overtime hours not to be required, and 2-13 Required period of rest of the Saskatchewan Employment Standards Act and instead permit drilling and service rig contractors to work up to 16 hours/day and apply overtime for work after 10 hours (service rigs) and 12 hours (drilling rigs). See Division 6 Oilwell Servicing of the Alberta Employment Standards Regulation.	Labour Relations	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to extend BOP Level IV certification from three to five years.	Workplace Safety	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to eliminate the requirement for a pump and tank on some well classifications	Workplace Safety	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to extend all safety tickets to five years or no expiry date wherever possible.	Workplace Safety	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to introduce drilling/well servicing activity incentives to sustain and stabilize employment (i.e incentives for load leveling).	Finance & Budget	Grant or Financial Benefit
We are advocating for the government to introduce well abandonment activity incentives through the introduction of tax deductions or royalty deductions to stimulate well abandonment activity (i.e. CEE/DCE tax deductions for E&P companies that would extend to well abandonment).	Finance & Budget	Grant or Financial Benefit
We are advocating for the government to exempt drilling and service rig contractors from 2-60 Notice required, 2-61 Payments in case of layoffs or terminations, and 2-62 Notice of group termination of the Saskatchewan Employment Standards Act. Refer to Part 1 Section 5 No notice of termination of the Alberta Employment Standards Regulation.	Labour Relations	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to provide service rig contractors a two-year scale ticket as opposed to an annual permit.	Transportation	Regulation
We are advocating for the government to reclassify service rigs as off-road vehicles such as farm equipment.	Transportation	Regulation
We are working with Finance and Energy to clarify the PST exemptions for all equipment that were recently rescinded.	Energy, Finance & Budget	Regulation
We are working with Labour Standards regarding notice period requirements for employees in Saskatchewan when a rig shuts down.	Labour Relations, Workplace Safety	Regulation
We are working with Labour Standards regarding work rotation requirements that do not fit with standard oilfield operations.	Employment & Training, Labour Relations, Workplace Safety	Regulation
We are working with Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) on a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Service Rig permits.	Transportation	Program or Policy, Regulation
We are working with Saskatchewan Power Corporation to find a permanent grounding solution for electrical installations at oil and gas well drilling sites.	Workplace Safety	Regulation
We are working with the Premier, Minister of Finance and Minister of Energy and Resources to discuss possible exemptions or incentives for drilling in Saskatchewan.	Energy, Finance & Budget	Grant or Financial Benefit, Program or Policy, Regulation

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions:

Executive Council
Environment
Highways and Infrastructure
Labour Relations & Workplace Safety
Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)
Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Finance
Trade and Export Development

Government Ministers:

Joe Hargrave - Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)
Don Morgan - Labour Relations & Workplace Safety
Donna Harpauer - Finance
Dustin Duncan - Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Bronwyn Eyre - Environment
Scott Moe - Executive Council

MLAs:

None

Other Senior Public Office Holders:

Nathan Kress - Manager, Regina Audit Office - Finance
Jeremy Brick - Chief of Staff - Environment
Stacey Ferguson - Chief of Staff - Finance
Michael Anderson - Chief Electrical Inspector - Saskatchewan Power Corporation
Laurie Pushor - Deputy Minister - Environment
Brent Hebert - Assistant Deputy Minister, Revenue Division - Finance
Andrew Cipywnyk - Director, Trucking Policy, Regulation and Programs - Highways and Infrastructure
Michael Kline - Manager, Vehicle Standards & Inspections - Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)
Shay Shpak - Director, Driver Development & Safety Services - Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)
Garth Herbert - Executive Director, Audit Branch - Finance
Rupen Pandya - Deputy Minister - Finance
Eric Johnson - Executive Director, Resource Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs - Finance
Ray Anthony - Executive Director, Occupational Health & Safety Division - Labour Relations & Workplace Safety
Shannon Andrews - Chief of Staff to the Premier - Executive Council
Kent Campbell - Deputy Minister - Trade
Jennifer Hartung - Executive Coordinator, Deputy Minister's Office - Trade
Graham Stewart - Depty Chief of Staff to the Premier - Executive Council
Cam Swan - Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary - Executive Council
Brian Warby - Executive Director, Tax Information & Compliance Branch - Finance
Pete Suderman - Assistant Deputy Minister - Labour Relations & Workplace Safety
Fred Antunes - Deputy Minister - Highways and Infrastructure
Blair Wagar - Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Planning & Regulation Division - Highways and Infrastructure

Communication Techniques:

Grassroots communications
Informal communications
Meetings
Phone Calls
Presentations
Written communication whether in hard copy or electronic format

Registration Versions

Registration Number	Effective	Version Status
1026-1095-21	2024-12-09	Active	View
1026-1095-20	2024-08-14 - 2024-12-08	Inactive	View
1026-1095-19	2024-01-19 - 2024-08-13	Inactive	View
1026-1095-18	2023-06-21 - 2024-01-18	Inactive	View
1026-1095-17	2022-11-25 - 2023-06-20	Inactive	View
1026-1095-16	2022-04-28 - 2022-11-24	Inactive	View
1026-1095-15	2021-10-01 - 2022-04-27	Inactive	View
1026-1095-14	2021-08-20 - 2021-09-30	Inactive	View
1026-1095-13	2021-01-26 - 2021-08-19	Inactive	View
1026-1095-12	2020-11-05 - 2021-01-25	Inactive	View
1026-1095-11	2020-04-08 - 2020-11-04	Inactive	View
1026-1095-10	2019-09-21 - 2020-04-07	Inactive	View
1026-1095-9	2019-08-30 - 2019-09-20	Inactive	View
1026-1095-8	2019-02-07 - 2019-08-29	Inactive	View
1026-1095-7	2019-02-01 - 2019-02-06	Inactive	View
1026-1095-6	2019-01-31 - 2019-01-31	Inactive
1026-1095-5	2018-06-10 - 2019-01-30	Inactive	View
1026-1095-4	2018-03-06 - 2018-06-09	Inactive	View
1026-1095-3	2017-11-09 - 2018-03-05	Inactive	View
1026-1095-2	2017-04-12 - 2017-11-08	Inactive	View
1026-1095-1	2014-02-01 - 2017-04-11	Inactive	View

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Title:

Vice President, Communications

Public Offices Held:

None

Exemptions:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyist is providing paid advice:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyists is associated to someone who is providing paid advice:

None

Title:

Manager, Safety and Training Services

Public Offices Held:

None

Exemptions:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyist is providing paid advice:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyists is associated to someone who is providing paid advice:

None

Title:

Manager, Operations

Public Offices Held:

None

Exemptions:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyist is providing paid advice:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyists is associated to someone who is providing paid advice:

None

Title:

President & CEO

Public Offices Held:

None

Exemptions:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyist is providing paid advice:

None

Organizations to which the lobbyists is associated to someone who is providing paid advice:

None