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Big Oil’s Big Year: A Summary of Big Oil’s 2023 Federal Lobbying

A new report by Environmental Defence, Big Oil’s Big Year: A Summary of Big Oil’s 2023 Federal Lobbying, reveals that oil and gas companies held at least 1,255 lobby meetings with the federal government in 2023.

“Oil and gas companies delay and weaken crucial climate policies through relentless lobbying,” says Emilia Belliveau, Energy Transition Program Manager at Environmental Defence. “The public needs to see the extent of the industry’s access to government officials.”

The report highlights that major players like Suncor, Pembina Pipeline Corp, Cenovus, Imperial Oil, and Enbridge were the most active, frequently targeting ministries responsible for climate policy.


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Our work is based on research, science, and a strong understanding of the facts. Below you will find our archive of reports, guides and media backgrounders that are available for download. You can find our government submissions here.

ENDING CLIMATE CHANGE
report: Canada’s Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2020 (2020)
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report: Two Steps Back: How BC’s fossil fuel subsidies lock in carbon emissions (2019)
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report: The Biggest Barrier to Climate Action in Canada: The Oil and Gas Lobby (2019)
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report: Risking It All: How Export Development Canada’s For Fossil Fuels Drives Climate Change (2018)
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report: Public Cash for Oil and Gas: Mapping Federal Fiscal Support for Fossil Fuels (2018)
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report: #StopFundingFossils: New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies (2018)
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report: The Elephant in the Room: Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies (2016)
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PROTECTING ONTARIO'S ENVIRONMENT
report: DEVELOPING DISASTER (2023)
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report: Review of Existing Housing Unit Capacity Identified in Municipal Land Needs Assessments (2023)
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report: HIGHWAY 413: The Road to our Ruin (2022)
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report: The Freight Escape: How to Get Trucks Off the 401 Without Blowing a Hole in the Greenbelt (2023)
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report: HOT HOT AIR (and other gases): A REVIEW OF THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF ONTARIO’S CLIMATE CHANGE (IN)ACTION (2022)
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backgrounder: Backgrounder: Housing Affordability and Provincial-Municipal Housing Summit
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report: Paving Paradise: The Impact of Highway 413 on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Air Pollution and Suburban Sprawl (2021)
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report: Is Building Highway 413 the Best Option for Moving People & Goods in the GTA West Region? (2020)
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report: Read the expert panel study the government doesn’t want you to see!
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SAFEGUARDING FRESHWATER
report: CLOSING ENBRIDGE’S LINE 5 PIPELINE (2022)
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backgrounder: Bringing biodiversity home: COP15 expectations for Canada (2022)
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guide: Bringing biodiversity home: COP15 expectations for Canada (2022)
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backgrounder: Enbridge’s Line 5 – The pipeline’s ongoing environmental risks to the Great Lakes and the climate (2021)
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report: Protecting and Restoring the Ecological Health of Our Waters (2017)
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report: Expectations for Domestic Action Plans under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (2016)
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guide: The Problem With Bottled Water (2016)
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report: Energy East – A Threat to Our Drinking Water (2016)
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report: Report: CLEAN, NOT GREEN: Tackling Algal Blooms in the Great Lakes (2014)
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ENDING PLASTIC POLLUTION
backgrounder: Massive waste incinerator expansion proposed for Brampton (2023)
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report: Left Holding the Bag (2023)
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report: Recycling Failure (2022)
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report: Plastic Pollution in Canada (2020)
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report: Talking Trash (2018)
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backgrounder: Incineration is not recycling (2018)
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report: Turning the Plastic Tide (2016)
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KICKING OUT TOXIC CHEMICALS
backgrounder: Canada’s PFAS Problem: Barriers and Opportunities for Action (2024)
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backgrounder: Moving forward on CEPA modernization: Key provisions in Bill S-5 (2023)
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backgrounder: Canada, Come Clean: products labelling and our weak toxics law (2023)
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backgrounder: Bringing biodiversity home: COP15 expectations for Canada (2022)
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report: PASSING THE BUCK (2022)
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report: The hidden cost of receipts: How BPA and BPS find their way into our bodies (2019)
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report: What’s in your lunch? How glyphosate finds its way into food (2018)
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report: Full disclosure: The case for stronger product labelling (2017)
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report: Buyers Beware (2016)
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report: Big Oil’s Big Year: A Summary of Big Oil’s 2023 Federal Lobbying (2024)
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backgrounder: Ontario’s Gas Problems: The Issues With Fracked Gas (2024)
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backgrounder: Permanent Public Transit Funding in Canada (2024)
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backgrounder: Oil and Gas CEOs Testify on Lack of Emissions Reductions (2024)
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backgrounder: Canada’s Oil and Gas Emissions Cap: Why Getting it Right Matters (2024)
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report: GAS IS NOT GREEN (2024)
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backgrounder: A Taxonomy of Sustainable Finance in Canada (2024)
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backgrounder: Will The Federal Budget Leave Public Transit Behind? (2024)
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backgrounder: Canada’s Fossil Fuel Funding in 2023 (2024)
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