Registration - In-house Organization

Oil Sands Alliance Inc. (formerly Pathways Alliance Inc.) / Kendall Dilling, President

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Oil Sands Alliance Inc. (formerly Pathways Alliance Inc.)
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Kendall Dilling, President
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2019-07-08
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 952670-365074

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 393

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 19

Version 24 of 45 (2024-01-01 to 2024-03-04)

Registration versions:

Version 24 of 45 (2024-01-01 to 2024-03-04)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Energy
Environment
Forestry
Science and Technology
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Communicating about Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (“NSERC”) Collaborative Research and Development (“CRD”) Grants and Industrial Research Chairs (“IRC”) Grants.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Communicating about Budget 2024-25, including potential investment tax credits for the energy sector.

Policies or Program

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 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 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.
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 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 about the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (“ERP”), including proposals to cap emissions within the oil and gas sector.
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.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Research Council (NRC)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
Parks Canada (PC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Pathways Alliance Inc., formerly Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance, is comprised of Canada’s largest oil sands producers. It's six companies operate about 95% of Canada’s oil sands production. These companies are committed to working together to address climate change.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Kendall Dilling, President

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Pathways Alliance Inc. is comprised of the following producers: (1) Canadian Natural Resources Limited, (2) Cenovus Energy Inc., (3) ConocoPhillips Co., (4) Imperial Oil Limited, (5) Suncor Energy Inc., and (6) MEG Energy Corp.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)	$190,952.00	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
520 5th Avenue SW, Suite 1700
Calgary, AB T2P 3R7
Canada

Telephone number: 403-444-5282

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Stephen Arseniuk, Director, Net Zero Technology Development & Innovation | No public offices held
Patricia ("Trish") Bailey, Manager, Stakeholder Relations | No public offices held
Lucas Barr, Tailings Director | No public offices held
Janelle Benson, Director, Program Integration | No public offices held
John Brogly, Water Director | No public offices held
Mark Cameron, Vice-President, External Relations | Designated public offices held
Kendall Dilling, President | No public offices held
Amberly Dooley, Director of Policy | No public offices held
Christopher Godwaldt, Senior Technical Advisor, Water Environmental Priority Area | No public offices held
Wesley Jickling, Vice President, Technology Development | No public offices held
Brenda Leeds Binder, Vice President, Legal | No public offices held
Robert Mugo, Director, Greenhouse Gas Environmental Priority Area | No public offices held
Jack O’Neill, Land Director | No public offices held
Marie Rajic, Director of Government & Community Relations | Designated public offices held
Bryan Remillard, Manager of Policy | No public offices held
Robert Rolfe, Policy Analyst | Public offices held
Shafak Sajid, Senior Advisor, Indigenous and Community Relations | No public offices held
Heather Stevenson, Senior Advisor, Climate Policy | No public offices held
Tyler Veness, Monitoring Director | No public offices held
Vincent Yang, Senior Technical Advisor, Monitoring | No public offices held

Oil Sands Alliance Inc. (formerly Pathways Alliance Inc.)

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
Oil Sands Alliance Inc. (formerly Pathways Alliance Inc.)	2026-02-20	current
Pathways Alliance Inc.	2022-06-15	2026-02-20
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance	2019-07-08	2022-06-15

Oil Sands Alliance Inc. (formerly Pathways Alliance Inc.)

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Kendall Dilling	2022-06-15	Current
Wesley Jickling	2019-08-06	2022-06-15
John Brogly	2019-07-08	2019-08-06

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Junior Business Officer Department of Western Economic Diversification, Policy and Strategic Direction	September 2010 to April 2011	Not a designated office
Research Assistant Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Western Litigation Directorate	May 2010 to August 2010	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Executive Assistant Environment Canada, Office of the Minister	October 2008 to January 2009	January 31, 2009
Executive Assistant Industry Canada, Office of the Minister	August 2007 to October 2008	October 29, 2008
Executive Assistant Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Office of the Minister	January 2006 to August 2007	Not a designated office

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Senior Policy Advisor & Director of Strategic Initiatives Prime Minister's Office, Policy Division	July 2008 to September 2009	September 18, 2009
Director of Policy and Research Prime Minister's Office, Policy Division	March 2006 to July 2008	July 15, 2008
Senior Policy Advisor Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the Minister	February 1996 to September 1998	Not a designated office
Special Assistant National Revenue, Office of the Minister	January 1994 to February 1996	Not a designated office

Date Modified:: 2026-04-23

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Registration - In-house Organization

Oil Sands Alliance Inc. (formerly Pathways Alliance Inc.) / Kendall Dilling, President

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 24 of 45 (2024-01-01 to 2024-03-04)

Version 24 of 45 (2024-01-01 to 2024-03-04)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization