Natural gas planning and stakeholder engagement

Stakeholder engagement is vital to the Long Term Gas Resource Plan (LTGRP) process. Our stakeholders provide valuable input into the LTGRP and our role in meeting BC’s future energy needs.

For the 2022 LTGRP, we plan to build on the scope and quality of stakeholder engagement activities from the 2014 and 2017 LTGRPs. We intend to carry out a number of activities from fall 2019 to spring 2022, offering stakeholders the opportunity to participate in discussions to inform the LTGRP. These activities include meetings and electronic surveys for the Resource Planning Advisory Group (RPAG) as well as engagement sessions in the communities we serve.

Community engagement

We have conducted multiple rounds of community engagement sessions throughout the province for the 2022 LTGRP. The first round was held in the interior in October 2019, and additional workshops will be held into 2022.

Long-term resource planning and related stakeholder engagement is an ongoing process. Email us at [email protected] for information about future opportunities.

For the 2022 LTGRP, we have conducted the following sessions. Here is what was presented and discussed so far:

For the 2017 LTGRP, we conducted eight workshops across BC between October 2016 and May 2017. Here is what was presented and discussed in those workshops:

Resource Planning Advisory Group

The Resource Planning Advisory Group is a technical working group that engages members from municipalities, government, Indigenous communities, customer associations, environmental organizations, and others in developing the LTGRP. This group of energy industry experts, relevant government and Indigenous participants and other key stakeholders regularly provides input on important energy issues during long term resource planning.

Terms of Reference

The current Terms of Reference for the natural gas advisory group governs the composition of and interactions between the advisory membership (including FortisBC). These Terms are periodically updated to enhance the group’s interactions and to reflect updates in the planning environment.

Questions or comments about the Resource Planning Advisory Group? Email us at [email protected]. 

Advisory Group workshop records

For the 2022 LTGRP, we have conducted the following sessions. Here is what was presented and discussed so far:

For the 2017 LTGRP, we conducted three workshops between November 2016 and August 2017. Here is what was presented and discussed in those workshops: