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 transition to a low-carbon energy future and to distributing renewable and low-carbon gas.

A flow chart showing the process of natural gas project planning with stakeholder engagement (18-150.16)
Long-term Gas Resource Planning (LTGRP) and engagement process

Indigenous and community engagement

We conducted multiple rounds of Indigenous and community engagement sessions throughout the province for the 2022 LTGRP. The first round was held in the interior in October 2019, and additional workshops were 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 conducted the following sessions:

Date/LocationPresentation filesWorkshop notes
October 8, 2019
Kelowna
Natural gas and electric long term resource planningWorkshop notes
October 9, 2019
Osoyoos
Natural gas and electric long term resource planningWorkshop notes
October 10, 2019
Rossland
Natural gas and electric long term resource planningWorkshop notes
December 2-3, 2020
Shared Services Territory
Natural gas and electric long term resource planning Workshop notes
February 4 & March 3, 2021
Shared Services Territory
Indigenous Communities
Natural gas and electric long term resource planningWorkshop notes
May 20, 2021
Northern Interior
Indigenous Communities
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
October 14 & 26, 2021
South Coast and Lower Mainland
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
November 9 & 18, 2021
Vancouver Island
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
November 23, 2021
Southern Interior
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
January 13 & 18, 2022
Lower Mainland
Indigenous Communities
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes

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:

Date/LocationPresentation filesFollow-up Q&A
October 19, 2016
Penticton
Natural gas and electric long term resource planningFollow-up Q&A's
October 20, 2016
Rossland
Natural gas and electric long term resource planningFollow-up Q&A's
April 28, 2017
Abbotsford
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
May 2, 2017
New Westminster
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
May 10, 2017
Kamloops
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
May 11, 2017
Prince George
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
May 16, 2017
Colwood
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes
May 17, 2017
Courtenay
Natural gas long term resource planningWorkshop notes

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.

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

 Date/locationPresentation files  Meeting summary
January 25, 2021
Virtual
RPAG workshop presentationRPAG meeting notes
February 12, 2021
Virtual
Joint gas and electric advisory group presentationMeeting notes

June 17, 2021
Virtual

RPAG workshop presentationRPAG meeting notes

November 3, 2021
Virtual

RPAG workshop presentationRPAG meeting notes

December 1, 2021
Virtual

RPAG workshop presentationRPAG meeting notes

February 10, 2022
Virtual

RPAG workshop presentationRPAG meeting notes

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

 Date/locationPresentation files  Meeting summary
November 30, 2016
Vancouver
RPAG workshop presentationRPAG updated meeting notes
April 11, 2017 
Vancouver

RPAG workshop presentation

Annual demand worked example handout

Scenario summary handout

RPAG meeting notes
August 9, 2017 
Vancouver
RPAG workshop presentationRPAG meeting notes

Terms of Reference

The current Terms of Reference for the 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]