Reconsiderations and appeals of oil and natural gas royalties, taxes, penalties or producer prices
Last updated on April 9, 2024
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If you disagree with an assessment of royalties, taxes, penalties or producer prices, there are steps you may take, depending on the type of disagreement:
Learn about these steps below.
Resolution process
Crown Invoice or Assessment Disagreement: A producer disagrees with a Crown invoice or assessment of royalties, taxes or penalties:
- Contact the Ministry of Finance to discuss your concerns
- If your concerns are not resolved, you may then request reconsideration by the Collector
- If your concerns are still not resolved, you may then appeal to the Minister of Finance
Producer Price Disagreement: A producer disagrees with a producer price:
- Contact the Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources to discuss your concerns
- If your concerns are not resolved, you may then request reconsideration by the Administrator
- If your concerns are still not resolved, you may then appeal to the Minister of Finance
Contact us first
Contact us by phone to discuss your concerns. We recommend this as a first step before submitting a formal request for reconsideration as we can often help resolve your concerns at this stage.
Crown Invoice or Assessment Disagreement: Email your royalty analyst or Oil&GasRoyaltyQuestions@gov.bc.ca
Producer Price Disagreement: Email PDATA.PDATA@gov.bc.ca or call the Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources at 778-698-7100.
Request a reconsideration
You can formally request a reconsideration if you still have concerns after you have contacted us.
Crown Invoice or Assessment Disagreement: Submit details of your objection in a formal letter addressed to:
Collector
Mineral, Oil and Gas Revenue Branch
Ministry of Finance
PO Box 9328 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Send the letter by mail, fax or email:
Mail: to the address on the letter
Fax: 250-952-0191
Email: As an attachment to an email to your royalty analyst or to Oil&GasRoyaltyQuestions@gov.bc.ca
The Collector will review the assessment and determine whether to change or uphold the original assessment.
Producer Price Disagreement: Submit details of your objection in a formal letter addressed to:
Administrator
Policy and Royalty Branch
Ministry of Natural Gas Development
PO Box 9323 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Send the letter by mail, fax or email:
Mail: to the address on the letter
Fax: 250-952-0926
Email: PDATA.PDATA@gov.bc.ca
The Administrator will review the producer price and determine whether to change or uphold the original producer price.
Appeal to the Minister
You can formally appeal a reconsideration of the Collector or Administrator to the Minister of Finance if you still have concerns after you have followed the steps above for your disagreement type.
We must receive your notice of appeal within 90 days of the date on your reconsideration decision letter from the Collector or Administrator. You must provide a statement of all material facts and reasons in support of your appeal.
The Minister’s decision is final and may not be appealed to the courts.
You must maintain records for at least seven years (84 months) in the event you are audited or wish to request a reconsideration or appeal.
Find out about audit assessments.