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How to pay your oil and natural gas royalties and tax invoice

Last updated on November 15, 2024

You can make a payment for your oil and natural gas royalties and freehold production tax invoice:

When you make a payment on an account, our system automatically applies your payment to the oldest debit on that account.

The effective date of when the ministry considers a payment received is different depending on the payment method. Refer to the details below to ensure your payment is received on time.

If an invoice remains unpaid within 45 days of receipt, your permit, licence, or lease may be suspended or cancelled with 60 days notice.

Note: The British Columbia Energy Regulator (BCER) Production Levy and Orphan Site Restoration Tax (OSRT), and the B.C. Crown Royalty do not share the same bank account. If you're making monthly payments for both, send them separately to each account.

Online using eTaxBC

eTaxBC is an online invoicing and payment portal that allows you to:

  • Access your eTaxBC account for oil and natural gas
  • Pay your royalties and tax
  • Review your current and historical Crown invoices
  • View your eTaxBC payment history
  • Correspond with ministry staff

You can also pay your BC Energy Regulator invoice through eTaxBC.

eTaxBC includes online assistance as well as help through telephone and email. Learn more about eTaxBC online services and review the etaxBC help guide.

Enrol for access to eTaxBC

If you already have access to eTaxBC through another provincial tax, such as a Provincial Sales Tax (PST) account, you will be able to add your Oil and Gas accounts to your existing logon. To do this, you need your new account number(s) and the Letter ID or enrolment code that was sent to you.

If this is your first time using eTaxBC, refer to the instructions in the New Client Registration Letter mailed to you that contains your new account number. Once you enrol for access to one Oil and Gas account, you'll be able to add access to all your Oil and Gas accounts.

Pay through eTaxBC

Before you can make a payment using eTaxBC, you need to add your Canadian Financial Institution account information as a payment channel to your eTaxBC account. More information about making payments in eTaxBC is available in our eTaxBC online help guide.

Payment effective date

When you make a payment in eTaxBC, your payment will be effective on the date you enter as the Payment Date. For example, if you submit a payment on the due date before midnight Pacific Standard Time, your payment will be considered on time, even though we may not process it until the next day. 

Through your financial institution

When you make a payment through bill payment services or electronic funds transfer, your payment will be effective the date recorded as received by the financial institution. 

When you make a wire transfer payment, your payment will be effective the date recorded as received in the province’s account. 

Note: Many financial institutions require payments to be submitted by a certain time for the payment to be accepted as received that day.

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Bill payment service

Most banks and financial institutions offer bill payment services for their clients. To pay your royalties using a bill payment service you need to add the Province of BC as a payee for each account to your bank account. To add a new payee to your bank account you need to know our payee name and your account number.

Payee name
You will find us listed with your financial institution as: BC - STMT OF ACCT

Note: Some banks and financial institutions may use a variation of the payee name above.  If you cannot find us, call your bank for assistance.

Account number
Find your account numbers (for example, OGR-XXXX-XXXX) listed on your statement of account.

You can also find your account number by logging on to your eTaxBC account.

 

Electronic funds transfer (EFT)

To make an electronic funds transfer you must:

  1. Provide your bank with our account information
  2. Validate your payment by sending us your payment details

Account information

For Oil and Gas Royalty accounts, provide your bank with the following account information:

  • Account name: Province of British Columbia
  • Bank name and branch address:
    Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
    309 - 8th Avenue Southwest
    Calgary AB  T2P 2P2
  • Bank number: 0010
  • Bank transit: 00009
  • Bank account number: 09-77217

For account information to pay the BC Energy Regulator production levy and OSRT, see how to pay your production levy and OSRT.

Validate your payment

To avoid processing delays and ensure the proper application of your payment, you must send either an email or a fax with the following details:

  • Date payment was made
  • Amount of payment
  • Account number

You can send the payment details through one of the following methods:

If you do not validate your payment, we cannot match your payment to your account. This may result in interest being charged.

 

Wire transfer

To pay by wire transfer you must:

  1. Provide your bank with our account information
  2. Validate your payment by sending us your payment details

Wire transfers must be in Canadian dollars.

Account information

For Oil and Gas Royalty accounts, provide your bank with the following account information:

  • Beneficiary name: Province of British Columbia
  • Beneficiary address:
    2 - 1810 Blanshard Street
    Victoria BC V8T 4J1
  • Bank name: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Branch address:
    309 - 8th Avenue Southwest
    Calgary AB  T2P 2P2
  • Beneficiary account number: 09-77217
  • Bank number: 0010
  • Transit number: 00009
  • Bank code: 001000009
  • Swift: CIBCCATT
  • Description or reference field: Account number (for example, OGR – XXXX-XXXX)

For account information to pay the BC Energy Regulator production levy and OSRT, see how to pay your production levy and OSRT.

Validate your payment

To avoid processing delays and ensure the proper application of your payment, you must send either an email or a fax with the following details:

  • Date payment was made
  • Amount of payment
  • Account number

You can send the payment details through one of the following methods:

If you do not validate your payment, we cannot match your payment to your account. This may result in interest being charged.

By mail

When you mail your payment, it is considered on-time if full payment is received by our office and date stamped on or before 4:30 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on the due date.

If you mail your payment, make sure you leave enough time for it to be received in our office by the due date. Postmark and meter mark dates are not accepted as date of payment.

Be sure to also include the Account Remittance Advice payment voucher (attached to the Statement of Account) with your payment so we can identify your account(s).

To pay by cheque or money order, mail to:

Mineral, Oil and Gas Revenue Branch
Ministry of Finance
PO BOX 9328 STN PROV GOV’T
VICTORIA BC  V8W 9N3

Your cheque or money order must be in Canadian dollars and made payable to the Minister of Finance. Do not mail cash.

Overdue royalties

Overdue accounts are subject to interest. Learn more about how interest in calculated.

Contact information

Find out who to contact for your questions about oil and natural gas in B.C.