How to pay your oil and natural gas royalties and tax invoice
You can make a payment for your oil and natural gas royalties and tax invoice:
- Online using eTaxBC
- Through your financial institution using bill payment service, electronic fund transfer (EFT) or wire transfer
- By mail
The effective date of when a payment is considered received is different depending on the payment method. Refer to the details below to ensure your payment is received on time.
Note: The B.C. Crown Royalty and the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Levy do not share the same bank account. If you're making monthly payments for both, send them separately to each account instead of sending us a single payment.
Online using eTaxBC
eTaxBC is an online invoicing and payment portal that allows you to:
- access and update your oil and natural gas account
- pay your royalty and taxes
- review your current and historical Crown invoices
- see your eTaxBC payment history
- correspond with ministry staff
You can also pay your Oil and Gas Commission Levy and Orphan Site Restoration Tax invoice through eTaxBC.
eTaxBC includes online assistance as well as help through telephone and email. Learn more about eTaxBC online services.
Note: Your royalty analyst cannot offer technical assistance with eTaxBC.
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 letter mailed to you that contains your new account number. Once you enrol for access to one Oil and Gas account, you will 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.
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 can't find us, call your bank for assistance.
Account number
Find your account numbers (e.g. OGR-XXXX-XXXX) listed on your statement of account.
You can also find your account number by logging on to your eTaxBC account.
To make an electronic funds transfer you must:
- Provide your bank our account information
- 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 |
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Bank Name & 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 Oil and Gas Commission Fees and Levies, provide your bank with the following account information:
Account Name: | Province of British Columbia |
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Bank Name & Branch Address: |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1175 Douglas Street Victoria BC V8W 2E1 |
Bank Number: | 0010 |
Bank Transit: | 00090 |
Bank Account Number: | 09-84515 |
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:
- Fax at 250-405-4415, or
- Email at RSBCClientCare@gov.bc.ca
If you do not validate your payment, we cannot match your payment to your account. This may result in interest being charged.
To pay by wire transfer you must:
- Provide your bank our account information
- 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 |
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Address: |
2 - 1810 Blanshard Street Victoria BC V8T 4J1 |
Bank Name: | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
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 (e.g. OGR – XXXX-XXXX) |
For Oil and Gas Commission Fees and Levies, provide your bank with the following account information:
Beneficiary Name: | Province of British Columbia |
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Address: |
2 - 1810 Blanshard Street Victoria BC V8T 4J1 |
Bank Name: | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce |
Address: |
1175 Douglas Street Victoria BC V8W 2E1 |
Beneficiary Account Number: | 09-84515 |
Bank Number: | 0010 |
Transit Number: | 00090 |
Bank Code: | 001000090 |
Swift: | CIBCCATT |
Description or Reference Field: | Account number (e.g. OGC – XXXX-XXXX) |
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:
- Fax at 250-405-4415, or
- Email at RSBCClientCare@gov.bc.ca
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 4:30p.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.