Industrial Gas Users Association | l’Association Des Consommateurs Industriels De Gaz

Joint IGUA/AMPCO Business Networking
2024-11-06 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Amsterdam Brewhouse, 245 Queens Quay W, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2K9, Canada
IGUA and AMPCO have jointly planned a business networking event in the fall to attract suppliers of energy and services in the gas, power and renewable space and facilitate a dialogue with our members. Click here to register or to view sponsorship opportunities.

IGUA 2024 Spring Seminar: Queen's Landing, Niagara-on-the Lake June 4-6
2024-06-04 - 2024-06-06 | Queen’s Landing, 155 Byron Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, LOS 1J0
Impact of the Changing Role of Natural Gas on Industrial Users
Industrial facilities will continue to need natural gas as they decarbonize their operations. The 2024 IGUA Seminar will explore the impact of energy transition on industrial consumers given the potential for policy change that could impact natural gas demand for building heat.
Please mark your calendars and save June 4-6, 2024 for the IGUA Spring Seminar to be held at Queen’s Landing 155 Byron Street, Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario.
Click here to register.

Fundamentals of the Gas Market in Montreal
2024-05-23 08:30 - 15:00 | Gowling WLG (Canada) Office Montreal, 3700-1 Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 3P4, Canada
IGUA is offering training session focused on the fundamentals of the gas market and its regulations, scheduled for May 23, 2024, in Montreal. This initiative, tailored for our members and in response to requests from our partners, especially those in the financial sector, promises to be a valuable learning opportunity that will provide you with essential insights into understanding and navigating the gas industry.
For the first time, IGUA is offering a session entirely in French, aimed at those looking to gain or enhance their basic knowledge of the gas industry.
Click to view the program.
MEMBER Registration.
NON-MEMBER Registration.

IGUA and AMPCO Business Networking Event
2023-11-15 15:00 - 19:00 | Steam Whistle Brewery Pilsner Hall, 255 Bremmer Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3M9, Canada
IGUA and AMPCO invite you to a business networking event with the largest industrial energy consumers in Ontario and Québec. Our members seek energy and carbon solutions that go beyond the siloed approach to pipes and wires. We invite suppliers of gas, power, RNG, Hydrogen, and renewable energy services, and consultants and lawyers in the energy and carbon space to showcase their offerings. We also invite policy makers and regulators to take advantage of the informal exchange to gain insights into heavy industry ‘s energy needs.
Steam Whistle Brewery Biergarten & Taproom
255 Bremer Blvd Bay 6,
Toronto, ON M5V 3M9

Interested in participating or sponsoring in this event?
Click Here

Energy Buyer’s Guide to Natural Gas and Carbon
2023-10-04 07:30 - 16:30 | Gowling WLG (Canada) Office Montreal, 3700-1 Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec, H3B 3P4, Canada
IGUA is pleased to launch a new one-day training course: “Energy Buyer’s Guide to Natural Gas and Carbon” scheduled for October 4, 2023 in Montreal. The tailor-made course provides industrial energy buyers with the insights and information they need to choose the appropriate utility service, to optimize buying practices, and to manage carbon costs.
The new course targets both new and experienced energy buyers and covers:

Gas Markets:

Overview of Market Infrastructure: Trading Hubs, Supply Areas, Storage and Transportation, Distribution
Market Dynamics: Price Behavior, Basis
Gas Buying Mechanics: Contracting, Matching Supply to Demand, Price Discovery, Deal Execution
Understanding And Controlling Risk: Sources of Risk and Practical Risk Mitigation Measures, Best Practices

Gas Infrastructure:

TC Energy: System Overview and Settlement
Énergir: the Québec system today, services and rates and future rate structures; and,
Enbridge: the Ontario system today, services and rates and future rate structures.

Carbon Markets:

Overview of Carbon Regulation

SPEDE
EPS

CFR: Relation to RNG, Trading Information on Compliance Unit
Carbon Market Updates

Economic Regulation (Gowlings WLG).

Once again, we will partner with top external experts and the utilities to deliver the course content. There will be a registration fee of $850 for members ($1800 for non-members).

2023 IGUA Spring Seminar - Le Château Montebello, Quebec - May 2 to 4
2023-05-02 08:00 - 2023-05-04 12:00
Please mark your calendars and save the May 2-4, 2023 for the IGUA Spring Seminar. More details about the program to come.
Interested in participating in this event? Click here to register.

IGUA Webinar – Findings of the Bataille-Steibert Study : Opportunities for Decarbonization of Heavy Industry (1:30 pm to 3:30 pm)
2022-12-07 13:30 - 15:30
IGUA’s Carbon Policy Committee commissioned a study earlier this year to identify Opportunities for Canada to Strengthen its Industrial Base and Balance of Trade through Decarbonization of Heavy Industry. Dr. Bataille and Mr. Steibert will be presenting the findings of their study and recommendations in this webinar for IGUA members. There will also be an opportunity for exchange with the authors as well as an IGUA discussion on next steps.

Participation is open to all interested individuals in IGUA member companies. Please feel free to pass the link below to all interested parties in your company.

Interested in participating in this event?
Click Here

Joint IGUA/AMPCO New Fall Networking Event, November 9, 2022, 3-7 PM
2022-11-09 15:00 - 19:00
Ontario’s largest industrial energy consumers increasingly seek new energy combinations to reduce the carbon content of their products that go beyond the siloed approach to pipes, wires and renewables. IGUA has invited AMPCO to jointly host a business networking event in the fall to facilitate a dialogue between large energy consumers and suppliers of energy and services in the gas, power and renewable space to explore business opportunities.

Interested in participating in this event?
Click Here

Fall Face-to-Face Board Meeting
2022-09-21 08:00 - 2022-09-22 17:00
IGUA is pleased to invite IGUA Members to the fall Board meeting, which is to be held in Ottawa, September 21st and 22nd, 2022. More details to follow.

Interested in participating in this event?
Click Here

Gas 101 Training Session
2022-09-09 08:00 - 16:00
IGUA is providing a full-day Gas 101 training session on September 9th, 2022, at 9am ET. The crash course is tailor made for energy buyers in large industrial operations and is aimed to provide them with valuable insights about the natural gas infrastructure, regulations, and market dynamics to help them optimize their buying practices. IGUA is thankful to John Voss, President of Jupiter Energy Advisors Inc. who has accepted to team up with IGUA to contribute to the session. The 7-hour session will address:

Physical Infrastructure (Supply and pipelines)
Regulatory Infrastructure (CER, OEB and Régie)
Market: Price Behavior, Basis/Transportation and Buying Practices

Interested in participating in this event?
Click Here

IGUA 2022 Spring Seminar: Mark your Calendars for May 17-19, 2022
2022-05-17 - 2022-05-19
After a two-year hiatus, I am happy to report that in 2022 IGUA will once again be able to host a spring seminar. We have selected a new beautiful venue, Delta Hotels Marriott, Mont Sainte-Anne, Resort and Convention Centre about 40 minutes outside of Quebec City. Please mark your calendars and save the May 17-19, 2022 for the IGUA Spring Seminar. More details about the program to come in January.
Interested in participating in this event?
Click Here
