On June 9, 2015, the Alberta Energy Regulator (“AER”) and the Aboriginal Consultation Office (“ACO”) released revised Joint Operating Procedures for First Nations Consultation on Energy Resources Activities (the “Revised Operating Procedures”). Bulletin 2015-20, detailing the revisions, was released by the AER on June 10, 2015. The Revised ...
On May 15, 2015, the federal government announced that it will commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. New regulations for Canada's oil and gas sector, as well as regulations on natural gas electrical plants, will be introduced. Canada's Environment Minister, Leona Aglukkaq, stated that she will be meeting with provincial ...
On Monday, June 1, 2015, the federal Minister of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, announced that the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act has come into force.
As we discussed in an earlier post, the Act will require companies operating in the extractive natural resources sector (oil and gas, mining) to report certain payments, including royalties, taxes, fees ...
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