Acts and Regulations
Acts and Regulations related to Northern Oil and Gas are available online through the Department of Justice web site; their links are provided below for your convenience. Please contact us if a link needs to be updated.
The National Energy Board regulates operational aspects of oil and gas activities in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and offshore northern Canada. Its Frontier Information Office Acts and Regulations provides advice on activities and access to technical records.
Canadian Federal Legistlation
Index of all federal legislation online
Oil and Gas Legislation
- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGOA)
Regulations under Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act
- Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations
- Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations
- Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations
Former regulations replaced by Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations
- Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations
- Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations
- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Regulations
- Oil and Gas Spills and Debris Liability Regulations
- Canada Petroleum Resources Act (CPRA)
Regulations under Canada Petroleum Resources Act
- Environmental Studies Research Fund Regions Regulations: (INAC prescribed regions)
- Frontier Lands Petroleum Royalty Regulations (FLPRR)
- Frontier Lands Registration Regulations (FLRR)
- National Energy Board Act (NEBA)
- Territorial Lands Act (TLA)
Regulations under Territorial Lands Act
Other Relevant Legislation
- Northwest Territories Waters Act
- Nunavut Waters and Surface Rights Tribunal Act
- Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA)