Federal

- Mackenzie Pulp Mill Corporation Fined $900,000 for Leaking Effluent into British Columbia Lake

British Columbia

- British Columbia Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) Developing Comprehensive Liability Management Plan

- B.C. Hydraulic Fracturing Review Underway

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Suspends Oil and Gas Firm’s Licences After Unanswered Call to Emergency Hotline

- AER Inspections of Aboveground Synthetically-Lined Wall Storage Systems (AWSS)

- 2018/19 Orphan Fund Levy

Federal

- British Columbia (B.C.) Federal Court Appeal on Kinder Morgan Pipeline Quashed

- Alberta Government Suspends Caribou Protection Plan

British Columbia

- B.C. Environment Minister Unveils Oil Spill Response Paper

- B.C. Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) Updates

Alberta

- Whirling Disease Update – North Saskatchewan River Watershed

- Alberta Energy Regulator – Tour Reports & Notifications Moving to OneStop

Saskatchewan

- Husky Energy Faces Multiple Charges for 2016 Oil Spill

Federal

- Trudeau Promises New Legal Framework for Indigenous People

- Proposed Changes to Federal Reviews of Energy Projects

- British Columbia and Alberta Trade Dispute Over Oil Pipelines

- Emergency Assessment Concludes that British Columbia’s Interior Steelhead Trout at Risk of Extinction

British Columbia

- Changes to Inspections and Deficiencies Data in KERMIT

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Able to Approve Water Act Term Licence Applications

- Area-Based Regulation Pilot Lessons Learned

- Updated AER Water Use Report Shows Companies are Using Less

Federal

- Energy Company Using Above-Ground Storage Tanks Fined for Harming Migratory Birds

British Columbia

- BC Government Proposes to Restrict Bitumen Shipments within BC

- Suspension of Water Diversion (Peace River) Ended

- Changes to Emergency Response Plan Requirements

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Releases 2017 Thermal In-situ Water Use Report

- AER Water Act Approval Applications Transition to OneStop Platform

- Contaminated Sites Review Checklist for Risk Management Plans

- Update to Draft Directive for Water Licensing of Hydraulic Fracturing Projects

Federal

- Order Amending Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act

British Columbia

- BC Government Will Complete Construction of the Site C Hydroelectric Dam

Alberta

- Funding Announced for Industry Climate Change Initiatives

- Updates to Directive 067

- Release of the Upstream Petroleum Industry Flaring and Venting Report, 2016

Saskatchewan

- Saskatchewan Government Releases Climate Change Strategy

Federal

- Updates on the Consultation Process in Canada

- Caribou Recovery Strategy

British Columbia

- Call for Full Public Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing

- BC OGC Ends Water Withdrawal Suspensions in Some River Basins

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator’s Supreme Court Appeal

- Methane Guidelines Delay

Saskatchewan

- Saskatchewan to Drill Most Oil and Gas Wells in 2017, says Petroleum Services Association of Canada

Federal

- New Clean Fuel Standard in Development, as Ottawa Looks into Low-Carbon Fuels

British Columbia

- BC Oil and Gas Commission Releases 2016/17 Liability Management Rating Summary

- Kinder Morgan Canada Ordered to Stop Work on Pipeline Portion of its Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Alberta

- Suncor Energy’s Plan for Managing Tailings Pond Approved

- Insolvent Oilsands Project May be Transferred to the Alberta Orphan Well Association

- Bulletin 2017-18: Pipeline Amendment Applications Moving to OneStop

- Fatality at Suncor Millennium Mine

- Sherritt International Corporation Fined More Than $1 Million for Coal Mine Spills in 2011 and 2012

Saskatchewan

- Husky Energy Receives Permission to Restart Pipeline

Federal

- TransCanada Corporation Obtains 30-day Suspension of Energy East Pipeline and Eastern Mainline Project Applications

- Concerns Raised About the Protection of Species at Risk

British Columbia

- BC Oil and Gas Commission Peace River Section 10 Water Withdrawal Suspension

- BC Government to Adopt United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Strategic Direction 2018-2021

- AER Water Licence Requirements Update

- AER Investigation into Bird Deaths

Federal

- Supreme Court of Canada on Aboriginal Consultation

British Columbia

- Changes in Application Management System (AMS) Spatial Data Requirements for Pipeline Installation

- BC Government Versus the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

Alberta

- Inter Pipeline Ltd. Regulatory Appeal

- Syncrude Canada Ltd. Charged for Death of Blue Herons

- Second 2017/2018 Orphan Fund Levy

- Debtor Registry Publicized

Federal

- The Government of Canada – Environmental and Regulatory Reviews: Discussion Paper

British Columbia

- Complete Applications Required

- Area-Based Analysis Updates and New Environmental Planning Procedures

- Pacific Northwest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project Not Proceeding

Alberta

- Nexen Charged For Pipeline Spill

- Alberta Energy Regulator Appeals Redwater Decision to Supreme Court of Canada

- When is a Water Act Approval Required for a Fresh Water Reservoir?

Federal

- Obed Mountain Mine Fined Almost $4.5 Million for 2013 Spill

- Export Licence Approval

British Columbia

- Riparian Area Assessment Professional Guidelines

- Amendments to the Drilling and Production Regulation

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator Releases Industry Water Use Report

- Alberta Dam Safety Update

Saskatchewan

- Better Pipeline Regulations

Federal

- National Energy Board (NEB) Contemplating Review of Upstream and Downstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Pipeline Projects

- NEB Modernization Expert Panel Delivers Report

British Columbia

- BC Election and Implication for the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline

Alberta

- New Public Lands Disposition Application Requirements

- Venting Compliance Program

- Update - Inactive and Orphan Oil and Gas Assets

Saskatchewan

- Saskatchewan Clashes with the Federal Government Over Carbon Tax

- Carbon Capture Decision Deferral

Federal

- Review of Federal Assessment Processes

British Columbia

- Treatment and Release of Produced Water to the Environment

- BC OGC Issues Approval for Fort Nelson LNG Plant

Alberta

- Pipeline Licensee Safety and Loss Management Systems

- Alberta Court of Appeal Decides in Favour of Redwater Energy Creditors

- Oil and Produced Water Spills

- Update to the Professional Standard for Wetlands

Federal

- U.S. Energy Action

British Columbia

- List of Identified Weeds and Invasive Plants in North East BC

- Updates to BC OGC Application Management System (AMS) and AMS Payment

Alberta

- Update to Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites and Associated Facilities for Peatland

- Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Enforcement Actions

- Husky Pipeline Leak in Kanaskis Country

Saskatchewan

- Saskatchewan Government Actions Following 2016 Pipeline Leak

Federal

- Enbridge Pipeline Spill

British Columbia

- BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) Groundwater Retrieval Assistant

- BC OGC New Submission Process for Changes In and About a Stream

Alberta

- Orphan Well Fund / Reclamation in Alberta

- Lexin Resources Ltd. AER Shutdown

Saskatchewan

- Clearwater River Dene Nation Fined in Accordance with an Environmental Protection Order

Federal

- Trump Gives OK to Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipelines

- Supreme Court – Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)

British Columbia

- BC Government Grants Environmental Assessment Approval for Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

- Updates to the BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) Oil and Gas Application Manual (Application Manual) – Fresh Water Storage Sites and Water Source Dugouts

Alberta

- The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) Fines Oil Sands Operator Following Tank Collapse

Saskatchewan

- 200,000 Litres of Oil From Pipeline Spills Near Stoughton, Saskatchewan Onto First Nations Land

Federal

- Federal Government Announces ‘pan-Canadian Framework’ on Climate

- Migratory Species, Migration, and Movement

British Columbia

- Revised Area-based Analysis (ABA) status for 2016 and Regulatory Policy Requirements

Alberta

- Fracture Fluid Composition Data Verification for the Modernized Royalty Framework

- Alberta Government Announces Approvals for the Petrochemicals Diversification Program

Saskatchewan

- Saskatchewan Freeze-up Conditions

Federal

- Major Announcements – Coastal Protection Plan, Three Pipeline Decisions, and a Tanker Ban

- CaNickel Mining Limited Convicted under the Fisheries Act

British Columbia

- BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) – Update to the Northeast Water Tool (NEWT)

BC Safety Standards Amendment Act

Alberta

- Release of Study into Seismic Events near Fox Creek

- Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) Adoption of Canadian Council of Ministers for the Environment (CCME) Guidance Manual for Soil and Groundwater Assessment

Saskatchewan

- Investigation Released for Husky Energy Inc. (Husky) Pipeline Leak

Federal

- Federal Government Announces Carbon Plan

British Columbia

- BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) – Change of Suspension Requirements for Inactive Wells

- BC OGC – Pipeline Safety and Security Advisory

Alberta

- Changes to Industrial Activity Within Caribou Zones

- Oil Spills and Penalties

Federal

- Federal Government Approves Pacific NorthWest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project

- National Energy Board Adjourns Energy East Pipeline Review Process

- Whirling Disease Detected In Banff National Park

British Columbia

- Reminder to Send Post Construction Plans and Short Term Water Use Volumes Via eSubmission

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Comments on a Pilot Program for Oil Sands Projects

- AER – Application Requirements for Activities Within the Boundary of a Regional Plan

Saskatchewan

- Wind Power Proposal Rejected

Federal

- NEB Panel Sessions Underway

British Columbia

- British Columbia – Professional Practice Guidelines for Site Characterization for Dam Foundations in BC

- BC Oil and Gas Commission – Industry Bulletin 2016-25

- BC Oil and Gas Commission – Industry Bulletin 2016-26

- BC Forest Practices Board – Fire Hazard Assessment Bulletin

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator - Operational Advisory: Leak Detection

- AER – Directive 50

- AER Issues Administrative Penalty for Runoff Pond Construction

- AER – Air Monitoring Directive Updates

Saskatchewan

- Husky Energy – Saskatchewan Pipeline Incident

Federal

- North American Leaders’ Summit

- Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Approval Quashed

British Columbia

- Kitimat Liquified Natural Gas Venture

- BC Oil and Gas Commission – Application Management System Update

Alberta

- Nexen Energy Explosion and Pipeline Release

- Play-Based Regulation Review

- Alberta Wetland Policy

- Benga Mining Environmental Impact Assessment

- Directive 085: Fluid Tailings Management for Oil Sands Mining Projects

British Columbia

- BC Oil and Gas Commission – Application Management System Update

- BC Oil and Gas Commission – Annual Report on Water Management

- BC Oil and Gas Commission – Ground Motion Monitoring Requirements

Alberta

- Alberta Energy Regulator – Redwater Energy Insolvency and Liability

- Alberta Environment and Parks – Draft Little Smoky and A La Peche Caribou Range Pl

- AER – Removal of Voluntary Self -Disclosure

- AER – Reclamation Certificate Applications

- AEP - Requirements for Conservation and Reclamation Plans for Peat Operations in Alberta

- AEP – DRAFT Alberta Risk Management Plan Guide

Federal

- Canada Signs the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

- NEB Recommends Approval for the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

British Columbia

- BC Ministry of Environment - Spill Response Regime

- BC Oil and Gas Commission - Early Water Supply Warnings

- BC Auditor General - Mining Sector Compliance and Enforcement

Alberta

- Produced Water & Hydraulic Fracture Flowback Storage Pond Approved

- AER Releases the Subsoil Salinity Tool Assessment Checklist

- Red Deer Air Zone Fine Particulate Matter - Government of Alberta Action Plan

Federal

- Supreme Court Ruling – Consultation rights confirmed for Mêtis and ‘non-status Indians’

British Columbia

- BC Oil and Gas Commission – Business Transition Strategy

Alberta

- AER - Alignment of Reclamation Application Process with Responsible Energy Development Act Statement of Concern Requirements

- AER - Updates for Directive 017: Measurement Requirements for Oil and Gas Operations

- Draft Directive for the Assessment of Thermally-Mobilized Constituents in Groundwater for Thermal In Situ Operations

- Draft Directive for the Assessment of Non-Saline Groundwater in Direct Contact with Bitumen for Thermal In Situ Operations

- Potential Alberta Temporary Diversion Licence (TDL) Constraints

- InSolutions Greenhouse Gas Bulletin

Alberta Environment and Parks

-Alberta Tier 1 and Tier 2 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines

- Environmental Site Assessment Standard

Alberta Energy Regulator

- Direction for Conservation and Reclamation Submissions

- First 2016/2017 Orphan Fund Levy

BC Oil and Gas Commission

- Water Sustainability Act

- Technical Guidance for Determining the Base of Usable Groundwater

Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change

- Woodfibre LNG Project Approval

- Pacific Northwest LNG Project Assessment Delay

- Orphan Wells (BC, AB, SASK)

- AER Releases Integrated Compliance Assurance Framework

- Alberta Climate News - 100 MT Cap; Existing/Approved Exceed

- BC Oil & Gas Commission

- Carbon Tax/Royalty Review

- Funding for Solar Panel Installation

- Directive 055 Alternative Storage

- Fox Creek Seismic Event - Repsol

- Oil Sands Plant Explosion

- Pengrowth Spill

- Water Sustainability Act

- Doig River First Nations Liaison Program

- 2014 Hydrocarbon and By-Product Reserves Report

- Legislative Changes Regarding Authority to Occupy Crown Land

- Clarification on Permit Expirations Under OGAA

- Enbridge Pipeline NEB/OGC Notifications

Federal

- Review of Federal Assessment Processes

British Columbia

-Treatment and Release of Produced Water to the Environment