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 related to safety or environmental protection that is provided in relation to an application for an operating licence or authorization under subsection 5(1) of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act or to an operating licence or authorization that is issued under that subsection or provided in accordance with any regulation made under that Act. The Commission or person is not, however, permitted to disclose information or documentation if they are satisfied that (a) disclosure of it could reasonably be expected to result in a material loss or gain to a person, or to prejudice their competitive position, and the potential harm resulting from the disclosure outweighs the public interest in making the disclosure; (b) it is financial, commercial, scientific or technical information or documentation that is confidential and has been consistently treated as such by a person who would be directly affected by its disclosure, and for which the person’s interest in confidentiality outweighs the public interest in its disclosure; or (c) there is a real and substantial risk that disclosure of it will impair the security of pipelines, as defined in section 2 of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act , buildings, installations, vessels, vehicles, aircraft or systems, including computer or communication systems, used for any work or activity in respect of which that Act applies — or methods employed to protect them — and the need to prevent its disclosure outweighs the public interest in its disclosure. Exception (11) Subsections (8) to (10) do not apply in respect of the classes of information or documentation described in paragraphs (7)(a) to (e) and (i). R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 101, c. 21 (4th Supp.), s. 4; 1992, c. 35, s. 38; 1994, c. 10, s. 18; 2007, c. 35, s. 151; 2014, c. 2, s. 36; 2015, c. 4, s. 34 2019, c. 28, s. 149 2019, c. 28, s. 152
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delineation well means a well that is so located in relation to another well penetrating an accumulation of petroleum that there is a reasonable expectation that another portion of that accumulation will be penetrated by the first-mentioned well and that the drilling is necessary in order to determine the commercial value of the accumulation; ( puits de délimitation )
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development well means a well that is so located in relation to another well penetrating an accumulation of petroleum that it is considered to be a well or part of a well drilled for the purpose of production or observation or for the injection or disposal of fluid into or from the accumulation; ( puits d’exploitation )
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engineering research or feasibility study includes work undertaken to facilitate the design or to analyse the viability of engineering technology, systems or schemes to be used in the exploration for or the development, production or transportation of petroleum on frontier lands; ( recherches ou études techniques )
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environmental study means work pertaining to the measurement or statistical evaluation of the physical, chemical and biological elements of the lands, oceans or coastal zones, including winds, waves, tides, currents, precipitation, ice cover and movement, icebergs, pollution effects, flora and fauna both onshore and offshore, human activity and habitation and any related matters; ( études de l’environnement )
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experimental project means work or activity involving the utilization of methods or equipment that are untried or unproven; ( opération expérimentale )
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exploratory well means a well drilled on a geological feature on which a significant discovery has not been made; ( puits d’exploration )
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geological work means work, in the field or laboratory, involving the collection, examination, processing or other analysis of lithological, paleontological or geochemical materials recovered from the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of any frontier lands and includes the analysis and interpretation of mechanical well logs; ( travaux de géologie )
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geophysical work means work involving the indirect measurement of the physical properties of rocks in order to determine the depth, thickness, structural configuration or history of deposition thereof and includes the processing, analysis and interpretation of material or data obtained from such work; ( travaux de géophysique )
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geotechnical work means work, in the field or laboratory, undertaken to determine the physical properties of materials recovered from the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of any frontier lands; ( travaux de géotechnique )
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well site seabed survey means a survey pertaining to the nature of the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of any frontier lands in the area of the proposed drilling site in respect of a well and to the conditions of those lands that may affect the safety or efficiency of drilling operations; ( levé marin )
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well termination date means the date on which a well has been abandoned, completed or suspended in accordance with any applicable regulations respecting the drilling for petroleum made under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act . ( date d’abandon du puits )
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pplication made in accordance with subsection (7), the Court shall take every reasonable precaution, including, when appropriate, conducting hearings in camera , to avoid the disclosure by the Court or any person of any information or documentation that, under this Act, is privileged or is not to be disclosed. 2015, c. 4, s. 35 2019, c. 28, s. 150
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Operating agreements 103 (1) Where a dispute of a prescribed class arises between two or more interest holders of an interest in respect of any operations conducted in carrying out a work or activity on frontier lands authorized under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act and an operating agreement or other similar arrangement that extends to that work or activity is not in force or was made prior to March 5, 1982, the matters in dispute may, by order of the Minister, be submitted to arbitration conducted in accordance with the regulations. Application (2) Subsection (1) applies only in respect of (a) interests in force on March 5, 1982 in relation to any frontier lands; and (b) interests immediately succeeding the interests referred to in paragraph (a) in relation to those lands where those lands were not Crown reserve lands on the expiration of the interests referred to in paragraph (a). Arbitration order (3) An order of an arbitrator made pursuant to arbitration under subsection (1) is binding on all interest holders specified in the order from the date specified in the order, and the terms and conditions of the order are deemed to be terms and conditions of the interest to which the matters relate. R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 103; 1992, c. 35, s. 40
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Regulations 104 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of section 103 and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations (a) governing arbitration and the making of arbitration orders; (b) prescribing the classes of disputes that may be submitted to arbitration; and (c) governing appeals from and enforcement of arbitration orders. Application of regulations (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may apply generally to all frontier lands or any portion thereof. R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 104; 1992, c. 35, s. 41
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Notice to comply 105 (1) Where the Minister has reason to believe that an interest owner or holder is failing or has failed to meet any requirement of or under this Act or the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act or any regulation made under either Act, the Minister may give notice to that interest owner or holder requiring compliance with the requirement within ninety days after the date of the notice or within such longer period as the Minister considers appropriate. Default (2) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, where an interest owner or holder fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) within the period specified in the notice and the Minister considers that the failure to comply warrants cancellation of the interest of the interest owner or holder or any share in the interest held by the holder with respect to a portion only of the frontier lands subject to the interest, the Minister may, by order subject to section 106, cancel that interest or share, and where the interest or share is so cancelled, the frontier lands thereunder become Crown reserve lands. R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 105; 1992, c. 35, s. 42
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Definition of Committee 106 (1) In this section, Committee means the Oil and Gas Committee established by the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act . Notice (2) The Minister shall, not less than thirty days before making any order or decision or taking any action in respect of which it is expressly stated in this Act to be subject to this section, give notice in writing to the persons the Minister considers to be directly affected by the proposed order, decision or action. Request for hearing (3) Any person receiving a notice under subsection (2) may, in writing, request a hearing within the thirty day period referred to in that subsection and, on receipt of such a request, the Minister shall direct the Committee to appoint a time and place for a hearing and give notice thereof to the person who requested the hearing. Hearing (4) Any person requesting a hearing under subsection (3) may make representations and introduce witnesses and documents at the hearing. Powers of Committee (5) For the purposes of a hearing requested under subsection (3), the Committee has, regarding the attendance, swearing and examination of witnesses and the production and inspection of documents, all such powers, rights and privileges as are vested in a superior court of record. Recommendations of Committee (6) On the conclusion of the hearing, the Committee shall submit to the Minister its recommendations concerning the proposed order, decision or action of the Minister, together with the evidence and other material that was before the Committee. Order of Minister (7) Before making any order or decision or taking any action in respect of which a hearing has been held, the Minister shall consider the recommendations of the Committee. Notification of order and reasons (8) Where an order, decision or action referred to in subsection (2) is made or taken, the Minister shall notify the person who requested a hearing in respect of the order, decision or action under subsection (3) and, on request by that person, publish or make available to that person the reasons for the order, decision or action. Effective date of order (9) An order, decision or action referred to in subsection (2) takes effect as of (a) the day that immediately follows the last day of the thirty day period referred to in that subsection, where no hearing is requested under subsection (3); or (b) the day that the order or decision is made or the action is taken by the Minister, where a hearing is requested under subsection (3). Judicial review (10) Any order, decision or action in respect of which a hearing is held under this section is subject to judicial review under the Federal Courts Act . R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 106; 1990, c. 8, s. 47; 1992, c. 35, s. 43; 2002, c. 8, s. 182
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Regulations 107 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations (a) not inconsistent with the Canada Lands Surveys Act authorizing or requiring the survey, division and subdivision of frontier lands and defining and describing those divisions and subdivisions; (b) prescribing the information and documentation to be provided by interest owners and interest holders for the purposes of this Act, the time when and manner in which such information and documentation is to be provided, authorizing the Minister to prescribe the form in which it is to be provided and requiring such information and documentation to be provided in accordance with the regulations; (c) requiring fees and deposits to be paid in respect of interests, prescribing the amounts of such fees and deposits, the time and manner of their payment and providing for the administration of such fees and deposits and the disposition and return of deposits; (c.1) respecting the fees or charges, or the method of calculating the fees or charges, to be paid for the provision, by the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator, the person designated under section 4.1 of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act or the Minister, of a service or a product under this Act; (c.2) respecting the fees or charges, or the method of calculating the fees or charges, to be paid by a holder of an interest or a share in an interest in respect of any of activities under or related to this Act that are carried out by the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator, the person designated under section 4.1 of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act or the Minister; (c.3) respecting the refund of all or part of any fee or charge referred to in paragraph (c.1) or (c.2), or the method of calculating that refund; and (d) prescribing any other matter or thing that by this Act is to be prescribed or that is to be done by regulations. Amounts not to exceed cost (1.1) The amounts of the fees or charges referred to in paragraph (1)(c.1) shall not exceed the cost of providing the services or products. Amounts not to exceed cost (1.2) The amounts of the fees or charges referred to in paragraph (1)(c.2) shall not exceed the cost of performing the activities under or related to this Act. Publication of proposed regulations (2) Subject to subsection (3), a copy of each regulation that the Governor in Council proposes to make under this Act shall be published in the Canada Gazette and a reasonable opportunity shall be afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister with respect thereto. Single publication required (3) No proposed regulation need be published more than once under subsection (2) whether or not it is altered or amended after such publication as a result of representations made by interested persons as provided in that subsection. R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 107; 2015, c. 4, s. 36 2019, c. 28, s. 151
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Forms 108 (1) The Minister may prescribe any form or any information to be given on a form that is by this Act or the regulations to be prescribed and may include on any form so prescribed a declaration, to be signed by the person completing the form, declaring that the information given by that person on the form is, to the best of his knowledge, true, accurate and complete. Forms prescribed or authorized (2) Every form purporting to be a form prescribed or authorized by the Minister shall be deemed to be a form prescribed by the Minister under this Act unless called in question by the Minister or some person acting for the Minister or Her Majesty. Forms not regulations (3) Where a form or information to be given on a form is prescribed by the Minister pursuant to this Act, it shall be deemed not to be a regulation within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act .
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Report to Parliament 109 The Minister shall, within ninety days after the end of each year, cause to be prepared a report with respect to the administration of this Act during that year, and shall cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the day the report is prepared.
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Exploration agreements extant are continued 110 (1) Where an exploration agreement was entered into or negotiations in respect thereof were completed under the Canada Oil and Gas Act before the coming into force of this section, that exploration agreement shall, for the purposes of this Act, be referred to as an exploration licence and shall, subject to this Act, have effect in accordance with its terms and conditions. Production licences extant (2) Where a production licence was granted under the Canada Oil and Gas Act and is in force on the coming into force of this section, it shall be deemed to be a production licence issued under this Act on the coming into force of this section and is subject to this Act. Declarations of significant discovery continued (3) Where a declaration of significant discovery was made under section 45 of the Canada Oil and Gas Act and is in force on the coming into force of this section, it continues in force as if it was made pursuant to section 28 of this Act. Deemed significant discovery licences (4) Where, on the coming into force of this section, an exploration agreement is continuing in force pursuant to subsection 17(4) of the Canada Oil and Gas Act , it shall be deemed to be a significant discovery licence issued under this Act on the coming into force of this section and is subject to this Act.
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Replacement of rights 111 (1) Subject to section 110 and subsections 112(2) and 114(4) and (5), the interests provided for under this Act replace all petroleum rights or prospects thereof acquired or vested in relation to frontier lands prior to the coming into force of this section. No compensation (2) No party shall have any right to claim or receive any compensation, damages, indemnity or other form of relief from Her Majesty in right of Canada or from any servant or agent thereof for any acquired, vested or future right or entitlement or any prospect thereof that is replaced or otherwise affected by this Act, or for any duty or liability imposed on that party by this Act.
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Regulations continue in force 112 (1) The Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations remain in force to the extent that they are consistent with this Act until they are revoked or replaced by regulations made under this Act. Former interests (2) All interests provided by the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations that are in force on the coming into force of this section continue in force subject to sections 113 to 116. (3) to (7) [Repealed, 1991, c. 10, s. 20] R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 112; 1991, c. 10, ss. 19, 20
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Former permits, former special renewal permits and former exploration agreements 113 (1) Subject to sections 115 and 116, the interest owner of a former permit, former special renewal permit or former exploration agreement shall, on or before the first anniversary date of any such interest following March 5, 1982 or on or before the day that is six months after that date, whichever is the later, negotiate an exploration licence with the Minister. Surrender (2) Where an interest owner referred to in subsection (1) does not comply with that subsection, the frontier lands under the relevant interest are deemed to be surrendered and become Crown reserve lands. Extension (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, an exploration licence under subsection (1) may be extended to include all or any portion of the frontier lands under the preceding interest and any related frontier lands that, immediately prior to that extension, were Crown reserve lands. Where drilling commitment exists (4) Where a former special renewal permit or former exploration agreement contains provisions for the drilling of one or more wells, the Minister shall offer to issue an exploration licence to the interest owner for a term equal to the balance of the term of the former special renewal permit or former exploration agreement remaining on March 5, 1982 and having the same drilling provisions.
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Former leases 114 (1) Subject to sections 115 and 116, the interest owner of a former lease, other than a lease referred to in subsection (4), shall, on or before the first anniversary date of the former lease following March 5, 1982 or on or before the day that is six months after that date, whichever is the later, negotiate an exploration licence with the Minister. Surrender (2) Where the interest owner referred to in subsection (1) does not comply with that subsection, the frontier lands under the former lease are deemed to be surrendered and become Crown reserve lands. Application (3) Subsection 113(3) applies, with such modifications as the circumstances require, to lands that may be included in an exploration licence under subsection (1). Exception (4) Oil and Gas Leases numbered 529-R, 703, 704, 705, 707-R, 708-R, 709-R, 710-R, 838, 702, 411, 412, 442-R, 443-R and 444-R, issued pursuant to the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations shall continue in force in accordance with their terms and conditions. Idem (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Norman Wells Agreement of 1944 and the Norman Wells Expansion Agreement of 1983 shall continue in force in accordance with the terms and conditions of those Agreements, as amended by the Norman Wells Amending Agreement of 1994, and sections 1 to 117 do not apply to any of those Agreements. R.S., 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 114; 1994, c. 36, s. 1
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Extension of time 115 Where an exploration licence required to be negotiated under section 113 or 114 cannot be negotiated within the period provided in those sections for any reason not attributable to the interest owner, the Minister shall extend that period to allow for that negotiation within a reasonable time.
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Consolidated exploration licence 116 (1) One or more interest owners of former permits, former special renewal permits, former exploration agreements or former leases may, for the purposes of complying with subsection 113(1) or 114(1), negotiate together a single exploration licence that would consolidate any number or combination of such interests held by those interest owners. Terms and conditions of exploration licence (2) An exploration licence negotiated pursuant to subsection (1) shall contain any terms and conditions that may be agreed on by the Minister and the interest owners thereof.
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Crown share abrogated 117 (1) Subject to subsection (2), for greater certainty, the reservation to Her Majesty in right of Canada of a Crown share in any interest granted or entered into under the Canada Oil and Gas Act prior to the coming into force of this section is abrogated on and after the day this section comes into force. Inuvialuit claims unaffected (2) For greater certainty, nothing in this Act affects any right, privilege or benefit set out in the agreement approved, given effect and declared valid by the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act , chapter 24 of the Statutes of Canada, 1984.