Whereas, under subsection 332(1) a of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 b, the Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on July 5, 2025, a copy of the proposed Order Declaring that the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025 and persons were given an opportunity to file comments with respect to the proposed Order or to file a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established and stating the reasons for the objection; S.C. 2023, c. 12, s. 55 S.C. 1999, c. 33
Whereas, on September 26, 2025 the Minister of the Environment and the Government of Alberta entered into a written agreement referred to in subsection 10(3) of that Act to the effect that there are in force by or under the laws of Alberta
provisions that are equivalent to the provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) c made under subsection 93(1) d of that Act, and SOR/2018-66 S.C. 2023, c. 12, ss. 33(1) to (6)
provisions that are similar to sections 17 to 20 of that Act for the investigation of alleged offences under environmental legislation of Alberta;
Whereas, under subsections 10(4) and (5) of that Act, the Minister gave notice of the availability of that agreement in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on July 5, 2025, and persons were given an opportunity to file with the Minister comments or a notice of objection;
And whereas, under subsection 10(6) of that Act, the Minister published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on September 27, 2025, a notice of availability of a report that summarizes how any comments or notices of objection were dealt with;
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, makes the annexed Order Declaring that the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta, 2025 under subsection 10(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 b. S.C. 1999, c. 33
Declaration
Except with respect to a federal work or undertaking, the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) do not apply in Alberta.
Cessation of Effect
This Order ceases to have effect on the day on which the agreement between the Minister of the Environment and the Government of Alberta entitled “Agreement on the Equivalency of Federal and Alberta Regulations Respecting the Release of Methane from the Oil and Gas Sector in Alberta, 2025” terminates or is terminated under subsection 10(8) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Repeal
The Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Alberta 1 is repealed. SOR/2020-233
Coming into Force
This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.