Report under the ESTMA

• Guidance (PDF, 320 KB)
  This document clarifies requirements for businesses in the extractive sector, including:
  • The scope of commercial development of oil, gas and minerals
  • Entities subject to the ESTMA and required to report payments
  • Types of payments that must be reported
• Technical Reporting Specifications
  This document details every step in complying with the ESTMA, from enrolling on the ESTMA Reporting Portal to submitting your ESTMA report.

• Register to use the ESTMA Reporting Portal. For instructions, refer to the ESTMA Reporting Portal User Guide.
• Complete and submit an enrolment request through the ESTMA Reporting Portal.
• Once we approve your enrolment form, your business will receive an ESTMA ID number which should be used in all correspondence with our team. Your contact information will be used to send important ESTMA updates.

• All submitted information is secure.
• There is no limit to the number of contacts that your business can authorize to use the ESTMA Reporting Portal.
• If an individual is no longer employed by your business, it is your responsibility to remove their contact details.

• If your business changes its legal name, kindly submit a request to update their Entity “Profile” through the Reporting Portal and attach the name change certificate as supporting documentation.
• Download the ESTMA reporting template to create your report: With the exception of substituted reports, all ESTMA reports must use this reporting template. Completing the Data Entry sheet will automatically populate the report’s Cover Page. Enter reportable payments by payee and project where indicated. You may include notes if you wish.
• Include an attestation statement using one of these options:
  • By Reporting Entity: A director or officer from your business can attest that the information included in the report is true, accurate and complete to the best of their knowledge and that they exercised due diligence. Please provide the name of the officer, their position and the date of attestation in the Data Entry sheet. No physical signature is required.
  • By independent audit: A director or officer from your business can alternately attest that they obtained an independent audit opinion that follows the Canadian Auditing Standards. Include the audit when you submit your report.
• Check your report using the ESTMA report validation checklist (PDF, 394 KB).
• Publish your ESTMA report online:
  • Your published report must be in a machine-readable format such as PDF or XLSX.
  • Your report must be published on a publicly accessible website (but not necessarily a corporate website) within 150 days of the end of your business's financial year.
  • Your report must remain publicly available for a period of at least five (5) years, and all payment records must be kept for seven (7) years from the date that NRCan accepted the report.
• Submit your report through the ESTMA Reporting Portal:
  • After your report is published, submit it through the ESTMA Reporting Portal in XLSX format.
  • Any report requiring revisions that has not been accepted, should remain as an Original Submission.
  • You will receive an email if we require any report revisions or if we accept your report.

Submit ESTMA Report