Frontier and Offshore Regulatory Renewal Initiative (FORRI) Framework Regulations
This regulatory initiative is part of the 2023-2025 Forward Regulatory Plan.
Enabling Acts
- Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act
- Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act
- Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act
Description
The Frontier and Offshore Regulatory Renewal Initiative (FORRI) aims to modernize the regulations governing Canada's frontier and offshore oil and gas sector. The following existing regulations will be modernized and amalgamated into one Framework Regulation (under each of the three acts):
- Drilling and Production Regulations
- Geophysical Operations Regulations
- Certificate of Fitness Regulations
- Operations Regulations, and
- Installation Regulations
This review is proceeding with the Accord Acts regulations at this time, regulations under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act will be revised at a later date.
This regulatory initiative is part of the 2023-2025 Forward Regulatory Plan.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
There are no expected negative business impacts. Administrative burden is to be determined.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
The proposed regulations have been developed in collaboration with the Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and the Canada Energy Regulator.
Consultations
The FORRI webpage contains links to the policy intent documents, as well as contact information, where interested parties can provide feedback.
The draft regulations were pre-published in Part I of the Canada Gazette in Spring 2022.
Further Information
For further information, please contact the FORRI website
Departmental Contact
Cheryl McNeil
Deputy Director
Offshore Management Division
Analysis and Operations Branch
cheryl.mcneil@ NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca
Date First included in Forward Regulatory Plan
2015
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