Notice of Application
OSCA Application No. 1956661
EPEA Application No. 065-00000026
Water Act Approval Application No. 016-00251073
Water Act Licence Application No. 001-00507238
Syncrude Canada Ltd
Aurora North Mine Area 2 Integrated Amendment Application
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has received Oil Sands Conservation Act (OSCA) application 1956661, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) application 065-00000026, Water Act (WA) Approval application 016-00251073, and Water Act Licence application 001-00507238 from Syncrude Canada Ltd (Syncrude) for the development of Area 2 for ore extraction, at the Aurora North Mine site. The AER is reviewing the applications together.
This notice also sets out the deadline for filing statements of concern under the section How to File a Statement of Concern.
Description of the Applications
Syncrude has applied under the OSCA, EPEA and WA to:
- Extract oil sands and remove overburden in Area 2; and
- Request a new Water Act licence to divert up to 8,500,000 cubic metres of surface runoff water per year contributing to the Muskeg River watershed and up to 5,500,000 cubic metres of groundwater per year.
The Aurora North Mine site is located in Townships 95 and 96; Ranges 9, 10 and 11; West of the 4th Meridian.
For a copy of the applications, contact
Suncor Energy (Syncrude) Operating Inc.
P.O. Bag 4009
Fort McMurray, Alberta, T9H 3L1
Attention: Silcar Roache
Telephone: 825-409-8336
Email: sroache@suncor.com
To receive a copy of the applications, and supporting documents, submit an information request, as outlined at www1.aer.ca/ProductCatalogue/ordering.html, to
AER Information Distribution Services
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Telephone: 1-855-297-8311
(toll free; option 0)
Email: InformationRequest@aer.ca
Refer to this notice when requesting information for a faster response. Copies of the applications will also be available at
Alberta Government Library
44 Capital Boulevard
11th Floor, 10044 – 108 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6
Telephone: 780-427-2985
(toll free: 780-310-0000)
AER Fort McMurray Regional Office
2nd Floor, Provincial Building
Box 15, 9915 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4
Telephone: 780-743-7214
Requirement to File a Statement of Concern
If you have concerns with these applications, you must file a statement of concern as described below. If you do not file a statement of concern, the AER may approve the applications without further notification.
How to File a Statement of Concern
For your submission to be considered a valid statement of concern, it must be filed by 11:59 p.m. on February 27, 2025. Send one copy of your statement of concern to Suncor Energy (Syncrude) Operating Inc. at the name and address above and one copy either online via the AER’s web-based form or by mail or email:
Mail or email:
Regulatory Applications
Alberta Energy Regulator
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Fax: 403-297-7336
Email: SOC@aer.ca
Contents of a Statement of Concern
For your submission to be considered a valid statement of concern, it must include
a) why you believe that you may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the applications;
b) the nature of your objection to the applications;
c) the outcome of the applications that you advocate;
d) the location of your land, residence, or activity in relation to the location of the energy resource activity that is the subject of the applications; and
e) your contact information, including your name, address in Alberta, telephone number, and email address or, if you do not have an email address, your fax number.
The AER also requests that you include the application number in your statement of concern.
Confidentiality
Section 49 of the Alberta Energy Regulator Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice) requires that all documents and information filed in a proceeding be placed on the public record. If you file a submission, you must not include any personal information that you do not want to appear on or are not authorized to put on the public record. Section 49(2) of the Rules of Practice states how to apply to the AER for an order to keep information confidential. The Rules of Practice is available on the AER website at www.aer.ca.
Jurisdiction
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land use are not dealt with by the AER and should be referred to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (formerly the Surface Rights Board).
Under section 21 of the Responsible Energy Development Act, the AER does not have the jurisdiction to assess the adequacy of Crown consultation associated with the rights of aboriginal peoples as recognized and affirmed under the Constitution Act, 1982.
For information on AER procedures, contact the regulatory applications specialist, Andre Antunes, by phone at 587-686-8911 or by email to Andre.Antunes@aer.ca.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on January 27, 2025.
ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR
