Regulatory Requirements

AER directives outline the requirements companies seeking licensing for new energy and mineral developments, or any modifications to existing energy and mineral operations must meet. Those requirements include notifying and sharing information with nearby parties such as residents, Indigenous communities, governments, and other companies working nearby.

Industry members, following regulations in Directive 056: Energy Development Applications and Schedules, develop and execute a participant involvement program in advance of any energy development application. This includes defining the area per regulatory guidelines, providing sufficient advance notice to all who are within these parameters, and sharing an information package with them. The materials participants receive should be transparent, fulsome, easily understood, and address topics outlined in section 3.2.2 of D056.

Follow up requirements include ensuring efforts are made to address questions and concerns, a log of all participant events and notifications, and additional communication or activities whenever there is a proposed change to the development process.

Directives with Participant Involvement Requirements

While Directive 056 outlines most Participant Involvement requirements, specific information for different energy or resource development projects can also be found in other directives.