List of Acts and Regulations

List of acts for which the Minister of Natural Resources is responsible

Regulations associated with each act can be found below.

 
Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act

An Act to prevent pollution of areas of the arctic waters adjacent to the mainland and islands of the Canadian arctic.

Canadian Energy Regulator Act

An Act to establish the Canadian Energy Regulator

Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology Act

An Act to establish a foundation to fund sustainable development technology

Canada Labour Code

An Act to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour

Canada Lands Surveyors Act

An Act respecting Canada Lands Surveyors

Canada Lands Surveys Act

An Act respecting the surveys of public lands of Canada

Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act

An Act to implement an agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on offshore petroleum resource management and revenue sharing and to make related and consequential amendments

Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act

An Act to implement an agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Nova Scotia on offshore petroleum resource management and revenue sharing and to make related and consequential amendments

Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act

An Act respecting oil and gas operations in Canada

Canada Petroleum Resources Act

An Act to regulate interests in petroleum in relation to frontier lands, to amend the Oil and Gas Production and Conservation Act and to repeal the Canada Oil and Gas Act

Canadian Ownership and Control Determination Act

An Act respecting Canadian ownership and control determination

Cape Breton Development Corporation Act

An Act to establish the Cape Breton Development Corporation

Cape Breton Development Corporation Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act

An Act to authorize the divestiture of the assets of, and to dissolve, the Cape Breton Development Corporation, to amend the Cape Breton Development Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Cooperative Energy Act

An Act to establish the Cooperative Energy Corporation and the Cooperative Energy Development Corporation

Department of Natural Resources Act

An Act to establish the Department of Natural Resources and to amend related Acts

Emergency Management Act

An Act to provide for emergency management and to amend and repeal certain Acts

Energy Administration Act

An Act to provide for charges, compensation and pricing in respect of certain energy sources and for the administration and control of other matters respecting energy sources in Canada

Energy Efficiency Act

An Act respecting the energy efficiency of energy-using products and the use of alternative energy sources

Energy Monitoring Act

An Act respecting energy monitoring

Energy Supplies Emergency Act

An Act to provide a means to conserve the supplies of energy within Canada during periods of national emergency caused by shortages or market disturbances affecting the national security and welfare and the economic stability of Canada

Explosives Act

An Act respecting the manufacture, testing, sale, storage, transportation and importation of explosives and the use of fireworks

Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act

An Act providing for controls on the export, import or transit across Canada of rough diamonds and for a certification scheme for the export of rough diamonds in order to meet Canada’s obligations under the Kimberley Process

Extractive Sector Transparency ‎Measures Act (ESTMA)

An Act to implement Canada’s international commitments to participate in the fight against corruption through the imposition of measures applicable to the extractive sector

Forestry Act

An Act respecting forestry development and research

Hibernia Development Project Act

An Act respecting the Hibernia Development Project and to amend certain Acts in relation thereto

International Boundary Commission Act

An Act respecting the International Boundary Commission

Northern Pipeline Act

An Act to establish the Northern Pipeline Agency, to facilitate the planning and construction of a pipeline for the transmission of natural gas from Alaska and Northern Canada and to give effect to the Agreement between Canada and the United States of America on principles applicable to a Northern natural gas pipeline

Nuclear Energy Act

An Act relating to the development and utilization of nuclear energy

Nuclear Fuel Waste Act

An Act respecting the long-term management of nuclear fuel waste

Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act

An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident

Nuclear Safety and Control Act

An Act to establish the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Oil Substitution and Conservation Act

An Act respecting oil conservation and the substitution for oil of other energy sources

Resources and Technical Surveys Act

An Act respecting resources and technical surveys

Not in force

Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund Act

An Act to establish the Greenhouse Gas Technology Investment Fund for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere

For more information

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians Websites.