Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan (SOR/2020-234)

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 332(1)Footnote ^a of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote ^b, the Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 16, 2020, a copy of the proposed Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan, substantially in the annexed form, and persons were given an opportunity to file comments with respect to the proposed Order or to file a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established and stating the reasons for the objection;

Whereas, the Minister and the Government of Saskatchewan have entered into a written agreement referred to in subsection 10(3) of the Act to the effect that there are in force by or under the laws of Saskatchewan

• (a) provisions that are equivalent to the provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector)Footnote ^c, made under subsection 93(1) of the Act, and

• (b) provisions that are similar to sections 17 to 20 of the Act for the investigation of alleged offences under environmental legislation of Saskatchewan;

Whereas, pursuant to subsections 10(4) and (5) of the Act, the Minister gave notice of the availability of that agreement in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 16, 2020, and persons were given an opportunity to file with the Minister comments or a notice of objection;

And whereas, pursuant to subsection 10(6) of the Act, the Minister published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on September 26, 2020, a notice of availability of a report that summarizes how any comments or notices of objection were dealt with;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 10(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999Footnote ^b, makes the annexed Order Declaring that the Provisions of the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) Do Not Apply in Saskatchewan.

• Return to footnote ^aS.C. 2004, c. 15, s. 31

• Return to footnote ^bS.C. 1999, c. 33

• Return to footnote ^cSOR/2018-66