Comment on proposed: Provisions of the regulations respecting reduction in the release of methane and certain compounds do not apply in British Columbia

This consultation will be open from June 15, 2019 to August 14, 2019.

The Government of Canada is soliciting feedback on 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 British Columbia.

Comments on the proposed Order in Council (OiC) can be provided in writing by August 14, 2019.

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Send us an email

Submit your comments by email: ec.methane-methane.ec@canada.ca

Who is the focus of this consultation

The Government of Canada would like to engage with:

• Indigenous peoples
• provincial, territorial and local governments
• industry stakeholders and association members
• non-governmental organizations
• the general public

Key theme for discussion

Your ideas and input are sought on 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 British Columbia.

Related information

• Emission Reduction Estimation for British Columbia Equivalency with Federal Methane Regulations
• See the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) for more information on the Federal Methane Regulations
• Consult the Canada-British Columbia equivalency agreement consultation: release of methane from the oil and gas sector

Contact us

Oil, Gas and Alternative Energy Division
Energy and Transportation Directorate
Environmental Protection Branch
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3

Email address: ec.methane-methane.ec@canada.ca