June 19, 2014 Ottawa Natural Resources Canada
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today announced that the Government’s Offshore Health and Safety Act has received Royal Assent.
The Act will ensure the safety of offshore workers, clarifying roles and responsibilities, increasing transparency, covering workers in transit to offshore platforms, as well as providing enforcement powers for occupational health and safety officers. The Act makes changes to the Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act.
The federal government jointly manages offshore oil and gas activity with the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia in the Atlantic offshore areas. Both provinces were key partners in developing the new legislation. The Government of Canada is now in discussions with the provinces to determine a date when the legislation will come into force.
Greg Rickford
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Derrick Dalley
Minister of Natural Resources, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Andrew Younger
Minister of Energy, Government of Nova Scotia
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