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Feb 1, 2025
Compliance
Estimated Liability Review Before Orphan Fund Levy
This newsletter encourages operators to review estimated liability before orphan fund levy calculations and summarizes electronic habitat restoration program items, mandatory electronic submissions, Saskatchewan pipeline licensing, and BC hydrogen developments.
Jan 1, 2025
Well Licensing
Directive 056 and Liability Management Framework Updates
This issue covers liability-management directive updates, Directive 056, Directive 089, Directive 090, Manual 012 changes related to brine, geothermal, and mineral development, and BC disposal-dashboard information. It is a strong well-licensing and emerging-resource update for operators planning new applications.
Dec 1, 2024
AER Updates
Directive 046 Rescission, Directive 017/042 and Mineral Development Updates
This newsletter summarizes the rescission of Directive 046 into Manual 029, updates to Directives 017 and 042, Manual 030 rock-hosted mineral development information, Directive 007 and Manual 011 brine-hosted mineral updates, and related Saskatchewan and BC items. It is a useful regulatory-change summary for year-end review.
From the Benoit Archive
Insights from Decades of Regulatory Experience
Each Regulatory Intelligence Insight uses AI-assisted analysis to identify practical lessons from historical regulatory records, connecting those lessons to current regulatory guidance.







