2024 Wildfire Season in Canada
In 2023, Canada faced its most destructive wildfire season ever recorded with over 15 million hectares burned—far exceeding the annual average of 2.5 million hectares. Throughout Western Canada, tens of […]
CEPA E2 Compliance – The End of a 5-year Cycle in 2024
In 2019, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) revised the Environmental Emergency Regulations, commonly known as E2 Regulations. At the time, the new regulations brought about numerous changes to how […]
World Petroleum Congress Calgary September 17-21, 2023
Sandhurst is getting ready to attend the 24th World Petroleum Congress (WPC)! As part of our preparation for the event, being mindful of the increased risk to the safety […]
Overview of Changes to the Updated Directive 071
Directive 071: Key Changes In February 2023, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) released an updated version of Directive 071: Emergency Preparedness and Response (D071). This updated version includes several changes […]
Recent Regulatory Changes 2019
New Reporting: ECCC Single Window Information Manager (SWIM) The 2019 E2 Regulations came into force on August 24th. To coincide with the new regulations, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) […]
2019 Environmental Emergency (E2) Regulations
On March 6, 2019, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published the revised “E2 Regulations, 2019” (SOR/2019-51). Changes include: Consolidation and modification ofSchedule 1 – List of Substances; 33 new substances including:crude oil, diesel, […]
Are you Ready for the Canadian Energy Regulator?
This year, the NEB will be transformed into the Canadian Energy Regulator (CER). The Government of Canada asserts the new changes will modernize the regulator and industry by better reflecting […]
Changes to Oil and Gas Regulations in BC
Attention all Oil and Gas operators in British Columbia, as of March 1, 2018, the Emergency Management Regulation 204/2013 has been repealed. Operators who have submitted a permit prior to […]
