Oil and Gas Significant Discovery Licenses on Frontier Lands in Canada's North
Date:
September 1 2002
Interests in petroleum on Crown lands in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are governed by the Canada Petroleum Resources Act (CPRA). Operations and development of such leased lands are governed by the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGOA).
The CPRA applies to all “frontier lands”, including “lands that belong to Her Majesty in right of Canada, or in respect of which Her Majesty in right of Canada has the right to dispose of or exploit the natural resources, and that are situated in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, or in the territorial sea or the continental shelf of Canada.”
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