Link to Bulletin SummarizedCoal - Mine Financial Security ProgramStarting with the 2022 Mine Financial Security Program (“MFSP”) annual report submissions, the AER will accept surety bonds as security under the MFSP program, along with cash and letters of credit,...
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New Direction for Coal Activity in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, AER Bulletin 2022-04
Link to Bulletin SummarizedCoal Development - Approval SuspensionOn March 4, 2022, the Government of Alberta released a report from a coal policy committee it formed in early 2021 to gather feedback on future policy related to coal development in Alberta. Ministerial...
Benga Mining Limited v Alberta Energy Regulator, 2022 ABCA 30
Link to Decision SummarizedPermission to AppealIn this decision, the ABCA denied the applications from Benga Mining Limited (“Benga”), the Piikani Nation (“Piikani”), and the Stoney Nakoda Nations (“Stoney Nakoda”) for permission to appeal the AER’s decision Benga...
Benga Mining Limited v Alberta Energy Regulator, 2021 ABCA 363
Link to Decision SummarizedPermission to Appeal – Respondent and Intervenor StatusIn this decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) considered applications from the Municipal District of Ranchland No. 66 (the “MD”) and the Livingstone Landowners Group...
Benga Mining Limited Grassy Mountain Coal Project, 2021 ABAER 010
Link to Decision SummarizedCoal - Facilities In this decision, the AER and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (“CEAA”) joint review panel (“JRP”) found that the Benga Mining Limited (“Benga”) Grassy Mountain Coal Project (the “Project”) is not in the public...
Changes to the Mine Financial Security Program Guide, AER Bulletin 2021-20
Link to Bulletin SummarizedMine Approvals On May 6, 2021, Alberta Environment and Parks updated the Mine Financial Security Program Standard. The update allows the AER to permit mine approval holders to use an alternative methodology to calculate their mine financial...
Coal Activity on Category 2 Land Suspended, AER Bulletin 2021-19
Link to Bulletin SummarizedCoal Exploration On April 23, 2021, the Government of Alberta issued Ministerial Order 093/2021. On May 11, 2021, the AER posted Bulletin 2021-19 announcing that this order directs the AER to take steps to suspend all approvals for coal...