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Royalties

Alberta's Royalty Framework, mineral ownership, and energy publications.

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  • About Royalty Industry Guides
    Find out more about Alberta’s royalty frameworks.
  • Alberta's Royalty Framework
    Royalties are an important way that Albertans collect value from the development of the province's energy resources.
  • Energy in Alberta timeline
    Many significant events that have impacted the province’s energy development are outlined on these historical timelines.
  • Energy industry documents
    The following documents and commissioned reports are organized by commodity.
  • Freehold mineral tax
    Freehold Mineral Tax is calculated and collected annually on oil & gas production from Freehold Wells
  • Mineral ownership
    The legal possession and the right to win, work and recover specific minerals or resources from beneath the surface of a parcel of land.