Tenure legislation and policies

Acts and regulations

The following acts and regulations are found on Open Government:

• Mines and Minerals Act – This act governs the management and disposition of rights in Crown owned mines and minerals, including the levying and collecting of bonuses, rental and royalties. (Administration of portions of this act shared with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.)
• Crown Minerals Registration Regulation AR 264/1997
• Mines and Minerals Administration Regulation AR 262/1997
• Petroleum and Natural Gas Tenure Regulation AR 263/1997
• Carbon Sequestration Tenure Regulation AR 68/2011

The King's Printer offers an annual Energy and Minerals binder, purchase the 2-volume set binder updates are also available for purchase.

Information letters

Information letters cover legislative changes with the Department of Energy and Minerals, advanced search features are available.

Information bulletins

These bulletins alert industry to process changes, more information and guides are available through ETS support and online learning.

• 2025-05 – Office Closure – September 30, 2025
• 2025-04 – Mandatory Submission of Electronic Data for PNG Tenure and Geothermal Applications
• 2025-03 – Additional Information Related to the Implementation of Shallow Rights Reversion
• 2025-02 – Petroleum and Natural Gas (PNG), Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, and Geothermal Applications and Payments in the Event of a Postal Work Stoppage
• 2025-01 – Implementation of Mandatory Electronic Data Submissions for Petroleum and Natural Gas (PNG) and Geothermal Applications
• 2024-03 – Petroleum and natural gas (PNG), carbon capture utilization and storage, and geothermal applications and payments in the event of a postal work stoppage
• 2024-02 – Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Suffield; Process Clarification for Petroleum and Natural Gas (PNG) Agreements and Surface Access Rights
• 2024-01 – Requirement to bid on parcels requested to be included in public offerings of Crown mineral rights
• Petroleum and Natural Gas Tenure Regulation and Review Information bulletins – 1997-02, 01, 1996-06, 04, 03 and 01

Read all the mineral rights information bulletins since 1998.

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Contact

Connect with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Tenure division:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-644-2300
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)

Email

Energy and Minerals

Bidding – [email protected]
Crown land data – [email protected]
Gas royalty – [email protected]
Oil royalty – [email protected]
PNG continuations – [email protected]
Geothermal – [email protected]
Postings – [email protected]
Rentals – [email protected]
Transfers – [email protected]
Unit agreements – [email protected]
Well administration – [email protected]
Crown Mineral Activity – [email protected]

Environment and Protected Areas

GLIMPS – [email protected]

Address

Alberta Energy and Minerals 
Petroleum and Natural Gas Tenure
North Petroleum Plaza
9945 108 Street*
Edmonton, Alberta  T5K 2G6

*Couriers report to the 2nd floor.