Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

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Q-356

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May 26, 2025, to present

Q-356

45th Parliament, 1st session
Asked by
Date asked
September 22, 2025
Answered
November 7, 2025
Response from
Department of Natural Resources
With regard to the government's role in offshore oil and gas development and related industrial facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador: (a) how many proposals for offshore oil and gas projects (i) have been received, (ii) have been approved, (iii) have been denied, (iv) are still awaiting a decision, (v) are delayed, (vi) have been cancelled, since November 4, 2015; (b) what are the details of each proposal in (a), including, for each, the (i) date received, (ii) date of the decision, (iii) current status, (iv) project scope and description, (v) location; (c) what is the total amount of federal funding provided to support offshore oil and gas development, since January 1, 2016, and broken down by year, program and type of funding; (d) what are the details, including the dates, type of assessments, and findings, of all assessments the government has conducted since November 4, 2015 regarding the economic and employment impact of idle fabrication yards and construction sites in Newfoundland and Labrador, including, but not limited to, the Bull Arm site; and (e) what future federal investment is planned to maintain, redevelop, or repurpose these facilities in the province?

Q-548

45-1
May 26, 2025, to present

Q-548

45th Parliament, 1st session
Asked by
Date asked
October 27, 2025
Answered
January 26, 2026
Response from
Department of Natural Resources
With regard to the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund and to payments made to the fund as referenced in the Main Estimates and related government financial documents: (a) what was the total amount of federal funding deposited into the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund for the (i) 2022-23 fiscal year, (ii) 2023-24 fiscal year, (iii) 2024-25 fiscal year; (b) broken down by fiscal year since 2022-23, what amounts of funding were disbursed by the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, broken down by (i) project, (ii) recipient, (iii) purpose, (iv) activity, (v) department or agency responsible for the disbursement; (c) broken down by fiscal year since 2022-23, what portion of payments from the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund (i) have been, or are planned to be, allocated to offshore petroleum or mining projects, (ii) were allocated to other categories of spending; (d) for the 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 fiscal years, has any funding from the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund been allocated to the Bay du Nord project, and, if so, what was the (i) total amount, (ii) purpose of the funding, (iii) date of the allocation; (e) if no funding has been allocated to the Bay du Nord project, is the federal government considering any future allocation from the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund to the Bay du Nord project, and, if so, what is the (i) planned amount, (ii) timeline for such an allocation; (f) what mechanisms, if any, are in place to monitor and publicly report on the disbursements and uses of funds from the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, including any (i) audit processes, (ii) annual reporting requirements, (iii) oversight by federal departments; (g) what documents, including financial reports or audits, are available regarding the administration and use of the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, and where can they be publicly accessed; (h) what criteria and processes does the government use to determine the allocation of funds from the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund to (i) various projects, (ii) initiatives; (i) how does the government measure the (i) economic, (ii) environmental, (iii) social, impact of projects funded by the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, and are there publicly available impact assessments for funded projects; (j) have there been any audits, reviews or evaluations conducted on the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund's management and spending from January 2022 to present, and, if so, what are the details of the findings and any resulting actions or policy changes; (k) what role, if any, do (i) Indigenous peoples, (ii) local communities, play in the decision-making or oversight of projects funded by the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund; (I) are there any plans to expand or modify the mandate of the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, and, if so, what are the details on the proposed changes; (m) what is the projected total revenue expected to be deposited into the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, broken down by year, over the (i) next five fiscal years, (ii) next 10 fiscal years, and what assumptions underlie these projections; (n) has the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund supported any initiatives related to environmental remediation, climate change mitigation or sustainable development, and, if so, what are the details and amounts allocated for each; (o) for the Bay du Nord project, (i) what environmental assessments have been funded or supported through the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, (ii) what were the outcomes of the assessments in (o)(i), (iii) are there any conditions outstanding; (p) how does the government ensure transparency and public accountability regarding expenditures from the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund, including the use of (i) websites, (ii) public reports, (iii) community engagement; and (q) are there any outstanding (i) legal, (ii) contractual, obligations linked to the Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Resource Revenue Fund that could impact future allocations or spending?
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