NLR 12/25 - Department of Industry, Energy and Technology Notice under the Executive Council Act

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 12/25 Department of Industry, Energy and Technology Notice under the Executive Council Act (O.C. 2020-190) (Filed February 3, 2025) Under the authority of section 5 of the Executive Council Act , the Lieutenant-Governor in Council gives the following Notice. Dated at St. John’s, January 31, 2025. Krista Quinlan Clerk of the Executive Council NOTICE Analysis 1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Departmental structure 4. Powers and duties of the minister 5. Administration of Acts 6. Repeal Schedule A Schedule B Short title 1. This Notice may be cited as the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology Notice. 12/25 s1 Back to Top Definitions 2. In this Notice (a) "department" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology; and (b) "minister" means, unless the context indicates otherwise, the Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology. 12/25 s2 Back to Top Departmental structure 3. (1) The department was created by Order in Council 2020-190. (2) The department is presided over by the minister. (3) The department consists of 5 branches, as follows: (a) Business and Innovation; (b) Corporate and Strategic Services; (c) Energy Development; (d) Industry and Economic Development; and (e) Mining and Mineral Development. 12/25 s3 Back to Top Powers and duties of the minister 4. The powers, functions and duties of the minister include the supervision, control and direction of all matters relating to (a) the promotion and exploration of mineral and energy resources and related industry development activities; (b) mines, minerals, quarries and quarry resources; (c) onshore and offshore petroleum; (d) renewable energy and production of energy products; (e) electrical power; (f) overall responsibility for provincial energy supply and demand; (g) the development, monitoring, supervision, assistance or other government intervention, including regulations where applicable, for any of the industries described in paragraphs (b) to (f ); (h) the administration of Crown Land reserved for wind energy projects; ( i ) royalties, energy economics and associated matters, within or outside the province; (j) the identification, assessment, negotiation, compliance monitoring and promotion of industrial benefits from major resource development projects; (k) the creation and maintenance of a competitive economic environment that encourages and supports private sector business growth and innovation, leading to long-term sustainable employment opportunities for the people of the province; (l) the diversification of the economy on a provincial and regional basis, with particular attention to rural areas and sector diversification; (m) the promotion and encouragement of increased trade by provincial industries and businesses in national and international markets and facilitation of investment activity in provincial industries and businesses; (n) the creation of a climate conducive to innovation in business through the facilitation of research and development, collaborative initiatives with educational institutions, technology transfer and technology commercialization within provincial industries and individual business enterprises; (o) the provision of business information, network development, counselling and financial support programs and services to small and medium sized enterprises, including private businesses, co-operatives, credit unions, social enterprises and community development corporations to stimulate sustainable economic and employment development within the province; (p) the negotiation and administration of comprehensive federal and provincial economic development agreements and other forms of collaboration; (q) a strategic approach to collaborative sector growth strategies that support innovation, productivity and competitiveness, facilitate cross sector and supply chain development initiatives and advance telecommunications; and (r) the provision of regional economic development supports, including strategic capacity building and investments in communities to enable economic development opportunities, which are not, or in so far as they are not, the responsibility of another minister, agency, body, corporation, board, organization or person. 12/25 s4 Back to Top Administration of Acts 5. (1) The minister has sole responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in Schedule A and of all orders and regulations passed or made under those Acts, including those powers, functions or duties necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of those Acts. (2) The minister and the minister of the departments indicated in Schedule B share responsibility for the administration of the Acts set out in Schedule B and of the orders and regulations passed or made under those Acts, including those powers, functions or duties necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of those Acts. 12/25 s5 Back to Top Repeal 6. The Department of Natural Resources Notice, 2019 , Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 99/19 is repealed. 12/25 s6 Back to Top Schedule A 1. The Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited (Lease) Act, 1961 2. Electrical Power Control Act, 1994 3. Energy Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador Water Rights Act 4. Hydro Corporation Act, 2024 5. Innovation and Business Investment Corporation Act 6. Lower Churchill Development Act 7. Mineral Act 8. Mineral Holdings Impost Act 9. Mining Act 10. Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission ( Water Power ) Act 11. Oil and Gas Corporation Act 12. Petroleum and Natural Gas Act 13. Quarry Materials Act, 1998 14. Quarry Resources Act 15. Undeveloped Mineral Areas Act 12/25 Sch. A Back to Top Schedule B 1. Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act (with Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador) 2. Muskrat Falls Project Land Use and Expropriation Act (with Transportation and Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Change and Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture) 12/25 Sch. B