Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2019, P-31.1 Reg 3

1 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 The Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2019 being Chapter P-31.1 Reg 3 (effective April 1, 2019) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 71/2019, 9/2020, 76/2020, 39/2021, 21/2022, by an Errata Notice published in the Gazette on May 20, 2022; and 33/2024. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Table of Contents PART 1 DIVISION 2 Preliminary Matters Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions 1-1 Title 5-4 Petroleum and natural gas surface permits 1-2 Definitions 5-5 Petroleum and natural gas surface leases 1-3 General provisions respecting dispositions 5-6 Petroleum and natural gas easements PART 2 5-7 Fees with respect to extension of term of petroleum and natural Sale or Transfer of Crown Resource Land gas dispositions 2-01 Minister’s consent respecting accretion DIVISION 3 Wild Rice Dispositions 2-1 Sale 5-8 Permit or licence required PART 3 5-9 Wild rice permits General Provisions – Resource Land Dispositions 5-10 Wild rice licences 3-1 Application of Part 5-11 Maximum area – wild rice permits and wild rice licences 3-2 Maximum length of term 5-12 Terms and conditions – wild rice permits and wild rice licences 3-3 General duties of holder 5-13 Prohibition 3-4 Prohibitions and deemed indemnification 5-14 Rights on termination 3-5 General terms and conditions DIVISION 4 3-6 Change of name of corporation Other Resource Land Dispositions 3-7 Interest 5-15 Quarry and sand and gravel dispositions 3-8 Mitigation obligations 5-16 Mineral surface leases 3-9 Reclamation and restoration obligations 5-17 Peat dispositions 3-10 Financial assurance 5-18 Resource land dispositions respecting haying and grazing 3-11 Administrative penalty PART 6 3-12 Prescribed period for cancellation for non-payment Amendment or Cancellation and Fees of tax 6-1 When minister may amend or cancel resource land disposition PART 4 6-2 Disposition holder’s application for amendment of disposition Issuance of Resource Land Dispositions 6-3 Calculation of applicable fees 4-1 Application process for resource land dispositions PART 7 4-2 Issuance of resource land disposition following Repeal and Transitional application process 7-1 RRS c F-19.1 Reg 6 repealed 4-3 Minister may choose public bid process or draw 7-2 RRS c P-31.1 Reg 2 repealed 4-4 Public bid process 7-3 Transitional – permits and licences issued pursuant to The Wild 4-5 Draw Rice Regulations, 2005 4-6 Issuance of resource land disposition following 7-4 Transitional – dispositions of Crown resource land issued public bid process or draw pursuant to The Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2017 PART 5 PART 8 Resource Land Dispositions Coming into Force DIVISION 1 8-1 Coming into force Leases, Permits and Easements Appendix 5-1 Leases 5-2 Permits 5-3 Easements 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Chapter P-31.1 Reg 3 The Provincial Lands Act, 2016 PART 1 Preliminary Matters Title 1-1 These regulations may be cited as The Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2019. Definitions 1-2 In these regulations: “Act” means The Provincial Lands Act, 2016; “applicable fee” means any rental charge, service fee or other fee imposed pursuant to these regulations for the use of any Crown resource land; “applicant”, except in subsection 6-2(3), means a person who applies for a resource land disposition pursuant to section 4-1; “corporation” includes a co-operative; “Crown resource land” means all lands administered by the minister; “fiscal year” means the period commencing on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the following year; “institutional purpose” means a purpose within the meaning of clause 4-1(1)(g); “minister” means the member of the Executive Council responsible for the administration of The Forest Resources Management Act; “ministry” means the ministry over which the minister presides; “peat disposition” means any resource land disposition that is: (a) a peat exploration permit; or (b) a peat harvest lease; “peat exploration permit” means a permit with respect to Crown resource land that authorizes the holder to do the things set out in clause 5-17(1)(a); “peat harvest lease” means a lease with respect to Crown resource land that authorizes the holder to do the things set out in clause 5-17(1)(b); “petroleum and natural gas” means petroleum, natural gas or petroleum and natural gas; “petroleum and natural gas disposition” means any resource land disposition that is: (a) a petroleum and natural gas easement; (b) a petroleum and natural gas surface lease; or (c) a petroleum and natural gas surface permit; 4 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 “petroleum and natural gas easement” means an easement with respect to Crown resource land that authorizes the holder to do the things set out in section 5-6; “petroleum and natural gas surface lease” means a lease of Crown resource land that authorizes the holder to do the things set out in section 5-5; “petroleum and natural gas surface permit” means a permit with respect to Crown resource land that authorizes the holder to do the things set out in section 5-4; “provincial forest” means any Crown resource land designated as a provincial forest pursuant to The Forest Resources Management Act; “resource land disposition” means any disposition respecting the right to enter on, use or occupy Crown resource land that is issued pursuant to these regulations; “Table” means a table set out in the Appendix; “wild rice disposition” means any resource land disposition that is: (a) a wild rice licence; or (b) a wild rice permit; “wild rice licence” means a licence issued with respect to Crown resource land that authorizes the holder to do the things set out in section 5-10; “wild rice permit” means a permit issued with respect to Crown resource land that authorizes the holder to do the things set out in section 5-9. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s1-2. General provisions respecting dispositions 1-3(1) All holders of a resource land disposition must comply with all of the following: (a) the Act; (b) The Forest Resources Management Act; (c) The Natural Resources Act; (d) these regulations. (2) Crown resource land may be disposed of by a sale, transfer, grant or resource land disposition for the purposes, in the manner and on the terms and conditions set out in these regulations. 5 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (3) The holder of a licence within the meaning of The Forest Resources Management Act shall obtain a resource land disposition to use or occupy Crown resource land for the purposes of: (a) a processing facility; (b) a camp; (c) a mill site; (d) a timber storage area; (e) a quarry; (f) a sand and gravel pit; or (g) for any purpose other than the purpose for which the holder’s licence was issued pursuant to that Act. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s1-3. PART 2 Sale or Transfer of Crown Resource Land Minister’s consent respecting accretion 2-01(1) For the purposes of section 2-5.1 of the Act, on receipt of an application to consent to accreted land becoming part of adjacent land, if the minister is satisfied that there is sufficient evidence that accretion has occurred, the minister may consent in writing, on any terms or conditions the minister considers necessary, to the accreted land becoming part of the adjacent land after considering the following: (a) the importance of the accreted land for public use; (b) the importance of the accreted land for water management; (c) any use of the accreted land by Indigenous people for the exercise of their Aboriginal and Treaty rights to hunt, fish and trap or for other traditional purposes; (d) any environmental, commercial or heritage matters respecting the accreted land; (e) the impact on all adjacent landowners; (f) any matter that the minister considers to be in the public interest. (2) In the application mentioned in subsection (1), the applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the minister that the consents of all adjacent landowners to the transfer of the accreted land have been obtained by the applicant. (3) The minister may dispense with the consent of an adjacent landowner mentioned in subsection (2) if the minister is satisfied that the adjacent landowner would not be adversely affected by the transfer of the accreted land. 6 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 (4) If the consent of an adjacent landowner has not been dispensed with by the minister pursuant to with subsection (3) and it cannot be obtained after due diligence, the applicant mentioned in subsection (1) may request the minister to issue a notice for service on the adjacent landowner who did not provide the consent required pursuant to subsection (2) to either give the consent or: (a) commence a court action to dispute the right of the applicant to obtain title to the accreted land; and (b) register a certificate of pending litigation interest against the title to the accreted land. (5) If the certificate of pending litigation mentioned in clause (4)(b) is not registered against the accreted land within the period provided in the notice, the minister may consent to the application mentioned in subsection (1) and the adjacent landowner named in the notice and that adjacent landowner’s heirs, successors and assigns shall after issuance of the title to the applicant respecting the accreted land be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim: (a) to the accreted land; or (b) based on an assertion of adverse effect resulting from the minister’s consent to the application or the accreted land becoming part of the adjacent land. (6) The minister may withhold consent to accreted land becoming part of the adjacent land if the minister considers that any of the following conditions exist: (a) the accreted land is or may be necessary for public use; (b) the accreted land is or may be necessary for water management purposes that are not or may not be achievable if the accreted land becomes part of the adjacent land; (c) the use of the accreted land by Indigenous people for the exercise of their Aboriginal and Treaty rights to hunt, fish and trap or for other traditional purposes will or may be adversely affected if the accreted land becomes part of the adjacent land; (d) the environmental, commercial or heritage matters respecting the accreted land make retention of the land advisable or necessary; (e) the consent of any adjacent landowner has not been provided pursuant to subsection (2) and the minister has not dispensed with that consent pursuant to subsection (3); (f) the public interest is not or may not be served by the accreted land becoming part of the adjacent land. (7) If applicable, the applicant mentioned in subsection (1) is responsible for all fees and charges associated with obtaining a survey, subdivision approval and title transfer and any other fees and charges that are necessary to give effect to the transfer of the accreted land. (8) Subject to subsection (7), if the minister provides consent pursuant to subsection (1), the minister shall not require any payment or other charge for the value of the accreted land. 17 May 2024 SR 33/2024 s4. 7 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Sale 2-1(1) Subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the minister may sell Crown resource land in accordance with this section if the Crown resource land is not part of a provincial forest. (2) No parcel of unsurveyed Crown resource land is to be sold until it is surveyed and the plan of survey approved by the Controller of Surveys pursuant to The Land Surveys Act, 2000. (3) The purchaser of the Crown resource land surveyed shall pay the costs of obtaining and registering any plan of survey. (4) No sale of Crown resource land is to be made unless any development specified in any resource land disposition with respect to that land is at a stage of completion that is satisfactory to the minister. (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, for the purposes of satisfying or discharging any obligation or undertaking of the Government of Saskatchewan pursuant to a Framework Agreement as defined in The Treaty Land Entitlement Implementation Act or assisting the Government of Canada in fulfilling specific claims settlements for First Nations, the minister may sell Crown resource land on those terms and conditions that the minister considers necessary. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the minister may sell Crown resource land that is subject to a lease and that is located within a surveyed subdivision to the lessee if: (a) a sale price is determined by an accredited appraiser whose qualifications and procedures are acceptable to the minister and the minister agrees to the sale price; (b) the purchaser enters into a written sale agreement that includes any terms and conditions that the minister considers necessary; and (c) the minister considers the sale to be in the public interest. (7) Any person who intends to purchase Crown resource land shall, within the period set by the minister, provide the minister with a signed copy of the agreement mentioned in clause (6)(b) and any other documents that the minister may require. (8) If a person who intends to purchase Crown resource land fails to comply with subsection (7), the minister may notify the person that the proposed sale of Crown resource land will not proceed. (9) If Crown resource land that is subject to a resource land disposition is sold: (a) the sale terminates the resource land disposition; and (b) the resource land disposition holder remains liable for the payment of any outstanding applicable fee relating to the Crown resource land being sold. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s2-1. 8 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 PART 3 General Provisions – Resource Land Dispositions Application of Part 3-1 The provisions of this Part apply, with any necessary modification, to any resource land disposition. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-1. Maximum length of term 3-2 Subject to subsection 5-3(4), no resource land disposition is to be issued for a term exceeding 33 years. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-2. General duties of holder 3-3(1) In this section: “noxious weed” means a plant designated by order of the minister responsible for the administration of The Weed Control Act as a noxious weed pursuant to that Act; “nuisance weed” means a plant designated by order of the minister responsible for the administration of The Weed Control Act as a nuisance weed pursuant to that Act; “pest” means an animal, insect or disease declared to be a pest pursuant to The Pest Control Act; “prohibited weed” means a plant designated by order of the minister responsible for the administration of The Weed Control Act as a prohibited weed pursuant to that Act. (2) The resource land disposition holder shall, in the exercise of the rights that are the subject of the resource land disposition: (a) cause as little damage as possible to the Crown resource land or any improvement located on the Crown resource land; (b) leave no hazard on the Crown resource land; and (c) ensure that no noxious weeds, nuisance weeds, prohibited weeds or pests are brought on to or spread on the Crown resource land. (3) No resource land disposition holder shall fail to comply with subsection (2). 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-3. Prohibitions and deemed indemnification 3-4(1) No resource land disposition holder shall fail to comply with the terms and conditions of the resource land disposition. 9 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (2) No resource land disposition holder shall fail to submit any records or documents in the manner specified pursuant to any terms and conditions that are: (a) set out in the resource land disposition; or (b) imposed pursuant to the Act or these regulations. (3) On entering into a resource land disposition, every resource land disposition holder is deemed to have agreed to indemnify the Crown and all persons mentioned in section 8-5 of the Act from any claims, actions and demands for anything done by the resource land disposition holder in the exercise of the rights granted pursuant to the resource land disposition. (4) No resource land disposition holder shall use Crown resource land for any purpose that is not expressly provided for in the resource land disposition. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-4. General terms and conditions 3-5 Every resource land disposition is subject to the Act, to the reservations set out in the Act, and to all of the following terms and conditions, whether the terms or conditions are set out in the disposition or not, unless expressly waived in writing by the minister: (a) the resource land disposition holder shall observe, perform and abide by all of the applicable provisions of these regulations and of any other law in effect in Saskatchewan; (b) the resource land disposition holder shall observe, perform and abide by any development requirements specified in the resource land disposition; (c) if the resource land disposition holder wishes to sell, mortgage, assign, transfer or sublet any of the resource land disposition holder’s interest or rights under the resource land disposition, the resource land disposition holder may do so only after: (i) obtaining the written consent of the minister; (ii) either: (A) swearing or affirming the value of the land or interest being disposed of; or (B) if the minister is not satisfied with the information provided pursuant to paragraph (A), providing the minister with a certificate of value prepared by a person who, in the minister’s opinion, has appropriate qualifications to appraise the land or interest being disposed of; and (iii) authorizing the minister to disclose the information mentioned in subclause (ii) to the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency; 10 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 (d) the resource land disposition holder shall pay all rents, charges, taxes, rates, and assessments that may, at any time, be charged on or against or become payable with respect to the land included in the resource land disposition or with respect to the occupation of the land by the resource land disposition holder; (e) if any lands are at any time required for transportation, communication, resource development or any other public purpose or for any purpose related to facilitating the operation of an Act or an Act of the Parliament of Canada: (i) the minister, if the minister considers it to be in the public interest, may cancel the resource land disposition or withdraw any portion of the land included in the resource land disposition on 21 business days’ written notice to the resource land disposition holder; and (ii) the resource land disposition holder is entitled to a reduction of rents, charges or rates for any portion of land withdrawn but is not entitled to claim any other compensation with respect to the cancellation of the resource land disposition or the withdrawal of the land; (f) subject to any terms and conditions that the minister considers appropriate, the minister may authorize any person to enter, explore and search for minerals, sand or gravel in, on or under the land included in the resource land disposition; (g) the resource land disposition holder shall: (i) keep the resource land disposition holder’s buildings, grounds and premises in a safe, neat and sanitary condition; and (ii) comply with any directions or instructions given by an officer of the ministry for that purpose; (h) the resource land disposition holder shall: (i) dispose of all garbage, liquid wastes and other refuse in a manner that complies with any requirements of these regulations and of any other applicable law; (ii) provide any facilities and receptacles that may be necessary for the purpose mentioned in subclause (i); and (iii) pay on demand any charge that the minister may impose for the removal of garbage, liquid wastes and other refuse if the minister has made provision for that removal. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-5. Change of name of corporation 3-6(1) If a resource land disposition holder is a corporation and there is a change in the name of the corporation, within 90 days after that change, the corporation must: (a) advise the minister of the change, in writing; and (b) submit to the minister the appropriate fee for an amended resource land disposition. 11 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (2) On receipt of a written notice pursuant to this section, the minister may issue an amended resource land disposition to the resource land disposition holder if the minister considers it appropriate to do so. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-6. Interest 3-7(1) In addition to the amount required to be paid pursuant to these regulations, every person who is required to pay any applicable fee pursuant to these regulations with respect to a resource land disposition and who fails to do so as required shall pay to the Crown interest at the rate set out in subsection (3) on the amount required to be paid that remains outstanding at the end of the 30-day period after the invoice date. (2) Every person who intends to purchase Crown resource land pursuant to section 2-1 and who fails to pay the purchase price and any associated fees as and when required shall pay interest to the Crown at the rate set out in subsection (3) on the amount required to be paid that remains outstanding at the end of the 30- day period after the invoice date. (3) For the purposes of subsection (4), the rate of interest per annum is the rate that is equal to the sum of: (a) the prime lending rate of the bank holding the general revenue fund as determined and adjusted in accordance with this section; and (b) 3%. (4) The interest rate set out in subsection (3) is to be determined on June 15 and December 15 in each year and: (a) the interest rate as determined on June 15 applies to any unpaid amount owing on or after July 1; and (b) the interest as determined on December 15 applies to any unpaid amount owing on or after January 1 of the following year. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-7. Mitigation obligations 3-8(1) The minister may, before issuing a resource land disposition, require an applicant to provide a mitigation plan that includes: (a) an assessment of the expected impacts that may be caused by the development of the proposed resource land disposition; (b) the mitigation outcomes to be achieved through avoidance, minimization, and offset of impacts that may be caused by the development of the proposed resource land disposition; 12 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 (c) the proposed activities to be undertaken by the resource land disposition holder to achieve the mitigation outcomes; (d) a monitoring and reporting strategy to demonstrate mitigation outcomes are being met; and (e) a contingency plan outlining remedial response options if monitoring shows mitigation actions are not performing as expected. (2) The minister may: (a) either: (i) approve the mitigation plan mentioned in subsection (1); or (ii) if the minister is not satisfied that the mitigation plan mentioned in subsection (1) is appropriate, require the applicant to submit a revised mitigation plan; and (b) impose terms and conditions on the approval. (3) The resource land disposition holder shall comply with: (a) the mitigation plan approved by the minister; and (b) all terms and conditions imposed on the approval by the minister. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-8. Reclamation and restoration obligations 3-9(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, the minister may require a resource land disposition holder to provide a restoration and reclamation plan. (2) If required by the minister to do so, a resource land disposition holder shall, before the expiration or termination of the resource land disposition and at the resource land disposition holder’s expense: (a) provide to the minister a reclamation and restoration plan mentioned in subsection (1) that has been updated to the reclamation and restoration standards that are in place at the time of the expiration or proposed termination of the resource land disposition; or (b) if a reclamation and restoration plan was not provided by the resource land disposition holder, provide a reclamation and restoration plan. (3) The minister may: (a) either: (i) approve the reclamation and restoration plan mentioned in subsection (1); or (ii) if the minister is not satisfied with the reclamation and restoration plan mentioned in subsection (1), require the resource land disposition holder to submit a revised reclamation and restoration plan; and (b) impose terms and conditions on the approval. 13 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (4) The resource land disposition holder shall comply with: (a) the reclamation and restoration plan approved by the minister; and (b) all terms and conditions imposed on the approval by the minister. (5) The minister may extend the term of the resource land disposition, including the obligation to continue paying rental charges and fees, if any reclamation or restoration obligation mentioned in this section remains outstanding at the expiration or proposed termination of the resource land disposition. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-9. Financial assurance 3-10(1) As a term or condition of issuing a resource land disposition, the minister may require the resource land disposition holder to file a financial assurance, surety bond or other security in the amount and form specified by the minister for the purpose of ensuring that all Crown resource land used or altered under that resource land disposition is reclaimed and restored to a condition that is satisfactory to the minister. (2) The minister shall return a security filed pursuant to subsection (1) to the resource land disposition holder if: (a) the resource land disposition holder has ceased using the Crown resource land for the purpose for which the resource land disposition was issued; and (b) the minister is satisfied that the Crown resource land that was the subject of the resource land disposition has been reclaimed and restored to a condition that is satisfactory to the minister. (3) If the minister is not satisfied that the reclamation and restoration obligation mentioned in clause (2)(b) has been met, the resource land disposition holder’s security filed pursuant to subsection (1) is forfeited to the Crown. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-10. Administrative penalty 3-11(1) For the purposes of section 7-4 of the Act, the minister may assess a penalty for a contravention of a provision of the Act or these regulations set out in column 3 of Table 10. (2) The penalty assessed by the minister pursuant to subsection (1) must be in an amount that is within the limit set out in column 4 of Table 10 opposite the specified provision in column 3. 8 Apr 2022 SR 21/2022 s3. Prescribed period for cancellation for non-payment of tax 3-12 For the purposes of subsection 2-17(1) of the Act, the prescribed period is 5 business days. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s3-12. 14 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 PART 4 Issuance of Resource Land Dispositions Application process for resource land dispositions 4-1(1) Subject to sections 4-3 to 4-6, every person who wishes to obtain a resource land disposition must: (a) apply to the minister in the form required by the minister; (b) in the case of an applicant who wishes to obtain a petroleum and natural gas surface permit, submit a development plan to the ministry that is acceptable to the minister and that identifies: (i) the intended location of all seismic exploration, surface exploration, drilling, maintenance and other activities to be carried out pursuant to the permit; and (ii) the location of all facilities to be repaired or maintained pursuant to clause 5-4(b); (c) in the case of an applicant who wishes to obtain a petroleum and natural gas surface lease, file a development plan with the ministry that is acceptable to the minister and that identifies: (i) the location of all facilities related to the activities intended to be carried out pursuant to the lease, including: (A) all wells; and (B) all, or that portion of all, pipelines and roads that are related to the activities intended to be carried out pursuant to the lease; and (ii) the intended location of all drilling, construction and other activities to be carried out pursuant to the lease; (d) in the case of an applicant who wishes to obtain a petroleum and natural gas easement, file a development plan with the ministry that is acceptable to the minister and that identifies: (i) the location of all facilities related to the activities intended to be carried out pursuant to the easement, including: (A) all wells; and (B) all, or that portion of all, pipelines and roads that are related to the activities intended to be carried out pursuant to the easement; and (ii) the intended location of all construction, maintenance and other activities to be carried out pursuant to the easement; (e) in the case of an applicant who wishes to obtain a lease of Crown resource land for the purpose of accessing the land in order to extract minerals: (i) provide evidence satisfactory to the minister that the applicant is a holder of an interest in minerals in Crown resource land; and (ii) submit evidence satisfactory to the minister that the proposed resource land disposition area is essential to the carrying out of the applicant’s mining operation; 15 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (f) in the case of an applicant who wishes to obtain a peat disposition, provide the minister with a plan of the proposed resource land disposition area; (g) in the case of an applicant for a resource land disposition for an institutional purpose, submit to the minister evidence satisfactory to the minister that the proposed resource land disposition will be used primarily for educational or charitable activities; (h) submit to the minister the applicable fee; and (i) provide the minister with any additional information that the minister may require to consider the application, including a plan of survey, descriptive plan or other description of the proposed resource land disposition area that is satisfactory to the minister. (2) If an applicant is a corporation, the applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the minister that, as at the date of the application, the registration of the corporation pursuant to The Business Corporations Act, The Co-operatives Act, 1996 or The New Generation Co-operatives Act is in good standing. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s4-1. Issuance of resource land disposition following application process 4-2(1) Subject to any requirements set out in Part 5, on receipt of an application pursuant to section 4-1, the minister may: (a) issue a resource land disposition if the minister is satisfied that the applicant has complied with these regulations and it is not contrary to the public interest; or (b) refuse to issue the resource land disposition if the minister is not satisfied that the applicant has complied with these regulations or if it is not in the public interest. (2) If the minister refuses to issue a resource land disposition pursuant to clause (1)(b), the minister shall provide written notice to the applicant of the refusal together with written reasons. (3) On the issuance of a resource land disposition: (a) the minister may impose any terms and conditions on the resource land disposition that the minister considers appropriate in addition to the terms and conditions set out in section 3-5; and (b) no holder of a disposition shall fail to comply with those terms and conditions. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s4-2. Minister may choose public bid process or draw 4-3 If the minister is satisfied that there may be more than one applicant for a resource land disposition with respect to the same Crown resource land, the minister may choose to use a public bid process pursuant to section 4-4 or to conduct a draw pursuant to section 4-5. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s4-3. 16 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Public bid process 4-4(1) The minister may determine that a resource land disposition may be issued by means of a public bid process. (2) If a public bid process is used to determine the holder of a resource land disposition: (a) the minister must issue a notice to the public seeking public bids; and (b) the notice mentioned in clause (a) must: (i) be published on the ministry’s website; (ii) specify the date that the resource land disposition will be available for disposition; (iii) specify the date and time after which the minister will not receive bids; (iv) describe the location of the Crown resource land to be the subject of the resource land disposition; (v) set out the minimum bid, if any; (vi) describe the method of payment for the bid; and (vii) include the following: (A) a requirement to pay any applicable fee for the resource land disposition; (B) any terms and conditions of the resource land disposition; (C) any other information that the minister considers appropriate. (3) Every bidder who wishes to obtain a resource land disposition that is the subject of a public bid shall submit to the minister a bid in a form and manner approved by the minister in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in subsection (2). (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3): (a) the minister reserves the unqualified right to refuse any or all bids and the unqualified right to refuse to issue a resource land disposition to any or all persons submitting a bid; and (b) if the minister refuses a bid, the minister shall refund any moneys submitted by that bidder. (5) The rights set out in subsection (4) are terms or conditions pursuant to which all bids are made. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s4-4 17 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Draw 4-5(1) In this section and in section 4-6: “draw” means the draw established by the minister pursuant to subsection (2); “family” means, with respect to a person, the person’s: (i) spouse; (ii) child; (iii) parents; (iv) grandchild; (v) grandparents; and includes a brother or sister of any of the persons mentioned above and the spouse of any of the persons mentioned above and a brother or sister of that spouse; “spouse” means: (i) the legally married spouse of a person; or (ii) a person who is cohabiting and has cohabited with another person in a spousal relationship continuously for a period of not less than 2 years. (2) The minister may establish a draw for the purpose of determining the holder of a resource land disposition. (3) The draw may be conducted: (a) by computer or other electronic means; or (b) by any other means the minister considers appropriate given the number of applications that are received. (4) If the minister establishes a draw: (a) applications for the resource land disposition that is the subject of the draw must be made in accordance with this section; and (b) the issuance of the resource land disposition is to be done in accordance with this section and section 4-6. (5) The draw must be held in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this section. (6) A person seeking the resource land disposition that is the subject of the draw may apply for that resource land disposition by: (a) applying to the minister in the form and manner approved by the minister; (b) providing an undertaking satisfactory to the minister to: (i) pay the applicable fee for the resource land disposition; and (ii) comply with the terms and conditions of the draw and the terms and conditions of the resource land disposition; and (c) providing the minister with any other information or material that the minister may reasonably require. 18 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 (7) The application must be received by the minister not later than the time set out in the application. (8) Only 1 person per family may apply for the resource land disposition that is the subject of the draw. (9) A person submitting an application must attest to the authenticity of the information contained on the application. (10) The minister shall cause the draw to be held as soon as is practicable after the closing date for applications. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s4-5. Issuance of resource land disposition following public bid process or draw 4-6(1) Subject to subsection 4-4(4), if a public bid process is used to determine the holder of a resource land disposition, after the expiration of the bidding period, the minister shall issue the resource land disposition to the person who: (a) submits the highest bid in accordance with section 4-4 and who satisfies the minister that the person has complied with the terms and conditions of the bid; (b) pays: (i) the amount of the bid; and (ii) all applicable taxes payable in relation to the bid; (c) executes the resource land disposition and provides an undertaking satisfactory to the minister to pay, when due, the applicable fee for the resource land disposition; and (d) meets all other requirements of the Act and these regulations. (2) If a draw is held to determine the holder of a resource land disposition, following the draw the minister shall issue a resource land disposition to the person who: (a) is drawn in the draw and satisfies the minister that the person has complied with the terms and conditions of the draw; (b) pays the applicable fee for the resource land disposition; (c) executes the resource land disposition and provides an undertaking satisfactory to the minister to pay, when due, the applicable fees; and (d) meets all other requirements of the Act and these regulations. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s4-6. PART 5 Resource Land Dispositions DIVISION 1 Leases, Permits and Easements Leases 5-1 The minister may issue a lease of Crown resource land for any of the purposes that are set out in the lease and on any terms and conditions that the minister considers appropriate. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-1. 19 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Permits 5-2(1) The minister may issue a permit to use Crown resource land for any of the purposes that are set out in the permit and on any terms and conditions that the minister considers appropriate. (2) No permit issued pursuant to subsection (1) is to be construed as including any land forming the bed or shore of any river, stream, watercourse, lake, creek, spring, ravine, canyon, lagoon, swamp, marsh or other body of water unless the permit expressly states that the land is included. (3) A permit issued pursuant to subsection (1) expires: (a) on the date specified in the permit for its expiration; or (b) if no date is specified pursuant to clause (a), on March 31 following the date on which the permit is issued. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-2. Easements 5-3(1) The minister may issue an easement with respect to Crown resource land that grants the holder of the easement a right of way across, over, under, on or through Crown resource land for any purpose for which, in the minister’s opinion, a right of way across, over, under, on or through Crown resource land is necessary and on any terms and conditions that the minister considers appropriate on an easement. (2) No easement issued pursuant to subsection (1) is to be construed as including any land forming the bed or shore of any river, stream, watercourse, lake, creek, spring, ravine, canyon, lagoon, swamp, marsh or other body of water unless the easement expressly states that the land is included. (3) Subject to subsection (4), an easement issued pursuant to subsection (1) expires: (a) on the date specified in the easement for its expiration; or (b) if no date is specified pursuant to clause (a), on March 31 following the date on which the easement is issued. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), an easement issued to a Crown corporation or a municipality for a public utility purpose expires: (a) on the date specified in the easement for its expiration; or (b) if no date is specified pursuant to clause (a), on the date on which the minister becomes aware that: (i) the easement is no longer required; or (ii) the purpose for which the easement was issued has changed. (5) For the purposes of charging the applicable fees: (a) easements located across, on or over Crown resource land are charged on an annual basis; and (b) easements located under or through Crown resource land are charged as a one-time fee. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-3. 20 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 DIVISION 2 Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions Petroleum and natural gas surface permits 5-4 The minister may issue a petroleum and natural gas surface permit with respect to any Crown resource land that is required for or in connection or conjunction with any of the following activities: (a) the carrying out of seismic exploration or surface exploration related to the development of, exploration for and recovery of petroleum and natural gas; (b) the repair and maintenance of facilities that are: (i) necessary for the storage and transportation of petroleum and natural gas; and (ii) located outside the area covered by a petroleum and natural gas surface lease. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-4. Petroleum and natural gas surface leases 5-5 The minister may issue a petroleum and natural gas surface lease with respect to any Crown resource land that is required for or in connection or conjunction with any of the following activities: (a) the development of, exploration for and recovery of petroleum and natural gas; (b) the building, maintaining and operating of facilities, including pumping stations, compressor stations, pipeline control facilities, storage facilities and roads for the purpose of storing and transporting petroleum and natural gas; (c) any other activity related to the development of, exploration for and recovery of petroleum and natural gas and the reclamation and restoration of the lands that are subject to the lease. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-5. Petroleum and natural gas easements 5-6 The minister may issue a petroleum and natural gas easement with respect to any Crown resource land that grants to the holder of the easement a right of way across, over, under, on or through Crown resource land to build, maintain and operate a pipeline or road that is required for or in connection or conjunction with the exploration for, recovery of, storage or transportation of petroleum and natural gas. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-6 Fees with respect to extension of term of petroleum and natural gas dispositions 5-7 If the minister extends the term of a petroleum and natural gas disposition pursuant to subsection 3-9(5), the holder of the disposition shall pay rental charges and fees at a rate of 50% of the rental charges and fees that are ordinarily payable with respect to the petroleum and natural gas disposition. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-7. 21 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 DIVISION 3 Wild Rice Dispositions Permit or licence required 5-8 No person shall seed, grow or harvest wild rice on Crown resource land unless the person holds a wild rice permit or wild rice licence to do so. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-8. Wild rice permits 5-9 A wild rice permit entitles the holder of the wild rice permit to seed, grow or harvest wild rice on the Crown resource land described in the permit. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-9. Wild rice licences 5-10 A wild rice licence entitles the holder of the wild rice licence to seed, grow or harvest wild rice on the Crown resource land described in the licence. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-10. Maximum area – wild rice permits and wild rice licences 5-11 The maximum area of Crown resource land that may be held pursuant to a wild rice permit or wild rice licence issued pursuant to these regulations is: (a) in the case of an individual, 400 hectares; and (b) in the case of a corporation, 400 hectares for each shareholder or member who does not hold a wild rice permit or wild rice licence in the shareholder’s or member’s individual capacity, to a maximum of 2 000 hectares. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-11. Terms and conditions – wild rice permits and wild rice licences 5-12(1) It is a term of every wild rice permit and wild rice licence issued pursuant to these regulations that neither the minister, the ministry nor any employee or officer of the Crown is liable for any damage to wild rice crops or operations caused by: (a) wildlife or waterfowl or other natural phenomena, including water fluctuation; or (b) water fluctuation due to an artificial structure that was in existence before the wild rice permit or wild rice licence was issued. (2) Every holder of a wild rice permit or wild rice licence shall: (a) provide and maintain shoreline identification of the boundaries of the area covered by the licence or the permit, as the case may be, and between that area and the area of another holder of a licence or permit; 22 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 (b) ensure that buffer zones of at least: (i) 200 metres in width are maintained on each side of any cabins, docks, outfitters’ camps, airstrips and other areas requiring public access that exist on the day on which the holder of the wild rice licence or the wild rice permit, as the case may be, is granted the wild rice permit or wild rice licence; and (ii) 400 metres in width are maintained on each side of communities or cottage subdivisions or similarly developed areas; (c) comply with any restrictions that are noted on the wild rice permit or wild rice licence; and (d) on termination for any reason or expiration of the wild rice permit or wild rice licence take any steps to restore the area covered by the permit or licence that the minister may require to return the area as far as possible to the condition that it was in before the permit or licence was issued. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-12. Prohibition 5-13 No holder of a wild rice permit or wild rice licence shall use fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides on any Crown resource land. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-13. Rights on termination 5-14(1) On the expiration, termination or cancellation for any reason of a wild rice permit or wild rice licence issued pursuant to these regulations: (a) the holder of the wild rice permit or wild rice licence, as the case may be, has no further right to use the Crown resource land that was the subject of the wild rice permit or wild rice licence, as the case may be; (b) any wild rice crop that has not been harvested and any future renewals of the crop on the Crown resource land are deemed to be the property of the Crown; and (c) no compensation is payable by the Crown for the unharvested crop or the future renewals of the crop. (2) On the expiration, termination or cancellation for any reason of a wild rice permit or wild rice licence issued pursuant to these regulations, the minister may: (a) dispose of the wild rice crop that has not been harvested or any future renewals of the crop, in whole or in part, in any manner the minister considers appropriate; and (b) reallocate the Crown resource land in any manner the minister considers appropriate. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-14. 23 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 DIVISION 4 Other Resource Land Dispositions Quarry and sand and gravel dispositions 5-15(1) In this section and in Table 10: “sand and gravel disposition” means a resource land disposition authorizing the production, use or removal of sand and gravel; “quarry disposition” means a resource land disposition respecting quarrying. (2) Every quarry disposition or sand and gravel disposition is subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) on or before March 31 of each year, the resource land disposition holder shall submit a written report, including a map of the disposition area, indicating, for each quarry disposition or sand and gravel disposition, as the case may be, the number of developed and undeveloped hectares of land that the holder of the resource land disposition: (i) held in the previous year; and (ii) will hold in the upcoming year; (b) without limiting the generality of section 6-1, the resource land disposition may be cancelled if the holder of the resource land disposition does not quarry or does not extract sand, gravel or both sand and gravel, as the case may be: (i) within 1 year after the issuing of the resource land disposition; or (ii) within any 2-year period during the term of the resource land disposition. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-15. Mineral surface leases 5-16(1) In this section and in Table 10, “mineral surface lease” means a lease of Crown resource land for the purpose of accessing the land in order to extract minerals. (2) The minister may issue a mineral surface lease to an applicant who wishes to have a lease of Crown resource land for the purpose of accessing the land in order to extract minerals. (3) On or before March 31 of each year, the holder of a mineral surface lease shall submit a written report, including a map of the disposition area, indicating, for each mineral surface lease, the number of developed and undeveloped hectares of land that the holder of the mineral surface lease: (a) held in the previous year; (b) will hold in the upcoming year. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-16. 24 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Peat dispositions 5-17(1) Subject to any terms and conditions the minister considers appropriate, the minister may issue, as the case requires: (a) a peat exploration permit to explore for peat to be used for any purpose other than for fuel; or (b) a peat harvest lease to harvest peat to be used for any purpose other than for fuel. (2) On or before March 31 of each year, the holder of a peat harvest lease shall submit a written report, including a map of the disposition area, indicating, for each peat harvest lease, the number of developed and undeveloped hectares of land that the holder of the peat harvest lease: (a) held in the previous year; and (b) will hold in the upcoming year. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-17. Resource land dispositions respecting haying and grazing 5-18(1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall undertake haying or grazing on Crown resource land unless the person holds a resource land disposition to do so issued pursuant to these regulations. (2) If a person holds a forest product permit or a term supply licence pursuant to The Forest Resources Management Act for the purpose of haying or grazing on Crown resource land in a provincial forest, the person is not required to hold a resource land disposition pursuant to these regulations. (3) As a condition of issuing a resource land disposition respecting haying, the minister may require the applicant to submit an operating plan, in a form satisfactory to the minister, that sets out all of the following: (a) plans respecting the development of improvements, including how access to the resource land disposition area is to be developed or maintained; (b) plans to minimize effects on riparian areas and other sensitive areas identified by the minister; (c) any other matter the minister considers appropriate. (4) As a condition of issuing a resource land disposition respecting grazing, the minister may require the applicant to submit a range management plan, in a form satisfactory to the minister, that sets out the following: (a) plans to minimize soil compaction, including methods of livestock distribution; (b) plans to develop improvements, including water sources; (c) plans to minimize effects on riparian areas, reforested and regenerating areas, and other sensitive areas identified by the minister; 25 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (d) methods for containing livestock in the proposed resource land disposition area; (e) methods for ensuring proper identification of livestock; (f) plans respecting access to the proposed resource land disposition area; (g) any other matter the minister considers appropriate. (5) The holder of a resource land disposition respecting grazing shall abide by the stocking rate set out in the disposition. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s5-18. PART 6 Amendment or Cancellation and Fees When minister may amend or cancel resource land disposition 6-1(1) In addition to the circumstances mentioned in clause 3-5(e), in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (2), the minister may, subject to subsection (3), amend or cancel a resource land disposition. (2) The minister may take any action mentioned in subsection (1) if the minister is satisfied that: (a) the resource land disposition holder: (i) has contravened any provision of the Act, The Forest Resources Management Act, The Natural Resources Act or these regulations; (ii) has failed to comply with any term or condition of a current or former resource land disposition; (iii) is in arrears in any payment respecting an indebtedness to the Crown; (iv) owes taxes to a municipality with respect to any Crown resource land; (v) made a false or misleading statement in any application, information, materials or plans that were submitted to the minister; (vi) is carrying on an unauthorized activity on Crown resource land that is causing, has caused, or is likely to cause damage to that land; or (vii) in the case of a resource land disposition holder that is a corporation, the registration of the corporation has been revoked, or the name of the corporation has been struck off the register, pursuant to The Business Corporations Act, The Co-operatives Act, 1996 or The New Generation Co-operatives Act; 26 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 (b) in the case of an existing resource land disposition, the resource land disposition was issued as a result of a clerical or administrative error; or (c) it is in the public interest to amend or cancel the resource land disposition. (3) Before the minister amends or cancels a resource land disposition pursuant to subsection (1), the minister shall give the resource land disposition holder: (a) written notice of the minister’s intention and the reasons for the proposed amendment or cancellation of the resource land disposition; and (b) an opportunity to make written representations to the minister, within 21 business days after the written notice mentioned in clause (a) is served, as to why the resource land disposition should not be amended or cancelled. (4) The minister is not required to give an oral hearing to any person to whom a notice has been given pursuant to subsection (3). (5) After receiving written representations pursuant to clause (3)(b) or if no written representations are received within the 21 business day period mentioned in clause (3)(b), the minister shall issue a written decision and serve the decision on the person to whom notice was given pursuant to subsection (3). 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s6-1. Disposition holder’s application for amendment of disposition 6-2(1) A resource land disposition holder may apply to the minister for an amendment of a resource land disposition or the terms or conditions of the resource land disposition in a form acceptable to the minister. (2) The minister may: (a) amend the resource land disposition or the terms or conditions of the resource land disposition if the minister is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so; or (b) refuse to amend the resource land disposition or the terms or conditions of the resource land disposition. (3) If the minister refuses to amend the resource land disposition or the terms or conditions of the resource land disposition pursuant to clause (2)(b), the minister shall provide written notice to the applicant of the refusal together with written reasons. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s6-2. Calculation of applicable fees 6-3(1) In this section: “forest management agreement” means a forest management agreement entered into in accordance with The Forest Resources Management Act; “term supply licence” means a term supply licence issued or granted pursuant to The Forest Resources Management Act. 27 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (2) Notwithstanding any provision in a resource land disposition, the fee or rental charge for the disposition of those lands is: (a) in the case of a resource land disposition other than a peat disposition or a petroleum and natural gas disposition: (i) for the period commencing on April 1, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2020, the fee or rental charge set out in Table 1; (ii) for the period commencing on April 1, 2020 and ending on March 31, 2021, the fee or rental charge set out in Table 2; (iii) for the period commencing on April 1, 2021 and ending on March 31, 2022, the fee or rental charge set out in Table 2.1; (iv) for the period commencing on April 1, 2022 and ending on March 31, 2023, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the fee or rental charge set out in Table 2.2; (b) in the case of a peat disposition: (i) for the period commencing on April 1, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2020, the fee or rental charge set out in Table 3; (ii) for the period commencing on April 1, 2020 and ending on March 31, 2021, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the fee or rental charge set out in Table 4; and (c) in the case of a petroleum and natural gas disposition, the fee or rental charge set out in Table 7. (3) The holder of a resource land disposition mentioned in subsection (2) shall pay the fee or rental charge required by that subsection: (a) before the resource land disposition is issued; and (b) if the resource land disposition is for more than 1 year, in accordance with the terms of the resource land disposition, but always in advance of the anniversary date of the resource land disposition. (4) Subject to subsection (5), every person who wishes to obtain a service described in Table 8 or 9 shall pay: (a) for the period commencing on April 1, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2020, the service fee set out opposite the description of the service in Table 8; and (b) for the period commencing on April 1, 2020 and ending on March 31, 2021, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the service fee set out opposite the description of the service in Table 9. (5) If the minister is satisfied that a resource land disposition holder is not required to pay a fee or rental charge as required by this section, no service fee is payable in relation to that disposition. 28 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 (6) A person who holds a forest management agreement or a term supply licence pursuant to The Forest Resources Management Act is not required to pay any fee or rental charge respecting a resource land disposition if it was necessary for the person to obtain the resource land disposition to carry out the person’s forest management activities under the licence. (7) The fees and rental charges set out in Tables 1 to 7 are annual fees or rental charges unless otherwise indicated in these regulations. (8) The service fees set out in Tables 8 and 9 are one-time-only fees or charges. (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, the fees set out in Tables 1 and 3, as amended by The Crown Resource Land (Fees) Amendment Regulations, 2019 and The Crown Resource Land (Fees) Amendment Regulations, 2020, apply on and after April 1, 2019. (10) Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, the fees set out in Table 2, as amended by The Crown Resource Land (Fees) Amendment Regulations, 2019, The Crown Resource Land (Fees) Amendment Regulations, 2020 and The Crown Resource Land (Fees) Amendment Regulations, 2020 (No. 2), apply on and after April 1, 2020. (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of these regulations, the fees set out in Table 9, as amended by The Crown Resource Land (Fees) Amendment Regulations, 2020 and The Crown Resource Land (Fees) Amendment Regulations, 2020 (No. 2), apply on and after April 1, 2020. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s6-3; 20 Sep 2019 SR 71/2019 s3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s3; 26 Jne 2020 SR 76/2020 s3; 8 Apr 2022 SR 21/2022 s4. PART 7 Repeal and Transitional RRS c F-19.1 Reg 6 repealed 7-1 The Wild Rice Regulations, 2005 are repealed. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s7-1. RRS c P-31.1 Reg 2 repealed 7-2 The Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2017 are repealed. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s7-2. Transitional – permits and licences issued pursuant to The Wild Rice Regulations, 2005 7-3(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of The Wild Rice Regulations, 2005, any permit or licence issued pursuant to those regulations as those regulations existed on the day before the coming into force of these regulations that is valid and not under cancellation on the day on which these regulations come into force: (a) continues in effect according to its terms until it expires; and (b) notwithstanding its terms, is deemed to be a wild rice permit or wild rice licence issued pursuant to these regulations and may be dealt with pursuant to these regulations as if issued pursuant to these regulations. 29 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (2) If a permit or licence issued pursuant to The Wild Rice Regulations, 2005 contains provisions that are expressly inconsistent with these regulations, those provisions are void to the extent that they are inconsistent with these regulations. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s7-3. Transitional – dispositions of Crown resource land issued pursuant to The Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2017 7-4(1) Subject to subsection (2), any disposition of Crown resource land issued or continued pursuant to The Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2017 as those regulations existed on the day before the coming into force of these regulations that is valid and not under cancellation on the day on which these regulations come into force: (a) continues in effect according to its terms until it expires; and (b) notwithstanding its terms, is deemed to be a resource land disposition issued pursuant to these regulations and may be dealt with pursuant to these regulations as if issued pursuant to these regulations. (2) If a disposition of Crown resource land issued or continued pursuant to The Crown Resource Land Regulations, 2017 contains provisions that are expressly inconsistent with these regulations, those provisions are void to the extent that they are inconsistent with these regulations. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s7-4. PART 8 Coming into Force Coming into force 8-1(1) Subject to subsection (2), these regulations come into force on April 1, 2019. (2) If these regulations are filed with the Registrar of Regulations after April 1, 2019, these regulations come into force on the day on which they are filed with the Registrar of Regulations. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3 s8-1. Appendix 1 In these Tables: “ecotourism” means a commercial resource land disposition granted pursuant to these regulations for the provision of a service to the public that is centred around a leisure activity taking place in the natural environment that, in the minister’s opinion, has limited impact on the resource base; “Indian band” means a band as defined in the Indian Act (Canada), and includes the council of a band; 30 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 “outfitter” means an outfitter as defined in The Outfitter and Guide Regulations, 2004; “outfitter’s licence” means an outfitter’s licence issued pursuant to The Outfitter and Guide Regulations, 2004. 2 In Tables 1 to 7: (a) if a fee or rental charge is charged for additional frontage metres, the fee or rental charge to be charged for a fraction of an additional frontage metre is the amount FR calculated using the following formula: F x P FR = 1 metre where: FR is the fee or rental charge for the additional frontage metre; F is the fee or rental charge for a full additional frontage metre; and P is the size of the fraction measured in metres; (b) if a fee or rental charge is charged for excess area or for the use of a fraction of a hectare, as the case may be, the fee or rental charge to be charged for a fraction of a hectare is the amount FR calculated using the following formula: F x P FR = 1 hectare where: FR is the fee or rental charge for the fraction; F is the fee or rental charge for a full hectare; and P is the size of the fraction measured in hectares; (c) if an annual fee or rental charge is charged for a period of 11 months or less, the fee or rental charge is to be calculated as a monthly fraction of the fee or rental charge for a whole year, with the minimum fee or rental charge being the fee or charge for 1 month. 16 Apr 2021 SR 39/2021 s2. 31 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 TABLE 1 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Resource Land Dispositions other than Peat Dispositions and Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions (fiscal year 2019-2020) Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 1 Commercial Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 775 excess area, each hectare 394 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 3000 excess area, each hectare 656 2 Residential Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 888 excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 1500 excess area, each hectare 656 3 Recreational Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 888 excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 1500 excess area, each hectare 656 4 Resource Use Purpose Trapping and commercial fishing, including residential resource use: no charge Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres foreshore installation no charge 5 Institutional Purpose for the first hectare or part of a hectare 61 for the 2nd to the 4th hectares, each hectare 61 for the 5th to 20th hectares, each hectare 29 for each hectare over 20 hectares 7 32 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 6 Agricultural Purpose (a) non-residential gardening or allotment gardening by an individual or non-profit organization: up to 0.4 hectares inclusive 57 (b) use by Saskatchewan Government ministry no charge (c) agricultural use of Crown resource land in a provincial forest: for the first 10 hectares, each hectare 78 each hectare over 10 hectares 26 (d) wild rice or aquacultural use: lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 286 excess area, each hectare 143 (e) other agricultural use of Crown resource The fees set land that is not part of a provincial forest, including out for that use haying and grazing pursuant to The Provincial Lands (Agriculture) Regulations 7 Mineral, Industrial and Quarry Purpose (a) mineral surface disposition: each developed hectare if the site is in a state of production 825 each developed hectare if the site is in a state of suspended production 412.50 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 (b) industrial disposition: each hectare 533 minimum rental 533 (c) quarry surface disposition: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park or community or for another public purpose no charge for all other uses: each developed hectare 825 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 33 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) (d) sand or gravel production, use and removal: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park, community or Indian band or for another public purpose no charge for all other uses: sand and gravel exploration each hectare 1.55 sand and gravel surface rental each developed hectare 825 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 8 Miscellaneous Use (a) not more than 4 hectares: each hectare 234 excess area over 4 hectares, each hectare 143 minimum rental 143 (b) a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge (c) work authorization: for work authorization carried out by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge for all other uses 115 9 Airstrips (a) private commercial: each hectare 286 (b) public, free access: each hectare 13 10 Rights of Way (other than petroleum and natural gas related) (a) roads (leases, permits and easements): each hectare 1240 (b) surface irrigation pipe: each hectare 195 (c) other easements: issued to Saskatchewan Government ministries, municipalities, communities or regional parks no charge public utility (Saskatchewan Crown corporation) no charge private and commercial use other than public utility, each hectare (one-time fee) 410 34 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 11 Foreshore Installations private or commercial: minimum rental (for an installation of not more than 2 frontage metres) 26 each frontage metre over 2 metres 13 12 Wild Rice (a) wild rice permit, each hectare 0.33 minimum 6.50 (b) wild rice licence, each hectare 3.30 minimum 3.33 13 Temporary Work Camp Purpose (a) Class A: over 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 1073 (b) Class B: 100 to 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 501 (c) Class C: less than 100 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 254 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4. TABLE 2 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Resource Land Dispositions other than Peat Dispositions and Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions (fiscal year 2020-2021) Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 1 Commercial Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 1517 excess area, each hectare 481 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 3000 excess area, each hectare 656 (c) outfitter remote site Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres no charge excess area, each hectare no charge 35 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 (d) outfitter lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres no charge excess area, each hectare no charge (e) any other disposition held and used in conjunction with an outfitter’s licence no charge Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 2 Residential Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 888 excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 1500 excess area, each hectare 656 3 Recreational Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 888 excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 1500 excess area, each hectare 656 4 Resource Use Purpose Trapping and commercial fishing, including residential resource use: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres no charge foreshore installation no charge 5 Institutional Purpose for the first hectare or part of a hectare 88 for the 2nd to the 4th hectares, each hectare 88 for the 5th to 20th hectares, each hectare 35 for each hectare over 20 hectares 8 36 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 6 Agricultural Purpose (a) non-residential gardening or allotment gardening by an individual or non-profit organization: up to 0.4 hectares inclusive 70 (b) use by Saskatchewan Government ministry no charge (c) agricultural use of Crown resource land in a provincial forest: for the first 10 hectares, each hectare 96 each hectare over 10 hectares 32 (d) wild rice or aquacultural use: lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 352 excess area, each hectare 176 (e) other agricultural use of Crown resource The fees set land that is not part of a provincial forest, including haying out for that use and grazing pursuant to The Provincial Lands (Agriculture) Regulations 7 Mineral, Industrial and Quarry Purpose (a) mineral surface disposition: each developed hectare if the site is in a state of production 1240 each developed hectare if the site is in a state of suspended production 620 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 (b) industrial disposition: each hectare 656 minimum rental 656 (c) quarry surface disposition: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park or community or for another public purpose no charge for all other uses: each developed hectare 1240 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 (d) sand or gravel production, use and removal: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park, community or Indian band or for another public purpose no charge 37 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 for all other uses: sand and gravel exploration each hectare 1.70 sand and gravel surface rental each developed hectare 1240 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 8 Miscellaneous Use (a) not more than 4 hectares: each hectare 312 excess area over 4 hectares, each hectare 176 minimum rental 176 (b) a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge (c) work authorization: for work authorization carried out by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge for all other uses 200 9 Airstrips (a) private commercial: each hectare 352 (b) public, free access: each hectare 16 10 Rights of Way (other than petroleum and natural gas related) (a) roads (leases, permits and easements): each hectare 2070 (b) surface irrigation pipe: each hectare 195 (c) other easements: issued to Saskatchewan Government ministries, municipalities, communities or regional parks no charge public utility (Saskatchewan Crown corporation) no charge private and commercial use other than public utility, each hectare (one-time fee) 410 38 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 11 Foreshore Installations private or commercial: minimum rental (for an installation of not more than 2 frontage metres) 32 each frontage metre over 2 metres 16 12 Wild Rice (a) wild rice permit, each hectare 0.40 minimum 8 (b) wild rice licence, each hectare 4 minimum 40 13 Temporary Work Camp Purpose (a) Class A: over 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 1320 (b) Class B: 100 to 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 616 (c) Class C: less than 100 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 312 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4; 26 Jne 2020 SR 76/2020 s4. 39 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 TABLE 2.1 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Resource Land Dispositions other than Peat Dispositions and Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions (fiscal year 2021-2022) Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 1 Commercial Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 2258 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 569 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 3000 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 656 (c) ecotourism or outfitter remote site Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 no charge frontage metres excess area, each hectare no charge (d) ecotourism or outfitter lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 no charge frontage metres excess area, each hectare no charge (e) any other disposition when held and used in no charge conjunction with ecotourism or an outfitter’s licence 2 Residential Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 888 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 1500 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 656 3 Recreational Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 888 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 1500 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 656 40 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 4 Resource Use Purpose Trapping and commercial fishing, including residential resource use: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 no charge frontage metres foreshore installation no charge 5 Institutional Purpose for the first hectare or part of a hectare 88 for the 2nd to the 4th hectares, each hectare 88 for the 5th to 20th hectares, each hectare 35 for each hectare over 20 hectares 8 6 Agricultural Purpose (a) non-residential gardening or allotment gardening by an individual or non-profit organization: up to 0.4 hectares inclusive 70 (b) use by Saskatchewan Government ministry no charge (c) agricultural use of Crown resource land in a provincial forest: for the first 10 hectares, each hectare 96 each hectare over 10 hectares 32 (d) wild rice or aquacultural use: lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 frontage metres 352 excess area, each hectare 176 (e) other agricultural use of Crown resource land that is not part of a provincial forest, including The fees set haying and grazing out for that use pursuant to The Provincial Lands (Agriculture) Regulations 41 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 7 Mineral, Industrial and Quarry Purpose (a) mineral surface disposition: each developed hectare if the site is in a state of production 1240 each developed hectare if the site is in a state of suspended production 620 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 (b) industrial disposition: each hectare 656 minimum rental 656 (c) quarry surface disposition: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park or community or for another public purpose no charge for all other uses: each developed hectare 1655 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 (d) sand or gravel production, use and removal: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park, community or Indian band or for another public purpose no charge for all other uses: sand and gravel exploration each hectare 1.85 sand and gravel surface rental each developed hectare 1655 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 8 Miscellaneous Use (a) not more than 4 hectares: each hectare 312 excess area over 4 hectares, each hectare 176 minimum rental 176 (b) a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge (c) work authorization: for work authorization carried out by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge for all other uses 200 42 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 9 Airstrips (a) private commercial: each hectare 352 (b) public, free access: each hectare 16 10 Rights of Way (other than petroleum and natural gas related) (a) roads (leases, permits and easements): each hectare 2070 (b) surface irrigation pipe: each hectare 195 (c) other easements: issued to Saskatchewan Government ministries, municipalities, communities or regional parks no charge public utility (Saskatchewan Crown corporation) no charge private and commercial use other than public utility, each hectare (one-time fee) 410 11 Foreshore Installations private or commercial: minimum rental (for an installation of not more than 2 frontage metres) 32 each frontage metre over 2 metres 16 12 Wild Rice (a) wild rice permit, each hectare 0.40 minimum 8 (b) wild rice licence, each hectare 4 minimum 40 13 Temporary Work Camp Purpose (a) Class A: over 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 1320 (b) Class B: 100 to 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 616 (c) Class C: less than 100 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 312 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4; 26 Jne 2020 SR 76/2020, s4; 16 Apr 2021 SR 39/2021 s2. 43 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 TABLE 2.2 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Resource Land Dispositions other than Peat Dispositions and Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions (fiscal year 2022-2023 and in subsequent fiscal years) Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 1 Commercial Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 3000 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 656 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 3000 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 656 (c) ecotourism or outfitter remote site Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 775 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 394 (d) ecotourism or outfitter lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 92 metres in depth) of not more than 23 775 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 394 2 Residential Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 888 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in a subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 1500 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 656 3 Recreational Purpose (a) remote site: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 888 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 384 (b) lot in subdivision Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 1500 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 656 44 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 4 Resource Use Purpose Trapping and commercial fishing, including residential resource use: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more no charge than 23 frontage metres foreshore installation no charge 5 Institutional Purpose for the first hectare or part of a hectare 88 for the 2nd to the 4th hectares, each hectare 88 for the 5th to 20th hectares, each hectare 35 for each hectare over 20 hectares 8 6 Agricultural Purpose (a) non-residential gardening or allotment gardening by an individual or non-profit organization: up to 0.4 hectares inclusive 70 (b) use by Saskatchewan Government ministry no charge (c) agricultural use of Crown resource land in a provincial forest: for the first 10 hectares, each hectare 96 each hectare over 10 hectares 32 (d) wild rice or aquacultural use: Lot (up to 46 metres in depth) of not more than 23 352 frontage metres excess area, each hectare 176 (e) other agricultural use of Crown resource land that is not part of a provincial forest, including The fees set haying and grazing out for that use pursuant to The Provincial Lands (Agriculture) Regulations 45 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 7 Mineral, Industrial and Quarry Purpose (a) mineral surface disposition: each developed hectare if the site is in a state of 1240 production each developed hectare if the site is in a state of 620 suspended production each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 (b) industrial disposition: each hectare 656 minimum rental 656 (c) quarry surface disposition: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park or community or for another public purpose no charge for all other uses: each developed hectare 2070 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 (d) sand or gravel production, use and removal: for use by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, municipality, regional park, community, or Indian no charge band or for another public purpose for all other uses: sand and gravel exploration each hectare 2 sand and gravel surface rental each developed hectare 2070 each undeveloped hectare 110 minimum rental 110 46 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 8 Miscellaneous Use (a) not more than 4 hectares: each hectare 312 excess area over 4 hectares, each hectare 176 minimum rental 176 (b) a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge (c) work authorization: for work authorization carried out by a Saskatchewan Government ministry, university, municipality, regional park or community or by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency no charge for all other uses 200 9 Airstrips (a) private commercial: each hectare 352 (b) public, free access: each hectare 16 10 Rights of Way (other than petroleum and natural gas related) (a) roads (leases, permits and easements): each hectare 1665 (b) surface irrigation pipe: each hectare 195 (c) other easements: issued to Saskatchewan Government ministries, municipalities, communities or regional parks no charge public utility (Saskatchewan Crown corporation) no charge underground private and commercial use other than public utility, each hectare (one-time fee) 410 access trail, each hectare 410 11 Foreshore Installations private or commercial: minimum rental (for an installation of not more than 2 frontage metres) 32 each frontage metre over 2 metres 16 47 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Item Resource land disposition Amount ($) 12 Wild Rice (a) wild rice permit, each hectare 0.40 minimum 8 (b) wild rice licence, each hectare 4 minimum 40 13 Temporary Work Camp Purpose (a) Class A: over 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 1320 (b) Class B: 100 to 500 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 616 (c) Class C: less than 100 person-days of occupation per permit year, each hectare 312 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4; 26 Jne 2020 SR 76/2020 s4; 16 Apr 2021 SR 39/2021 s2; 8 Apr 2022 SR 21/2022 s5. TABLE 3 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Peat Dispositions (fiscal year 2019-2020) Item Peat disposition Amount ($) 1 (a) annual surface rental fee per hectare: exploration before development 1.25 developed 3 undeveloped or reclaimed 2 (b) royalty (per cubic metre of peat) 0.12 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3. 48 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 TABLE 4 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Peat Dispositions (fiscal year 2020-2021 and in subsequent fiscal years) Item Peat disposition Amount ($) 1 annual surface rental fee, each hectare: exploration before development 2 developed 120 undeveloped or reclaimed 6 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4. TABLE 5 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Peat Dispositions (fiscal year 2021-2022) Repealed. 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4. TABLE 6 [Section 6-3] Applicable Fees – Peat Dispositions (fiscal year 2022-2023 and in subsequent years) Repealed. 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4. 49 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 TABLE 7 [Sections 5-7 and 6-3] Fees – Petroleum and Natural Gas Dispositions (fiscal year 2022-2023 and in subsequent fiscal years) Item Lease, Permit and Easement Fees Amount ($) 1 Work Authorization Permit 200 2 Seismic Line Permit, one-time fee, each hectare 1040 3 Temporary Work Space Permit, each hectare 1360 4 First Year Development Fee (capital damage cost) related to well sites and access roads: (a) each hectare up to 1.4 hectares 4087 (b) each additional hectare 3018 5 Annual Surface Rental Charge related to well sites and access roads: (a) each hectare up to 1.4 hectares 1665 (b) each additional hectare 605 6 Battery site (including roads, pumping stations, compressor stations, pipeline control facilities, storage facilities, etc.): (a) first year development fee, each hectare 4429 up to 1.4 hectares (b) first year development fee, each additional 3018 hectare (c) annual rental fee, each hectare up to 1.4 2016 hectares (d) annual rental fee, each additional hectare 605 7 Annual Multiple Well Head Fee applied to a second and subsequent well heads 500 per head 8 Easement, other than roads (a) one-time or first-time fee for a buried easement, 2717 each hectare (b) annual fee for an above-ground easement, each 2070 hectare (c) distribution line (Saskatchewan Crown no charge corporation) 9 Repealed. 8 Apr 2022 SR 21/2022 s5. 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4; 8 Apr 2022 SR 21/2022 s5. 50 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 TABLE 8 [Section 6-3] Service Fees (fiscal year 2019-2020) Item Service Amount ($) 1 Issuing or amending a resource land disposition 117 2 Assigning a resource land disposition 117 3 Issuing a land grant or transfer resulting from the sale of Crown resource land 155 4 All service fees for Saskatchewan Government ministries, municipalities, communities and regional parks no charge 5 Provision of affidavits or statutory declarations 5 Issuing a certified copy of any document 4 per page, minimum charge of 20 6 Inspections conducted pursuant to the Act or these regulations for the purpose of complying with any term or condition of a resource land disposition, obtaining, assigning or renewing a resource land disposition for other than traditional resource use, changing resource land disposition type, area or land use, or obtaining a grant or transfer of Crown resource land: (a) surface distance by road, trail or waterway at government to inspection site (other than for inspections approved rates within surveyed subdivisions) from conservation for employee district headquarters and return, per kilometre road travel (b) if the inspection site is located within a surveyed 65 subdivision (c) if the inspection site is not road accessible, the total of: (i) surface distance by road or trail to an aircraft at government rental location from conservation district approved rates headquarters and return, per kilometre; and for employee travel (ii) air transportation to inspection site from an actual aircraft aircraft rental location and return rental cost and related charges 51 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 Item Service Amount ($) 7 Recovery of resource land development or improvement actual cost expenses and related costs incurred or apportioned per resource land disposition parcel 8 Recovery of third party costs – incurred by minister actual costs during the administration of resource land dispositions incurred by on behalf of resource land disposition holder the minister 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3. TABLE 9 [Section 6-3] Service Fees (fiscal year 2020-2021 and in subsequent fiscal years) Item Service Amount ($) 1 Issuing or amending a resource land disposition 200 per disposition, to a maximum of 2,000 2 Assigning a resource land disposition 200 per disposition, to a maximum of 2,000 3 Issuing a land grant or transfer resulting from the 200 sale of Crown resource land 4 All service fees for Saskatchewan Government no charge ministries, municipalities, communities and regional parks 5 Provision of affidavits or statutory declarations 5 Issuing a certified copy of any document 4 per page, minimum charge of 20 52 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Item Service Amount ($) 6 Inspections conducted pursuant to the Act or these regulations for the purpose of complying with any term or condition of a resource land disposition, obtaining, assigning or renewing a resource land disposition for other than traditional resource use, changing resource land disposition type, area or land use, or obtaining a grant or transfer of Crown resource land: (a) surface distance by road, trail or waterway at government to inspection site (other than for inspections approved rates within surveyed subdivisions) from conservation for employee district headquarters and return, per kilometre road travel (b) if the inspection site is located within a surveyed 80 subdivision (c) if the inspection site is not road accessible, the total of: (i) surface distance by road or trail to an aircraft rental at government location from conservation district headquarters and approved rates return, per kilometre; and for employee travel (ii) air transportation to inspection site from an actual aircraft aircraft rental location and return rental cost and related charges 7 Recovery of resource land development or actual cost improvement expenses and related costs incurred or apportioned per resource land disposition parcel 8 Recovery of third party costs – incurred by actual costs minister during the administration of resource incurred by the land dispositions on behalf of resource land minister disposition holder 5 Apr 2019 cP-31.1 Reg 3; 14 Feb 2020 SR 9/2020 s4; 26 Jne 2020 SR 76/2020 s4. 53 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 P-31.1 REG 3 TABLE 10 [Section 3-11] Administrative Penalties Penalty Item Description of contravention Provision Limits ($) 1 Failure to restore provincial land that is Section 2-24 of the 1,000 - 10,000 the subject of a disposition to a condition Act satisfactory to the minister 2 Failure to comply with an order made pursuant Section 7-1 of the 1,000 - 10,000 to the Act Act 3 Allowing noxious weeds, nuisance weeds, Section 3-3 of the 1,000 - 10,000 prohibited weeds or pests to be brought on to or regulations spread on Crown resource land 4 Failure to comply with the terms and conditions Section 3-4 of the 500 - 10,000 of a resource land disposition regulations 5 Failure to comply with the terms and conditions Section 3-5 of the 500 - 10,000 set out in the regulations regulations 6 Failure to advise the minister of the change of Section 3-6 of the 500 - 1,000 name of a corporation holding a resource land regulations disposition 7 Failure to comply with the terms and conditions Section 3-8 of the 500 - 10,000 of a mitigation plan approved by the minister regulations 8 Failure to comply with the terms and conditions Section 3-9 of the 500 - 10,000 of a reclamation and restoration plan approved regulations by the minister 9 Failure to submit by March 31 a written report Subclause 500 - 1,500 indicating the number of developed hectares 5-15(2)(a)(i) of the and undeveloped hectares held by the resource regulations disposition holder with respect to a quarry disposition or a sand and gravel disposition in the previous year 10 Failure to submit by March 31 a written report Subclause 500 - 1,500 indicating the number of developed hectares and 5-15(2)(a)(ii) of undeveloped hectares to be held by the resource the regulations disposition holder with respect to a quarry disposition or a sand and gravel disposition in the upcoming year 11 Failure to submit by March 31 a written report Clause 5-16(3)(a) 500 - 1,500 indicating the number of developed hectares of the regulations and undeveloped hectares held by the resource disposition holder with respect to a mineral surface lease in the previous year 12 Failure to submit by March 31 a written report Clause 5-16(3)(b) 500 - 1,500 indicating the number of developed hectares and of the regulations undeveloped hectares to be held by the resource disposition holder with respect to a mineral surface lease in the upcoming year 54 P-31.1 REG 3 CROWN RESOURCE LAND, 2019 Penalty Item Description of contravention Provision Limits ($) 13 Failure to submit by March 31 a written report Clause 5-17(2)(a) 500 - 1,500 indicating the number of developed hectares and of the regulations undeveloped hectares held by the holder of a peat disposition in the previous year 14 Failure to submit by March 31 a written report Clause 5-17(2)(b) 500 - 1,500 indicating the number of developed hectares and of the regulations undeveloped hectares to be held by the holder of a peat disposition in the upcoming year Errata Notice 20 May 2022. 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