Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan engagement

Albertans can share feedback on regulatory details of the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan and amendments to the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

Overview

We are gathering feedback to help complete regulatory details related to the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan and inform the associated amendments of the Cold Lake regulatory details to the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

In 2021, Albertans shared input to help us finalize the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan, which identifies policy direction and requirements for activities within the sub-region. 

Regulatory details support full implementation of the plan and provide greater certainty that we can achieve the outcomes of the sub-regional plan. The regulatory details will be incorporated by enacting amendments to the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

The plan demonstrates our commitment to developing resources while supporting other integrated resource values, land uses and the variety of wildlife and ecosystems across the sub-region.
 

Timeline

  • Open

    Online survey open until June 6, 2024

  • Results under review

  • Completed

    The Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan was completed April 2022. Engagement on related regulatory details of the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan and amendments to the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan is underway now.

Who is listening

Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas, the Land Use Secretariat

Get informed

Learn more about the regulatory details of the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan, their incorporation into Lower Athabasca Regional Plan and how we got here:

  • Resources

  • Developing the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan

    The Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan was developed through engagement and consultation with Albertans in 2021. 

    The plan was informed by the work and recommendations of the Northeast Caribou Sub-regional Task Force, and was developed through engagement with subject matter experts, and Indigenous communities and organizations.

    Following public, stakeholder and Indigenous communities and organizations engagement on the sub-regional plan, the Alberta government released the approved Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan in April 2022. The approved plan guides proponents and decision-makers for development and  operational decisions within the sub-region.

    Regulatory details for the Cold Lake Sub-regional plan have been drafted to support the full implementation of the plan and provide greater certainty that we can achieve the outcomes of the sub-regional plan. Incorporating these regulatory details into the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan will provide authority for compliance and enforcement. 

  • Amending the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan

    We are proposing to implement the regulatory details for both the Cold Lake and Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plans by amending the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

    Proposed amendments solely consist of incorporating the regulatory details as new Parts 9 and 10 of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan, and other corresponding amendments to enable implementation and enforcement of the approved sub-regional plans.

    The Alberta Land Stewardship Act established the legal basis for regional plans.

    The consultation and feedback that was provided in the development of the approved Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan will be considered part of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan amendment consultation process.

    This engagement for the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan amendment to implement the Cold Lake and Bistcho Lake Sub-regional Plans that are described on this page is a separate process from the engagement for the 10-year Lower Athabasca Regional Plan review. Feedback from the separate engagement process for the 10-year review of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan that began in August of 2022  is continuing to be assessed. Further information on this process can be found on the Land-use Framework Home Alberta - Land-use Framework website.

Get involved

Online survey

Complete the online survey by June 6, 2024 to provide feedback on regulatory details of the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan and amendments to the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

Take the survey

Virtual information sessions

Attend a virtual information session to learn about the regulatory details and Lower Athabasca Regional Plan amendments required to fully implement the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan:

Indigenous engagement

We will work directly with Indigenous communities and organizations throughout the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan area to ensure their perspectives are heard and explored.

Stakeholder engagement

We will also meet with affected stakeholders within the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan area.

We will notify holders of statutory consents that are expressly identified by the proposed regulatory details in this plan to provide the opportunity for these individuals to propose alternate means to achieve the policy outcomes of the sub-regional plan rather than incorporating the provisions into the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan.

Contact us If you are a holder of a statutory consent identified in the regulatory details of the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan and have not received a notification.

Previous engagements

Albertans were invited to provide their feedback on the draft Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan from March 29 to May 29, 2021, which included members of the public, Indigenous communities and organizations, and stakeholders.

Outcomes

Your feedback will be carefully reviewed and considered before finalization of the regulatory details and the associated Lower Athabasca Regional Plan amendments to implement and enforce the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan.

Contact

Connect with the Cold Lake Sub-regional Plan engagement:

Email: [email protected]