Effective June 1, 2020, the Government of Alberta is rescinding
A Coal Development Policy for
Alberta, also known as the 1976 Coal Policy. The
effect of this rescission will be to remove the land use
classification system which consisted of the following four coal
categories:
Category 1: in which no exploration
or commercial development will be permitted. This category includes
national parks (current and proposed), wilderness areas, natural
areas, restricted development study areas, watershed research study
basins, designated recreation areas, designated heritage sites,
wildlife sanctuaries, settled urban areas and major lakes and
rivers.
Category 2: in which limited
exploration is desirable and may be permitted under strict control
but in which commercial development by surface mining will not
normally be considered. This category includes lands in the Rocky
Mountains and Foothills.
