Madam Chair, Canada has legislation in place that provides a robust regulatory regime for all offshore oil and gas activities to ensure the highest standards for safety and protection of the environment and management of our petroleum resources.
As part of the application assessment process, Canada's regulators ensured that each company has an effective management system in place that addresses safety and environmental protection, ensures personnel are properly trained and facilities are safe, monitors companies' mandatory safety drills and emergency response exercises, and inspects drilling rigs before and during operations. Contingency plans must include emergency response procedures which address how the company will work with the local community and the other levels of government.