FrontCounter BC

Natural Resource Online Services is managed by FrontCounter BC a service that can assist you with licences, permits, registrations and other authorizations required to utilize the Province's natural resources. The Natural Resource Sector can be divided into several broad groups, some of which are listed below. Natural Resource Online Services encom... passes the most commonly-used information from these groups, but you may wish to visit their independent websites for more information. The BC Oil and Gas Commission (Commission) is a single-window regulatory agency with responsibilities for overseeing oil, gas and renewable geothermal operations in British Columbia. The Commission oversees activities from exploration and development, to pipeline transportation and reclamation. Regulatory responsibility is delegated to the Commission through the Oil and Gas Activities Act and includes specified enactments under the Forest Act, Heritage Conservation Act, Land Act, Environmental Management Act, and Water Sustainability Act. A permit is required for many types of commercial use, land use/land occupancy, and research activities (see specific activities below) that take place in parks and protected areas designated under the Park Act , the Environment and Land Use Act or the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act .Read More