Oil and Gas Rights

The Oil and Gas Rights dataset contains the digital boundaries for existing exploration licences, significant discovery licences, production licences, former permits, former leases and the Norman Wells Proven Area. These boundaries are available for download on the Northern petroleum pesources Website at https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100036087/1538585604719.

The Oil and Gas Rights dataset is Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) primary source for northern petroleum titles geographic location on maps.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated January 16, 2026, 20:53 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 20:53 (UTC)
contains_pii non
criticality_level Élevé
data_formats CSV; ESRI REST; FGDB/GDB; KML; SHP; WFS; WMS
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_W
source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/208ddd6d-dea8-4d1c-bf62-5b49e8983a51
subject economics_and_industry
update_frequency P1W
year_most_recent 2025-03-26 18:20:23.116000
year_start 2016-09-26 17:08:59.612000