Updates to natural resource taxes

Last updated on June 26, 2024

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Note: Updates to logging tax are under Income taxes

Stumpage and export fees

2024 updates will be posted here.

Mining taxes

April 16, 2024

Interest rates have been updated for mineral tax, mineral land tax, and mine and inspection fee.

Oil and natural gas royalties and taxes

June 26, 2024

The Oil and gas royalties and freehold production tax web pages have been updated to include the latest information on oil and gas regulations and have been reorganized for clarity and easier navigation.

This update includes the following new web pages:

As part of this update, the Oil and Gas Royalty Handbook has been incorporated into the Oil and gas royalties and freehold production tax web pages.

Check out the new layout and update any bookmarks you may have.

Royalty transition 2022–2024

April 5, 2024

The B.C. oil and natural gas royalty transition pages have been updated to clarify that oil wells are not impacted during the transition and remain under the existing royalty system. This includes updates to the following pages: