Atlantic Accord

The Atlantic Accord is an agreement signed in 1985 between the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to manage offshore oil and gas resources adjacent to Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1]

The name was also used to describe a 2005 cash transfer^[2] agreement between the Government of Canada and the governments of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador under a similar legislative framework.^[3]

References

^ "The 1985 Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
^ "Cash-strapped Newfoundland wants talks on 2005 Atlantic Accord". CTVNews. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
^ "Ottawa reaches deal with N.S. over offshore revenue". CBC. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

External links

Text of the 1985 accord

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[heritage-1] "The 1985 Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord". www.heritage.nf.ca. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

[2] "Cash-strapped Newfoundland wants talks on 2005 Atlantic Accord". CTVNews. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

[cbc-3] "Ottawa reaches deal with N.S. over offshore revenue". CBC. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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