Advisory Councils
Description: Information on relations with Advisory Councils to assist the Minister and Commissioner in carrying out the objects of the Northern Pipeline Act.
Document Types: Yukon Advisory Council; Federal-Provincial Advisory Council.
Record Number: NPA ADM 015

British Columbia Regional Office
Description: Information on all aspects of planning and construction of the Alaska Highway gas pipeline in British Columbia with emphasis on liaison between the Government of Canada, and provincial, territorial and municipal governments, as well as individuals.
Document Types: Construction operations; native groups; pipeline manpower; special interest groups; surveillance; special projects and incidents; American pipeline information.
Record Number: NPA ADM 025

Delegated Authorities
Description: Information on the exercise and performance of certain powers, duties and functions delegated to the Northern Pipeline Agency by other government departments.
Document Types: Delegation of authority from the National Energy Board; delegation of authority under the National Energy Board Gas Pipeline Regulations; delegation of authority under the Northern Pipeline Act.
Access: Files arranged by subject and construction zone.
Record Number: NPA ODO 040

Engineering and Operational File
Description: Information on all engineering aspects associated with the operational phase of the pipeline.
Document Types: Analyses and tests; compressor stations; meter stations; pipeline stress; engineering surveillance; pipeline crossings.
Record Number: NPA EDU 100

Engineering Design and Development
Description: Information on the Engineering Design and Development necessary before the construction of the pipeline.
Document Types: Specifications and codes; analyses and tests; materials engineering; geotechnical design; pipeline design.
Record Number: NPA EDU 095

Environment
Description: Information on all aspects of the Environment, including climatic conditions in areas through which the pipeline passes and any changes and their effects on pipeline construction.
Document Types: Environmental impact settlement; biological effects; wildlife; pollution; permafrost, frost heave, and ice.
Record Number: NPA SEE 070

Government Programs
Description: Information on the powers and authorities delegated to the NPA by other Government of Canada departments and agencies, except the National Energy Board.
Document Types: Permits and orders; land tenure and use; field surveillance scheduling and administration.
Record Number: NPA TRA 050

Industrial Benefits
Description: Information on the economic benefits to Canada of the construction of the Alaska Highway gas pipeline through the purchase of pipeline material.
Document Types: Pipe procurement; valve procurement; turbine-compressor packages; fittings procurement; Canadian content.
Record Number: NPA TRA 055

Legal Affairs
Description: Information on the administration of legal matters; also opinions and decisions.
Document Types: Policy; Commissioner of Oaths; interpretation and application of legislation.
Record Number: NPA ADM 030

Logistics Transportation
Description: Information on logistical plans and activities from the standpoint of their effects on transportation systems.
Document Types: Transportation – pipe; air transportation systems; rail transportation systems.
Record Number: NPA TRA 045

Policy
Description: Information on federal-provincial, intergovernmental and international relations and negotiations.
Document Types: financing; construction; agreements; tariffs, gas export and legislation.
Record Number: NPA COM 005

Project Scheduling and Monitoring
Description: Information on regulatory matters, construction scheduling and monitoring, cost control and critical path planning for the project.
Record Number: NPA SRU 090

Public Affairs
Description: Information on NPA public relations, community information, media liaison and employee communications.
Document Types: Information services; advertising; communications strategies.
Record Number: NPA ADM 035

Right-of-Way
Description: Information on the acquisition of land for the construction of the pipeline or of any facilities associated with it.
Document Types: Service of land owners; land acquisition status reports; Right-of-Way; grant of easement; applications for leave to take additional lands; acquisition of work space; public hearings.
Record Number: NPA SRU 085

National Pipeline Agency Operations
Description: Information on all formal communications between NPA operational headquarters and regional offices, the Foothills Group of Companies, federal, provincial and territorial governments, industry and the public.
Document Types: Corporations, companies and firms; government liaison; public relations.
Record Number: NPA ADM 010

Social and Cultural Issues
Description: Information on social and cultural matters, particularly as they relate to the effect of pipeline construction on the culture and livelihood of the Native peoples living along its route.
Document Types: Trap-line compensation; loss of livelihood; harvesting; archaeological sites; protection of recreational areas; burial sites.
Record Number: NPA SEE 065

Socio-economic Issues
Description: Information on Socio-economic Issues such as workforce, social services and employment opportunities; also issues related to the existence of the pipeline.
Document Types: Social, economic and environmental effects; plans and plan schedules for pipeline construction; social services; opportunity measures; business opportunities; communities.
Record Number: NPA SEE 060

Surveillance Information
Description: Information on the day-to-day operations associated with pipeline and station construction.
Document Types: Diaries and reports; daily field orders; construction progress reports; equipment reports; reports of non- compliance.
Record Number: NPA SRU 080

Workforce
Description: Information on Workforce planning, requirements, reporting, recruiting, training, orientation and compensation as they relate to construction of the Alaska Highway gas pipeline.
Document Types: Information and recruitment; hiring and opportunities for Native peoples; training and hiring preferences; Workforce inventory; health plans, housing and work camps; contractor-union undertakings; woman employees; statistics; staff counts; construction staff reports; surveillance staff reports.
Record Number: NPA SEE 075

Yukon Regional Office
Description: Information on all aspects of planning and construction of the Alaska Highway gas pipeline in the Yukon with emphasis on liaison between the Office and the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, as well as individuals.
Document Types: Construction operations; Native peoples groups; pipeline workers; special interest groups; surveillance; special projects and incidents; American pipeline information.
Record Number: NPA ADM 020