The report objectives were: 1) Interview government regulators and industry representatives to determine the legislation applicable to reclamation landform design in the oil sands region; 2) Conduct a search and review of relevant material to determine the extent of information available, highlighting significant sections of legislation, regulation, and policy; 3) Create a list of existing legislation relating to reclamation landform design in the oil sands region. Develop and establish a reclamation landform design collection through compilation of important documents; 4) Briefly summarize the main elements of the legislation and approvals that affect landscape and landform design and closure planning in a logical framework, indicating the significance of each element; 5) Create and provide a summary table of findings; 6) Prepare a document that contains all of the above in a formal report structure for wider distribution; 7) Conduct a literature review of subjects related to mine closure and reclamation that would be compiled into a bibliographic document.