Thanks Cameron, I was just going to post this article and see you've already found it.

Here's the link.

Unfortunately it doesn't look like there is any aide to Oil Sands projects.

"As a result, Alberta is introducing a "transitional" royalty rate companies can elect to pay on oil and gas wells drilled after Jan. 1 at a depth between 1,000 and 3,500 metres."

and

"The province says the deal is not a royalty holiday. All companies will still have to shift to the new royalty framework by Jan. 1, 2014, while no changes have been made to royalty rates in the oil sands. "