Canadian Energy Regulator Act (S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 10)

Marginal note:Mandate

11 The Regulator’s mandate includes

• (a) making transparent decisions, orders and recommendations with respect to pipelines, power lines, offshore renewable energy projects and abandoned pipelines;

• (b) overseeing the construction, operation and abandonment of pipelines, interprovincial power lines and international power lines and overseeing work and activities authorized under Part 5 as well as abandoned facilities;

• (c) making orders with respect to traffic, tolls and tariffs and overseeing matters relating to traffic, tolls and tariffs;

• (d) making decisions and orders and giving directions under Part 8 with respect to oil and gas interests, production and conservation;

• (e) advising and reporting on energy matters;

• (f) providing alternative dispute resolution processes;

• (g) exercising powers and performing duties and functions that are conferred on the Regulator under any other Act of Parliament; and

• (h) exercising its powers and performing its duties and functions in a manner that respects the Government of Canada’s commitments with respect to the rights of the Indigenous peoples of Canada.