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

Marginal note:Appointment

• 28 (1) The commissioners are to be appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding six years.

• Marginal note:Reappointment

  (2) A commissioner may be reappointed for one or more terms of up to six years each. However, a commissioner is to serve no more than 10 years in office in total.

• Marginal note:Removal

  (3) The Governor in Council may remove a commissioner for cause.

• Marginal note:Eligibility

  (4) A person is not eligible to be a commissioner unless they are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

• Marginal note:Eligibility

  (5) A director is not eligible to be a commissioner.

• Marginal note:Remuneration and expenses — full-time commissioner

  (6) A full-time commissioner is to be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and other expenses while performing their duties and functions under this Act while absent from their ordinary place of work.

• Marginal note:Remuneration and expenses — part-time commissioner

  (7) A part-time commissioner is to be paid the remuneration that is fixed by the Governor in Council and is entitled to be paid reasonable travel and other expenses while performing their duties and functions under this Act while absent from their ordinary place of residence.