CACERCanadian Energy Regulator Act, s. 11Primary legislationIn force

Mandate

The Canadian Energy Regulator's mandate encompasses making transparent decisions and orders on pipelines, power lines, and offshore renewable energy projects; overseeing their construction, operation, and abandonment; setting traffic, tolls, and tariffs; managing oil and gas interests; providing advisory services and dispute resolution; and exercising authority while respecting Indigenous peoples' rights.

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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.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-11.html

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