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Section 22 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act defines conflict of interest circumstances for the CEO, prohibiting ownership, shareholding, directorship, or involvement in hydrocarbon production, electricity generation/transmission, offshore energy operations, related securities, incompatible employment, and concurrent positions at the Regulator.

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Conflict of Interest Act

22 For the purposes of the Conflict of Interest Act, the circumstances in which the Chief Executive Officer is in a conflict of interest while exercising the powers or performing the duties and functions of the Chief Executive Officer include (a) engaging in, as owner, shareholder, director, officer, partner or in any other way, the business of producing, selling, buying, transmitting, exporting, importing or otherwise dealing in hydrocarbons, electricity or offshore energy; (b) holding any bond, debenture or other security of a corporation engaged in any such business; (c) holding other employment that is inconsistent with the Chief Executive Officer’s powers, duties and functions or with any provision of this Act or a regulation made under it; and (d) holding office as a commissioner or being employed by the Regulator.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-22.html

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