Canadian pipeline companies may exercise their regulatory and operational powers beyond Canada's international boundary, but only to the extent permitted by applicable foreign laws in the jurisdiction where the pipeline operates.
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315 A company operating a pipeline from a place in Canada to a place on the international boundary line may exercise, beyond that boundary, to the extent permitted by the laws there in force, the powers that it may exercise in Canada.
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Section 2 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes statutory definitions for federal energy infrastructure regulation, including abandoned facilities and pipelines, oil and gas exports and imports, ground disturbance thresholds for pipeline protection, and incorporates Indigenous governing bodies and knowledge in energy decision-making processes.
Section 307 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act extends regulatory sections 317 and 318 to offshore renewable energy projects and offshore power lines by substituting references to companies with persons and pipelines with offshore facilities, ensuring equivalent regulatory requirements.
The Canadian Energy Regulator Commission may order pipeline operators to reimburse federal, provincial, municipal governments, Indigenous bodies, and other persons for reasonable costs incurred responding to unintended or uncontrolled releases of oil, gas, or other commodities from pipelines, even if costs exceed the operator's statutory liability limits.