Under Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 325, landowners whose property is subject to immediate entry rights granted by a company are entitled to receive advance compensation from that company, pending final compensation determination.
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325 If a company has been granted an immediate right to enter lands under subsection 324(1), the owner of the lands is entitled to receive from the company an amount as an advance of the compensation referred to in subsection 327(1).
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https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-325.htmlCanonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the Vantage detail page — in compliance evidence.
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