Section 88 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act exempts the CER from the federal Service Fees Act, allowing it to independently set and collect fees, levies, and charges for regulating energy infrastructure projects without federal fee-setting constraints.
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88 The Service Fees Act does not apply to the fees, levies and charges referred to in section 87.
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https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-88.htmlCanonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the Vantage detail page — in compliance evidence.
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