Facility holders under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act must exercise all reasonable care to ensure the safety and security of persons, regulated and abandoned facilities, property, and the environment.
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94 The holder must take all reasonable care to ensure the safety and security of persons, the safety and security of regulated facilities and abandoned facilities and the protection of property and the environment.
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https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-94.htmlCanonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the Vantage detail page — in compliance evidence.
The Canadian Energy Regulator has exclusive jurisdiction to investigate non-compliance with the Act and authorization conditions, inquire into accidents involving pipelines, abandoned pipelines, international power lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, and issue findings, recommendations, and orders in the public interest.
Canadian Energy Regulator commissioners must disclose conflicts of interest including direct involvement in hydrocarbon, electricity, or offshore energy production, trading, transmission, or import/export; holdings in energy corporation securities; incompatible employment; or employment with the Regulator itself.
Under Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 101, persons must obtain authorization from a designated officer before contacting, altering, or removing abandoned energy facilities. The Regulator may establish regulations and the Commission may issue orders specifying circumstances in which such authorization is not required.
Administrative provision enabling the Governor in Council to designate a federal minister responsible for administering the Canadian Energy Regulator Act.