The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is the agency of the
Government of Canada under its
Natural Resources Canada portfolio, which licenses, supervises, regulates and enforces all applicable Canadian laws as regards to interprovincial and international oil, gas, and electric utilities. The agency came into being on August 28, 2019, under the provision of the
Canada Energy Regulator Act
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of the Parliament of Canada superseding the
National Energy Board from which it took over regulatory responsibilities. The CER is headquartered in
Calgary
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,
Alberta.
In August 2020,
Gitane De Silva
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was appointed as the new CEO of the Canada Energy Regulator.
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Government agencies established in 2019
Natural Resources Canada