As this issue of Energy Regulation Quarterly goes to press, the federal Parliament is proceeding with legislation that would radically restructure the regulatory framework for major energy projects under federal jurisdiction, including in particular interprovincial and international pipelines […]

Each year when we write this Annual Review we marvel at how complex the industry has become only to find out that the following year makes the year before look tame. This year we had some assistance from south of the border when the new president turned many things on their head […]

Legislation to reform, or “modernize”, the federal regulatory review process for major energy infrastructure projects is expected to be tabled in Parliament in the near future, perhaps as early as this fall. Regardless of how extensive any proposed changes may […]

The saga of the Keystone XL project’s tortuous journey through the U.S. public review process is by now well known. Despite repeated findings by the U.S. Department of State’s assessments that the project would result in “no substantive change in […]

Previous versions of the Canadian Energy Year in Review discussed major decisions that had impacts on the industry, but 2016 beats them all. Alberta and Québec both announced major changes to their regulatory processes. Although not formally announced yet, big […]

Canadian energy policy and regulation are currently dominated by measures to address climate change and by the scope of participation in review processes for proposed new energy infrastructure projects. The two issues are directly related, inasmuch as the demands of […]