Canada Energy Regulator Response to the Committee's Request for Advice

Dear Catherine, After reviewing the nature of the Committee's questions and conferring with colleagues, our view is that the CER is not best placed to provide a response given that the CER is not a party to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, nor does the CER undertake amendments to the CER Act, including definitions therein. We recommend that the request for advice be redirected to NRCan officials who can speak to the MoU, any legislative amendments that may be under consideration, and any discussions with provincial officials that may be underway. The CER does not have information on any of these topics. I would suggest the first point of contact at NRCan would be Jon Brady.

Kind regards,

Suchaet Bhardwaj

Good Morning, Suchaet, I'm Catherine Ducey, a Secretariat member aiding the Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind Development in Newfoundland and Labrador. We had previously sent a request for advice to the Impact Assessment Agency's Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, which included a question to clarify the definition of the offshore area. In their response, they identified that the offshore area "has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canadian Energy Regulatory Act", and then sent a follow up advising to contact yourself for any further clarification. Please see the attached request for advice, outlining the Committee's request, and if you could provide a response by March 4, 2024, that would be greatly appreciated! Please note that all responses to request's for advice have been posted to the Committee's Registry page, unless a request for confidentiality is submitted, as per their Confidentiality Procedure (iaac-aeic.gc.ca).

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you,

Catherine Ducey