2022–23 Annual Report of the Canada Energy Regulator – Appendix K: Abbreviations and Definitions

Abbreviations

GIC
Governor in Council

MMTP
Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project

NEB
National Energy Board

NEB Act
National Energy Board Act R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7
[Repealed 2019, c.28, section 44]

NGTL
NOVA Gas Transmission Line

NOV
Notice of Violation

OGOA
Oil and Gas Operations Act

OPR
Canadian Energy Regulator Onshore Pipeline Regulations

Definitions

Governor In Council
A Governor in Council appointment is one made by the Governor General, on the advice of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada (i.e., the Cabinet). The appointments are made through an Order in Council and range from heads of agencies and chief executive officers of Crown corporations to members of quasi-judicial tribunals.

Quasi-Judicial Tribunal
The Commission is a quasi-judicial tribunal, meaning that it is an administrative tribunal with all the powers, rights, and privileges vested in a superior court of record with respect to any matters within its jurisdiction. All applications and proceedings before it must be dealt with as expeditiously as the circumstances and procedural fairness and natural justice permit, but, in any case, within any time limit provided for under the CER Act.

REGDOCS
REGDOCS is the collection of publicly accessible records that are filed in relation to any CER regulatory proceeding.

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Date modified:

2023-12-28