| Agency Name: | Canada Energy Regulator |
| Nativename: | French: Régie de l’énergie du Canada |
| Formed: | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Canada |
| Headquarters: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Employees: | 571 (2022–2023))[1] |
| Minister1 Name: | Jonathan Wilkinson |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Energy and Natural Resources |
| Chief1 Name: | Tracy Sletto |
| Chief1 Position: | Chief Executive Officer[2] |
| Parent Agency Type: | organization |
| Canada Energy Regulator | |
| Budget: | $112.4 million (2022–2023)[3] |
| Parent Department: | Natural Resources Canada |
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER; French: Régie de l’énergie du Canada|link=; REC) 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 CER is mandated to:
Furthermore, the CER is mandated to exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions in a manner that respects the rights of the Indigenous peoples of Canada.
The agency was established on August 28, 2019, under the provision of the Canada Energy Regulator Act. The CER superseded the National Energy Board from which it took over regulatory responsibilities.[5] [6] [7]
In August 2020, Gitane De Silva was appointed as CEO of the Canada Energy Regulator.[8]