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A part of the TransCanada Corp. Regulatory Frameworks Program.

Please be advised this event is now sold out. 

Canada's regulators act in the public interest to review energy and infrastructure project applications. Regulators are guided by procedural fairness and follow a transparent application, review and hearing process with data filings and sworn testimony.

But that’s changing.

“Social licence” is a relatively new term which some interests are using to create a different standard for the approval of projects – especially energy projects. According to social licence advocates, projects must meet often ill-defined requirements set up by NGOs, local residents or other interests – a new hurdle for project approval, but without the rigour and rule of law of a regulator.

Is social licence a meaningful addition to the regulatory process, or is it being used as a constantly moving goal-post designed to slow down regulatory processes, delay project implementation, frustrate energy infrastructure expansion and even enrich those advocates who promote it as new model?

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To view presentations from this event, please click on the name of the presenter below. 

Michael Binder

Robert Boutilier

Gaétan Caron

Michael Cleland

Ronald L. Lehr