The BC Energy Regulator is the province’s independent regulator of energy resource activities, including permitting and overseeing energy resource operations in British Columbia.
The BCER, as an agent of the Crown, fulfills the Crown’s obligation to consult with First Nations prior to the authorization of activities under the Energy Resource Activities Act and related specified enactments for which the BCER is the responsible decision maker.
We look for opportunities to effectively engage with First Nations across the province with a goal to build relationships, share information and support First Nations' participation in processes affecting them.
We acknowledge and respect the many First Nations, each with unique cultures, languages, legal traditions and relationships to the land and water, on whose territories the British Columbia Energy Regulator’s work spans.