Compliance and Enforcement Update: Summer 2026
The AER uses a variety of tools to ensure companies meet their regulatory obligations — learn about our recent enforcement actions and how you can stay informed.
We oversee industry's activities across the life cycle of energy and resource development to reinforce safe, responsible operations. The vast majority...
Announcement - July 2, 2026
$437,611.98 administrative penalty issued to Entrada Resources Inc.
On June 30, 2026, the Alberta Energy Regulator (the AER) issued an administrative penalty decision on Entrada Resources Inc. (Entrada) in the amount...
News Release 2026-06-11
Imperial pleads guilty to EPEA violation in Crown’s summary disposition on Kearl
Fort McMurray, AB, June 11, 2026 – Imperial Oil Resources Limited (Imperial) pled guilty in the Alberta Court of Justice at a May 29 hearing to...
What was once a tailings pond is now a scenic lookout
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Drilling Deeper
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Why We Give a Dam
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Waste Not, Want Not
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Keely Cameron explains why taking the Redwater Energy case to the supreme court matters
