Proceeding ID 471
Imperial Oil Resources Limited
Regulatory Appeal of a Reclamation Certificate
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) will hold a public hearing for a regulatory appeal of the AER’s decision to issue Reclamation Certificate No. 33723060. The hearing will be scheduled after requests to participate are filed. If the request for the regulatory appeal is withdrawn, the hearing will be cancelled.
Description of the Proceeding
On January 17, 2026, the AER received a request for regulatory appeal from Sean Steed under Division 3 of the Responsible Energy Development Act and Part 3 of the Alberta Energy Regulator Rules of Practice, of the AER’s decision to issue Reclamation Certificate No. 33723060 to Imperial Oil Resources Limited on December 5, 2025.
The AER granted Mr. Steed’s request for regulatory appeal on September 10, 2026.
The purpose of the hearing is to determine whether the AER should confirm, vary, suspend, or revoke its decision to issue the reclamation certificate.
Where can I find information about the hearing?
All hearing exhibits filed in proceeding 471 are publicly available and can be found on the AER’s website using the public records system found at https://apps.public.aer.ca/hearing/.
To find out more about AER hearing procedures, see Manual 003: Participant Guide to the Hearing Process or contact the case manager.
Andrew Lung, Case Manager
Alberta Energy Regulator
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Email: Hearing.Services@aer.ca
Phone: 403-297-6797
How can I apply to participate in the hearing?
If you are not already a party to the regulatory appeal and want to participate in the hearing, you must submit a written request to participate. Requests to participate are placed on the public record of this proceeding.
Your request to participate must contain
- a copy of your statement of concern, if applicable;
- a concise statement indicating
- why you may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the regulatory appeal, or
- if you will not be directly and adversely affected by a decision on the regulatory appeal, explain
- what the nature of your interest in the matter is and why you should be permitted to participate,
- how your participation will materially assist the AER in deciding the matter that is the subject of the regulatory appeal,
- how you have a tangible interest in the subject matter of the regulatory appeal,
- how your participation will not unnecessarily delay the regulatory appeal, and
- how you will not repeat or duplicate the evidence presented by the other parties in the regulatory appeal;
- the outcome of the applications that you advocate;
- the nature and scope of your intended participation;
- your contact information;
- if you have a representative, their contact information;
- if you are acting on behalf of a group or association of persons, the nature of your membership in the group or association; and
- your efforts, if any, to resolve issues associated with the proceeding directly with the party requesting the appeal or the approval holder, as the case may be.
Send the request to the hearing coordinator. Submissions should be PDF documents with bookmarks, page numbers, and optical character recognition.
Filing deadlines
Sean Steed, Imperial, and the AER’s Enterprise Reclamation Group are parties to this regulatory appeal. However, they must confirm their intention to participate in the hearing and the nature and scope of their participation in writing by October 28, 2026.
October 28, 2026 Final date to file a request to participate.
November 12, 2026 Final date for Sean Steed to submit responses to any request to participate.
Is this a public process?
Yes. Section 49 of the Rules of Practice requires that all documents and information filed for a proceeding be placed on the public record. You must not include any personal information that you do not want to appear on or are not authorized to put on the public record. You should assume that anything you submit will be available online to the public. Section 49(2) of the Rules of Practice states how to apply to the AER for an order to keep information confidential.
What is outside of the AER’s jurisdiction?
Compensation for land use is not dealt with by the AER and should be referred to the Land and Property Rights Tribunal (formerly the Surface Rights Board).
Alberta’s consultation with Alberta’s First Nations, Metis Settlements, and Credibly Asserted Métis Communities, and assessment of its adequacy are managed by the Aboriginal Consultation Office.
If my request to participate is approved, can I apply to get reimbursed for hearing-related costs?
If you are participating in a hearing, you may be eligible to have some of your costs paid. Directive 031: REDA Energy Cost Claims explains how and when to apply.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on October 14, 2026.
ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR
