The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) serves Albertans as an agency that regulates the province's energy resources. Led by nine Board members, the ERCB's team of engineers, geologists, technicians, economists, and other professionals serve Albertans from fourteen locations across the province.

Vision

The ERCB will be the best non-conventional regulator in the world by 2013.

Core Values

We Embrace Change
We understand our business drivers, government policy, and the external environment and anticipate potential future directions.

We Are Committed to the Public Interest
We balance the interests of all Albertans in our stewardship of efficient, orderly, and economic development of the province’s energy resources.

We Provide Quality Service to Our Stakeholders
We provide our stakeholders with appropriate and innovative regulatory and operational solutions in the required timeframes.

We Regard Our People as Our Primary Asset
We expect high performance from our people through innovation, creativity, dedication, commitment, leadership, and results. As a learning organization, we rely on their knowledge, experience, talents, and skills. We provide appropriate and timely recognition for people’s achievements.

Core Businesses

Adjudication and Regulation - The Board adjudicates and regulates matters related to energy within Alberta to ensure that the development, transportation and monitoring of the province's energy resources are in the public interest. The Board provides this assurance of the public interest through its activities in the application and hearing process, regulation, monitoring, and surveillance and enforcement.

Information, Knowledge and Advice - The information and knowledge responsibility of the Board includes the collection, storage, analysis, appraisal, dissemination and stakeholder awareness of information. Open access to information develops awareness, understanding and responsible behavior and allows the Board and stakeholders to make informed decisions about energy and utility matters. This responsibility will result in the Board discharging its advisory role with respect to matters under the jurisdiction of the Board.

Objectives

1. To achieve high standards through effective and efficient regulations of
   • public safety
   • environmental protections
   • energy resource conservation
     
     
2. To be proactive in identifying and addressing emerging issues that face
   • the industries the ERCB regulates
   • stakeholders who are affected by these issues
     
     
3. To provide exceptional customer service in all ERCB activities
   
   
4. To have competent and engaged people in place now and into the future
   
   
5. To provide our customers with easily accessible, relevant and high quality
   • data
   • information
   • knowledge
   • advice
   
   related to the energy and sectors
   
   
6. Decision-making processes will be fair, efficient and adaptable to the circumstances and achieve a respected public interest balance
   
   
7. To protect Albertans from exposure to long-term industry abandonment and decommissioning liabilities
   
   
8. To provide effective cross-organizational capabilities to empower the organization and position it for success

Code of Conduct and Ethics

ERCB Board members and employees are bound by a Code of Conduct and Ethics.