50^th Anniversary

What's New on the 50^th Site?

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Scott Richardson, A professional guide, consultant and former employee of the NEB remembers the quality of leadership the quality of leadership that infused the Board from top to bottom.

Timeline Update
Check out the latest update to the interactive timeline for a look at how the National Energy Board fared during the 1980s.

Staff Stories
By talking with current and former employees who played key roles in the Board's development, we aim to look back through time and share some of the insight, experience and memories they accumulated during their tenure.

Video Stories
Former NEB employees remember their time at the Board in the latest video clips celebrating the Board's upcoming 50^th birthday.

Meet the Chairmen
Over the past 50 years, eight men have served as Chairman of the National Energy Board. Check out their biographies and get to know our Chairmen.

Happy Anniversary NEB
When the newly named Members of the National Energy Board gathered for their first official Board meeting on August 14, 1959, it's probably safe to say they had a lot on their minds. They had no staff, no space and in fact, no legal status until the National Energy Board Act was proclaimed later that fall. What they did have, in Chairman Ian N. McKinnon's words, was a quot;backlog of applications of national importance awaiting us..."

Welcome from Chairman & CEO Gaétan Caron

Greetings!

Welcome to the National Energy Board's 50^th Anniversary website.

In 1959, the Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker, opened the Parliamentary Session with a promise to Parliament: "...at the earliest opportunity you will be invited to authorize the establishment of a national energy board to ensure, so far as it lies within the jurisdiction of Parliament, Canada's energy resources are used effectively and prudently, to the best advantage of Canadians." By the fall of that year, the NEB had officially opened its doors.

The National Energy Board has been a regulatory leader in this country for nearly five decades. During that time, generations of employees and Board Members have shown an unwavering commitment to the principles of fairness, integrity and accountability. I firmly believe it is this commitment which has made the National Energy Board the respected and internationally renowned regulator we are today. [More]