In an effort to coordinate their overlapping mandates, the two
agencies charged with ensuring that Alberta power markets remain
competitive have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) calling for
continued and more defined cooperation between the agencies.
On March 3, 2014, the Competition Bureau announced that the Commissioner of Competition
(head of Canada's Competition Bureau) and the Market
Surveillance Administrator of Alberta (MSA) have signed an MOU,
implementing a framework for information sharing and enforcement
cooperation and collaboration in matters of mutual interest among
the agencies.
Under the Alberta Utilities Commission Act (AUCA), the
MSA is responsible for ensuring Alberta's energy markets are
fair, efficient and openly competitive - a mandate that runs
parallel to the overarching oversight of the Competition Bureau.
The MSA is also obligated under the AUCA to notify the Commissioner
of Competition or the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) of
