• Based on the doctrine of federal paramountcy, the obligations of trustees and receivers under both the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and the Pipeline Act to abandon oil wells and pipelines; pay the costs of remediation performed by other persons; and to obey any order of the AER is in operational conflict with section 14.06 of the BIA. (canadianlawyermag.com)
The Board concluded that there was no operational conflict between NEBA and the CPCN and the Burnaby bylaws on the face of it since the possibility exists to comply with both. (ablawg.ca)
In the event of an operational conflict between valid federal and provincial legislation, the federal will prevail. (doingbusinessincanada.com)