Commissioner

Overview

Ontario needs major new energy investments to support growth and maintain a reliable energy system. The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) plays a vital role in ensuring these investments are made responsibly, deliver value for the province’s electricity and natural gas customers, and provide reliable energy at a fair price.

Commissioners are at the centre of this work. Utilities must obtain OEB approval for major infrastructure projects and for the rates they charge customers through the OEB’s adjudicative processes.

Commissioners review and decide applications for major infrastructure projects and utility rates through independent, evidence-based adjudicative processes. Whether conducting oral, written, or electronic hearings, they apply analytical rigor, sound judgment, and impartiality to complex issues with significant public impact. Their decisions balance affordability, reliability, economic growth, and the broader public interest.

We are seeking accomplished leaders with experience in adjudication, law, finance, economics, engineering, accounting, public policy, governance, regulation, or other senior decision-making roles. The successful candidates will bring intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, strong analytical ability, and the capacity to quickly master complex issues.

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Responsibilities

• Render timely, clear, high-quality adjudicative decisions in accordance with statutory requirements, administrative law, and principles of natural justice.
• Hear and decide substantive and procedural matters in written, oral and electronic proceedings.
• Analyze complex evidence and stakeholder submissions with independence, objectivity, and clear reasoning.
• Collaborate effectively on panels and, where assigned, preside over hearings.
• Support innovation, efficiency and continuous improvement in adjudicative and regulatory processes.
• Uphold expectations of independence, impartiality, accountability, transparency, fairness, and public confidence.

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Qualifications

Successful Commissioners are intellectually curious, impartial, and independent thinkers who thrive in environments requiring the careful evaluation of complex evidence and competing perspectives. They exercise sound judgment and arrive at fair, well-reasoned decisions in the public interest. A deep commitment to integrity, public service, and evidence-based decision-making is essential. Strong candidates will bring a combination of the following skills and experiences:

• Law, adjudication, administrative tribunals or quasi-judicial decision-making.
• Accounting, economics, finance, engineering, public policy, regulation, or other forms of complex evidence-based analysis.
• Senior leadership experience in public, private, regulatory, infrastructure, professional services or public-interest environments.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply legislation, regulations, rules, policy frameworks, financial evidence, technical submissions or competing stakeholder interests fairly and consistently.
• Strong decision-writing capability, with clear analysis, objective reasoning, and practical judgement.
• Financial literacy and comfort with economic, accounting, infrastructure, rate-setting or business evidence.
• Exceptional communication, preparation, and workload management skills, as well as an ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• The ability to reason transparently and make timely decisions under pressure.

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CORE COMPETENCIES

• Judgement & Independence: integrity, impartiality, ethics and an ability to maintain public confidence
• Evidence & Reasoning: clear analysis of complex evidence, structured, written reason and timely decision-making
• Leadership & Collaboration: Respectful panel work, strong preparation, constructive deliberation, and efficient hearing management.

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