Canadian regulators
Kristi Sebalj is CAMPUT Chair and Alberta Utilities Commission Vice-chair. She has held legal and regulatory roles in the energy and utilities sectors in Canada for more than 25 years. Before joining the Alberta Utilities Commission in July 2018, Kristi was the registrar at the Ontario Energy Board, where she was a regulatory decision maker, team leader, and executive advisor.
The CAMPUT 2026 Conference gathered Canada’s energy community from May 5 – 8 in Montreal, Québec at a pivotal time of energy transition. Guided by the theme, “Bridging the Divide: Bold Strategies for a Resilient Energy Future,” the conference explored how regulators and stakeholders can unite across regional, technical, and institutional divides to strengthen Canada’s energy future.
CAMPUT Chair and Alberta Utilities Commission Vice-chair Kristi Sebalj welcomed attendees to CAMPUT 2026. She has held legal and regulatory roles in the energy and utilities sectors in Canada for more than 25 years. Before joining the Alberta Utilities Commission in July 2018, Kristi was the registrar at the Ontario Energy Board, where she was a regulatory decision maker, team leader, and executive advisor.
Kristi Sebalj: The First Nations in Fort Albany in Kashechewan lived entirely on diesel power. Electricity was loud, unreliable, polluting, and limiting. Growth was constrained. Schools, hospitals, housing, everything depended on power that could barely keep up with daily life.
The idea of connecting those communities in James Bay to Ontario’s electricity grid was, at the time, considered unrealistic. Some said it was impossible. The terrain was too difficult. The distance was too vast. The costs were too high. The risks were too great.