British Columbia Utilities Commission
Krissy Van Loon is an accomplished communications professional with extensive experience in various roles across public and private sectors. Since September 2018, Krissy serves as the Communications Manager for the British Columbia Utilities Commission. Prior to this role, Krissy worked as a Project Manager for a private company and as a Communications Advisor in public affairs at Seaspan ULC. Notably, Krissy held the position of Communications Advisor at Pacific NorthWest LNG from June 2014 to July 2017 and served as Special Assistant for Regional Affairs in the offices of the Hon. James Moore and the Hon. Stockwell Day with the Government of Canada. Krissy's career began as an Executive and Administrative Assistant at Concorde Distributing Inc. between July 2007 and July 2009. Krissy holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Leadership and Management from Trinity Western University, supplemented by studies at The University of British Columbia and Brock University.
British Columbia Utilities Commission
The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) is an independent regulatory tribunal established by the Provincial Government. As a quasi-judicial tribunal, the BCUC is an independent decision-maker and has the power to make legally binding decisions. The BCUC operates under and administers the Utilities Commission Act. Our primary responsibility is regulating natural gas and electric utilities. We also regulate universal compulsory automobile insurance rates (basic auto insurance) of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) and intraprovincial pipelines. In addition, we manage the Customer Choice Program for gas marketer customers and handle customer inquiries about regulated entities. Our mandate is to ensure British Columbians receive safe, reliable and non-discriminatory energy services at fair rates from the entities we regulate and that shareholders of these bodies have a reasonable opportunity to earn a fair return on their investments. As well, the Commission ensures ICBC provides basic auto insurance in a way that is adequate, fair, just and reasonable. The BCUC encourages public participation through a fair, transparent and inclusive process. Public involvement in our proceedings ensures decisions are made in the public interest and take into consideration the relevant views. For more information about the Commission please go to our website at www.bcuc.com