Jesse Baker

Jesse Baker

Associate, Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental

Contact Information

jbaker@osler.com

tel: 403.260.7025

Office

Calgary

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Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Alberta, 2019

Northwest Territories, 2021

Education

  • University of Calgary, JD

  • Carleton University, BA (High Distinction)

Language(s)

English

Jesse’s practice is focused on environmental, regulatory and Indigenous law issues that affect energy and natural resource development projects. Jesse has experience with regulatory approval matters for a wide variety of projects across Canada, including power plant and transmission line, mining, oil and gas, oil sands, pipeline, offshore petroleum and alternative energy projects. Jesse also has experience with appeals before the Alberta Court of Appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal. Jesse helps advise clients on environmental and regulatory requirements for energy and natural resource development projects at various stages of their life cycle.

For several months in 2021, Jesse was seconded to Suncor and provided practical legal advice to various client groups within its upstream business. Before joining Osler, Jesse held positions as a litigation associate at an international law firm, law intern at the Alberta Utilities Commission, legal intern at Apache Canada Ltd., and assistant policy analyst with the Northern Oil and Gas Branch at Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada.

Jesse is a member of the Osler Pride Network (for legal professionals who identify as LGBTQ2S+) and Osler’s national Diversity Committee, and is a co-chair of Osler’s Calgary Diversity Committee.

    • Suncor Energy Oil Sands LP in connection with the federal impact assessment of its proposed Base Mine Extension oil sands project, which is expected to produce up to 225,000 bbl/day of bitumen froth for 25 years
    • TC Energy Corp in response to a complaint regarding tolls and tariffs for the Keystone Pipeline system in Canada
    • NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. with regard to regulatory approvals for the NGTL West Path Delivery 2023 natural gas pipeline project, which will add 39 km of new pipeline sections to its NGTL System
    • Canada Infrastructure Bank in its $407.5 million loan to create additional irrigable acres in Alberta
    • Trans Mountain Canada Inc. with regard to regulatory approvals for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, which will transport 890,000 bbl/d of petroleum products from Edmonton, Alberta to the west coast of Canada
    • TransAlta Corporation (“TransAlta”) in proceedings before the Alberta Energy Regulator with respect to TransAlta’s opposition to proposed hydraulic fracturing operations and the associated risk posed by induced seismicity in proximity to TransAlta’s Brazeau Dam
    • Atrum Coal Ltd. in connection with its exploration program and pre-feasibility study for the Elan Hard Coking Coal Project in the Crowsnest Pass
    • De Beers Canada Inc. with regard to a water licence amendment application to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board in relation to Gahcho Kué diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, which included a public hearing
    • Canadian Natural Resources Limited in connection with proceedings before the Canadian Energy Regulator as it pertains to tolls and tariffs applicable to the Enbridge Canadian Mainline pipeline system
    • Coalspur Mines (Operations) Ltd. with regard to the expansion of its $870 million Vista coal mine near Hinton, Alberta
    • Equinor Canada Limited in the regulatory matters related to the proposed Bay du Nord offshore oil project
    • NOVA Chemicals Corporation in the relation to proposed federal regulation of single use plastics under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
    • The Economic Review of Bipole III & Keeyask Commission for the Government of Manitoba with regard to its review of roughly $15 billion in Manitoba Hydro capital projects
    • Riversdale Resources with regard to regulatory and environmental permitting for the Grassy Mountain Steelmaking Coal Project in the Crowsnest Pass. The Project was the subject of public hearings before a Joint Review Panel
    • SemCAMS Midstream ULC in its 50/50 joint venture with TransAlta Corporation to develop Kaybob South Cogen Facility
    • SENA Waste Services with regard to the appeal of an Alberta Environment and Parks decision to issue an approval for a hazardous waste treatment centre

  • Member of the Admissions Committee, University of Calgary Faculty of Law (2023-present)
  • PRISME Conference 2023 (for LGBTQ2S+ legal professionals), Planner (2022-present)
  • Organizer, 2023 Vancouver/Calgary 2LGBTQ+ Firm Hop, on behalf of the Canadian Association of LGBTQ2S+ Lawyers
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters Calgary, Mentor for LGBTQ2S+ Youth (2020-present)
  • Canadian Bar Association (Alberta), Mentor (2020-present)
  • Alberta Law Review, Editor (2017-2018)

  • Calgary Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of Alberta
  • Law Society of the Northwest Territories