Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2009-05-25
Invested on: 2010-06-18
Roland Priddle has been a leader in the field of energy policy and regulation for over four decades. As assistant deputy minister for petroleum at the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (now Natural Resources Canada), he spearheaded the regulation of the modern energy industry by helping to craft the 1985 federal-provincial Western Accord on Energy. As chair of the National Energy Board, he developed sound policies to ensure that Canadian interests remained competitive in a restructured marketplace. Since retiring, he has been highly sought after as a consultant for several national and international organizations, including the Canadian International Development Agency, the World Bank and the World Forum on Energy Regulation.