Terri-Lee’s Biography
Director Terms:
June 17, 2026 - June 2029
Terri-Lee Oleniuk has been a lawyer for over 20 years and is a partner at McCarthy Tétrault in Calgary, where she advises companies building major energy and infrastructure projects across Canada. Her work focuses on the regulatory approvals, environmental requirements and Indigenous consultation that large projects must meet.
She has worked on projects across the energy sector, from oil and gas, pipelines and mining to solar, wind, hydro and battery storage, with much of her recent work focusing on Alberta’s power market. Terri-Lee regularly represents clients before regulatory tribunals in environmental assessments, hearings and inquiries, advises on ESG matters, and negotiates agreements between project developers and Indigenous groups.
Terri-Lee brings a range of board experience to the BCMB. She has been an independent director of Sitka Power, a Canadian renewable energy developer, since 2025, and a board member of the Canadian Energy Law Foundation since 2022. She previously served on the boards of SWITCH Power and the Canadian Renewable Energy Association. In the community, she served on the board of Alberta Theatre Projects and Cerebral Palsy Alberta, including as Board Chair and President.
Terri-Lee is admitted to the bars of Alberta, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. She holds a BSc and a JD from the University of Saskatchewan, and a LLM in energy and infrastructure law from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Terri-Lee currently participates on the following BCMB Committees:
- Handling Commission Review Committee (Chair)
- Governance and Compensation Committee