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Rules
The Canadian Energy Regulator Commission is authorized to establish procedural rules governing its operations, including the powers and duties of commissioners, conduct of hearings, issuance of decisions and orders, and internal administrative procedures.
Recommendations on cooperative measures
The Canadian Energy Regulator may recommend measures to the Minister that it deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate cooperation with governmental and other agencies in Canada and internationally on energy matters, energy sources, and the safety and security of regulated and abandoned facilities.
Voluntary reporting
The Canadian Energy Regulator may establish voluntary reporting systems for alleged non-compliance with the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, subject to Governor in Council approval. Regulations may protect reporter identity, making identity-revealing information privileged and inadmissible in legal or disciplinary proceedings. Reports from protected systems cannot be used against the reporter.
Reporting Requirements, Volume I: Non-Power Reactor Class I Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills, Version 1.1
Regulations
Section 221 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act authorizes the Governor in Council to establish regulations for pipeline sections crossing navigable waters, covering design, construction, operation, safety, security, deviations, relocation, and abandonment. Violations are prosecutable as summary conviction offences.
Power to review, vary or rescind — Commission
Section 69 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act empowers the Commission and designated/inspection officers to review, vary, rescind decisions and orders, and re-hear applications. This authority excludes operating licences, authorizations under sections 382–383, and development plan approvals under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act.
Definitions
This section establishes key definitions under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act for regulatory jurisdiction and scope. 'Designated area' includes Canadian provinces, Sable Island, and federal submarine territories where Canada controls resource rights. 'Designated oil or gas' refers to specific oil or gas products subject to regulatory orders. 'Movement' covers domestic transportation of oil or gas but excludes exports.
Human Performance, Version 2
Suspension
The Canadian Energy Regulator Commission may suspend application of any tariff or portion thereof before or after it becomes effective, providing regulatory authority over energy infrastructure service charges.
Definition of document of authorization
Section 9 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act defines 'document of authorization' as regulatory instruments issued by the CER, including certificates, permits, authorizations, licenses, and orders that establish the legal framework for energy infrastructure regulation in Canada.
Regulations
Section 333 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act grants the Regulator authority to establish regulations governing land acquisition, leasing, expropriation, and compensation for energy projects. The regulations may address compensation procedures, notice service requirements, acquisition processes, agreement terms, approval criteria, and filing of voluntary landowner agreements.
Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants, Version 3
Consent of Yukon first nation or Governor in Council
Under Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 318, energy companies must obtain consent from relevant Yukon First Nations or the Gwich'in Tribal Council before using settlement land or Tetlit Gwich'in Yukon land. If consent is denied, the Governor in Council may authorize use after a public hearing with notice to affected parties. Companies must compensate First Nations for land use or injurious effects from pipeline construction.
Methods of acquisition or lease
Canadian pipeline companies acquiring or leasing land must include contractual provisions for compensation (lump-sum or periodic payments reviewed every five years), operational damages, indemnification (excluding owner gross negligence or willful misconduct), land-use restrictions, and compensation for adverse effects on remaining lands.
Abandoned facilities
Under Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 101, persons must obtain authorization from a designated officer before contacting, altering, or removing abandoned energy facilities. The Regulator may establish regulations and the Commission may issue orders specifying circumstances in which such authorization is not required.
Offence and punishment
Section 223 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes criminal penalties for contraventions of reporting and operational requirements. Indictable offences carry fines up to CAD $1,000,000 and/or imprisonment up to five years; summary convictions carry fines up to CAD $100,000 and/or imprisonment up to one year.
Conventional Health and Safety
Licence Application Guide: Licence to prepare Site for a Deep Geological Repository
Site Access Security Clearance
Aging Management
Management System
Maintenance Programs for Nuclear Power Plants
Commission
The Canadian Energy Regulator shall comprise up to seven full-time commissioners, with provision for part-time members, and must include at least one Indigenous full-time commissioner.
Supplemental Information for Small Modular Reactor Proponents, Version 1.1
Lead Commissioner’s powers
Section 49 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act preserves the Lead Commissioner's independent authority to issue corrective and preventive enforcement measures against energy sector entities, ensuring regulatory discretion is not constrained by procedural requirements elsewhere in the Act.
Guide for Applicants and Intervenors Writing CNSC Commission Member Documents, Version 1.1
Waste Management, Volume I: Management of Radioactive Waste
Section 3
This section has been repealed and contains no active regulatory content.
Personnel Training, Version 2
Annual report
The Canadian Energy Regulator's board must submit an annual report to the Minister within 120 days of each fiscal year end (March 31), detailing the Regulator's activities. The Minister must table the report in Parliament within 15 sitting days of receipt.
Pooled fund
Canadian pipeline operators may satisfy financial liability requirements for commodity releases by participating in a regulated pooled fund established by authorized pipeline companies. Operators must maintain additional reserves equal to any shortfall between their liability requirements and pooled fund access. The Governor in Council may establish regulations governing minimum fund levels, contribution and withdrawal limits, and participation conditions.
Conflict of Interest Act
Canadian Energy Regulator commissioners must disclose conflicts of interest including direct involvement in hydrocarbon, electricity, or offshore energy production, trading, transmission, or import/export; holdings in energy corporation securities; incompatible employment; or employment with the Regulator itself.
Framework for Radioactive Waste Management and Decommissioning in Canada, Version 2
Dosimetry, Volume I: Ascertaining Occupational Dose
Operations Programs for Reactor Facilities
Notice of proposed acquisition or lease of lands
Pipeline companies must notify all identifiable landowners of lands required for pipeline construction or operation, providing detailed descriptions of required lands, compensation valuations, route approval procedures, and dispute resolution options. Pre-notice agreements are void, and companies are liable for all damages if they subsequently abandon acquisition or lease plans.
Deterministic Safety Analysis
Regulatory Fundamentals, Version 3
Glossary of CNSC Terminology
Role of the board of directors
Section 17 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes the board of directors' governance role, requiring it to provide strategic direction and advice to the Regulator while being prohibited from influencing specific Commission decisions or recommendations. The board may establish bylaws for its operations, with quorum defined as a majority of directors including the Chairperson.
Appointment
Section 28 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes the appointment and governance framework for CER commissioners. Commissioners are appointed by the Governor in Council for terms up to six years, with a maximum total tenure of ten years. Appointees must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents and cannot be directors. The Governor in Council sets remuneration and covers reasonable travel and other expenses.
Annual report
The Canadian Energy Regulator must submit an annual report to the Minister within 120 days following each fiscal year ending March 31, detailing its activities under the Act. The Minister must present the report to Parliament within 15 sitting days of receipt. Additional reports may be submitted at the regulator's discretion.
Notice of decision
The Canadian Energy Regulator must promptly issue written decisions with detailed reasons to all persons who made representations at public hearings regarding pipeline plan, profile, and book of reference approvals or refusals.
Confidentiality — Indigenous knowledge
Section 58 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act protects the confidentiality of Indigenous knowledge shared with the Regulator. Disclosure without written consent is prohibited, except when the knowledge is publicly available, necessary for procedural fairness in legal proceedings (with mandatory prior consultation), or authorized by regulation. The Regulator may impose conditions on disclosure and has immunity from liability for good-faith disclosures.
Security of Nuclear Substances: Sealed Sources and Category I, II and III Nuclear Material, Version 2.1
Chemistry Control for Reactor Facilities
Regulations
Section 78 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act grants the Governor in Council authority to make regulations governing the Minister's power to enter into arrangements under section 77, including rules for procedures, applicable circumstances, required contents, and modifications to statutory or regulatory provisions.
Immunity
Inspection officers appointed under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act are granted civil immunity for actions or omissions made in good faith while exercising their statutory powers and performing duties under the Act.