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Personnel Training, Version 2
REGDOC-2.2.2 establishes mandatory training system requirements for Canadian nuclear facility licensees. Licensees must develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive training programs covering analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation, and documentation to ensure workers are competent and qualified to safely perform duties involving nuclear substances and equipment. A graded approach commensurate with risk may be applied.
Definition of tariff
Section 225 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act defines tariff as a schedule of tolls, conditions, classifications, practices, and rules applicable to energy service provision by regulated companies, including toll calculation methodologies.
Application of provisions in Part 6
Section 306 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act extends Part 6 regulatory provisions to offshore power lines in provincial waters. Pipeline transportation requirements are adapted for electricity transmission, with applicants and authorization holders required to comply with specified sections. Exemptions apply for facility-sharing and shared-use arrangements where regulatory leave or authorization conditions are obtained.
Information confidential
Inspection officers under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act are prohibited from disclosing confidential information about secret processes or trade secrets obtained during regulatory duties, except when disclosure is necessary for Act purposes or required by law.
Recovery of overpayment
Section 166 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes that overpayments to claimants, amounts paid under rescinded tribunal decisions, and excess amounts from amended decisions are debts owed to Canada, recoverable under the Financial Administration Act.
Inconsistencies
Section 43 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes regulatory hierarchy, providing that instructions issued under section 41 and measures taken under section 42(1) take precedence over rules made under section 35 in cases of conflict or inconsistency.
Orphan pipelines
Under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, a designated officer may declare a pipeline an orphan pipeline if the certificate-holding company cannot be located, is unknown, insolvent, bankrupt, in receivership, or dissolved. Persons named in prior regulatory orders or authorized under Special Acts are deemed certificate holders for orphan pipeline designation purposes.
Indigenous Engagement, Version 1.2
REGDOC-3.2.2 Version 1.2 establishes requirements for Canadian nuclear licensees to conduct meaningful engagement with Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) and provides procedural guidance supporting the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's duty-to-consult obligations under federal law. Version 1.2 includes administrative updates to references regarding the Commission Registry.
Information Dissemination: Licensing Process for Class I Nuclear Facilities and Uranium Mines and Mills, Version 2.1
REGDOC-3.5.1 outlines the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's licensing process for Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mines and mills. All persons and companies must obtain a CNSC licence before site preparation, construction, operation, decommissioning, or abandonment of nuclear facilities, or possession, use, transport, and storage of nuclear substances under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act. Version 2.1 is an administrative update reflecting January 2022 organizational changes to the Commission Secretariat and Secretary roles.
Definitions
Section 2 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes statutory definitions for federal energy infrastructure regulation, including abandoned facilities and pipelines, oil and gas exports and imports, ground disturbance thresholds for pipeline protection, and incorporates Indigenous governing bodies and knowledge in energy decision-making processes.
Supplemental Information for Small Modular Reactor Proponents, Version 1.1
REGDOC-1.1.5 provides supplemental guidance for Small Modular Reactor (SMR) licence applicants to Canada's Nuclear Safety Commission. It establishes a risk-informed, graded approach for water-cooled and advanced reactors ranging from megawatts to several hundred megawatts, supporting licence applications for site preparation, construction, operation, and decommissioning stages.
Management System
REGDOC-2.1.1 establishes management system requirements for Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission licensees operating Class 1A and 1B reactors, uranium mines and mills, and radioactive waste facilities. Licensees must develop and implement frameworks of processes, procedures, and practices aligned with CSA standard N286-12 to safely conduct licensed activities and ensure regulatory compliance.
Nuclear Fuel Safety
REGDOC-2.4.5 establishes Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission requirements for nuclear fuel design, operation, monitoring, qualification, and performance assessment in operating reactor facilities. The regulation defines three core fuel safety functions: retaining radionuclides, maintaining coolable geometry, and supporting safe shutdown. It applies primarily to CANDU reactors while remaining technology-neutral and aligns with CSA and IAEA standards.
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.
Design of Reactor Facilities, Version 2.1
REGDOC-2.5.2 Version 2.1 establishes comprehensive design requirements for new water-cooled nuclear reactor facilities in Canada, aligning with IAEA safety standards and promoting defence-in-depth design principles. The document applies to new licence applications; existing facilities licensed before 2014 are exempt unless explicitly included in their licensing basis.
Dosimetry, Volume I: Ascertaining Occupational Dose
REGDOC-2.7.2 Volume I provides Canadian regulatory guidance for nuclear licensees on ascertaining and recording occupational radiation doses to workers. It mandates licensed dosimetry services for annual skin doses exceeding 50 mSv, requires measurement of eye lens equivalent dose, and outlines procedures for modifying dose records in Health Canada's National Dose Registry, covering both external and internal radiation dose assessment.
Matters to be taken into account
The Canadian Energy Regulator must consider all written submissions and public hearing representations when approving pipeline construction plans, routes, and methods. The Regulator may approve sections where no submissions have been filed.
Conventional Health and Safety
REGDOC-2.8.1 establishes Canada's conventional health and safety framework for CNSC-licensed nuclear facilities. Licensees must implement proactive occupational health and safety programs to identify, assess, and mitigate workplace hazards, ensuring compliance with the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and applicable federal, provincial, and territorial occupational health and safety legislation.
Pre-licensing Review of a Vendor’s Reactor Design
REGDOC-3.5.4 describes the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's optional pre-licensing review service for nuclear reactor vendor designs. The service assesses designs for safety, security, and safeguards compliance to identify regulatory or technical issues early and increase certainty, but does not certify designs, bind future licensing decisions, or constitute a required part of the licensing process.
Glossary of CNSC Terminology
REGDOC-3.6 is the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's official glossary providing standardized definitions for terms used in the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, CNSC regulations, and regulatory documents. Updated regularly as an evergreen reference since December 2016, it ensures consistency and serves as the authoritative standard for future CNSC regulatory guidance and communications.
Rules
The Canadian Energy Regulator Tribunal may establish procedural rules governing compensation claims and reconsideration applications, including filing procedures, required information, hearing conduct, evidence formats, and quorum requirements.
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.
Section 3
This section has been repealed and contains no active regulatory content.
Financial resources
Applicants for Canadian Energy Regulator authorizations must demonstrate sufficient financial resources to cover Commission-determined amounts through prescribed forms or Regulator-specified methods. Proof must remain valid throughout the duration of authorized work or activity.
General Design Considerations: Human Factors
REGDOC-2.5.1 provides guidance for Canadian nuclear licensees on integrating human factors engineering into Class I nuclear facilities and uranium mining/milling operations. Licensees must develop human factors engineering program plans and conduct verification and validation activities to ensure health, safety, and environmental protection through systematic consideration of human performance in facility design and licensed activities.
Purpose of Act
The Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes federal regulatory authority over pipelines, power lines, offshore renewable energy facilities, and oil and gas exploration and exploitation. It mandates safe, secure, and efficient construction, operation, and abandonment while protecting people, property, and the environment, regulates energy product trade, and ensures fair, transparent, and efficient regulatory decision-making processes.
Conflict of Interest Act
Canadian Energy Regulator directors must disclose conflicts of interest, including direct involvement in hydrocarbon, electricity, or offshore energy production, trading, transmission, import/export; holdings of securities in energy corporations; and outside employment inconsistent with regulatory duties.
Vacancy
A vacancy on the board of directors of the Canadian Energy Regulator does not impair the authority or legal right of the remaining directors to act and conduct business.
Power to act on own initiative
The Canadian Energy Regulator may independently initiate inquiries, hearings, and determinations on any matter within its statutory jurisdiction without requiring an external application or complaint.
Orders and prohibitions
The Canadian Energy Regulator Commission may issue binding orders requiring compliance with the CER Act and authorization conditions, and may prohibit activities that violate the Act or breach authorization terms or Commission directives.
Instructions regarding timeliness
The Lead Commissioner of the Canadian Energy Regulator may issue procedural instructions to commissioners handling applications to ensure timely processing and resolution of matters before the Commission.
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.
Security regulations
The Canadian Energy Regulator is authorized to establish security regulations for pipelines, international power lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, including standards, plans, and audit requirements. Violations are criminal offences with penalties up to $100,000 and one year imprisonment on summary conviction, or $500,000 and five years on indictment, though a due diligence defence is available.
Regulations
The Governor in Council may establish regulations defining circumstances under which Indigenous knowledge shared confidentially with the Canadian Energy Regulator may be disclosed without written consent, balancing regulatory transparency with Indigenous rights protection.
Participant funding program
The Canadian Energy Regulator must establish a participant funding program to enable public participation, particularly Indigenous peoples and organizations, in regulatory hearings and proceedings related to energy projects under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act.
Relief
The Canadian Energy Regulator Commission may grant applications wholly or partially and may impose additional or alternative relief beyond what was requested. This discretionary authority does not apply to certificate applications under Part 3 of the Act.
Collaborative processes
The Canadian Energy Regulator may establish collaborative arrangements with government bodies and Indigenous organizations to develop joint decision-making processes for coordinating energy sector regulation and project approvals.
Request of Minister
The Canadian Energy Regulator must provide ministerial advice and conduct requested studies on energy matters, facility safety, security, and oil and gas export pricing. Publication of such advice, studies, or reports requires prior written ministerial consent.
Regulations
The Canadian Energy Regulator may establish fees, levies, or charges with Treasury Board approval to recover regulatory costs attributable to its mandate, including costs for denied or withdrawn applications. Regulations specify interest rates on unpaid amounts, which become debts recoverable by the Crown in court.
Suspension or revocation
The Canadian Energy Regulator may suspend or revoke an authorization by order if the holder requests it, consents to it, or breaches a condition. Before revoking for breach, the regulator must provide written notice and opportunity to be heard.
Confidentiality
Section 61 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act authorizes the Commission and designated officers to issue confidentiality orders protecting sensitive information from public disclosure when disclosure poses a real and substantial risk to pipeline, power line, or offshore renewable energy infrastructure security, protective systems, or public safety.
Powers of Regulator
Section 116 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act grants the Regulator authority to establish standardized forms and short-form descriptions for violation notices, permits the Commission to designate persons to conduct regulatory reviews, and allows the Chief Executive Officer to designate officers authorized to issue violation notices.
Violation or offence
Section 123 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act establishes that violations and offences are mutually exclusive enforcement mechanisms. Regulators must choose to pursue a given act or omission as either an administrative violation or a criminal offence, but not both. Violations are excluded from Criminal Code section 126.
Limitation period or prescription
The Canadian Energy Regulator must issue a notice of violation within two years from the date a violation occurs; no enforcement action may proceed after this two-year limitation period expires.
Right to request review
Under Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 125, any person served with a violation notice may request Commission review of the penalty amount or violation facts within 30 days of service, or within any extended period the Commission permits.
Correction or cancellation of notice of violation
Under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 126, a designated person may cancel a notice of violation or correct errors within it at any time before the Commission receives a review request regarding that notice.
Payment
Under Canadian Energy Regulator Act section 130, payment of a penalty specified in a notice of violation constitutes an admission of the violation and terminates all related proceedings.
Failure to act
Under Canadian Energy Regulator Act s. 131, failure to pay an imposed penalty or request a review within the timeframe specified in s. 125 constitutes admission of the violation, leaving the person liable for the penalty.
Certificate
The Canadian Energy Regulator Commission may issue certificates of non-payment for unpaid debts. When registered in Federal Court or any other competent court, these certificates have the same legal force and effect as court judgments for the certified amount plus registration costs.
Waste Management, Volume I: Management of Radioactive Waste
REGDOC-2.11.1 establishes requirements and guidance for Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission licensees managing radioactive waste, including characterization, storage, and disposal facilities. The document applies to all CNSC licensees under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and is complemented by CSA N292 standards for comprehensive radioactive waste management oversight.