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Security regulations

The Canadian Energy Regulator is authorized to establish security regulations for energy facilities, including physical security standards, security plans, audits, and cybersecurity requirements. Violations are criminal offences with maximum penalties of $500,000 fine and five years imprisonment on indictment, or $100,000 fine and one year imprisonment on summary conviction.

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Security regulations

100 (1) The Regulator may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations respecting the security of regulated facilities, including regulations respecting standards, plans and audits that are related to the security of regulated facilities and respecting cybersecurity matters that are related to regulated facilities and may, for that purpose, define what constitutes cybersecurity. (2) Every person who contravenes any of the regulations made under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable (a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years or to both; or (b) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or to both. (3) Subsections 379(2) to (6) apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to the offence referred to in subsection (2).

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https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-100.html

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