2023–24 Annual Report of the Canada Energy Regulator – Appendix D: Regulatory Framework Projects
The CER’s Regulatory Framework provides the structure around which all regulatory activities take place. It includes the system of laws, regulatory documents and guidance used to regulate the parts of Canada’s energy industry that fall within the CER’s scope of authority.
Regulatory Framework Projects completed in 2023–24:
Regulatory Instrument |
Type |
Date Published |
Link |
|---|---|---|---|
Expectations for Emergency Preparedness and Response for a Potential Fire Incident at Liquid Storage Tank Facilities |
Information Advisory |
2024–01–26 |
|
Compliance with reporting requirements for export licenses, export permits, and export orders |
Regulatory Guidance |
2024–01–04 |
|
Guidance for Damage Prevention in Municipal Operations and Maintenance Activities |
Regulatory Guidance |
2023–12–20 |
|
Pipeline Performance Measures Improvement Project* |
Enterprise Improvement |
2023–07–11 |
|
Canadian Standards Association Z662:23 Standard |
Information Advisory |
2023–07–06 |
|
Order MO-015-2023 Canadian Standards Association Z662:23 Safety Class Method |
Regulatory Document |
2023–06–28 |
|
Abandonment Cost Estimate and Set-Aside and Collection Mechanisms (Five-Year Review)** |
Regulatory Document |
2023–06–15 |
|
Guide A: Facilities – Supplemental guidance on Greenhouse gas (GHG) assessments*** |
Filing Guidance |
2023–04–20 |
Information about the CER’s planned initiatives to improve the Regulatory Framework can be found on the CER’s website under Regulatory Framework Plan.
Notes:
*Pipeline Performance Measures (PPM) Improvement Project. Following a thorough review of the PPM program, established by the National Energy Board in 2012, the CER determined that internal company measures were inherently more effective, and opted to remove the PPM reporting requirements, alleviating regulatory burden on companies.
**Abandonment Cost Estimate (ACE) and Set-Aside and Collection Mechanism (SAM-COM) Review. The Commission applied a new method for estimating the cost to companies of abandoning facilities, based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) thereby introducing an approach that is more transparent, consistent, efficient and accurate over time, as GIS datasets are updated with data attributes, such as land use changes. The ACE and SAM-COM reviews occur cyclically, every five years.
***Guide A: Facilities – Supplemental guidance on Greenhouse gas (GHG) assessments. New content provides predictability to industry on the information the Commission considers in its decision making related to the Government of Canada’s environmental obligations and commitments in respect to climate change, as prescribed in paragraph 183(2)(j) of the CER Act.
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