2023–24 Annual Report of the Canada Energy Regulator – Appendix G: Warning Letters and Administrative Monetary Penalties

Warning Letters

The CER, on occasion, may decide that it is important that a senior person in a company is aware of the seriousness of an issue. This person can then take action to stop it from happening again. This is accomplished through a Warning Letter.

There were no Warning Letters issued in 2023-24.

All warning letters can be found on the CER’s website under Reports on Compliance and Enforcement.

Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs)

Both companies and individuals can be issued monetary penalties for actions that are unsafe. The CER may issue a penalty to a company or individual if:

  • serious harm has been caused or is likely to happen;

  • the nature and severity of the non-compliance is significant;

  • need to escalate to a higher level of enforcement; or

  • need to change behavior to prevent an issue from happening again.

The CER issued one AMP from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024:

Projects for which many post-approval filings were received

Reference Number

Last Updated

Recipient

Region

Description

Penalty Amount

AMP-001-2023

2023-09-20

Minell Pipeline Ltd.

McAuley, Manitoba

Section 7 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations -Obligation of Pipeline Companies Failure to identify and notify locations as prescribed

$52,000

All warning letters, AMPs, and related documents can be found on the CER’s website under Reports on Compliance and Enforcement.

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