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Program directory · Canada Energy Regulator

Emergency Management

Program code
BXT03 (NEB)
Core responsibility
Safety and Environment Oversight
In Departmental Plans
2019-20 – 2025-26 · Appeared and later dropped

What it does

Through its Emergency Management program, the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) holds its regulated companies responsible for anticipating, preventing, managing and mitigating conditions during an emergency and for cleaning up and remediating contamination to CER requirements and expectations. This also includes requirements for companies to have financial resources to pay for spill costs and damages. The CER promotes the effectiveness of the broader response through mutual agreements and information sharing with all levels of government, including municipalities and First Responders.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2019-20. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

2017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28Emergency Management 2017-18: $242KEmergency Management 2018-19: $279KEmergency Management 2019-20: $1.3MEmergency Management 2020-21: $1.1MEmergency Management 2019-20: $250KEmergency Management 2020-21: $1.4MEmergency Management 2021-22: $1.6MEmergency Management 2022-23: $1.4MEmergency Management 2023-24: $1.3MEmergency Management 2024-25: $1.7MEmergency Management 2025-26: $1.6MEmergency Management 2026-27: $1.4MEmergency Management 2027-28: $1.3MEmergency ManagementEmergency Management
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Emergency ManagementEarlier program (name match, high confidence)2017-18 – 2020-21$520K
Emergency ManagementThis program2019-20 – 2027-28$7.7M

Significant changes in scope and budget

Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.

YearWhat changedSource
2019-20Appears to replace Emergency ManagementCanada Spends name match across plans (an inference)

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Historical: targets against results

Number of incidents where the CER takes over the company emergency response.
Expected result: Regulated companies are prepared for emergencies.
02019-20✓ met02020-21✓ met02021-22✓ met02022-23✓ met02023-24✓ met02024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 020200Met
2020-210 – 020210Met
2021-220 – 020220Met
2022-230 – 020230Met
2023-240 – 020240Met
2024-250 – 020250Met
Percentage of companies that have Emergency Management Program information publicly available.
Expected result: Regulated companies are prepared for emergencies.
100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%2020100%Met
2020-21100% – 100%2021100%Met
2021-22100% – 100%2022100%Met
2022-23100% – 100%2023100%Met
2023-24100% – 100%2024100%Met
2024-25100% – 100%2025100%Met
Percentage of companies that have emergency procedures manuals publicly available.
Expected result: Regulated companies are prepared for emergencies.
100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%2020100%Met
2020-21100% – 100%2021100%Met
2021-22100% – 100%2022100%Met
2022-23100% – 100%2023100%Met
2023-24100% – 100%2024100%Met
2024-25100% – 100%2025100%Met
Percentage of companies with effective liaison activities and continuing education programs (s.34 and 35 Onshore Pipeline Regulations).
Expected result: First Responders and municipalities have the information they need to respond to emergencies.
100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21– no result100%2021-22– no result100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%2020100%Met
2020-21100% – 100%2021—
Several activities were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is one activity that is currently in progress for this indicator.
No result reported
2021-22100% – 100%2022—
No reportable activity in 2021-22. There were two Emergency Management Inspections planned, however one was postponed and the second is ongoing. Both will be reported on in fiscal year 2022-23.
No result reported
2022-23100% – 100%2023100%Met
2023-24100% – 100%2024100%Met
2024-25100% – 100%2025100%Met
Percentage of companies’ emergency procedures manuals in compliance with CER regulatory requirements on emergency management.
Expected result: Regulated companies are prepared for emergencies.
100%2019-20✓ met100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met99%2022-23✗ not met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%2020100%Met
2020-21100% – 100%2021100%Met
2021-22100% – 100%2022100%Met
2022-23100% – 100%202399%
Result is within target risk-tolerance for this measure.
Not met
2023-24100% – 100%2024100%Met
2024-25100% – 100%2025100%Met
Percentage of regulated companies that are in compliance with the form and amount of financial responsibility set out in the Canada Energy Regulator Act and regulations, or orders of the Commission or a designated officer as required by the polluter pays principle.
Expected result: Regulated companies are prepared for emergencies.
96%2019-20✗ not met98%2020-21✗ not met99%2021-22✗ not met100%2022-23✓ met100%2023-24✓ met100%2024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%202096%
The result is within an acceptable threshold. The Commission has been engaged to order the four outstanding companies to submit plans. Further enforcement actions will be considered if warranted.
Not met
2020-21100% – 100%202198%
The Commission issued orders to the four companies that had not filed their Financial Resource Plans (FR Plans) to date. Two of these companies have filed their FR Plans and are now in compliance. Of the other two companies, one is filing to deactivate the pipeline (and will no longer be required to file a FR Plan) and the other was granted an extension to get insurance in place.
Not met
2021-22100% – 100%202299%
One company did not file a Financial Responsibility Plan and requested an order relieving it from meeting the requirements. This request is currently under review by the CER.
Not met
2022-23100% – 100%2023100%Met
2023-24100% – 100%2024100%Met
2024-25100% – 100%2025100%Met
Percentage of spills where monetary impacts are tracked and reported by the CER.
Expected result: Spills are cleaned up and contamination remediation is conducted in an efficient and effective manner.
100%2019-20– no result0%2020-21✗ not met100%2021-22– no result100%2022-23✓ met65%2023-24✗ not met65%2024-25✗ not met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%2020—
No spills were reported.
No result reported
2020-21100% – 100%20210%
There were two incidents requiring spill cost reporting for this period. As of the reporting time, the CER has not has spill costs reported for either. The CER will follow up with the companies in question.
Not met
2021-22100% – 100%2022—
Spills where a report on monetary impacts were required by the CER occurred in Q4 fiscal (Feb 2022). Because spill cost reporting is done annually on a calendar year, costs will not be reported for these spills until 2023.
No result reported
2022-23100% – 100%2023100%Met
2023-24100% – 100%202465%
23 incidents met the requirements for spill cost reporting and 8 did not have spill costs reported, including 5 from Trans Mountain, 1 from NOVA Gas Transmission, and 2 from Foothills.
Not met
2024-25100% – 100%202565%
Companies have until April 30 each year to file spill costs, and as such this indicator is reported in Q1 reporting for each year.
Not met
Percentage of spills where remediation is proceeding in accordance with the Remediation Process Guide.
Expected result: Spills are cleaned up and contamination remediation is conducted in an efficient and effective manner.
100%2019-20– no result100%2020-21✓ met100%2021-22✓ met100%2022-23– no result100%2023-24– no result100%2024-25– no result

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2019-20≥ 100%2020—
No spills were reported.
No result reported
2020-21100% – 100%2021100%Met
2021-22100% – 100%2022100%Met
2022-23100% – 100%2023—
No results: No incidents related to this measure occurred during the year.
No result reported
2023-24100% – 100%2024—
No activity. No incidents related to this measure occurred during the year.
No result reported
2024-25100% – 100%2025—
No activity. No incidents related to this measure occurred during the year.
No result reported

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

No indicators in the 2026-27 plan.

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2019-20: $1.5M2019-20: $250K2019-202020-21: $1.4M2020-21: $1.4M2020-212021-22: $1.7M2021-22: $1.6M2021-222022-23: $1.4M2022-23: $1.4M2022-232023-24: $1.7M2023-24: $1.3M2023-242024-25: $1.4M2024-25: $1.7M2024-252025-26: $1.6M2025-262026-27: $1.4M2026-272027-28: $1.3M2027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
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Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2019-20$1.5M$250K
2020-21$1.4M$1.4M
2021-22$1.7M$1.6M
2022-23$1.4M$1.4M
2023-24$1.7M$1.3M
2024-25$1.4M$1.7M
2025-26$1.6M—
2026-27$1.4M*—
2027-28$1.3M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2019-20: 102019-20: 72019-202020-21: 82020-21: 92020-212021-22: 102021-22: 102021-222022-23: 82022-23: 72022-232023-24: 102023-24: 82023-242024-25: 82024-25: 82024-252025-26: 92025-262026-27: 82026-272027-28: 72027-28
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2019-20107
2020-2189
2021-221010
2022-2387
2023-24108
2024-2588
2025-269—
2026-278*—
2027-287*—

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Plan2019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-28
2019-20 plan$1,477,116$1,248,984$1,248,985
2020-21 plan$1,359,350$1,396,919$1,028,752
2021-22 plan$1,745,495$1,447,411$1,447,411
2022-23 plan$1,411,414$1,411,414$1,411,414
2023-24 plan$1,724,851$1,413,460$1,413,460
2024-25 plan$1,383,923$1,373,737$1,360,336
2025-26 plan$1,580,814$1,368,210$1,344,734
Actual$250,460$1,393,576$1,634,726$1,372,079$1,317,549$1,693,676

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.