Acts and Regulations
The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) operates under a variety of acts, regulations, rules and guidance notes. Most of these are published by the CER and are generally available free of charge in both official languages.
What are we doing?
As a government agency, the CER is responsible for administering acts and regulations, and for implementing government-wide regulatory initiatives:
Acts and regulations
The CER is responsible for administering certain federal acts and regulations.
Access these federal acts and regulations at the following links:
- List of Acts and Regulations
- Regulations, Guidance Notes and Related Documents under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act
- Regulations, Guidance Notes and Related Documents under the National Energy Board Act
- Regulations and Guidance Notes under the Canadian Oil and Gas Operations Act, and other Acts
Planned or anticipated changes to regulations (Forward Regulatory Plan, Stock Review Plan)
The CER publishes a public list, with descriptions, of planned or anticipated federal regulatory changes that the CER intends to bring forward over a 24-month period (Forward Regulatory Plan).
The Forward Regulatory Plan landing page includes a link to the CER’s stock review plan, which is the CER’s plan to review its entire regulatory stock over a set period of time. The stock review plan includes:
- a list of the regulations that will undergo a review, prioritized in a way that makes sense to the regulator and stakeholders
- a time frame for the review(s)
View the Forward Regulatory Plan at the following link: Forward Regulatory Plan.
Timeliness service standards and performance information
The CER publishes timeliness service standards and performance information for its services, including services for regulated parties to obtain regulatory authorization such as a permit or licence to engage in a regulated activity.
View timeliness service standards and performance information at the following link: Timeliness Services Standards and Performance Information
How guidance on regulatory requirements is provided
(Policy on Providing Guidance on Regulatory Requirements)
The CER’s Policy on Providing Guidance on Regulatory Requirements:
- outlines the commitments, practices and tools that the CER applies when providing Canadians and businesses with information and guidance on regulatory obligations to be met
- identifies the conditions under which written responses to questions will be provided
View the CER’s Policy on Providing Guidance on Regulatory Requirements at the following link: Policy on Providing Guidance on Regulatory Requirements
Number of administrative burden requirements in regulations (Administrative Burden Baseline initiative)
The Administrative Burden Baseline initiative requires departments and agencies to:
- establish a baseline count of federal regulatory requirements that impose administrative burden on business
- annually update and report publicly on the count of baseline requirements
View the number of administrative burden requirements in regulations administered by the CER at the following link: Administrative Burden Baseline count and annual updates.
Other regulatory information
All of the Government of Canada’s acts and regulations can be found on the Justice Laws website.
Consult the following for links to the Cabinet Directive on Regulation and supporting policies and guidance, and for information on government-wide regulatory initiatives implemented by departments and agencies across the Government of Canada:
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit:
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