Canada Energy Regulator – 2021–22 Departmental Plan

Supplementary information tables

Details on transfer payment programs

TPPs with total planned spending of less than $5 million

3 year plan for Participant Funding Program

3 year plan for Participant Funding Program
Start date 24 June 2010
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation The program is appropriated annually through Estimates.
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2020–21
Link to departmental result(s) Energy adjudication processes are accessible.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Energy Adjudication
Program: Participant Funding
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The Participant Funding Program (PFP) provides funding to facilitate the participation of the public – and, in particular, the Indigenous peoples of Canada and Indigenous organizations – in public hearings under section 52 or subsection 241(3) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act and any steps leading to those hearings.

Public participation is an important element of an open and balanced regulatory process. It strengthens the quality and credibility of the process. The public is an important source of local and traditional knowledge about a project’s physical site and potential impacts. The objective of this program is to provide funding to facilitate the participation of the public so that the public’s views are taken into consideration.

Expected results The PFP is demand driven and actual spending is a function of the number of hearings, the number of recipients, and when hearings end. These factors are not known when estimates are approved. PFP contributions are non-repayable as they are intended to reimburse the actual costs of participating and are not made to for-profit businesses to generate profits or increase the value of the businesses. The activities funded by PFP result in public participation and information on the public hearing record which is a benefit accrue broadly to the Canadian public rather than to the recipient directly. The PFP expects to meet or exceed the following approved performance measures.
Results achieved
DRF Measure Target
I4: % agree funding enabled participation 90%
N5: % service standards met 80%
N6: % applicants who are satisfied 80%
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015–16
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2021–22
General targeted recipient groups Eligible recipients include: individuals, Indigenous groups, and not-for-profit organizations.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Applicants have the opportunity to provide feedback on the application form and recipients can provide feedback on the claim form. Responses are compiled quarterly and reported against DRF measure I4 and N6.

Financial information (dollars)

Financial information (dollars)
Type of
transfer payment
2020–21
forecast spending
2021–22
planned spending
2022–23
planned spending
2023–24
planned spending
Total grants $250,000 $750,000 $750,000 $750,000
Total contributions $2,114,067 $1,614,067 $1,614,067 $864,067
Total other types of transfer payments        
Total program $2,364,067 $2,364,067 $2,364,067 $1,364,067
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