Canada Energy Regulator – 2022–23 Departmental Plan

Supplementary information tables

Details on transfer payment programs

Applicability

As required under subsection 6.6.1.2 of the Policy on Transfer Payments, departments must complete a supplementary information table for each transfer payment program (TPP), including statutory TPPs.

Departments must also complete a TPP table for any up-front multi-year funding that is provided under a TPP with terms and conditions (see subsection 6.6.3 of the Directive on Transfer Payments).

Instructions

Use the same template for each TPP, regardless of total planned spending.

Place the TPPs in alphabetical order in the following categories:

  • TPPs with total planned spending of $5 million or more
  • TPPs with total planned spending of less than $5 million

In addition to the instructions in the table, the following applies to the “Financial information” section of the template:

Forecast spending: insert the forecast amounts to be spent in the fiscal year, in dollars, for “Total grant”, “Total contributions” and “Total other types of transfer payments.” Up-front multi-year funding should be included in the “Total grants” row or in the “Total contributions” row, as appropriate. Insert a “0” in each cell that does not apply.

Planned spending: for each of the specified fiscal years, insert the planned amounts to be spent, in dollars, for “Total grants,” “Total contributions” and “Total other types of transfer payments.” Up-front multi-year funding should be included in the “Total grants” row or in the “Total contributions” row, as appropriate. Insert a “0” in each cell that does not apply.

Total program: for each fiscal year column, insert the sum of the dollar amounts for “Total grants,” “Total contributions” and “Total other types of transfer payments.”

  • TPPs with total planned spending of $5 million or more

CER Participant Funding Program

CER 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:

  • participation in public hearings under section 52 or subsection 241(3) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act and any steps leading to those hearings.
  • participation of Indigenous peoples of Canada and Indigenous organizations in Crown related activities that further reconciliation based on recognition of rights, respect, co-operation and partnerships.

The objective of PFP is to provide funding to facilitate the participation and Crown Consultation which supports the CER in ensuring that regulatory hearings and decision-making are fair, inclusive, transparent and efficient.

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.

Expected results

The PFP expects to meet or exceed the following approved performance measures.

Results achieved
Performance Measure Expected results for
2021–22 to 2023–24
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

Not required as PFP has total planned spending of less than $5 million.

General targeted recipient groups

Aboriginal recipients

Not-for-profit organizations and charities

Individual

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Recipients of contributions have the opportunity to provide feedback on the claim form. Grant recipients are sent a feedback survey. Responses are compiled quarterly and reported against DRF measure I4 and N6.

Financial Information

Financial information

Type of
transfer payment

2021–22
forecast spending

2022–23
planned spending

2023–24
planned spending

2024–25
planned spending

Total grants

$750,000

$750,000

$500,000

$500,000

Total contributions

$1,614,067

$1,614,067

$864,067

$864,067

Total other types of transfer payments

 

 

 

 

Total program

$2,364,067

$2,364,067

$1,364,067

$1,364,067

Note: The PFP is demand driven and actual spending is a function of the number of hearings, the number of Crown Consultation activities, the number of recipients, and the timing of participation opportunities. These factors are not known when estimates are approved.

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