Canada Energy Regulator – 2022–23 Departmental Plan

Planned spending and human resources

This section provides an overview of the department’s planned spending and human resources for the next three fiscal years and compares planned spending for 2022–23 with actual spending for the current year and the previous year.

Planned spending

Departmental spending 2019–20 to 2024–25

The following graph presents planned spending (voted and statutory expenditures) over time.

Departmental spending 2019–20 to 2024–25

Description of this graph

Departmental spending 2019–20 to 2024–25

This bar chart shows the Canada Energy Regulator’s six-year spending trend. It includes actual spending for the fiscal years 2019–20, 2020–21 and 2021–22, forecast spending for the year 2022–23 and planned spending for the years 2023–24 to 2024–25.

Actual Spending by period is as follows:

  • 2019–20: $97,997
  • 2020–21: $99,833
  • 2021–22: $105,065

Forecast Spending by period is as follows:

  • 2022–23: $100,267

Planned Spending by period is as follows:

  • 2023–24: $83,149
  • 2024–25: $83,149

Budgetary planning summary for core responsibilities and internal services (dollars)

The following table shows information on spending for each of the CER’s core responsibilities and for its internal services for 2022–23 and other relevant fiscal years.

Budgetary planning summary for core responsibilities and internal services (dollars)

Core responsibilities and internal services

2019–20
actual expenditures

2020–21
actual expenditures

2021–22
forecast spending

2022–23 budgetary spending
(as indicated in Main Estimates)

2022–23
planned spending

2023–24
planned spending

2024–25
planned spending

Energy Adjudication

21,550,144

20,864,381

18,507,474

18,753,370

18,753,370

15,667,637

15,667,636

Safety and Environment Oversight

24,588,408

23,152,134

23,875,399

23,618,055

23,618,055

21,460,856

21,460,858

Energy Information

9,235,424

5,934,378

7,876,532

6,919,278

6,919,278

5,174,538

5,174,538

Engagement

7,611,046

9,611,208

9,353,847

9,262,659

9,262,659

5,635,459

5,635,458

Subtotal

62,985,022

59,562,101

59,613,252

58,553,362

58,553,362

47,938,490

47,938,490

Internal services

35,011,968

39,028,902

45,451,417

41,713,697

41,713,697

35,210,475

35,210,475

Internal Services – GIC Remission LevyTable Note 3

 

1,241,925

 

 

 

 

 

Total

97,996,990

99,832,928

105,064,669

100,267,059

100,267,059

83,148,965

83,148,965

Variance between 2019–20 actual expenditures and 2020–21 actual expenditures

The 2020–21 actual expenditures are $1.84 million higher than the 2019–20 actual expenditures mainly due to:

  • a decrease of $2.33 million related to TransportationNote 4 as a result of COVID-19 restrictions;
  • an increase of $1.24 million related to remission to Vector Pipeline Limited Partnership;
  • an increase of $1.93 million related to information and technology hardware updates; and
  • an increase of $1.0 million mainly related to the Financial System Modernization Project.

Variance between 2020–21 actual expenditures and 2021–22 forecast spending

The 2021–22 forecast spending is $5.23 million higher than the 2020–21 actual expenditures mainly due to:

  • an increase of $4.91 million mainly related funding to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • an increase of $1.80 million related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding; and
  • a decrease of $1.48 million mainly related to the remission of levy to Vector Pipeline Limited Partnership in fiscal year 2020–21.

Variance between 2021–22 forecast spending and 2022–23 planned spending

The 2022–23 planned spending is $4.80 million lower than the 2021–22 forecast spending is mainly due to:

  • a decrease of $1.76 million related to Budget 2017 IAMCs funding for energy infrastructure projects;
  • a decrease of $3.56 million related to funding to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • a decrease of $0.78 million mainly related to employee benefit plan; and
  • an increase of $1.30 million related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding.

Variance between 2022–23 planned spending and 2023–24 planned spending

The 2023–24 planned spending is $17.12 million lower than the 2022–23 planned spending mainly due to:

  • a decrease of $8.92 million related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding;
  • a decrease of $3.72 million related to funding to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • a decrease of $2.94 million related to compensation adjustments made to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration; and
  • a decrease of $1.54 million mainly related to employee benefit plan.

Planned human resources

The following table shows information on human resources, in full-time equivalents (FTEs), for each of the CER’s core responsibilities and for its internal services for 2022–23 and the other relevant years.

Human resources planning summary for core responsibilities and internal services

Human resources planning summary for core responsibilities and internal services

Core responsibilities and internal services

2019–20
actual
full-time equivalents

2020–21
actual
full-time equivalents

2021–22
forecast
full-time equivalents

2022–23
planned
full-time equivalents

2023–24
planned
full-time equivalents

2024–25
planned
full time equivalents

Energy Adjudication

119.2

129.4

102.9

101.5

88.5

88.5

Safety and Environment Oversight

131.0

142.5

148.9

132.5

122

122

Energy Information

43.8

30.4

47.6

33.1

30.1

30.1

Engagement

37.8

56.9

50.8

46.1

28.1

28.1

Subtotal

331.8

359.2

350.2

313.2

268.7

268.7

Internal services

162.2

162.4

201.9

176.8

162.3

162.3

Total

494.0

521.6

552.1

490.0

431.0

431.0

Variance between 2019–20 actual FTEs and 2020–21 actual full-time equivalents

The increase of 27.6 FTEs from 2019–20 actual to the 2020–21 actual is mainly to stabilize the CER’s operations and improve its ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians.

Variance between 2020–21 actual FTEs and 2021–22 forecast full-time equivalents

The increase of 30.5 FTEs from 2020–21 actual to the 2021–22 forecast is mainly due to:

  • an increase of 10 FTEs related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding; and
  • an increase of 20.5 FTEs mainly related to funding to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians.

Variance between 2021–22 forecast FTEs and 2022–23 planned fulltime equivalents

The decrease of 62.1 FTEs from 2021–22 forecast to the 2022–23 planned is mainly due to:

  • a decrease of 10 FTEs related to Budget 2017 IAMC funding for energy infrastructure projects;
  • a decrease of 6 FTEs related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding;
  • a decrease of 30 FTEs related to funding to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians; and
  • a decrease of 16.1 FTEs related to changes in funding levels.

Variance between 2022–23 planned FTEs and 2023–24 planned fulltime equivalents

The decrease of 59 FTEs from 2022–23 planned to the 2023–24 planned is mainly due to:

  • a decrease of 43 FTEs related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding; and
  • a decrease of 16 FTEs related to changes in funding levels.

Estimates by vote

Information on the CER’s organizational appropriations is available in the 2022–23 Main Estimates.Footnote 34.

Future-oriented condensed statement of operations

The future oriented condensed statement of operations provides an overview of the CER’s operations for 2021–22 to 2022–23.

The forecast and planned amounts in this statement of operations were prepared on an accrual basis. The forecast and planned amounts presented in other sections of the Departmental Plan were prepared on an expenditure basis. Amounts may therefore differ.

A more detailed future oriented statement of operations and associated notes, including a reconciliation of the net cost of operations with the requested authorities, are available on the CER’s websiteFootnote 35.

Future oriented condensed statement of operations for the year ending March 31, 2023 (dollars)

Future oriented condensed statement of operations for the year ending March 31, 2023 (dollars)

Financial information

2021–22
forecast results

2022–23
planned results

Difference
(2022–23 planned results
minus
2021–22 forecast results)

Total expenses

122,876,092

118,101,482

(4,774,610)

Total revenues

–

–

–

Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers

122,876,092

118,101,482

(4,774,610)

Variance between 2021–22 forecast results and 2022–23 planned results

The 2022–23 planned results are $4.80 million lower than the 2021–22 forecast results mainly due to:

  • an increase of $1.30 million related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding;
  • a decrease of $1.76 million related to Budget 2017 IAMCs for energy infrastructure projects funding;
  • a decrease of $3.56 million related to funding to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians; and
  • a decrease of $0.78 million mainly related to employee benefit plan.
Date modified: