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Spending and human resources

Planned spending

Departmental spending 2017–18 to 2022–23

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

Departmental spending 2017–18 to 2022–23

Description of this graph

Departmental Spending 2017–18 to 2022–23

This bar chart shows the Canada Energy Regulator’s six-year spending trend. It includes actual spending for the fiscal years 2017–18 and 2018–19, forecast spending for the year 2019–20 and planned spending for the years 2020–21 to 2022–23.

Actual Spending by period is as follows:

  • 2017–18: $93,833
  • 2018–19: $108,106

Forecast Spending by period is as follows:

  • 2019–20: $98,175

Planned Spending by period is as follows:

  • 2020–21: $79,549
  • 2021–22: $80,038
  • 2022–23: $75,410

Budgetary planning summary for core responsibilities and Internal Services (dollars)

The following table shows actual, forecast and planned spending for each of the CER’s core responsibilities and to Internal Services for the years relevant to the current planning year.

Budgetary planning summary for core responsibilities and Internal Services (dollars)
Core Responsibilities and Internal Services 2017–18
expendituresTable Note a		 2018–19
expendituresTable Note a		 2019–20
forecast spendingTable Note b		 2020–21 budgetary spending
(as indicated in Main Estimates)		 2020–21
planned spending 		2021–22
planned spending 		2022–23
planned spending
Energy Adjudication 24,293,849 23,372,250 21,240,882 19,870,310 19,870,310 20,094,039 19,380,574
Safety and Environment Oversight 23,004,346 22,648,545 24,616,508 17,875,000 17,875,000 18,449,404 16,228,045
Energy Information 10,444,458 9,554,137 8,840,227 4,459,939 4,459,939 4,554,897 4,466,668
Engagement 4,898,235 5,811,773 11,173,666 7,898,891 7,898,891 7,843,943 7,006,488
Subtotal 62,640,888 61,386,705 65,871,283 50,104,140 50,104,140 50,942,283 47,081,775
Internal Services 31,192,102 32,009,262 32,304,156 29,445,190 29,445,190 29,096,036 28,328,705
Internal Services – GIC Remission LevyTable Note c 0 14,710,000 0 0 0 0 0
Total 93,832,990 108,105,967 98,175,439 79,549,330 79,549,330 80,038,319 75,410,480

An increase of $14.3 million from 2017–18 expenditures to 2018–19 expenditures is primarily due to:

  • an increase of $14.7 million related to Governor in Council’s remission of levy to the Northern Gateway Pipeline project;
  • an increase of $2.6 million Participant Funding Program mainly related to Trans Mountain Expansion Project Reconsiderations as well as Budget 2018 Transition to New Impact Assessment and Regulatory Processes;
  • a net decrease of $1.3 million mainly for communication and professional services; and
  • a net decrease of $1.7 million personnel costs as a result of collective agreement renewal signed in 2017–18.

A decrease of $9.93 million from 2018–2019 expenditures to 2019–20 forecasting spending is primarily due to the following:

  • a decrease of $14.71 million related to a levy remission to Northern Gateway Pipelines Limited;
  • a decrease of $1.14 million related to Trans Mountain Expansion Project Reconsiderations;
  • an increase of $3.67 million related to Budget 2019 Canada Energy Regulator Transition Costs; and
  • a net increase of $2.25 million mainly related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes.

The 2020–21 planned spending is $18.63 million lower than the 2019–20 forecast spending primarily due to:

  • a decrease of $13.3 million related to Budget 2015 Energy Transportation Infrastructure;
  • a decrease of $5.3 million related to Budget 2017 Pipeline Safety Lifecycle Oversight;
  • a decrease of $0.6 million related to Budget 2017 Communication and Access to Information Capacity;
  • a decrease of $3.7 million related to Budget 2019 Canada Energy Regulator transition costs;
  • a decrease of $0.34 million related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee;
  • a decrease of $0.24 million related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • a decrease of $0.22 million related to Trans Mountain Expansion Project Reconsiderations;
  • a decrease of $3.2 million related to Operating Budget Carry Forward; and
  • a decrease of $2.08 million related to employee benefit plan; and
  • an increase of $10.35 million related to compensation adjustments made to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration.

The 2022–23 planned spending is $4.6 million lower than the 2021–22 planned spending primarily due to:

  • a decrease of $1.7 million in funding related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees;
  • a decrease of $1.0 million in funding related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes; and
  • a decrease of $1.9 million related to compensation adjustments made to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration.

The CER will be seeking renewal of this temporary funding in future budgets. If the funding is not renewed, the organization would need to make adjustments to its programs and expected results.

The CER is funded through parliamentary appropriations. The Government of Canada recovers approximately 98 percent of the appropriation from the industry the CER regulates. All collections from cost recovery invoices are deposited to the account of the Receiver General for Canada credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Pipeline and power line companies regulated by the CER (authorized under the CER Act) are subject to cost recovery. Applications before the CER or new facilities are not subject to cost recovery until the facility is placed into service, unless the company does not have any prior facilities regulated by the CER in which case a one-time levy is assessed following the authorization of construction.

Cost recoveryFootnote 27 is carried out on a calendar year basis.

Planned human resources

The following table shows actual, forecast and planned full-time equivalents (FTEs) for each core responsibility in the CER’s departmental results framework and to Internal Services for the years relevant to the current planning year.

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 2017–18
actual
full-time equivalentsTable Note a		 2018–19
actual
full-time equivalentsTable Note a		 2019–20
forecast
full-time equivalentsTable Note b		 2020–21
planned
full-time equivalents 		2021–22
planned
full-time equivalents 		2022–23
planned
full time equivalents
Energy Adjudication 125.8 103.9 119.3 108.2 108.5 106.8
Safety and Environment Oversight 124.5 120.2 161.0 114.0 114.3 103.3
Energy Information 55.5 47.8 33.9 29.0 29.1 29.2
Engagement 24.0 34.0 26.1 39.3 39.4 35.0
Subtotal 329.7 305.9 340.3 290.5 291.3 274.3
Internal Services 151.6 170.6 168.7 162.5 161.7 162.7
Total 481.3 476.5 509.0 453.0 453.0 437.0

The increase in planned full-time equivalents from 2018–19 to 2019–20 is due to Budget 2018 Modernization funding in hiring technical specialists to assist the organization to implement the proposed CER Act.

The decrease of 16 full-time equivalents from 2022–23 planned full-time equivalents in comparison to the 2021–22 planned full-time equivalents is mainly attributed to the:

  • decrease of 10 full-time equivalents related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for energy infrastructure projects; and
  • decrease of 6 full-time equivalents related to Budget 2018 Transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes.

Estimates by vote

Information on the CER’s organizational appropriations is available in the 2020–21 Main EstimatesFootnote 28.

Condensed future-oriented statement of operations

The condensed future-oriented statement of operations provides an overview of the CER’s operations for 2019–20 to 2020–21.

The amounts for forecast and planned results in this statement of operations were prepared on an accrual basis. The amounts for forecast and planned spending 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 to the requested authorities, are available on the CER’s websiteFootnote 29.

Future Oriented Condensed Statement of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2020 (dollars)

Condensed future oriented statement of operations for the year ending March 31, 2021 (dollars)

Condensed future oriented statement of operations for the year ending March 31, 2021 (dollars)
Financial information 2019–20
forecast resultsTable Note a		 2020–21
planned results		 Difference
(2020–21 planned results
minus
2019–20 forecast results)
Total expenses 115,420,832 96,794,722 (18,626,110)
Total revenues 0 0 0
Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers 115,420,832 96 794 722 (18,626,110)

The CER’s planned results for 2020–21 is $18.63 million less than the 2019–20 forecast results. This is primarily due to the following items:

  • a decrease of $13.3 million in funding related to Budget 2015 Energy Transportation Infrastructure;
  • a decrease of $6.39 million related to Budget 2017 (Pipeline Safety Lifecycle Oversight, Communications and Access to Information Capacity and Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees);
  • a decrease of $3.7 million related to Budget 2019 Canada Energy Regulator Transition Costs;
  • a decrease of $3.2 million related to Budget 2018–19 Operating Budget Carry Forward;
  • an increase of $7.27 million related to compensation adjustments made to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration; and
  • a net increase of $0.69 million mainly related to employee benefit plan.
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