Canada Energy Regulator by Numbers

Canada Energy Regulator by Numbers [PDF 140 KB]

1 Federal Regulator

Of Canadian pipelines and power lines that cross provincial, territorial and international borders

Our employees:

60 years of experience

holding companies to some of the strictest safety and environmental standards in the world

0 the amount of spills or incidents

we expect our regulated companies to have

We regulate:

126 companies

73,000 kilometers of pipelines

1400 kilometers of electrical power lines

500 highly qualified employees

who are scientists, engineers, auditors, inspectors, socio-economic specialists and more

7  provinces and territories

Our employees work all over Canada from BC to the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland

100 one of Canada's Top 100

employers year after year

Last year we:

Oversaw pipelines that moved more than

572 million litres of crude oil in 2018

to fuel your life

Conducted

7 focused audits

of companies with federally regulated energy infrastructure

Had

1.2 M views

of energy information

Conducted

145 inspections focused

on protecting people and the environment

Participated in

20 exercises and drills

focused on emergency management

Published

59 reports

on energy information

In 2018–2019:

  • We received 745 applications for projects and energy exports and imports
  • We made 748 decisions or recommendations
  • We awarded more than $8.5 million so people could take part in our hearings
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