2021–22 Annual Report of the Canada Energy Regulator – Appendix G: Warning Letters and Administrative Monetary

Warning Letters

The CER, on occasion, may decide that it is important that a senior person in a company is aware of the seriousness of an issue. This person can then take action to stop it from happening again. This is accomplished through a Warning Letter.

All warning letters can be found on the CER’s website under Reports on Compliance and Enforcement.

There were no Warning Letters issued in 2021–22.

Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs)

Both companies and individuals can be issued penalties for actions that are unsafe. The CER may issue a penalty to a company or individual if:

  • serious harm has been caused or is likely to happen;
  • the nature and severity of the non-compliance is significant;
  • need to escalate to a higher level of enforcement; or
  • need to change behavior to prevent an issue from happening again.

There were two AMPs issued in the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

AMPs issued in the period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Reference Number

Last Updated

Recipient

Region/ Facility

Description

Penalty Amount

AMP-001-2022

2022-02-24

Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC

Spread 7B, Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Inadequately implementing management system requirements for establishing and implementing processes, as required by sections 6.5(1)(k) and (q) of the OPR.

$88,000

AMP-002-2022

2022-03-12

Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc.

Oakville, ON

Section 45.1 of the OPR – “If a company proposes to decommission a pipeline or part of one, the company shall submit an application for the decommissioning to the Commission.”

$100,000

All warning letters and AMPs can be found on the CER’s website under Reports on Compliance and Enforcement.

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