Canada Energy Regulator – 2021–22 Departmental Plan
Supplementary information tables
Details on transfer payment programs
TPPs with total planned spending of less than $5 million
3 year plan for Participant Funding Program
| Start date | 24 June 2010 | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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| Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program | The Participant Funding Program (PFP) provides funding to facilitate the participation of the public – and, in particular, the Indigenous peoples of Canada and Indigenous organizations – in public hearings under section 52 or subsection 241(3) of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act and any steps leading to those hearings. Public participation is an important element of an open and balanced regulatory process. It strengthens the quality and credibility of the process. The public is an important source of local and traditional knowledge about a project’s physical site and potential impacts. The objective of this program is to provide funding to facilitate the participation of the public so that the public’s views are taken into consideration. |
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| Expected results | The PFP is demand driven and actual spending is a function of the number of hearings, the number of recipients, and when hearings end. These factors are not known when estimates are approved. 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. The activities funded by PFP result in public participation and information on the public hearing record which is a benefit accrue broadly to the Canadian public rather than to the recipient directly. The PFP expects to meet or exceed the following approved performance measures.
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| Fiscal year of last completed evaluation | 2015–16 | ||||||||
| Decision following the results of last evaluation | Continuation | ||||||||
| Fiscal year of next planned evaluation | 2021–22 | ||||||||
| General targeted recipient groups | Eligible recipients include: individuals, Indigenous groups, and not-for-profit organizations. | ||||||||
| Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients | Applicants have the opportunity to provide feedback on the application form and recipients can provide feedback on the claim form. Responses are compiled quarterly and reported against DRF measure I4 and N6. |
Financial information (dollars)
| Type of transfer payment |
2020–21 forecast spending |
2021–22 planned spending |
2022–23 planned spending |
2023–24 planned spending |
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| Total grants | $250,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Total contributions | $2,114,067 | $1,614,067 | $1,614,067 | $864,067 |
| Total other types of transfer payments | ||||
| Total program | $2,364,067 | $2,364,067 | $2,364,067 | $1,364,067 |
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