Filing Manual Updates

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Public Feedback Opportunities on Proposed Filing Manual Updates

The CER is updating various sections of its Filing Manuals to reflect changing requirements, conditions, regulations, industry practices, and feedback received from regulated companies, Indigenous Peoples and other interested persons or groups. The following tables contain the sections currently under review, timelines for engagement, and links to related information and documents.

If you wish to provide comments or suggest edits directly on the draft documents, download and mark-up a pdf via the links below, and email it along with any other comments to: filingmanual@cer-rec.gc.ca. Emailed comments without pdfs also welcome.

Proposed updates to Filing Manuals

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Filing Manual update record

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Section

Public Comment Period

Discussion Paper

Document Links

Feedback Received

Guide R - Transfer of Ownership, Lease or Amalgamation (CER Act section 181)

From 2024-10-21 to 2024-12-6
Closed

Regulatory context and summary of gaps, Guide R

Proposed new Guide R [PDF 201 KB]

Marked-up existing Guide R [PDF 201 KB]

Marked-up existing Change in Ownership Application form [PDF 282 KB]

Enbridge [138 KB]

TC Energy [572 KB]

Trans Mountain [211 KB]

Guide A:
GHG emissions and climate change entries in
section A.2, Table A-2
(Filing Requirements for Biophysical Elements)
and
section A.3, Table A-4
(Filing Requirements for Economics and Financing)

New section proposed:
GHG emissions and climate change supplemental guidance

From 2022-06-01
to 2022-08-31
Closed

Regulatory context and summary of gaps, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

Response to public comments on CER Filing Manual and Electricity Filing Manual revised Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and climate change guidance

Proposed changes to Tables A-2 and A-4 (tracked) [PDF 1157 KB]

Proposed new GHG emissions and climate change supplemental guidance [PDF 333 KB]

BMT Canada [148 KB]

Enbridge [138 KB]

Environment and Climate Change Canada [1866 KB]

IAMC-TMX Caucus [765 KB]

Manitoba Hydro [106 KB]

Stantec Consulting Ltd. [246 KB]

TC Energy [246 KB]

Trans Mountain [103 KB]

Guide O (Variances and Project Updates)

Guide N (Review, Rescind, or Rehear)

From 2021-12-01
to 2022-01-31
Closed

Regulatory context and summary of gaps, Guide O and Guide N

Guides O, N, Confidential Filing, Supply & Markets response to public feedback
(2022-08-31)

Proposed new Guide O [PDF 301 KB]

Marked-up existing Guide O [PDF 359 KB]

Proposed new Guide N [PDF 162 KB]

Marked-up Guide N [PDF 230 KB]
(previously Guide O)

Enbridge [PDF 305 KB]

Milk River [PDF 210 KB]

Plains [PDF 280 KB]

TC Energy [PDF 307 KB]

Trans Mountain [PDF 115 KB]

Section 1.5 (Confidential Filing)

Regulatory context and summary of gaps, Confidential Filing

Proposed section 1.5 Confidential Filing [PDF 250 KB]

Marked-up existing section 1.5 Confidential Filing [PDF 295 KB]

Section A.3.1 (Supply) and
section A.3.3 (Markets)

Regulatory context and summary of gaps, Supply and Markets

Proposed new A.3.1 Supply and A.3.3 Markets [PDF 248 KB]

Marked-up existing A.3.1 Supply and A.3.3 Markets [PDF 286 KB]

Guide B (pipeline abandonment)
and
Guide K (pipeline decommissioning)

From 2021-03-01
to 2021-04-14
Closed

Regulatory context and summary of gaps

Guides B and K response to public feedback
(2021-11-19)

Proposed new Guide B [PDF 412 KB]

Marked-up existing Guide B [PDF 499 KB]

Canadian Association of Energy and Pipeline Landowner Associations – CAEPLA [PDF 196 KB]

Canadian Energy Pipeline Association [PDF 377 KB]

Enbridge [PDF 127 KB]

Stantec Consulting Ltd. [PDF 319 KB]

TC Energy [PDF 93 KB]

L’Union des producteurs agricoles [in French: PDF 93 KB]

Proposed new Guide K [PDF 321 KB]

Marked-up existing Guide K [PDF 414 KB]

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Electricity Filing Manual (EFM)

Electricity Filing Manual update record

Filing Manual – Electricity

Electricity Filing Manual

Section

Public Comment Period

Discussion Paper

Document Links

Feedback Received

Ch. 6:
GHG emissions and climate change entries in Table 6-2
(Filing Requirements for Biophysical Elements)
and
Ch. 7:
Table 7-1
(Filing Requirements for Economics and Financing)

New section proposed: GHG emissions and climate change supplemental guidance

From 2022-06-01
to 2022-08-31
Closed

Regulatory context and summary of gaps, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

Response to public comments on CER Filing Manual and Electricity Filing Manual revised Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and climate change guidance

Proposed changes to Tables 6-2 and 7-1 (tracked) [PDF 1157 KB]

Proposed new GHG emissions and climate change supplemental guidance [PDF 333 KB]

BMT Canada [148 KB]

Manitoba Hydro [106 KB]

Section 1.4 (Confidential Filing)

From 2021-12-01
to 2022-01-31
Closed

Regulatory context and summary of gaps, Confidential Filing

Guides O, N, Confidential Filing, Supply & Markets response to public feedback
(2022-08-31)

Proposed section 1.4 Confidential Filing [PDF 175 KB]

Marked-up existing section 1.4 Confidential Filing [PDF 218 KB]

 

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