Canada Energy Regulator – 2026–27 Departmental Plan – Supplementary information tables – Details on transfer payment programs

Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight

Grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight

Timeframe of the Transfer Payment Program

Start date

6 December 2022, subsuming prior Participant Funding established in 2010

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grants and Contributions

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2022-23

Funding Details

Name of program terms and conditions

Terms and Conditions for grants and contributions in support of Indigenous Peoples’ and stakeholder participation in CER activities, including adjudication, engagement, and safety and environmental oversight

Type of transfer payment

Grant and contribution

Type of appropriation

Appropriated annually through the Estimates.

Purpose and Objectives

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

The purpose of the Regulator’s Grants and Contributions program is to provide grants and/or contributions to enable the Regulator’s departmental results and commitment in the preamble of the CER Act to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples of Canada.

The overarching objective is to support public and Indigenous Peoples’ participation in the Regulator’s assessments of non-designated projects; to enable relationship-building and Indigenous involvement in lifecycle activities; to fulfill the Crown duty to consult with Indigenous Peoples; to gather meaningful input to inform policy development and work; and to promote and disseminate research and support establishment of relevant research networks.

Recipients

General targeted recipient groups

Indigenous recipients

Not-for-profit organizations and charities

Individuals

Academia and public institutions

Departmental Results Framework

Link to departmental result(s)

Energy adjudication processes are inclusive.

Link to the department’s Program Inventory

For 2026-27, the following DRF programs will be supported by Grants and/or Contributions:

  • Energy Adjudication, Infrastructure, Tolls and Export Application
  • Engagement, Indigenous Engagement
  • Safety and Environment, Regulatory Framework

Expected results

DRF Measure: Percentage of surveyed participant funding recipients who agree that participant funding enabled their participation in an adjudication process.

Target: 90%

Horizontal initiatives performance indicator: Percentage of recipients who agree that funding enabled their participation in the activities for which funding was provided.

Target: 90%

Evaluation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)

Type of
transfer payment

2025–26
forecast spending

2026–27
planned spending

2027–28
planned spending

2028–29
planned spending

Total grants

$3,370,890

$3,728,448

$3,328,448

$328,448

Total contributions

$3,081,893

$6,843,089

$3,043,089

$707,222

Total other types of transfer payments

0

0

0

0

Total

$6,452,783

$10,581,537

$6,371,537

$1,035,670
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