Innovation and Adaptability – Continual Improvement

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We are continually improving our regulatory framework and internal processes, including by piloting AI and automation tools, to increase the cost-effectiveness, transparency, predictability, timeliness and efficiency of our regulatory approaches, supporting the competitiveness of Canada’s energy sector.

Completeness Determination Improvements

The faster the we can assess whether an application is sufficiently complete (“Completeness”) to begin the assessment process, the faster application decisions can be made. We recently made targeted improvements to our Completeness process and now routinely meet a 30-day completeness determination internal service standard. This means that routine applications are proceeding more quickly to subsequent process steps.

CER Portal

The CER Portal is an integrated digital platform that provides a single access point (one window) for regulated companies, Indigenous Peoples, participants, and the public. It is a multi-year project, and will streamline internal processes, reduce service delivery time, and increase regulatory process certainty.





Current Regulatory Framework Improvement Initiatives:

Onshore Pipeline Regulations (OPR) Review

  • Improve framework and increase regulatory clarity for industry, First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples and stakeholders by incorporating Indigenous rights and interests and clarifying safety requirements.

Filing Manual Review

  • Improve clarity and predictability of process reviews by updating and streamlining application requirement for new projects.

Regulatory Experimentation Pilot Project

  • Testing a draft compliance verification process to proposed measures in the OPR through two mock compliance verification activities (CVAs) with regulated companies and Indigenous communities. 

Western Regulators Forum (WRF)

  • Identify ways to reduce regulatory complexity by streamlining and aligning regulatory requirements and processes in coordination with provincial and territorial energy regulators through the WRF.
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