National Energy Board – Fees Report – Fiscal year 2018 to 2019
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National Energy Board
Fees Report
Fiscal year 2018 to 2019
The original version was signed by
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The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Natural Resources
The original version was signed by
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C. Peter Watson, P.Eng., FCAE
Chair and CEO
National Energy Board
Table of contents
- Message from the Chair and CEO
- About this report
- Remissions
- Overall totals, by fee type
- Totals for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, by fee grouping
- Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
- Endnotes
Message from the Chair and CEO
On August 28, 2019, the National Energy Board (NEB) became the Canada Energy Regulator (CER), with the Coming into Force of Bill C-69 and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act (CERA). The organization is actively transitioning to the CER, supported by decades of experience regulating energy projects in the Canadian public interest as well as a history of successfully implementing legislative changes.
This Fees Report details the organization’s fees for Fiscal Year 2018-19, prior to the Coming into Force of the CERA. For this reason the report refers to the NEB as the reporting organization for 2018-19.
We welcome the opportunity to provide transparent and up-to-date information to Canadians on our fee structure.
C. Peter Watson, P.Eng., FCAE
Chair and CEO
National Energy Board
About this report
This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees ActFootnote 1 and section 4.2.8 of the Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities, contains information about the fees that National Energy Board had the authority to charge in the 2018 to 2019 fiscal year.
This report contains information about all fees that are under National Energy Board’s authority, even if some or all of the fees are collected by another department.
The information reported includes fees that:
- fall under the Service Fees Act
- are exempt from the Service Fees Act
The information covers fees set by:
- contract
- market-base, auction or both
- act, regulation or fees notice
For fees set by the following mechanisms, the report provides totals only:
- contract
- market-base, auction or both
For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each individual fee.
Although the fees charged by National Energy Board under the Access to Information Act are subject to the Service Fees Act, they are not included in this report. Information on National Energy Board’s access to information fees for fiscal year 2018 to 2019 can be found in our access to information report, which is posted on the NEB’s Publications and Reports Page.Footnote 2
Remissions
A remission is a partial or full return of a fee to a fee payer who paid for a service for which a department deemed that the service standard was not met.
Under the Service Fees Act, departments must develop policies for determining whether a service standard has been met and for determining how much of a fee will be remitted to a fee payer. This requirement does not take effect until April 1, 2020. This report therefore includes only those remissions issued under National Energy Board’s enabling legislation. It does not include remissions issued under the Service Fees Act.
Overall totals, by fee type
The following table presents the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that National Energy Board had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2018 to 2019, by fee type.
| Fee type | Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees set by contract | 0 | 0 | Remissions do not apply to fees set by contract. |
| Fees set by market base, auction or both | 0 | 0 | Remissions do not apply to fees set by market base, auction or both. |
| Fees set by act, regulation or fees notice | 108,210,000 | 124,392,000 | 0 |
| Total | 108,210,000 | 124,392,000 | 0 |
Totals for fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, by fee grouping
The following tables present, for each fee grouping, the total revenue, cost and remissions for all fees that National Energy Board had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2018 to 2019 that are set by any of the following:
- act
- regulation
- fees notice
A fee grouping is a grouping of all of the fees that a department has the authority to charge for activities relating to a single business line, directorate or program.
| Fee grouping | Regulatory fees | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
| 108,209,725 | 124,221,807 | Not applicable |
| Fee grouping | License fee | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($) | Cost ($) | Remissions ($) |
| 275 | 170,193 | Not applicable |
Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice
This section provides detailed information on each fee that National Energy Board had the authority to charge in fiscal year 2018 to 2019 and that was set by any of the following:
- act
- regulation
- fees notice
| Fee grouping | Regulatory fees |
| Fee | Regulatory fees charged for the cost of NEB's operations. |
| Fee-setting authority | National Energy Board Act, section 24.1Footnote 3 National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, sections 4(1) to 4(5)Footnote 4 |
| Year introduced | 1991 |
| Last year fee setting authority was amended | 2011 |
| Fee type | Levy |
| Fee amount ($) | Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges |
| Total fee revenue ($) | 108,209,725 |
| Adjustment type | Exempt |
| Adjustment rate (% or formula) |
Formula-based |
| 2020 to 2021 fee amount ($) | Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges |
| Future fee-adjusted amount ($) | Fees are based on formulas that can be found at the following website: Cost Recovery Charges |
| Adjustment date | Not applicable for formula-based fees |
| Fee adjustment authority | National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations, sections 4(1) to 4(5) |
| Service standard | 1. Issue preliminary estimated billing information (September 30). 2. Issue final estimated billing for coming year (December 31). 3. Issue quarterly invoices to large companies and annual invoices at mid-year to small and intermediate companies on estimated fees. |
| Performance result | All three service standards were met at 100%:
|
| Fee grouping | License fee |
| Fee | Fee charged for the issuance of operating licenses under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGO Act). |
| Fee-setting authority | Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, section 4.2Footnote 5 Canada Oil and Gas Operations Regulations, section 3(2)(d)Footnote 6 |
| Year introduced | 1985 |
| Last year fee setting authority was amended | Not applicable |
| Fee type | License |
| Fee amount ($) | 25 |
| Total fee revenue ($) | 275 |
| Adjustment type | Exempt |
| Adjustment rate (% or formula) |
Exempt |
| 2020 to 2021 fee amount ($) | 25 |
| Future fee-adjusted amount ($) | Not applicable |
| Adjustment date | Not applicable |
| Fee adjustment authority | Not applicable |
| Service standard | Not applicable |
| Performance result | Not applicable |
Endnotes
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