Canada Energy Regulator – 2021–22 Departmental Results Report – Spending and human resources

Spending

Spending 2019–20 to 2024–25

The following graph presents planned (voted and statutory spending) over time.

Departmental spending trend graph

Graphic description

Departmental Spending 2019–20 to 2024–25 (in thousands of dollars)

This bar chart shows the Canada Energy Regulator’s six-year (voted and statutory) spending trend.

2019–20 Statutory: 10,397
2019–20 Voted: 87,600
2019–20 Total: 97,997

2020–21 Statutory: 11,490
2020–21 Voted: 88,343
2020–21 Total: 99,833

2021–22 Statutory: 11,003
2021–22 Voted: 98,366
2021–22 Total: 109,369

2022–23 Statutory: 10,107
2022–23 Voted: 90,160
2022–23 Total: 100,267

2023–24 Statutory: 8,564
2023–24 Voted: 74,585
2023–24 Total: 83,149

2024–25 Statutory: 8,564
2024–25 Voted: 74,585
2024–25 Total: 83,149

The CER is funded through Parliamentary appropriations. The Government of Canada currently recovers a large majority of the appropriation from the industry the CER regulates. All collections from cost recovery invoices are deposited to the account of the Receiver General for Canada and credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Pipeline and power line companies that hold authorizations under the Canadian Energy Regulator Act are subject to cost recovery. Applications before the CER for new facilities are not subject to cost recovery until the facility is placed into service, unless the company does not have any prior facilities regulated by the CER in which case a one-time levy is assessed following the authorization of construction.

Cost recovery is carried out on a calendar year basis.

Budgetary performance summary for core responsibilities and internal services (dollars)

The “Budgetary performance summary for core responsibilities and internal services” table presents the budgetary financial resources allocated for the CER’s core responsibilities and for internal services.

Budgetary performance summary for Core Responsibilities and Internal Services (dollars)

Core responsibilities and internal services

2021–22
Main Estimates

2021–22
planned spending

2022–23
planned spending

2023–24
planned spending

2021–22
total authorities available for use

2019–20
actual spending (authorities used)

2020–21
actual spending (authorities used)

2021–22
actual spending (authorities used)

Energy Adjudication

19,419,562

19,419,562

18,753,370

15,667,637

20,258,800

21,550,144

20,864,381

17,722,847

Safety and Environment Oversight

25,473,425

25,473,425

23,618,055

21,460,856

25,770,209

24,588,408

23,152,134

24,544,585

Energy Information

8,112,706

8,112,706

6,919,278

5,174,538

8,208,531

9,235,424

5,934,378

8,716,482

Engagement

10,789,048

10,789,048

9,262,659

5,635,459

11,089,417

7,611,046

9,611,208

8,732,565

Subtotal

63,794,741

63,794,741

58,553,362

47,938,490

65,326,957

62,985,022

59,562,101

59,716,479

Internal services

44,298,450

44,298,450

41,713,697

35,210,475

46,958,602

35,011,968

39,028,902

49,652,874

Internal Services
– GIC Remission Levy

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,241,925

 

Total

108,093,191

108,093,191

100,267,059

83,148,965

112,285,559

97,996,990

99,832,928

109,369,353

Variance between 2019–20 Actual spending and 2020–21 Actual spending

The 2020–21 actual spending is $1.84 million higher than the 2019–20 actual spending primarily due to:

  • a decrease of $2.33 million related to Transportation as a result of restriction of COVID-19;
  • increase of $1.24 million related to remission to Vector Pipeline Limited Partnership;
  • an increase of $1.0 million mainly related to SAP implementation project; and
  • a net increase of $1.93 million related to information and technology hardware updates.

Variance between 2020–21 Actual spending and 2021–22 Actual spending

The 2021–22 actual spending is $9.54 million higher than the 2020–21 actual spending, and the variance is primarily due to:

  • an increase of $0.07 million related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees as well as communications and access to information capacity;
  • an increase of $2.98 million mainly related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • an increase of $2.10 million related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • an increase of $0.76 million related to 2021–22 employee benefit plan costs;
  • an increase of $4.85 million related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment in the federal public administration;
  • an increase of $0.29 million mainly related to the SAP implementation project; and
  • a decrease of $1.24 million mainly related to the remission of a levy to Vector Pipeline Limited Partnership in fiscal year 2020–21.

Variance between 2021–22 Planned spending and 2021–22 Actual spending

The 2021–22 actual spending is $1.28 million higher than the 2021–22 planned spending, and the variance is primarily due to:

  • a decrease of $0.56 million related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees as well as communications and access to information capacity;
  • a decrease of $1.22 million mainly related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • a decrease of $1.60 million related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • an increase of $0.23 million related to 2021–22 employee benefit plan costs; and
  • an increase of $4.43 million related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment in the federal public administration.

Variance between 2021–22 Total authorities available for use and 2021–22 Actual spending

The 2021–22 actual spending is $2.92 million lower than the 2021–22 total authorities, and the variance is primarily due to:

  • a decrease of $0.56 million related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees as well as communications and access to information capacity;
  • a decrease of $1.42 million mainly related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • a decrease of $1.60 million related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes; and
  • an increase of $0.66 million related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment in the federal public administration.

Variance between 2021–22 Total authorities available for use and 2021–22 Planned spending

The 2021–22 total authorities available for use is $4.19 million higher than the 2021–22 Planned spending primarily due to:

  • an increase of $2.89 million related to operating budget carry forward from 2020–21 to 2021–22;
  • an increase of $0.20 million related to funding to improve the quality and accessibility to public data;
  • an increase of $0.23 million related to employee benefit plan; and
  • an increase of $0.87 million mainly related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration.

Variance between 2022–23 Planned spending and 2021–22 Planned spending

The 2022–23 planned spending is $7.83 million lower than the 2021–22 planned spending primarily due to:

  • a decrease of $1.76 million related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees;
  • a decrease of $1.04 million related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • a decrease of $3.01 million related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians; and
  • a net decrease of $2.02 million related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment in the federal public administration.

Variance between 2022–23 Planned spending and 2023–24 Planned spending

The 2023–24 planned spending is $17.12 million lower than the 2022–23 planned spending mainly due to:

  • a decrease of $8.92 million related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes funding;
  • a decrease of $3.72 million related to funding to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • a decrease of $2.94 million related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment of the federal public administration; and
  • a decrease of $1.54 million mainly related to employee benefit plan.

Human resources

The “Human resources summary for core responsibilities and internal services” table presents the full-time equivalents (FTEs) allocated to each of the CER’s core responsibilities and to internal services.

Human resources summary for core responsibilities and internal services

Human resources summary for core responsibilities and internal services

Core responsibilities and internal services

2019–20
actual full time equivalents

2020–21
actual full time equivalents

2021–22
planned full-time equivalents

2021–22
actual full time equivalents

2022–23
planned full time equivalents

2023–24
planned full time equivalents

Energy Adjudication

119.2

129.4

107.0

104.1

101.5

88.5

Safety and Environment Oversight

131.0

142.5

144.5

150.7

132.5

122.0

Energy Information

43.8

30.4

54.4

48.2

33.1

30.1

Engagement

37.8

56.9

47.6

51.4

46.1

28.1

Subtotal

331.8

359.2

353.5

354.4

313.2

268.7

Internal services

162.2

162.4

191.5

204.3

176.8

162.3

Total

494.0

521.6

545.0

558.7

490.0

431.0

Variance between 2019–20 Actual full-time equivalents and 2020–21 Actual full-time equivalents

The increase of 27.6 FTEs from 2019–20 actual to the 2020–21 actual is mainly to stabilize the CER’s operations and improve its ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians.

Variance between 2020–21 Actual full-time equivalents and 2021–22 Actual full-time equivalents

The increase of 37.1 full-time equivalents from 2020–21 actual full-time equivalents to 2021–22 actual full-time equivalents is primarily due to:

  • a decrease of 1.1 full-time equivalents related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees;
  • an increase of 4.3 full-time equivalents related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • an increase of 14.9 full-time equivalents related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians; and
  • an increase of 19.0 full-time equivalents related to changes across the organization to meet operational requirements.

Variance between 2021–22 Actual full-time equivalents and 2021–22 Planned full-time equivalents

The increase of 13.7 full-time equivalents from 2021–22 planned full-time equivalents to 2021–22 actual full-time equivalents is primarily due to:

  • a decrease of 4.6 full-time equivalents related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees;
  • a decrease of 5.7 full-time equivalents related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • a decrease of 1.1 full-time equivalents related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians; and
  • an increase of 25.1 full-time equivalents related to changes across the organization to meet operational requirements.

Variance between 2021–22 Planned full-time equivalents and 2022–23 Planned full-time equivalents

The decrease of 55.0 full-time equivalents from 2021–22 planned full-time equivalents to 2022–23 planned full-time equivalents is primarily due to:

  • a decrease of 10.0 full-time equivalents related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees;
  • a decrease of 6.0 full-time equivalents related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • a decrease of 30.0 full-time equivalents related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians; and
  • a decrease of 9.0 full-time equivalents related to changes across the organization to meet operational requirements.

Variance between 2022–23 Planned full-time equivalents and 2023–24 Planned full-time equivalents

The decrease of 59.0 full-time equivalents from 2022–23 planned full-time to 2023–24 planned full-time equivalents is mainly attributed to the following:

  • a decrease of 43.0 full-time equivalents related to Budget 2018 transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes; and
  • a decrease of 16.0 full-time equivalents related to changes in funding levels.

Expenditures by vote

For information on the CER’s organizational voted and statutory expenditures, consult the Public Accounts of Canada 2021.Footnote 63

Government of Canada spending and activities

Information on the alignment of the CER’s spending with Government of Canada’s spending and activities is available in GC InfoBase.Footnote 64

Financial statements and financial statements highlights

Financial statements

The CER’s financial statements (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2022, are available on the departmental websiteFootnote 65.

Financial statement highlights

Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2022 (dollars)

Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended March 31, 2022 (dollars)

Financial information

2021–22
planned results

2021–22
actual results

2020–21
actual results

Difference
(2021–22
actual results
minus
2021–22
planned results)

Difference
(2021–22
actual results
minus
2020–21
actual results)

Total expenses

125,487,553

124,582,894

115,678,025

(904,659)

8,904,869

Total revenues

–

–

–

–

–

Net cost of operations before government funding and transfers

125,487,553

124,582,894

115,678,025

(904,659)

8,904,869

The actual net cost of operations before government funding and transfers in 2021–22 was $0.90 million lower than the planned results for the same fiscal year. The net decrease is primarily due to:

  • a decrease of $0.56 million related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees as well as communications and access to information capacity;
  • a decrease of $1.60 million mainly related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • a decrease of $1.22 million related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • an increase of $0.23 million related to 2021–22 employee benefit plan costs; and
  • a net increase of $4.05 million related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment in the federal public administration.

The actual net cost of operations before government funding and transfers in 2021–22 was $8.90 million higher than the actual results for the previous fiscal year. The net increase is primarily due to:

  • an increase of $0.07 million related to Budget 2017 Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees as well as communications and access to information capacity;
  • an increase of $2.98 million mainly related to a Budget 2020 initiative to improve the CER’s ability to interpret and make data available digitally to Canadians;
  • an increase of $2.10 million related to a Budget 2018 initiative to transition to new impact assessment and regulatory processes;
  • an increase of $0.76 million related to 2021–22 employee benefit plan costs;
  • an increase of $0.29 million mainly related to an SAP implementation project; and
  • a net increase of $2.70 million related to other compensation adjustments including changes to terms and conditions of service or employment in the federal public administration.

Condensed Statement of Financial Position (unaudited) as of March 31, 2022 (dollars)

Condensed Statement of Financial Position (unaudited) as of March 31, 2022 (dollars)

Financial information

2021–22

2020–21

Difference
(2021–22 minus
2020–21)

Total net liabilities

23,164,975

30,801,754

(7,636,779)

Total net financial assets

10,738,896

17,666,410

(6,927,514)

Departmental net debt

12,426,079

13,135,344

(709,265)

Total non-financial assets

13,078,019

14,020,372

(942,353)

Departmental net financial position

651,940

885,028

(233,088)

The decrease in net financial assets is mainly caused by a planned settlement of accounts payable to reduce payables near year-end to support the transition to SAP after year-end. The decrease in net debt is primarily due to the amortization of tangible capital assets net of acquisitions of tangible capital assets.

The 2021–22 planned results information is provided in the CER’s Future-Oriented Statement of Operations and Notes 2021–22Footnote 66.

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