CANADIAN ELECTRICITY ASSOCIATION / ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DE L'ELECTRICITE
Registration:
32
of
78
(2017-06-08
to
2017-06-09)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Canada Labour Code, in respect to occupational heath and safety, worker safety and workplace hazardous materials applicable to electricity generation, transmission and distribution facilities, the transportation of dangerous goods by electricity sector companies, and the health effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMF).
- Emergency Management Act, in respect to pandemic planning and a national plan for the use of anti-virals, security standards for facilities used for the international trade of electricity, reliability standards and activities pertaining to threat and risk assessments, security clearances, exercises and drills.
- Energy Efficiency Act, in respect to managing air emissions by reducing electricity demand. The Energy Efficiency Act in respect to regulations concerning minimum energy-performance levels for energy-using products, as well as the labeling of energy-using products
- Fisheries Act, in respect to the management of habitat, fisheries, species at risk in relation to the generation of electricity, and policies to streamline and clarify the regulatory process, in relation to electricity industry plans to address the need for new infrastructure development to meet growing demand for electricity and replacing aging electricity assets.
- Food and Drugs Act, in respect to the health effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMF).
- Formerly Bill C-5 An Act to amend the Indian Oil and Gas Act, in respect to relationships with Aboriginal communities.
- Migratory Birds Convention Act, in respect to the management of habitat, species at risk and migratory birds in relation to the generation and transmission of electricity; and stewardship policies and programs with an on-going efforts to streamline and clarify regulatory process, in relation to electricity industry plans to address the need for new infrastructure development to meet growing demand for electricity and replacing aging electricity assets, as well as enabling the maintenance and operations of existing infrastructure.
- Radiation Emitting Devices Act, in respect to the potential health effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMF).
- Species at Risk Act, in respect to the management of habitat, and species at risk in relation to the generation and transmission of electricity; and stewardship policies and programs with on-going efforts to streamline and clarify regulatory process, in relation to electricity industry plans to address the need for new infrastructure development to meet growing demand for electricity and replacing aging electricity assets.
- Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), including but not limited to GHG regulations under CEPA 1999 such as the proposed Carbon Dioxide from Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Regulations, and the proposed amendment to the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Electricity Production Regulations.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Excise Tax Act - National Energy Board Cost Recovery policies that establish the rules and levels of financing that users in the electricity sector must pay as part of the NEB cost recovery policies, capital cost allowance rates, and policies pertaining to overcoming barriers to timely investment in infrastructure related to siting, rates of return, community acceptance and public understanding of need.
- Telecommunications Act, in respect to the Telecommunications policy review and electricity support structures and spectrum management as they may be applicable to the advent of a smart grid.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- Canada's Environmental Assessment Act, in respect to environmental assessment policies and procedures to streamline and enhance efficiency of the environmental assessment process and regulations to permit the construction of new generation and transmission infrastructure in a more timely and cost effective manner.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Electricity and Gas Act, in respect to measurement and the regulations flowing from the Electricity and Gas Act related to seal periods and to the testing of electricity meters that are already deployed in customer premises.
Policies or Program
- Canada's Workplace Skills Strategy, in respect to facilitating school-to-work transitions for skilled trades, and developing sector and career awareness strategies for the electricity industry.
- Canada’s critical infrastructure- in respect to planning and activities pertaining to threat and risk assessment, safeguards, security standards and the development of national plans to address the ongoing physical and cyber security needs of our critical infrastructure.
- Canadian Standards Strategy, in respect to international cooperation and compatability of reliability standards, and the development of international and national standards on Health & Safety, Power Engineering and Power Quality
- National Security Policy, in respect to pandemic planning and a national plan for the use of anti-virals, and activities pertaining to threat and risk assessments, security clearances, exercises and drills.
- National Security Policy, in respect to security standards for facilities used for the international trade of electricity, reliability standards, and development of the national Cyber Security Strategy.
- ecoEnergy for Renewable Power Program, in respect to environmentally preferable power and the measurement of environmental performance of electricity generation equipment, technologies, facilities and alternatives, and incentives to build and operate distributed generation and distributed resources for the generation of electricity.