Vol. 150, No. 5 — March 9, 2016

Registration

SOR/2016-25 February 19, 2016

CANADA OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS ACT

Canada Oil and Gas Operations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations

P.C. 2016-73 February 19, 2016

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 15(1) of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (see footnote a), a copy of the proposed Canada Oil and Gas Operations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations, substantially in the annexed form, was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on July 11, 2015 and a reasonable opportunity was afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister of Natural Resources with respect to the proposed Regulations;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to subsection 71.01(1) (see footnote b) of the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (see footnote c), makes the annexed Canada Oil and Gas Operations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations.

Canada Oil and Gas Operations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations

Definition

Definition of Act

1 In these Regulations, Act means the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act.

Designated Provisions

Provisions of Act and regulations

2 (1) The contravention of a provision of the Act or of a regulation made under the Act that is set out in column 1 of a Part of Schedule 1 is designated as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with sections 71.01 to 72.02 of the Act.

Directions, requirements, decisions and orders

(2) The contravention of a direction, requirement, decision or order made under the Act is designated as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with sections 71.01 to 72.02 of the Act.

Terms, conditions and requirements

(3) The contravention of a term, condition or requirement of an operating licence or authorization, or of an approval, leave or exemption granted, under the Act is designated as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with sections 71.01 to 72.02 of the Act.

Classification

Provisions

3 (1) The contravention of a provision that is set out in column 1 of a Part of Schedule 1 is a Type A or Type B violation as set out in column 2 of that Part.

Directions, requirements, decisions, orders, terms and conditions

(2) The contravention of a direction, requirement, decision or order referred to in subsection 2(2) or of a term, condition or requirement referred to in subsection 2(3) is a Type B violation.

Penalties

Penalty

4 (1) The penalty for a violation with a total gravity value set out in column 1 of Schedule 2 is, in the case of a Type A violation, the corresponding amount set out in column 2 and, in the case of a Type B violation, the corresponding amount set out in column 3.

Determination of total gravity value

(2) The total gravity value in respect of a violation is to be established by

TABLE

Item Column 1

Criteria
Column 2

Gravity Value

1

Whether the person who committed the violation was finally found or was considered to have committed a previous violation set out in a notice of violation issued by the National Energy Board, the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board or the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

0 to +2

2

Whether the person derived any competitive or economic benefit from the violation

0 to +2

3

Whether the person made reasonable efforts to mitigate or reverse the violation’s effects

-2 to +2

4

Whether there was negligence on the person’s part

0 to +2

5

Whether the person provided all reasonable assistance to the National Energy Board with respect to the violation

-2 to +2

6

Whether the person, after becoming aware of the violation, promptly reported it to the National Energy Board

-2 to +2

7

Whether the person has taken any steps to prevent a recurrence of the violation

-2 to +2

8

For Type B violations, whether the violation was primarily related to a reporting or record-keeping requirement

-2 to 0

9

Whether the violation increased a risk of harm to people or the environment or a risk of waste

0 to +3

Service of Documents

Manner of service

5 (1) The service of a document that is authorized or required by section 71.06 or 71.5 of the Act is to be made

Deemed service

(2) A document that is not personally served is considered to be served

Coming into Force

S.C. 2015, c. 4

6 These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 27 of the Energy Safety and Security Act comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.

SCHEDULE 1
(Subsections 2(1) and 3(1))

Violations

PART 1
Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

4

Type B

2

4.01(1)(a)

Type B

3

4.01(1)(b)

Type B

4

4.01(1)(c)

Type B

5

4.01(1)(d)

Type B

6

5.011

Type B

7

5.11(3)

Type B

8

5.12(2)

Type B

9

5.12(5)

Type B

10

5.37(1)

Type B

11

5.37(2)

Type B

12

17(4)

Type B

13

25(1)

Type B

14

25(2)

Type B

15

25(3)

Type B

16

26.1(4)

Type B

17

26.1(5)

Type B

18

27(1.1)

Type B

19

27(1.2)

Type B

20

27(3)

Type B

21

27(5)

Type B

22

36(1)

Type B

23

37(1)

Type B

24

46

Type B

25

56

Type B

26

58(6)

Type B

27

58.2(1)

Type B

28

60(1)(b)

Type B

PART 2
Canada Oil and Gas Operations Regulations
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

4

Type B

2

5

Type B

3

6

Type B

PART 3
Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

6

Type B

2

7

Type A

3

8

Type B

4

9

Type B

5

10(a)

Type B

6

10(b)

Type B

7

10(c)

Type B

8

11(a)

Type B

9

11(b)

Type B

10

11(c)

Type B

11

11(d)

Type B

12

11(e)

Type B

13

11(f)

Type B

14

12(1)

Type B

15

12(2)(a)

Type B

16

12(2)(b)

Type B

17

12(2)(c)

Type B

18

12(2)(d)

Type B

19

12(2)(e)

Type B

20

12(2)(f)

Type B

21

12(3)

Type B

22

12(4)

Type B

23

13(a)

Type B

24

13(b)

Type B

25

13(c)

Type B

26

13(d)

Type B

27

13(e)

Type B

28

13(f)

Type B

29

13(g)

Type B

30

14(a)

Type B

31

14(b)

Type B

32

14(c)

Type B

33

15(a)

Type B

34

15(b)

Type B

35

16(a)

Type B

36

16(b)

Type B

37

16(c)

Type B

38

17(1)(a)

Type B

39

17(1)(b)

Type B

40

17(1)(c)

Type B

41

17(1)(d)

Type B

42

17(2)

Type B

43

17(3)(a)

Type B

44

17(3)(b)

Type B

45

18(1)(a)

Type B

46

18(1)(b)

Type B

47

18(1)(c)

Type B

48

18(1)(d)

Type B

49

18(1)(e)

Type B

50

18(2)

Type B

51

19(1)(a)

Type B

52

19(1)(b)

Type B

53

19(2)(a)

Type B

54

19(2)(b)

Type B

55

19(2)(c)

Type B

56

19(3)

Type B

57

20(1)(a)

Type B

58

20(1)(b)

Type B

59

20(1)(c)

Type B

60

20(1)(d)

Type B

61

20(1)(e)

Type B

62

20(1)(f)

Type B

63

20(2)(a)

Type B

64

20(2)(b)

Type B

65

20(2)(c)

Type B

66

20(3)(a)

Type B

67

20(3)(b)

Type B

68

20(3)(c)

Type B

69

20(3)(d)

Type B

70

20(4)

Type B

71

21

Type B

72

22(a)

Type B

73

22(b)

Type B

74

22(c)

Type B

75

22(d)

Type B

76

22(e)

Type B

77

22(f)

Type B

78

22(g)

Type B

79

22(h)

Type B

80

22(i)

Type B

81

22(j)

Type B

82

22(k)

Type B

83

22(l)

Type B

84

22(m)

Type B

85

22(n)

Type B

86

23(1)(a)

Type B

87

23(1)(b)

Type B

88

23(1)(c)

Type B

89

23(2)

Type B

90

23(3)

Type B

91

24(1)(a)

Type B

92

24(1)(b)

Type B

93

24(2)

Type B

94

24(3)

Type B

95

25(1)(a)

Type B

96

25(1)(b)

Type B

97

25(1)(c)

Type B

98

25(1)(d)

Type B

99

25(2)(a)

Type B

100

25(2)(b)

Type B

101

25(3)

Type B

102

26(a)

Type B

103

26(b)

Type B

104

27(1)

Type B

105

28(a)

Type B

106

28(b)

Type B

107

29

Type B

108

30(a)

Type B

109

30(b)

Type B

110

30(c)

Type B

111

30(d)

Type B

112

31

Type B

113

32(a)

Type B

114

32(b)

Type B

115

33(1)

Type B

116

33(2)

Type B

117

34(1)

Type B

118

35(1)(a)

Type B

119

35(1)(b)

Type B

120

35(1)(c)

Type B

121

35(2)(a)

Type B

122

35(2)(b)

Type B

123

35(4)

Type B

124

36

Type A

125

37

Type A

126

38(1)

Type A

127

38(2)

Type A

128

38(4)

Type A

129

38(5)

Type A

130

38(6)

Type A

131

38(7)

Type A

132

38(8)

Type A

133

38(9)

Type A

134

39(1)(a)

Type A

135

39(1)(b)

Type A

136

39(1)(c)

Type A

137

39(1)(d)

Type A

138

39(1)(e)

Type A

139

39(1)(f)

Type A

140

39(2)

Type B

141

39(4)

Type B

142

39(7)

Type B

143

40

Type B

PART 4
Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

3(a)

Type B

2

3(b)

Type B

3

3(c)

Type B

4

4(1)

Type B

5

5(1)

Type B

6

6

Type B

7

7

Type B

8

8(2)

Type B

9

8(3)

Type B

10

8(4)

Type B

11

8(5)

Type B

12

8(6)

Type B

13

8(7)

Type B

14

8(8)(a)

Type B

15

8(8)(b)

Type B

16

8(9)

Type B

17

9(1)

Type B

18

9(6)

Type B

19

10(1)

Type B

20

10(2)

Type B

21

10(3)

Type B

22

10(4)

Type B

23

10(5)

Type B

24

10(6)

Type B

25

10(7)

Type B

26

10(8)

Type B

27

10(9)

Type B

28

10(10)

Type B

29

10(11)

Type B

30

11(1)

Type B

31

11(2)

Type B

32

11(3)

Type B

33

11(4)

Type B

34

11(5)

Type B

35

12(1)

Type B

36

12(2)

Type B

37

12(3)

Type B

38

12(4)

Type B

39

12(5)

Type B

40

12(6)

Type B

41

12(7)

Type B

42

12(8)

Type B

43

13(1)

Type B

44

13(2)

Type B

45

13(3)

Type B

46

13(4)

Type B

47

13(5)

Type B

48

13(6)

Type B

49

13(7)

Type B

50

13(8)

Type B

51

13(9)

Type B

52

13(10)

Type B

53

13(11)

Type B

54

13(12)

Type B

55

13(13)

Type B

56

13(14)

Type B

57

14(1)(a)

Type B

58

14(1)(b)

Type B

59

14(1)(c)

Type B

60

14(1)(d)

Type B

61

14(1)(e)

Type B

62

14(1)(f)

Type B

63

14(1)(g)

Type B

64

14(2)

Type B

65

14(3)

Type B

66

14(4)

Type B

67

15(1)

Type B

68

15(2)

Type B

69

16

Type B

70

17(2)

Type B

71

17(3)

Type B

72

17(4)

Type B

73

17(9)

Type B

74

18(1)

Type B

75

18(2)

Type B

76

18(4)

Type B

77

18(8)

Type B

78

18(9)

Type B

79

18(10)

Type B

80

18(11)

Type B

81

18(12)

Type B

82

18(13)

Type B

83

19(1)(a)

Type B

84

19(1)(b)

Type B

85

19(2)(a)

Type B

86

19(2)(b)

Type B

87

19(2)(c)

Type B

88

19(2)(d)

Type B

89

19(2)(e)

Type B

90

19(2)(f)

Type B

91

19(2)(g)

Type B

92

19(2)(h)

Type B

93

19(2)(i)

Type B

94

19(2)(j)

Type B

95

19(2)(k)

Type B

96

21

Type B

97

22(1)(a)

Type B

98

22(1)(b)

Type B

99

22(1)(c)

Type B

100

22(1)(d)

Type B

101

22(1)(e)

Type B

102

22(1)(f)

Type B

103

22(2)

Type B

104

22(3)

Type B

105

22(4)

Type B

106

22(5)

Type B

107

22(6)

Type B

108

23(2)(a)

Type B

109

23(2)(b)

Type B

110

23(2)(c)

Type B

111

23(2)(d)

Type B

112

23(2)(e)

Type B

113

23(2)(f)

Type B

114

23(2)(g)

Type B

115

23(2)(h)

Type B

116

23(2)(i)

Type B

117

23(2)(j)

Type B

118

23(2)(k)

Type B

119

23(2)(l)

Type B

120

23(2)(m)

Type B

121

23(2)(n)

Type B

122

23(2)(o)

Type B

123

23(2)(p)

Type B

124

23(2)(q)

Type B

125

23(2)(r)

Type B

126

23(2)(s)

Type B

127

23(2)(t)

Type B

128

23(2)(u)

Type B

129

23(4)

Type B

130

23(5)

Type B

131

24(1)

Type B

132

24(2)

Type B

133

24(3)

Type B

134

24(4)

Type B

135

25(2)

Type B

136

25(3)

Type B

137

25(4)

Type B

138

25(5)

Type B

139

25(6)

Type B

140

26(2)

Type B

141

26(3)

Type B

142

26(4)

Type B

143

26(5)

Type B

144

27(1)

Type B

145

27(2)

Type B

146

27(3)

Type B

147

27(4)

Type B

148

27(5)

Type B

149

27(6)

Type B

150

27(7)

Type B

151

27(8)

Type B

152

27(9)

Type B

153

27(10)

Type B

154

27(11)

Type B

155

28(1)

Type B

156

28(2)

Type B

157

28(3)

Type B

158

28(4)

Type B

159

28(5)

Type B

160

28(6)

Type B

161

28(7)

Type B

162

28(8)

Type B

163

28(9)

Type B

164

28(10)

Type B

165

28(11)

Type B

166

29(1)

Type B

167

29(2)

Type B

168

29(3)

Type B

169

29(4)

Type B

170

29(5)

Type B

171

29(6)

Type B

172

29(7)

Type B

173

29(8)

Type B

174

29(9)

Type B

175

30(1)

Type B

176

30(2)

Type B

177

30(3)

Type B

178

30(4)

Type B

179

31(1)

Type B

180

31(2)

Type B

181

31(3)

Type B

182

31(4)

Type B

183

31(5)

Type B

184

31(6)

Type B

185

31(7)

Type B

186

32(1)

Type B

187

32(2)

Type B

188

32(3)

Type B

189

32(4)

Type B

190

32(5)

Type B

191

33(2)(c)

Type B

192

34(1)

Type B

193

34(2)

Type B

194

34(3)

Type B

195

35(1)

Type B

196

35(2)

Type B

197

35(3)

Type B

198

35(4)

Type B

199

35(5)

Type B

200

36(1)

Type B

201

36(2)

Type B

202

36(3)

Type B

203

36(4)

Type B

204

36(5)

Type B

205

36(6)

Type B

206

36(7)

Type B

207

44(8)

Type B

208

49(3)

Type B

209

50(1)

Type B

210

50(2)

Type B

211

50(3)

Type B

212

50(4)

Type B

213

50(5)

Type B

214

50(6)

Type B

215

52

Type B

216

57(2)

Type B

217

57(4)

Type B

218

57(5)

Type B

219

57(7)

Type B

220

57(8)

Type B

221

57(9)

Type B

222

58(1)

Type B

223

58(2)

Type B

224

58(3)

Type B

225

58(4)

Type B

226

58(5)

Type B

227

58(6)

Type B

228

58(7)

Type B

229

58(8)

Type B

230

58(9)

Type B

231

58(10)

Type B

232

58(11)

Type B

233

58(12)

Type B

234

59(1)

Type B

235

59(2)

Type B

236

59(3)

Type B

237

59(4)

Type B

238

59(5)

Type B

239

59(6)

Type B

240

59(7)

Type B

241

59(8)

Type B

242

59(9)

Type B

243

59(10)

Type B

244

59(12)

Type B

245

59(13)

Type B

246

59(14)

Type B

247

60(1)

Type B

248

60(13)

Type B

249

61(1)

Type B

250

61(2)

Type B

251

62(7)

Type B

252

62(17)

Type B

253

62(18)

Type B

254

63(2)

Type B

255

63(3)

Type B

256

63(4)

Type B

257

64(1)

Type B

258

64(2)

Type B

259

66

Type B

260

67

Type B

261

68(1)

Type B

262

68(3)

Type B

263

68(4)

Type B

264

69

Type B

265

70

Type A

266

71(1)

Type B

267

71(2)

Type B

268

71(3)

Type B

PART 5
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations
Item Column 1

Provision
Column 2

Classification

1

10(1)

Type B

2

17(1)

Type B

3

17(2)

Type B

4

18

Type B

5

19(a)

Type B

6

19(b)

Type B

7

19(c)

Type B

8

19(d)

Type B

9

19(e)

Type B

10

19(f)

Type B

11

19(g)

Type B

12

19(h)

Type B

13

19(i)

Type B

14

19(j)

Type B

15

19(k)

Type B

16

19(l)

Type B

17

19(m)

Type B

18

20(1)

Type B

19

20(2)

Type B

20

21(1)

Type B

21

21(2)

Type B

22

22(a)

Type B

23

22(b)

Type B

24

23

Type B

25

24(1)

Type B

26

24(2)

Type B

27

25(a)

Type B

28

25(b)

Type B

29

25(c)

Type B

30

26(a)

Type B

31

26(b)

Type B

32

27(1)

Type B

33

27(2)

Type B

34

28(a)

Type B

35

28(b)

Type B

36

29(1)

Type B

37

29(2)

Type B

38

30

Type B

39

31

Type B

40

32(a)

Type B

41

32(b)

Type B

42

33(a)

Type B

43

33(b)

Type B

44

33(c)

Type B

45

34(1)(a)

Type B

46

34(1)(b)

Type B

47

34(1)(c)

Type B

48

34(2)

Type B

49

34(3)

Type B

50

35

Type B

51

36(1)

Type B

52

36(2)

Type B

53

36(3)

Type B

54

36(4)

Type B

55

37

Type B

56

38

Type B

57

39

Type B

58

40

Type B

59

41

Type B

60

42

Type B

61

43

Type B

62

45(a)

Type B

63

45(b)

Type B

64

45(c)

Type B

65

46(1)(a)

Type B

66

46(1)(b)

Type B

67

46(1)(c)

Type B

68

46(1)(d)

Type B

69

46(1)(e)

Type B

70

46(1)(f)

Type B

71

46(1)(g)

Type B

72

46(1)(h)

Type B

73

46(1)(i)

Type B

74

46(1)(j)

Type B

75

46(2)(a)

Type B

76

46(2)(b)

Type B

77

47(1)

Type B

78

47(2)

Type B

79

49

Type B

80

50(1)(a)

Type B

81

50(1)(b)

Type B

82

51

Type B

83

52(1)(a)

Type B

84

52(1)(b)

Type B

85

52(2)

Type B

86

53(a)

Type B

87

53(b)

Type B

88

53(c)

Type B

89

54

Type B

90

55

Type B

91

56

Type B

92

57

Type B

93

58

Type B

94

59

Type B

95

60(1)

Type B

96

60(2)

Type B

97

61(1)

Type B

98

61(2)

Type B

99

62(a)

Type B

100

62(b)

Type B

101

62(c)

Type B

102

62(d)

Type B

103

63(a)

Type B

104

63(b)

Type A

105

64

Type B

106

65(a)

Type B

107

65(b)

Type B

108

65(c)

Type B

109

66(1)

Type B

110

66(3)

Type B

111

67

Type B

112

68

Type B

113

69

Type B

114

70(1)

Type B

115

70(2)

Type B

116

70(3)

Type B

117

71(2)

Type B

118

71(3)

Type B

119

72(a)

Type B

120

72(b)

Type B

121

73

Type A

122

74(1)

Type B

123

75(1)(a)

Type B

124

75(2)(a)

Type B

125

75(2)(b)

Type B

126

76(1)

Type A

127

76(2)

Type A

128

77(a)

Type A

129

77(b)

Type A

130

77(c)

Type A

131

77(d)

Type A

132

77(e)

Type A

133

78(a)

Type B

134

78(b)

Type B

135

79

Type B

136

80(a)

Type B

137

80(b)

Type B

138

81(a)

Type B

139

81(b)

Type B

140

82(2)

Type B

141

82(3)

Type B

142

83(a)

Type B

143

83(b)

Type B

144

83(c)

Type B

145

84(1)

Type A

146

84(2)

Type A

147

85

Type A

148

86(1)

Type A

149

86(2)

Type A

150

87

Type B

151

88(1)

Type A

152

88(2)

Type A

153

89(1)

Type B

154

89(2)

Type A

155

90

Type A

SCHEDULE 2
(Subsection 4(1))

Penalties

Item Column 1



Total Gravity Value
Column 2

Type A Violation
Column 3

Type B Violation
Individual Any Other Person Individual Any Other Person

1

-3 or less

$250

$1,000

$1,000

$4,000

2

-2

$595

$2,375

$4,000

$16,000

3

-1

$990

$3,750

$7,000

$28,000

4

0

$1,365

$5,025

$10,000

$40,000

5

1

$1,740

$6,300

$13,000

$52,000

6

2

$2,115

$7,575

$16,000

$64,000

7

3

$2,490

$8,850

$19,000

$76,000

8

4

$2,865

$10,125

$22,000

$88,000

9

5 or more

$3,000

$12,000

$25,000

$100,000

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears at page 232, following SOR/2016-19.