CONSOLIDATION

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations

SOR/86-131

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OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS Subsections 31(1) and (3) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows: Published consolidation is evidence

31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless the contrary is shown. ... Inconsistencies in regulations

(3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

LAYOUT The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are now in boldface text directly above the provisions to which they relate. They form no part of the enactment, but are inserted for convenience of reference only.

NOTE This consolidation is current to June 20, 2022. The last amendments came into force on November 23, 2018. Any amendments that were not in force as of June 20, 2022 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulations Relating to the Inspection of Electricity and Gas Meters and Supplies

Short Title

Interpretation

Exemptions

Delegation of Functions

PART I

Units and Measuring Apparatus 5

Units

Measuring Apparatus

PART II

Contractors 9

Registration

Owner’s Records

PART III

Specifications, Permission, Approval, Revocation and Withdrawal 12

Specifications

Application for Permission or Approval

Revocation of Permission or Approval

Notice to Withdraw Meters from Service

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PART IV

Verification and Reverification 21

Certificate

PART V

Accreditation 28

Accredited Meter Verifier’s Records

PART VI

Disputes 32

PART VII

Functions of an Inspector 34

PART VIII

Provisions Specific to Gas 34

Prohibited Substances

Sale of Gas by Volume

Pressure Multiplier

Atmospheric Pressure

Temperature Multiplier

Supercompressibility Factor

Sale of Gas by Energy Units

Sale of Gas by Quantity

PART IX

Limits of Error 47

PART X

Fees and Charges 48

PART XI

Administrative Monetary Penalties 48

Violations

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Classification

Penalties

Compliance Agreements

Payment

Requests Under Subsection 29.13(2) of the Act SCHEDULE 1

Fees and Charges SCHEDULE 2

Violations SCHEDULE 3

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Registration SOR/86-131 January 16, 1986

ELECTRICITY AND GAS INSPECTION ACT

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations P.C. 1986-116

January 16, 1986

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 28(2) of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act a copy of the proposed Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations, substantially in the form annexed hereto, was published in the Canada Gazette Part I on August 10, 1985 and a reasonable opportunity was thereby afforded to interested persons to make representations with respect thereto to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, pursuant to section 28 of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act*, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations relating to the inspection of electricity and gas meters and supplies, effective January 25, 1986.

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S.C. 1980-81-82-83, c. 87

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Regulations Relating to the Inspection of Electricity and Gas Meters and Supplies

Short Title 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations.

Interpretation 2 (1) In these Regulations,

absolute pressure scale means the pressure measuring scale the zero of which represents the pressure exerted by a total vacuum; (échelle de pression absolue) accreditation audit means an assessment of the facilities, procedures and capabilities of an applicant for accreditation as a meter verifier to ascertain whether the required standards of meter performance control can be met and maintained by the applicant; (vérification d’accréditation) Act means the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act; (Loi) average flowing gas temperature means the time weighted or the volume weighted average of the temperatures of the gas flowing through a meter during the period a volume of gas is measured by the meter; (température moyenne d’écoulement du gaz) average meter pressure means the time weighted or the volume weighted average of the pressures exerted by the gas within a meter during the period a volume of gas is measured by the meter; (pression moyenne du compteur) electricity metering installation means an installation that consists of more than one electricity meter installed at the same location and that is used for the purpose of obtaining the basis of a charge for electricity supplied to a purchaser; (installation de mesure de l’électricité) gas metering installation means an installation that consists of more than one gas meter installed at the same location and that is used for the purpose of obtaining the basis of a charge for gas supplied to a purchaser; (installation de mesure du gaz)

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gauge pressure scale means the pressure measuring scale the zero of which represents the pressure exerted by the earth’s atmosphere at the time and place the measurement is taken; (échelle de pression manométrique) measured atmospheric pressure means the time weighted or volume weighted average of the atmospheric pressures measured at the location of a meter during the period a volume of gas is measured by the meter; (pression atmosphérique mesurée) Measurement Canada office means any office of the Department of Industry for use by persons employed in the administration of the Act; (bureau de Mesures Canada) standard conditions means standard temperature and standard pressure; (conditions normales) standard pressure means (a) in the International system of units, an absolute

pressure equal to 101.325 kPa, and (b) in the Imperial system of units, (i) 14.73 psia, or (ii) 30 in. of mercury at 32°F; (pression normale)

standard temperature means a temperature that is equal to (a) 15°C in the International system of units, or (b) 60°F in the Imperial system of units; (température normale) standard volume means a volume of gas expressed in units of either the cubic metre or the cubic foot at standard pressure and standard temperature as determined in accordance with section 35. (volume normal) (2) Where a word or expression is used in these Regulations to describe a type of meter, a function or part of a meter or a measurement, that term shall have the meaning set out in the appropriate specifications, as amended from time to time, made available pursuant to sections 12, 18, 19, 44 and 45. SOR/89-317, s. 1(E); SOR/95-333, s. 1; SOR/2014-113, s. 1.

Exemptions [SOR/92-438, s. 1]

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3 (1) Instrument transformers that are designed and

constructed to have fixed, non-adjustable accuracy characteristics are exempted from subsection 9(1) of the Act. (2) A gas meter with a broken seal is exempt from the requirement that it not be continued in use until it has been reverified under subsection 15(2) of the Act if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the seal was deliberately broken by an inspector or

accredited meter verifier for the purpose of installing or removing a device that transmits the reading of the meter to a remote location; (b) no components of the meter other than the register cover and the register have been removed from the meter; (c) any component that has been removed from the meter has been promptly replaced such that the reading of the register is unchanged except for, in cases where the register has not been removed, increases indicating the volume of gas that passed through the meter during the time the seal was broken; and (d) the meter is promptly resealed and restamped, relabelled, retagged or otherwise marked by an inspector or accredited meter verifier in accordance with the specifications made available by the director pursuant to section 18 of these Regulations.

(3) A meter that was originally sealed using a plastic filament of any diameter or a metallic filament with a diameter of less than 0.644 mm and that is discovered in service with a broken seal is exempt from the requirement of subsection 15(2) of the Act that it not be continued in use until it has been reverified if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) there is no visible sign that the broken seal resulted from an attempt to alter or affect the working parts or adjustments of the meter or in any other way affect the registration of the meter; and (b) the meter is resealed by an inspector in accordance with the Act and these Regulations. SOR/92-438, s. 2; SOR/2007-89, s. 1; SOR/2009-76, s. 1.

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Delegation of Functions 4 (1) The director may delegate, in writing, his functions

under any provision of the Act, other than subsection 11(1) or section 22. (2) Prior to any delegation pursuant to subsection (1) notice of the delegation shall be published in the Canada Gazette.

PART I

Units and Measuring Apparatus Units 5 (1) Where the amount of electricity supplied and the

time-related demand for electricity supplied are the joint basis of a charge for electricity sold to a purchaser, the unit of measurement for the sale of such electricity shall be, with respect to the amount of electricity sold, a unit referred to in paragraph 3(1)(a) of the Act and, with respect to the time-related demand for electricity sold, (a) the watt; (b) the volt-ampere; or (c) the var. (2) Where the unit of measurement for the sale of electricity is the volt-ampere or volt-ampere hour, vector addition shall be used to determine the total number of such units in a combination of polyphase circuits. SOR/95-532, s. 3(F).

6 (1) The cubic metre and the cubic foot referred to in

subparagraph 3(1)(b)(i) of the Act shall be determined at standard pressure and at standard temperature. (2) The British Thermal Unit referred to in subparagraph 3(1)(b)(ii) of the Act shall be defined as the quantity of energy that must be added to one pound avoirdupois of distilled water to raise its temperature from 60°F to 61°F under standard pressure and is represented in these Regulations by the symbol “Btu(60.5)”. SOR/95-532, s. 3(E).

Measuring Apparatus 7 A measuring apparatus that is required for measurement of electricity or gas or examination of meters shall be calibrated in the following manner:

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(a) by testing its accuracy at points throughout the

measuring range of the apparatus; and (b) by tracing its accuracy at one or more points tested in accordance with paragraph (a) to reference standards kept by the National Research Council of Canada. SOR/89-317, s. 2; SOR/95-532, s. 3.

8 (1) For the purposes of section 5 of the Act, the calibration of a measuring apparatus referred to in section 7 shall be certified by the director on receipt of written particulars establishing (a) that the apparatus has been calibrated in the manner prescribed in section 7; (b) that the proposed manner of installation and use of the measuring apparatus is appropriate; and (c) that no error at any of the points tested throughout the measuring range referred to in section 7 exceeds two per cent of the value or reading at that point indicated by the reference standard referred to in paragraph 7(b). (2) A certificate issued pursuant to subsection (1) shall be valid (a) only for use of the measuring apparatus within the

measuring range referred to in section 7; (b) only for the installation and use of the measuring

apparatus as referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and (c) in the case of a measuring apparatus set out in an

item of column I of the table to this section, for the period set out in column II of that item. TABLE Column I

Column II

Description of Measuring Apparatus

Period of Validity of Certificate

Any electricity measuring apparatus

1 year

Any gas measuring apparatus

5 years

Item

SOR/2009-76, s. 2.

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Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations PART II Contractors Sections 9-11

PART II

Contractors Registration 9 (1) The register referred to in subsection 6(1) of the

Act shall be maintained for the registration of contractors who hold a certificate of registration pursuant to subsection 6(2) of the Act and shall contain for each of the contractors the information referred to in subsection (2). (2) A contractor who wishes to register under section 6

of the Act shall apply in writing for a certificate of registration and indicate whether the application concerns the supply of electricity or gas and such application shall contain (a) the name of the contractor; (b) the principal place of business of the contractor;

and (c) the geographical area in which the contractor intends to operate. (3) The original of a certificate of registration shall be sent to the contractor who has applied therefor and a copy thereof shall be retained with the register. (4) Where there is any change in the information provided by a contractor pursuant to subsection (2), the contractor shall forthwith inform the director in writing of any such change and shall return to the director the certificate of registration to which the change applies. SOR/95-532, s. 3.

10 For the purposes of subsection 6(3) of the Act, a notice referred to in that subsection shall be sent by registered mail, shall state the date on which the contractor ceased to sell electricity or gas on the basis of measurement and shall contain details as to the disposition or intended disposition of all meters owned, used or possessed by the contractor.

Owner’s Records 11 (1) In this section,

owner means an owner referred to in subsection 16(1) of the Act; (propriétaire)

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owner’s records means the records required to be kept by an owner pursuant to subsection 16(2) of the Act. (dossier) (2) An owner’s records shall contain the following information and documentation if applicable for each verified or reverified meter in that owner’s use, namely, (a) the type designation, serial number, rating and multiplier assigned by the manufacturer, (b) the purchaser’s account number, name and address, (c) the inspection number assigned by the contractor, (d) the date of the meter’s latest reverification, (e) the date of the meter’s initial verification or purchase, (f) the applicable period referred to in section 12 of

the Act within which the meter shall be submitted to reverification, (g) the most recent certificate issued for the meter by

an inspector or an accredited meter verifier, (h) the parent group identification assigned by the owner, (i) the meter’s current installation address, (j) the date of the meter’s installation at its present location, (k) in the case of an in-service unsealed meter, the

date and nature of any maintenance work, and the date and results of any calibration, (l) the date or dates on which the meter was sold, scrapped or otherwise disposed of, leased or lost, and (m) for each billing period, the metering information used by the owner in establishing a charge,

and, in the case of a verified or reverified meter used in respect of gas, shall also contain the following information, namely, (n) an indication whether the verified or reverified meter corrects for temperature or pressure, or both, (o) the metric conversion factor used for the purpose

of billing, (p) the mean atmospheric pressure or the atmospheric pressure calculated, declared or measured, as the

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case may be, pursuant to section 36 or 37, and applied to measurement calculations, (q) where the pressure exerted by the gas within the

meter is maintained constant by the use of an approved regulating device, the pressure multiplier established for the meter pursuant to section 36, and (r) where the average meter pressure exceeds the mean atmospheric pressure or the atmospheric pressure calculated, declared or measured, as the case may be, pursuant to section 36 or 37, by more than 3.5 kPa in the International system of units or 0.5 psi in the Imperial system of units, (i) in the case of a non-pressure converting meter,

the average meter pressure expressed on the gauge pressure scale for each billing period, (ii) in the case of a non-temperature converting

meter, the average flowing gas temperature for each billing period, (iii) the average relative density, the average carbon dioxide content and the average nitrogen content of gas metered for each billing period, (iv) the supercompressibility factor established pursuant to section 40 and the method of its determination for each billing period, and (v) in the case of an orifice meter, the size of the orifice plates and the dimensions of the primary element components in the orifice meter.

(3) An owner’s records shall contain, in addition to the

information referred to in subsection (2), the following information on a calendar year basis with respect to the verified or reverified meters in use by that owner: (a) the total number of verified or reverified meters used to measure electricity or gas supplied (i) to residential locations, and (ii) to industrial or commercial locations; and (b) a listing of the inspection numbers and types of verified or reverified meters due or overdue for reverification.

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(4) Where an owner installs a gas metering installation or an electricity metering installation, the owner’s records shall contain, in addition to the information referred to in subsection (2) for each meter, the following information respecting the installation of the meters: (a) details of any apparatus, wiring and piping that may affect the accuracy of the meters; (b) the consumption on a calendar year basis of electricity or gas at that location; and (c) in the case of an electricity metering installation,

the overall multiplier. (5) Where an owner has installed a gas metering installation or an electricity metering installation, that owner shall provide forthwith to the director the information contained in (a) the records respecting the installed meters as referred to in (i) paragraphs (2)(a) to (d), (ii) paragraphs (2)(p) and (q), and (iii) subparagraph (2)(r)(v); and (b) the records respecting the installation as referred to in paragraphs (4)(a) and (c). (6) Where an owner sells gas on the basis of energy units, the owner’s records shall contain the following information respecting the owner’s gas distribution system: (a) details of the system, including the location of each point of supply of gas thereto; (b) the method whereby the calorific power of the gas sold is determined; and (c) the calorific power of the gas sold and the variation thereof. (6.1) An owner’s records shall contain the following information respecting the determination of a supercompressibility factor: (a) details of the system, including the location of

each point of supply of gas; and

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(b) the method by which the supercompressibility factor of the gas sold is determined. (7) An owner shall retain the records containing the information referred to (a) in subsection (2) for a period of at least 12 months

after the date the meter ceased to be used; (b) in subsection (3) for a period of at least 12 months

after the expiration of the calendar year to which the records referred to in that subsection apply; (c) in subsection (4) for a period of at least 12 months

after the date the gas metering installation or electricity metering installation, as the case may be, ceased to be used; and (d) in subsection (6) for a period of at least 12 months after the date the gas distribution system ceased to be used. SOR/89-317, s. 3(F); SOR/95-532, s. 3; SOR/2006-76, s. 1; SOR/2009-76, s. 3; SOR/ 2014-113, s. 2.

PART III

Specifications, Permission, Approval, Revocation and Withdrawal Specifications 12 (1) The director shall establish and make available on request the specifications relating to design, composition, construction and performance to which any meter or any class, type or design of meter shall conform before permission or approval with regard to that meter or such class, type or design of meter may be given pursuant to section 9 of the Act. (2) The director shall establish and make available on request the specifications relating to the installation and use of any meter or any class, type or design of meter. SOR/87-212, s. 1; SOR/95-532, s. 3(E).

Application for Permission or Approval 13 An application for a permission or an approval referred to in section 9 of the Act shall be made in writing

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to the director and shall contain the following information: (a) the name and principal place of business of the applicant; (b) information sufficient to describe clearly the design, composition, construction and performance of the meter or the class, type or design of meter to which the application relates; (c) data that indicate whether the meter or the class, type or design of meter to which the application relates meets all applicable requirements of the Act, these Regulations and the specifications established pursuant to section 12; (d) where the manner of installation or use affects the performance of the meter or meters of the class, type or design to which the application relates, the manner in which the meter or each meter of the class, type or design is to be installed and used; (e) a copy of any promotional material, instructions and other information distributed or intended for distribution to purchasers or prospective purchasers of the meter or the class, type or design of meter to which the application relates; and (f) such additional information in respect of the meter or the class, type or design of meter that is necessary for the purposes of the application. 14 An applicant shall make available to the director the meter or one or more meters representative of the class, type or design of meter to which the application referred to in section 13 relates, and shall also make available such equipment, material and services as are required to inspect and test the meter or meters. 15 Where the director grants an approval under subsection 9(3) or (4) of the Act, the director shall specify in writing in the approval any conditions to which the approval is subject.

Revocation of Permission or Approval 16 (1) A notice, referred to in paragraph 11(4)(a) of the Act, of a proposal to revoke a permission or an approval shall (a) be sent by registered mail to the latest known principal place of business of the person to whom the permission or approval was granted; and

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(b) contain the following information, namely, (i) the terms and conditions of the permission or

the conditions of the approval, as the case may be, (ii) the meter or class, type or design of meter to

which the notice relates, (iii) the date the permission or approval, as the

case may be, was granted and the permission or approval number, if any, and (iv) the term or condition of the permission or the

condition of the approval, as the case may be, not complied with. (2) A notice, referred to in subsection 11(1) of the Act, of

revocation of a permission and a notice, referred to in subsection 11(2) of the Act, of revocation of an approval shall (a) be sent in the manner set out in paragraph (1)(a); (b) contain the information referred to in paragraph (1)(b); (c) in the case of a notice of revocation of a permission, contain a statement to the effect that, pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Act, any meter that is in service pursuant to the permission being revoked shall be taken out of service; and (d) in the case of a notice of revocation of an approval,

contain a statement setting out any action to be taken pursuant to subsection 11(3) of the Act in respect of any meter that is in service pursuant to the approval being revoked.

Notice to Withdraw Meters from Service 17 A notice referred to in subsection 22(1) of the Act shall (a) state the grounds on which the withdrawal is believed to be necessary, (b) be dated, (c) be signed by the director, and (d) be sent by registered mail to the latest known principal place of business of the owner of the meter

and a copy of the notice shall be published forthwith in the Canada Gazette.

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PART IV

Verification and Reverification 18 The director shall establish and make available on request the specifications for the manner and circumstances in which meters of any class, type or design are to be tested, verified, sealed, reverified or resealed, and for the manner and circumstances in which any such meters are to be stamped, restamped, labelled, relabelled, tagged, retagged or otherwise marked. SOR/87-212, s. 2; SOR/95-532, s. 3.

19 The director is authorized to establish plans for the

verification and reverification of meters of any class, type or design, or in any circumstances, by statistical means on the basis of sampling. SOR/95-532, s. 3(F).

20 A notice referred to in subsection 12(2) of the Act shall be sent, by registered mail, to such persons as are considered likely to be directly affected by the reverification referred to in the notice at least 180 days prior to the earliest date on which any meter to which the notice applies will be required to be reverified and a copy of the notice shall be published forthwith in the Canada Gazette.

Certificate 21 (1) A certificate issued pursuant to section 14 of the Act in respect of a meter shall be numbered for identification and shall contain the following particulars: (a) the address or location at which the meter was verified or reverified; (b) the date of the verification or reverification; (c) the identification numbers of the meter; (d) the name of the manufacturer of the meter; (e) the class, type or design of the meter; (f) the identification numbers of all measuring apparatus used in verifying or reverifying the meter; (g) the name and address of the owner of the meter; (h) the errors, if any, of the meter at all points tested;

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(i) the name and the signature of the person issuing

the certificate; (j) whether the person signing the certificate is an inspector, an accredited meter verifier or a person, referred to in paragraph 10(a) of the Act, acting on behalf of an accredited meter verifier and, in the case of a person acting on behalf of an accredited meter verifier, the name of the accredited meter verifier on whose behalf that person is acting; and (k) in the case of a gas meter, whether it is converting or non-converting for temperature or pressure, or both.

(2) Where the verification or reverification of a meter has been done by statistical means on the basis of sampling, the certificate issued pursuant to section 14 of the Act shall include, in addition to the information required by subsection (1), an identification or listing of (a) the parent group or lot; and (b) the meters tested. SOR/95-532, s. 3; SOR/2014-113, s. 3(F); SOR/2018-252, s. 1.

PART V

Accreditation 22 An application for accreditation pursuant to section 10 of the Act shall be made in writing and shall state (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) whether the accreditation sought is with respect to

electricity meters or gas meters; (c) the class, type or design of meters to which the accreditation would apply; and (d) that the applicant agrees, should accreditation be granted, to provide information relating to the execution of his functions as an accredited meter verifier. SOR/95-532, s. 3(F).

23 An application referred to in section 22 shall be accompanied by (a) a description of the applicant’s meter record system;

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(b) a copy of the most recent calibration certificate or

accuracy check for each measuring apparatus to be used in the verification or reverification of meters; (c) a sample or scale drawing of any seal to be used; (d) a description of the applicant’s meter testing infrastructure and procedures and quality assurance infrastructure and procedures; (e) in the case of an application regarding gas meters, a floor plan, with north indicated thereon, showing the location of provers, heaters, air conditioning ducts, windows, doors and any other feature likely to have an effect on temperature stability or air movement; and (f) such additional information in respect of the meter

or its installation as is necessary for the purposes of the application. SOR/87-212, s. 3.

24 An applicant for accreditation pursuant to section 10

of the Act shall demonstrate through an accreditation audit (a) that the applicant has implemented and is maintaining acceptable procedures for (i) meter performance control, (ii) quality assurance, (iii) meter records, (iv) ensuring the security of seals and sealing tools,

and (v) ensuring that only meters that have been properly verified or reverified are sealed; and (b) that the facilities and test equipment of the applicant are such that all tests required by or pursuant to the Act can be carried out in accordance with the Act and these Regulations. SOR/87-212, s. 4; SOR/95-532, s. 3(E); SOR/2009-76, s. 4(F).

25 The director shall, in granting an accreditation, specify in writing in the certificate of accreditation any conditions to which the grant of accreditation is subject.

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26 A certificate of accreditation referred to in paragraph 10(b) of the Act shall be dated and signed by the director and shall contain, in addition to any conditions specified in accordance with section 25, (a) the name and address of the accredited meter verifier; (b) whether the accreditation is with respect to electricity meters or gas meters; (c) the class, type and design of meters to which the

accreditation applies; and (d) a statement to the effect that, pursuant to subsection 11(2) of the Act, the accreditation may be revoked by the Minister for failure to comply with any condition to which the grant of accreditation was subject. SOR/95-532, s. 3(F).

27 (1) A notice, referred to in paragraph 11(4)(a) of the Act, of a proposal to revoke an accreditation shall be sent by registered mail to the latest known address of the accredited meter verifier to whom the accreditation was granted and a copy of the notice shall be published forthwith in the Canada Gazette. (2) A notice given pursuant to subsection (1) shall be

dated and signed by the director and shall contain (a) the information referred to in paragraphs 26(a) to

(c); (b) the date of the grant of accreditation; and (c) the reason, or reasons, for proposing revocation. (3) A notice, referred to in subsection 11(2) of the Act, of

revocation shall (a) contain the information referred to in subsection

(2); (b) be dated and signed by the Minister; and (c) be sent and a copy of the notice published in the

manner specified in subsection (1). SOR/95-532, s. 3(F).

Accredited Meter Verifier’s Records 28 (1) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, an accredited meter verifier’s records shall contain the following information and documentation for each meter verified or reverified in the course of the accredited meter verifier’s business:

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(a) a copy of the certificate issued pursuant to section

14 of the Act and referred to in subsection 21(1); and (b) where the verification or reverification was done (i) by statistical means on the basis of sampling, the information referred to in subsection 21(2), or (ii) by the owner of the meter, a statement by the owner confirming that the verification or reverification was completed in the manner established pursuant to section 18.

(2) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, an accredited meter verifier’s records shall contain the following information and documentation for each measuring apparatus used in the course of the accredited meter verifier’s business, whether or not it is owned by the accredited meter verifier: (a) a copy of the certificate referred to in subsection 8(2); and (b) details of any associated test equipment and its

calibration and maintenance. (3) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, an accredited meter verifier’s records shall contain information respecting the results of any tests carried out in the course of the accredited meter verifier’s business. (4) An accredited meter verifier shall retain (a) the records referred to in subsections (1) and (2)

for a period of not less than six years after the date of the issue of the certificates referred to in those subsections; and (b) the records referred to in subsection (3) for a period of not less than six years after the date the results first became available to the accredited meter verifier. SOR/89-317, s. 4(F); SOR/95-532, s. 3.

PART VI

Disputes 29 (1) Where a request is made pursuant to subsection

23(1) of the Act by a contractor or purchaser who is dissatisfied with the condition or registration of a meter, an inspector shall investigate the matter by means of one or more of the following procedures:

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(a) make inquiries of the contractor or purchaser who

made the request and of any person who could reasonably be expected to have knowledge relevant to the matter; (b) examine any records referred to in section 16 or 17

of the Act that are relevant to the matter; and (c) test the meter that is the subject of the request, after reasonable notice to the contractor and the purchaser involved in the matter that the meter will be tested at a time and place specified in the notice and that the contractor and the purchaser may appear or be represented at the test. (2) For the purposes of subsection 23(3) of the Act, the

time in which a person may give notice to the inspector is 30 days after the date the certificate of findings referred to in that subsection was provided to that person. (3) A notice referred to in subsection 23(3) of the Act shall state in writing the reasons for dissatisfaction with the inspector’s findings. SOR/89-317, s. 5(F); SOR/2009-76, s. 5(E).

30 (1) Where a matter has been referred to the director

pursuant to subsection 23(3) of the Act, the director shall notify in writing each person directly concerned with the matter that is the subject of the notice, including the owner of any meter tested by an inspector in connection with the matter, stating (a) that the inspector has referred the matter to the director for reconsideration; (b) the reason or reasons for dissatisfaction indicated

in the notice referred to in that subsection; and (c) that any written statement relating to the matter and received by the director within 30 days after the date of the notice will be considered. (2) The reconsideration referred to in subsection 23(3) of

the Act shall take into account the certificate of findings referred to in subsection 23(2) of the Act, the reason or reasons stated pursuant to subsection 29(3) and any written statement received pursuant to paragraph (1)(c). (3) The director shall inform, in writing, each person notified pursuant to subsection (1) of the director’s decision on the matter referred to the director for reconsideration pursuant to subsection 23(3) of the Act. SOR/89-317, s. 6; SOR/95-532, s. 3(F).

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31 (1) For the purposes of subsections 24(1) and (2) of the Act, an error that is greater than (a) 3% of the amount of electricity or gas supplied through the meter, and (b) where the amount of electricity supplied and the time-related demand for electricity supplied are the joint basis of a charge for electricity sold to a purchaser, with respect to a time-related demand, two and one-half per cent of the maximum point of the electricity meter’s demand scale

is not permitted. (2) For the purposes of subsection 24(3) of the Act, no error is permitted. SOR/2009-76, s. 6.

PART VII

Functions of an Inspector 32 The functions of an inspector shall be the carrying out of (a) any inspection and testing of meters and any inspection of their installation required for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations; (b) any inspection and testing required to enable the determination of a period for the purposes of paragraph 12(1)(c) of the Act; (c) any accreditation audit referred to in section 24 or

any audit required pursuant to a condition referred to in section 25; (d) any investigation required to assist in the determination of whether there is or has been an offence under section 30 of the Act; (e) any investigations, tests, inquiries and examinations in relation to sections 9, 11 and 23 of the Act; and (f) such other functions as are reasonably ancillary to the functions listed in paragraphs (a) to (e). 33 An inspector shall not, in the execution of his functions, use any measuring apparatus other than a measuring apparatus permitted by section 5 of the Act.

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PART VIII

Provisions Specific to Gas Prohibited Substances 34 No person shall supply to a purchaser for any purpose other than processing or delivery for processing, natural gas that contains more than 0.030 per cent of water vapour, calculated by volume at standard pressure and standard temperature.

Sale of Gas by Volume 35 A volume of gas measured by any meter that registers in units of volume shall be converted to standard volume by using the following equation, namely, Vs = Vr × Pm × Tm × (Fpv)2

where (a) Vs is the standard volume; (b) Vr is the volume registered by the meter; (c) Pm is the pressure multiplier established for the meter pursuant to section 36; (d) Tm is the temperature multiplier established for

the meter pursuant to section 38 or 39, whichever is applicable; and (e) Fpv is the supercompressibility factor established for the meter pursuant to section 40. SOR/95-532, s. 3(F).

Pressure Multiplier 36 (1) The pressure multiplier for any pressure converting meter shall be established by using the following equation, namely, Pm = Pb/Ps

where (a) Pm is the pressure multiplier; (b) Pb is the pressure expressed on the absolute pressure scale and used as the base pressure for the calibration of the pressure converting meter; and (c) Ps is the standard pressure expressed on the absolute pressure scale.

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(2) The pressure multiplier for any meter other than a pressure correcting meter shall be established by using the following equation, namely, Pm = (Pga + Pa)/Ps

where (a) Pm is the pressure multiplier; (b) Pga is the average meter pressure expressed on the gauge pressure scale; (c) Pa is (i) the mean atmospheric pressure at the meter location, expressed to at least four significant digits, (ii) the atmospheric pressure calculated for the meter location pursuant to subsection 37(1), expressed to at least four significant digits, (iii) the atmospheric pressure declared for the meter location pursuant to subsection 37(2), expressed to at least four significant digits, or (iv) the measured atmospheric pressure at the meter location, expressed to at least four significant digits; and (d) Ps is the standard pressure expressed on the absolute pressure scale. SOR/95-532, s. 3.

Atmospheric Pressure 37 (1) The atmospheric pressure shall be calculated for a meter location by using the following equation, namely, (a) in the International system of units, Pa = 101.560 - (0.0113 × M) kPa, or (b) in the Imperial system of units, Pa = 14.73 - (0.0005 × F) psia

where (c) Pa is the calculated atmospheric pressure; and (d) M is the number of metres of elevation of the meter location above mean sea level and F is the number of feet of elevation of the meter location above mean sea level, in either case as determined by a survey carried out by a registered surveyor or as determined from the most recent applicable topographical maps published by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.

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(2) The atmospheric pressure declared for a meter location shall not differ from the atmospheric pressure calculated for that meter location pursuant to subsection (1) by more than (a) in the International system of units, 0.621 + (0.001 × Pga) kPa, or (b) in the Imperial system of units, 0.090 + (0.001 × Pga) psi

where Pga

is the average meter pressure expressed on the gauge pressure scale.

Temperature Multiplier 38 (1) Subject to section 39, the temperature multiplier for any temperature converting meter shall be established by using the following equation, namely, (a) in the International system of units, Tm = 288.15/(Tb + 273.15), or (b) in the Imperial system of units, Tm = 519.67/(Tb + 459.67)

where (c) Tm is the temperature multiplier; and (d) Tb is the temperature established by the contractor

and used as the base temperature for the calibration of the temperature converting meter. (2) Subject to section 39, the temperature multiplier of

any meter other than a temperature converting meter shall be established by using the following equation, namely, (a) in the International system of units, Tm = 288.15/(Tga + 273.15), or (b) in the Imperial system of units, Tm = 519.67/(Tga + 459.67)

where (c) Tm is the temperature multiplier; and

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(d) Tga is the average flowing gas temperature. SOR/95-532, s. 3.

39 A temperature multiplier of one may be used for (a) meters that are purchased prior to December 31,

1986 and (i) that have a capacity that is less than 14 standard

cubic metres per hour at a differential pressure of 0.125 kPa, or (ii) that have a capacity that is less than 500 standard cubic feet per hour at a differential pressure of 0.5 in. of water column; (b) meters that are installed prior to December 31,

1986, where the average meter pressure exceeds the atmospheric pressure by more than 3.5 kPa in the International system of units or 0.5 psi in the Imperial system of units; and (c) meters that are installed where the average meter

pressure does not exceed the atmospheric pressure by more than 3.5 kPa in the International system of units or 0.5 psi in the Imperial system of units and that (i) were most recently sealed prior to December 31,

1986, and (ii) have a capacity that is greater than that stated

in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii), whichever is applicable.

Supercompressibility Factor 40 For the purpose of paragraph 35(e), (a) subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), the supercompressibility factor for any meter shall be established based on (i) the pressure exerted by the gas within the meter

and the temperature of the gas flowing through the meter as determined by continuous monitoring at the meter location, (ii) the relative density, the carbon dioxide content and the nitrogen content of the gas being measured, as determined by (A) a gas sampling process, if the process gives

results that are representative of the gas at the meter location, or

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(B) continuous monitoring at the meter location,

and (iii) if the parameters of the gas referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) vary, either the time weighted or the volume weighted averages of those parameters during the period that the volume of the gas is measured by the meter; (b) the supercompressibility factor for any meter for

which the pressure exerted by the gas within the meter expressed on the gauge pressure scale does not exceed 207 kPa in the International system of units, or 30 psi in the Imperial system of units, may be established based on (i) the pressure exerted by the gas within the meter, established and maintained through the use of a pressure factor metering regulator that has been approved and verified under section 9 of the Act, (ii) an assumed flowing gas temperature of 59°F or 15°C, and (iii) the relative density, the carbon dioxide content and the nitrogen content of the gas being measured as determined by a gas sampling process, if the process gives results that are representative of the gas at the meter location; or (c) a supercompressibility factor of one may be used if

the pressure exerted by the gas within the meter expressed on the gauge pressure scale does not exceed 700 kPa in the International system of units or 100 psi in the Imperial system of units. SOR/2006-76, s. 2.

Sale of Gas by Energy Units 41 Where gas is sold by energy units, the number of energy units shall be the product obtained by multiplying (a) the calorific power of a unit of mass of the gas by the number of the said units of mass of the gas; or (b) the calorific power of a unit of volume of the gas at a certain temperature and certain pressure by the number of the said units of volume of the gas at the same certain temperature and same certain pressure. 42 The calorific power of gas shall be determined by measurement or by calculation based on gas sampling and shall be expressed in terms of one of the following units:

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(a) joules or multiples thereof, per standard cubic metre of gas, free of water vapour; (b) Btu(60.5), per standard cubic foot of gas, free of water vapour; or (c) joules or multiples thereof, per kilogram of gas, free of water vapour. 43 In order to obtain the calorific power of gas in Btu(60.5) per cubic foot of gas free of water vapour at a pressure P expressed on the absolute pressure scale and at standard temperature, where the gas has been tested using a method that gives results in Btu(60.5) per cubic foot of gas saturated with water vapour at the pressure P and standard temperature, the results shall be multiplied by a factor equal to P/(P - 0.25611) 44 The director shall set out specifications, subject to

sections 42 and 43, for determination of the calorific power of gas.

Sale of Gas by Quantity 45 The director shall set out specifications, subject to

sections 35 to 40, for determination of the quantity of gas. SOR/89-317, s. 7(F).

PART IX

Limits of Error 46 The limits of error referred to in paragraph 33(k) of

the Act are 3% of the amount of electricity or gas supplied. SOR/95-532, s. 3; SOR/2009-76, s. 7.

PART X

Fees and Charges 47 (1) In this section, service in respect of a meter or metering installation, means to perform one or more of the following, namely, an inspection, a test, a verification or a reverification of a meter or metering installation. (1.1) Where an inspector services an electricity meter or

an electricity metering installation set out in column I of

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an item of Part I of Schedule 1, the owner of the meter or metering installation shall pay (a) in the case of a metering installation or where the

meter is located at the operational location, the fee set out in column II of that item; and (b) where the meter is not located at the operational location, the fee set out in column III of that item. (2) A person who requests an inspection or service described in column I of an item in Part II of Schedule 1 shall pay for that inspection or service the fee set out in column II of that item. (3) [Repealed, SOR/95-333, s. 2] (4) [Repealed, SOR/89-425, s. 1] (5) Where an inspector services a gas meter or gas metering installation set out in column I of an item of Part IV of Schedule 1, the owner of the meter or metering installation shall pay (a) in the case of a metering installation or where the meter is located at the operational location, the fee set out in column II of that item; and (b) where the meter is not located at the operational location, the fee set out in column III of that item. (6) A person who requests an inspection or service described in column I of an item in Part V of Schedule 1 shall pay for that inspection or service the fee set out in column II of that item. (7) The owner of an electricity meter or metering installation or a gas meter or metering installation who requests an inspection or service of the meter or installation shall pay, as remuneration for the time and expenses set out in column I of an item in Part VI of Schedule 1 incurred by the inspector in providing the requested inspection or service, the charges set out or referred to in column II of that item. (8) A person who requests an audit described in column

I of an item in Part VII of Schedule 1 shall pay the fee set out in column II of that item, in the case of item 1, on performance of the requested audit by an inspector and, in the case of item 2, on a per annum basis. (9) The owner of an electricity measuring apparatus described in column I of an item in Part VIII of Schedule 1 shall pay the amount set out in column II of that item for

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the determination of the accuracy of the apparatus by the inspector by means of testing at points throughout the measuring range of the apparatus. (10) The owner of a gas measuring apparatus described

in column I of an item in Part IX of Schedule 1 shall pay the amount set out in column II of that item for the determination of the accuracy of the apparatus by the inspector by means of testing at points throughout the measuring range of the apparatus. (11) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) and (5) to

(7), where an application is made in accordance with section 13 for an approval, referred to in subsection 9(4) of the Act, of a meter or a class, type or design of meter, the only charge payable for determining whether the meter or the class, type or design of meter conforms with the specifications referred to in section 12 is $25 for each half hour or part thereof so required. (12) Notwithstanding subsections (1.1) and (5), where a quality monitoring meter verification program has been implemented at an organization’s service facilities and the organization has complied with the criteria set out in the quality monitoring meter verification program manual, the owner shall pay (a) for each meter inspected or for each meter verified

or reverified under inspection level 1 as set out in the quality monitoring meter verification program manual, the fee set out for that type of meter in column III of (i) Part I of Schedule 1, for electricity meters, and (ii) Part IV of Schedule 1, for gas meters; (b) for each meter verified or reverified under inspection level 2 as set out in the quality monitoring meter verification program manual, two thirds of the fee set out for that type of meter in column III of (i) Part I of Schedule 1, for electricity meters, and (ii) Part IV of Schedule 1, for gas meters; and (c) for each meter verified or reverified under inspection level 3 as set out in the quality monitoring meter verification program manual, one third of the fee set out for that type of meter in column III of (i) Part I of Schedule 1, for electricity meters, and (ii) Part IV of Schedule 1, for gas meters.

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(13) Notwithstanding subsections (1), (3) and (5), no fee

or charge is payable with respect to any investigation by an inspector pursuant to subsection 29(1). SOR/87-212, s. 5; SOR/89-425, s. 1; SOR/95-333, s. 2; SOR/2009-76, s. 8; SOR/2014-113, s. 7.

PART XI

Administrative Monetary Penalties Violations 48 The contravention of a provision of the Act or these Regulations set out in column 1 of Part 1 or 2, respectively, of Schedule 2 may be proceeded with as a violation in accordance with sections 29.11 to 29.29 of the Act. SOR/2014-113, s. 4.

Classification 49 The violation of each provision set out in column 1 of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 is classified as a minor, serious or very serious violation in accordance with the classification set out in column 2. SOR/2014-113, s. 4.

Penalties 50 (1) The amount of the penalty in respect of each violation is, subject to subsection (2), (a) $250, for a minor violation; (b) $500, for a serious violation; and (c) $1,000, for a very serious violation. (2) The amount of the penalty is to be adjusted in accordance with the calculation set out in column 2 of Schedule 3 that corresponds to the history set out in column 1 of the person who has committed the violation. (3) For the purposes of determining a person’s history,

the points set out in column 3 of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 2 are assigned for each violation of a provision set out in column 1. SOR/2014-113, s. 4.

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51 The notice of violation is to set out that an amount

equal to 50% of the penalty may be paid as complete satisfaction of the penalty if it is paid within the period referred to in subsection 53(1) and in the manner set out in the notice of violation in accordance with subsection 53(6). SOR/2014-113, s. 4.

Compliance Agreements 52 If the Minister enters into a compliance agreement

under subsection 29.14(1) of the Act, the conditions of which include the making of expenditures by a person, the amount of the penalty set out in the notice of violation is to be reduced by an amount equal to one half of the expenditures made in fulfilment of the agreement, with a maximum reduction to nil. SOR/2014-113, s. 4.

Payment 53 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 29.12(2)(e) of the

Act, payment is to be made within 15 days after the day on which the person is provided with the notice of violation. (2) For the purposes of subsection 29.13(1) of the Act, payment of the penalty set out in the notice of violation is to be made within 30 days after the day on which the person is provided with the notice. (3) For the purposes of paragraph 29.14(4)(a) of the Act, payment is to be made within 15 days after the day on which the person is provided with the notice of default. (4) For the purposes of subsection 29.15(1) of the Act,

payment is to be made within 15 days after the day on which the person is provided with the Minister’s notice. (5) For the purposes of subsection 29.16(3) of the Act, payment is to be made within 15 days after the day on which the person is provided with notice of the Minister’s decision under subsection 29.16(1) or (2) of the Act. (6) A payment referred to in any of subsections (1) to (5)

is to be made in one of the following manners, as set out in the applicable notice: (a) by means of a certified cheque or money order made payable to the Receiver General for Canada and submitted to a Measurement Canada office (i) [Repealed, SOR/2018-252, s. 2] (ii) by registered mail, or

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(iii) by courier; or (b) by electronic means. SOR/2014-113, s. 4; SOR/2018-252, s. 2.

Requests Under Subsection 29.13(2) of the Act 54 (1) A request under paragraph 29.13(2)(a) or (b) of the Act shall be made, as set out in the notice, by submitting the following information in writing to a Measurement Canada office in person, by registered mail or courier or by electronic means within 30 days after the day on which the person is provided with the notice of violation: (a) the notice of violation number, as set out in the

notice; (b) the person’s name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, facsimile number and contact person, if any; (c) an indication of whether the person prefers to

communicate in English or French; (d) in the case of a request under paragraph

29.13(2)(a) of the Act, a proposal detailing the corrective action that will be taken to ensure the person’s compliance with the provision to which the violation relates; and (e) in the case of a request made under 29.13(2)(b) of

the Act, the person’s reasons for requesting the review. (2) [Repealed, SOR/2018-252, s. 3] (3) The date of the request is (a) the day on which it is submitted, if it is submitted in person; or (b) the day on which it is sent, if it is sent by registered mail, courier or electronic means. SOR/2014-113, s. 4; SOR/2018-252, s. 3.

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SCHEDULE 1 (Section 47)

Fees and Charges PART I

Fees for Servicing Electricity Meters and Electricity Metering Installations

Item 1

Column I

Column II

Column III

Electricity Meter or Electricity Metering Installation

Operational Location Fee

Other Location Fee

(a) per element

$10.00

$2.00

(b) per half element

5.00

1.00

(a) mechanical block interval type

20.00

20.00

(b) mechanical summation type

20.00

20.00

(c) thermal or recti-thermal type

20.00

20.00

(d) transducer type

20.00

20.00

(i) per measurement unit of demand 20.00

20.00

(ii) per cumulative demand function

3.00

3.00

3.00

1.50

(b) single-rate demand type, per function not included in item 2 3.00

3.00

Energy meter of the induction, transducer or electronic type

Demand meter of the

(e) electronic type

Register of the (a) single-rate energy type

(c) multi-rate energy or demand type

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Item

Column I

Column II

Column III

Electricity Meter or Electricity Metering Installation

Operational Location Fee

Other Location Fee

(A) per rate

3.00

3.00

(B) per temperature probe

3.00

3.00

(ii) time-activated type, per rate

3.00

3.00

(iii) power line, radio or other frequency-activated type, per rate 3.00

3.00

(i) temperature-activated,

(d) multi-rate, microprocessor-based, time-of-use type

(i) per rate

3.00

3.00

(ii) per calendar

10.00

10.00

(iii) per time clock

10.00

10.00

Transformer-loss or line-loss meter of the induction or electronic type 10.00

6.00

Output pulse initiator of the contact relay, optical pickup, transistor output, telephone output, current loop or fibre-optic type, per output signal

10.00

6.00

Pulse recorder of the punch tape, magnetic tape or electronic type, per channel

10.00

6.00

Pulse totalizer

10.00

6.00

Pulse duplicator, per output

10.00

6.00

Telemetering system (a) automatic meter-reader type

10.00

6.00

(b) remote register type

3.00

3.00

(a) mechanical type

10.00

6.00

(b) electronic type, per billing function

10.00

6.00

Auxiliary timing device of the mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic type

10.00

6.00

Pre-payment device

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Column I

Column II

Column III

Item

Electricity Meter or Electricity Metering Installation

Operational Location Fee

Other Location Fee

Event logger

10.00

6.00

Controller of the mechanical, electro-mechanical or electronic type, per controlling function 5.00

3.00

Multiple-customer measuring system

Apportionment billing system, per customer

$10.00

$6.00

Instrument transformer of the voltage or current type, per secondary

10.00

6.00

Other electricity meters or metering functions not set out in items 1 to 16

10.00

6.00

the fee payable under column II or III of item 1 or 2 for the equivalent energy or demand meter

A combination meter that performs, under one cover, the functions of more than one of the meters set out in items 1 to 17

the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 17, as applicable, for each meter or metering function for the component meters in the combination meter

A meter that has unsealed, user programmable or userreprofilable measurement functions

the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 17, as applicable, for each function capable of being programmed into the meter

A meter where the initial reverification period has been extended under subsection 12(1) of the Act

the fee payable for that meter under column II or III of items 1 to 19, as applicable, multiplied by the length of the extension in years and divided by the initial reverification period in years referred to in subsection 12(1) of the Act for that meter

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PART II

Electricity Meter Inspection or Service Column I

Column II

Item

Inspection or Service

Fee

Voltage test referred to in section 25 of the $25.00 Act

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PART III

[Repealed, SOR/95-333, s. 4] PART IV

Fees for Servicing Gas Meters and Gas Metering Installations

Item 1

Column I

Column II

Column III

Gas Meter or Gas Metering Installation

Operational Location Fee

Other Location Fee

(a) less than 28 m3/h (1000 ft3/h)

$50.00

$3.00

(b) 28 m3/h (1000 ft3/h) or more

50.00

8.00

Diaphragm-type, volumetric meter with an air capacity, at standard conditions and 125 Pa (0.5 in H2O) differential pressure, of

Rotary-type volumetric meter with an air capacity, at standard conditions, of (a) 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or less 50.00

15.00

(b) greater than 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h), for each additional 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or part thereof 10.00

10.00

Turbine-type volumetric meter with an air capacity, at standard conditions and 500 Pa (2.0 in H2O) differential pressure, of (a) 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or less 50.00

15.00

(b) greater than 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h), for each additional 283 m3/h (10 000 ft3/h) or part thereof 10.00

10.00

Register of the (a) single-rate type

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3.00

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Column I

Column II

Column III

Gas Meter or Gas Metering Installation

Operational Location Fee

Other Location Fee

(A) per rate

3.00

3.00

(B) per temperature probe

3.00

3.00

(ii) time-activated type, per rate

3.00

3.00

(iii) demand-activated type, per rate

3.00

3.00

(i) per rate

3.00

3.00

(ii) per calendar

10.00

6.00

(iii) per clock

10.00

6.00

(a) mechanical type

12.00

8.00

(b) electronic type, per range

12.00

8.00

(a) mechanical type

10.00

6.00

(b) electronic type, per billing function

10.00

6.00

(a) automatic meter-reader type

3.00

3.00

(b) remote register type

3.00

3.00

Transmitter

12.00

8.00

Output signal initiator of the contact relay, current loop, fibre-optic, optical pick-up, telephone output or transistor output, per output 10.00

6.00

Pulse recorder, per channel

10.00

6.00

Pulse totalizer

10.00

6.00

Item

(b) multi-rate type (i) temperature-activated type

(c) multi-rate, microprocessor-based, time-of-use type,

Temperature or pressure measuring, recording or converting meter of the

Prepayment device of the

Telemetering system of the

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 1 Fees and Charges

Column I

Column II

Column III

Gas Meter or Gas Metering Installation

Operational Location Fee

Other Location Fee

Pulse translator or duplicator, per output

10.00

6.00

Controller of the mechanical, electro-mechanical or electronic type, per controlling function 3.00

3.00

Event logger

10.00

6.00

Auxiliary timing device of the mechanical, electromechanical or electronic type

10.00

6.00

Pressure regulator

10.00

6.00

Apportionment billing system, per customer

10.00

6.00

Supercompressibility correcting meter of the 12.00

8.00

(i) input method 1 set out in the specifications made under section 45

30.00

20.00

(ii) input method 2 set out in the specifications made under section 45

15.00

10.00

(iii) a user-programmable input method, per input range

15.00

10.00

Item

(a) mechanical type (b) microprocessor-based type using

Orifice meter fitting and tubes

100.00

40.00

Orifice plate

5.00

5.00

Flow conditioner

5.00

5.00

Flow computer, per meterrun

20.00

20.00

Chromatograph

40.00

30.00

Energy density meter

40.00

30.00

Energy-calculating meter

40.00

30.00

Energy-sensing meter

40.00

30.00

Density or relative density meter

40.00

30.00

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 1 Fees and Charges

Column I

Column II

Column III

Item

Gas Meter or Gas Metering Installation

Operational Location Fee

Other Location Fee

Gas-sampling system

10.00

10.00

Natural gas dispenser

10.00

10.00

Other gas meters or metering functions not set out in items 1 to 29

10.00

6.00

A combination meter that performs, under one cover, the functions of more than one of the meters set out in items 1 to 30

the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 30, as applicable, for each meter or metering function for the component meters in the combination meter

A meter that has unsealed, user-programmable or userreprofilable measurement functions

the sum of the fees payable under column II or III of items 1 to 30, as applicable, for each function capable of being programmed into the meter

A meter where the initial reverification period has been extended under subsection 12(1) of the Act

the fee payable for that meter under column II or III, as applicable, of items 1 to 30, as applicable multiplied by the length of the extension in years and divided by the initial reverification period in years referred to in subsection 12(1) of the Act for that meter

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 1 Fees and Charges

PART V

Gas Meter Inspection or Service Column I

Column II

Item

Inspection or Service

Fee

Relative density test

$30.00

Water vapour test

30.00

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 1 Fees and Charges

PART VI

Charges for Inspector’s Time and Expenses Column I

Column II

Item

Time/Expenses

Charges

Time spent performing requested function, including necessary travel, per half hour or part thereof, (i) during inspector’s normal working hours

$25.00

(ii) outside inspector’s normal working hours

50.00

Accommodation, meals, incidental expenses during time referred to in item 1

In accordance with current Treasury Board guidelines

Travel fare or mileage charge, where applicable, for inspector relating to travel as referred to in item 1

In accordance with current Treasury Board guidelines

PART VII

Audits Column I

Column II

Item

Audit

Fee

An accreditation audit referred to in section 24

$1,000

Audits carried out pursuant to a condition referred to in section 25 1,000

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 1 Fees and Charges

PART VIII

Determination of Electricity Measuring Apparatus Accuracy Column I

Column II

Item

Electricity Measuring Apparatus

Fee

Apparatus for measuring $300.00 for up to consumption in watt hours, volt- 15 points ampere hours, var hours or joules

Apparatus for measuring demand 200.00 for up to in watts, volt-amperes or vars 10 points

Apparatus for measuring voltage or current

200.00 for up to 10 points

Instrument transformers for use with any apparatus set out in items 1 to 3

350.00 for up to 5 burdens at 3 points per burden

An apparatus set out in items 1 to 3 that requires, for determination of its accuracy, testing at a number of points greater than the number set out for that measuring apparatus in column II of that item

For each additional point tested, 10 per cent of the fee for that item

Meter calibration console: single test station

$300.00

each additional test station

20.00

PART IX

Determination of Gas Measuring Apparatus Accuracy Item

Column I

Column II

Gas Measuring Apparatus

Fee

Apparatus for Measuring Volume 1

Bell types, 2 cubic foot capacity or $150.00 for up to metric equivalent 5 points

Bell types, 5 cubic foot capacity or 200.00 for up to metric equivalent 6 points

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 1 Fees and Charges

Column I

Column II

Item

Gas Measuring Apparatus

Fee

Bell types, 10 cubic foot capacity or metric equivalent

300.00 for up to 11 points

Bell types, 50 cubic foot capacity or metric equivalent

400.00 for up to 6 points

Bell types, 100 cubic foot capacity 500.00 for up to or metric equivalent 11 points

Bell provers using volumetric transfer standards

Positive displacement diaphragm 50.00 for up to 3 types flow rates

Rotary and turbine types

100.00 for up to 5 flow rates

Variable area flow types

100.00 for up to 5 flow rates

Wet test types

100.00 for up to 3 flow rates

Transfer types

500.00 for up to 15 flow rates

500.00

Apparatus for Measuring Pressure 12

Barometer types

100.00 for up to 5 points

Manometer types

120.00 for up to 5 points

Dead weight types

50.00 for up to 5 points

Mechanical gauge types

50.00 for up to 5 points

Electronic types, with readout

125.00 for up to 10 points

Electronic types, without readout

100.00 for up to 5 points

Recording types

150.00 for up to 5 points

Apparatus for Measuring Temperature 19

Mercury in glass types

25.00 for up to 5 points

Electronic types, with readout

150.00 for up to 10 points

Electronic types, without readout

100.00 for up to 5 points

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 1 Fees and Charges

Column I

Column II

Item

Gas Measuring Apparatus

Fee

Recording types

150.00 for up to 5 points

Other Gas Measuring Apparatus 23

Relative density meter, indicator types

150.00 for up to 3 points

Relative density meter, recorder types

200.00 for up to 3 points

Energy density meter

200.00 for up to 1 point

Chromatograph

150.00 for up to 1 point

Measuring Apparatus Requiring Additional Points Tested 27

A measuring apparatus set out in items 1 to 26 that requires, for determination of its accuracy, testing at a number of points greater than the number specified for that measuring apparatus in column II of that item

For each additional point tested, 10 per cent of the fee for that item

SOR/87-212, ss. 6 and 7; SOR/89-425, ss. 2 to 5; SOR/95-333, ss. 3, 4; SOR/2007-89, s. 2; SOR/2014-113, s. 5.

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 2 Violations

SCHEDULE 2 (Sections 48 and 49 and subsection 50(3))

Violations PART 1

Electricity and Gas Inspection Act Column 1

Column 2

Item

Provision of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act

Classification Points

3(1)(a)

Very serious

3(1)(b)

Very serious

5(a)

Very serious

5(b)

Very serious

6(2)

Minor

6(3)

Minor

9(1)

Very serious

9(4)

Very serious

12 and 33(1)(e)

Very serious

15(1)

Very serious

15(2)

Very serious

16(2)

Very serious

Minor

Serious

Very serious

Serious

22(2)

Very serious

30(a)

Very serious

33(1)(j)

Very serious

33(1)(k)(i)

Serious

33(1)(k)(ii)

Serious

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Column 3

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 2 Violations

PART 2

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Provision of the Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations

Classification Points

5(1)

Very serious

5(2)

Very serious

6(1)

Very serious

9(4)

Minor

Serious

Very serious

Very serious

SOR/2014-113, s. 6.

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3 (Subsection 50(2))

Penalty Adjustments Column 1

Column 2

Item

History

Adjustment Calculation

No violations committed under the Act or Reduce these Regulations in the five-year period penalty by immediately before the day on which the 50% current violation was committed.

Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is either one or two.

Reduce penalty by 25%

Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is not less than three and not more than five.

No penalty adjustment

Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is not less than six and not more than eight.

Increase penalty by 25%

Sum of the points assigned for all violations committed under the Act or these Regulations in the five-year period immediately before the day on which the current violation was committed is more than eight.

Increase penalty by 50%

SOR/2014-113, s. 6.

Current to June 20, 2022 Last amended on November 23, 2018

