CER oversight of recent incidents

We work hard to prevent any incident from happening. Whether it’s through an inspection, education about safety culture, or a technical review of an application, our job is to check that companies have everything they need in place to keep everyone safe. If an incident still occurs, our priority is to ensure that a company’s response protects people and the environment. The CER investigates pipeline incidents to determine whether applicable legislation and regulatory requirements have been followed.

If needed, we may:

Recent incidents

Below are incidents that have been immediately reported to us since August 2022, where the CER has actively responded and provided public updates on our actions.

We’ve gathered them to help you get a clear picture of what we are doing to ensure public safety and protect the environment. Details on all incidents reported to us, and our actions, can be found on Open Government or in our reports on compliance and enforcement. Companies are required to notify the CER when an incident occurs. More details on what needs to be reported to the CER is outlined in our Event Reporting Guidelines.

Incidents

Date
(yyyy-mm-dd)

What happened

Location

Company / Line

Latest update

Related follow-up
actions (if applicable)

2024-02-10 Serious Injury Irma, AB Alliance Pipeline Ltd. Incident: Alliance Pipeline - Serious Injury

 

2023-04-25 Serious Injury Chilliwack, BC Trans Mountain Expansion Project Incident: Trans Mountain Expansion Project - Serious Injury - April 25, 2023

 

2023-02-02

Environmental Impacts

Hope, BC

Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Incident: Trans Mountain Expansion Project - Environmental Impacts - Feb 2/23

 

2022-09-01

Serious Injury

Fairview, AB

NGTL, North Corridor Expansion Project

Incident: NGTL North Corridor Project - Serious Injury - Sept 1/22 – UPDATE #1

 

2022-08-25

Serious Injury

Caroline, AB

NGTL, Edson Mainline

Incident: NGTL Edson Mainline - Serious Injury - August 25, 2022

 

Understanding what happened

After an incident, we need to find out what caused it. We also need to understand and act upon what we find out. Our goal is to make sure that we avoid a repeat of any incident. So, this is an important step for us, and one that we take very seriously.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) may also choose to investigate the causes of an incident affecting infrastructure we regulate. In these circumstances, the TSB becomes the lead federal agency investigating the cause and contributing factors. Our inspectors and technical staff work closely with the TSB during their investigation. However, the analysis and regulatory oversight we do during a TSB investigation is our own and is focused on preventing the incident from happening again.

Need information on an incident

For information or reports on earlier regulatory work done related to an incident, email info@cer-rec.gc.ca or contact the CER Library.

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