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Canada Offshore Renewable Energy Regulations — 56
Conduct of authorized work or activities 56 (1) The operator must carry on all authorized work or activities in a manner that ensures safety, security and environmental protection by (a) meeting the requirements of the safety plan, environmental protection plan and emergency management plan and ensuring that all employees, suppliers, service providers and other persons involved in the authorized work or activities meet those requirements; (b) monitoring the compliance of employees, suppliers, service providers and other persons involved in the authorized work or activities with all conditions of authorization; (c) ensuring the safe and reliable operation of facilities, equipment and systems related to the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line; (d) taking all reasonable measures to minimize damage to property; (e) taking all reasonable measures to minimize adverse effects for other persons in the offshore area; (f) using the best available technologies for mitigating adverse effects on persons and the environment that are economically feasible to implement; (g) complying with prevailing industry standards and best practices; (h) taking all reasonable measures to prevent debris and to prevent or, if prevention is not possible, minimize the introduction into the environment of any substance or form of energy that is likely to have an adverse effect on the environment; and (i) taking all reasonable measures to minimize any adverse effects on persons and the environment when restoring the operations site after the decommissioning and abandonment of the facilities, equipment and systems. Equipment and systems (2) The operator must ensure that (a) all equipment and systems that are used during the authorized work or activities are tested, inspected, maintained, operated and handled in such a way as to ensure safety, security and environmental protection, taking into consideration the manufacturer’s instructions and any applicable standards; and (b) any defective components of the equipment or systems are promptly repaired or replaced, taking into consideration the manufacturer’s instructions and any applicable standards. Assignment of duties (3) The operator must ensure that persons who are assigned duties or who carry out authorized work or activities (a) have the necessary experience, training, qualifications and competence to perform the duties or carry on the work or activities in accordance with these Regulations and in a manner that ensures safety, security and environmental protection; and (b) are sufficient in number and receive the supervision that is necessary for them to perform the duties or carry on the work or activities in a manner that ensures safety, security and environmental protection.
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Navigational safety zones 57 (1) The operator must take measures to protect facilities, equipment and systems at an operations site against collision with vessels, vehicles, aircraft and other conveyances operating in the vicinity of the facilities, equipment and systems from the time their construction begins until their decommissioning and abandonment is completed, including by (a) establishing the navigational safety zones referred to in paragraph 51 (2)(e) that are approved by the Regulator; and (b) ensuring that the following information is made available to other persons in the offshore area and brought to the attention of the Canadian Coast Guard, the Department of Transport and the Canadian Hydrographic Service of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans: (i) the location of the operations site and of the facilities, equipment and systems, (ii) the boundaries of the navigational safety zones, and (iii) a description of the risks associated with navigation in the vicinity of the facilities, equipment and systems. Boundaries of navigational safety zone (2) The establishment of the boundaries of a navigational safety zone must be informed by the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 50 (l) as it relates to the risks associated with navigation in the vicinity of the facilities, equipment or systems at the operations site, but the distance between the outer extremity of the facilities, equipment or systems and the perimeter of the safety zone must not exceed 500 m in any direction, except as permitted under paragraph 5 of Article 60 of Part V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Routing systems and measures (3) A navigational safety zone must not interfere with the use of established routing systems and routing measures related to navigational safety.
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Design requirements 58 (1) The operator must ensure that all facilities, equipment and systems related to the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line are designed (a) in such a way as to ensure safety, security and environmental protection; (b) using the best available technologies for minimizing adverse effects on persons, infrastructure and the environment that are economically feasible to implement; and (c) in accordance with prevailing industry standards and best practices. Factors to be taken into account (2) The design of the facilities, equipment and systems must take into account their intended use, their location and any site-specific physical and environmental conditions. Physical and environmental conditions (3) The operator must ensure that every facility related to the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line is designed to withstand or avoid all reasonably foreseeable site-specific physical and environmental conditions, including any reasonably foreseeable combination of those conditions, without its structural integrity or any associated equipment or systems that are critical to safety, security and environmental protection being compromised.
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Rescue boat 59 The operator must ensure that a rescue boat is available and ready for use in the event of an emergency at all times when personnel are present in the offshore area for the purposes of carrying on authorized work or activities.
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Requirements for vessels 60 The operator must ensure that every vessel that is used to carry on authorized work or activities is suitable for the operations site at which it is used and for the nature of the work or activities.
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Evacuation systems and equipment 61 In determining the number of persons that any lifeboat, life raft or marine evacuation system can accommodate, the operator must take into consideration each person’s weight while the person is wearing an immersion suit, as well as the space they require while wearing such a suit.
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Access to documents and information 62 The operator must ensure that a copy of the following documents and information is readily accessible at each operations site when personnel are present and at all times at every associated control centre and emergency response operations centre: (a) every authorization issued in respect of work or activities related to the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line; (b) all information and documents submitted to the Regulator to meet a condition of authorization, including the safety plan, environmental protection plan and emergency management plan, as well as supporting documentation; and (c) all procedures and other documents that are necessary to carry on authorized work or activities in a manner that ensures safety, security and environmental protection.
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Application 63 This Part applies in respect of all offshore renewable energy projects and offshore power lines.
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Notification of incidents 64 (1) The operator must notify the Regulator of any reportable incident as soon as the circumstances permit after the incident occurs. Investigation (2) The operator must ensure that every reportable incident is investigated. Incident report (3) The operator must, within 14 days after the day on which a reportable incident occurs, submit a report to the Regulator that includes the following information: (a) a description of the reportable incident, where and when it occurred and who was involved; (b) a description of the impact of the reportable incident on the facilities, equipment and systems related to the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line, as well as on vessels, persons and the environment; (c) the results of the investigation into the reportable incident, including details regarding the root cause of the reportable incident and causal and contributing factors; (d) a description of any repairs undertaken to restore any damaged structures to their original design strength or to restore the functionality of any impacted equipment or systems; (e) a description of the measures put in place to prevent the occurrence of similar reportable incidents; (f) if emergency response procedures were implemented, a description of (i) any communications that occurred with the relevant federal, provincial and municipal authorities and Indigenous governing bodies, and (ii) any coordination and liaison with relevant emergency response organizations; and (g) any other relevant information.
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Periodic reports 65 (1) The operator must submit periodic reports to the Regulator summarizing the following in respect of the period that has elapsed since the day on which the authorization was issued in respect of the work or activities in question or the day after the last day included in the preceding periodic report, as the case may be: (a) the work or activities performed; (b) the status of the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line, by reference to the execution plan referred to in paragraph 6 (e) or 50 (e), as the case may be; (c) any deviations from or changes to the execution plan; (d) any emergency response drills or exercises referred to in paragraph 11 (1)(g) or 54 (1)(g), as the case may be, that were carried out; (e) any instances of non-conformity with these Regulations and the corrective actions taken; and (f) any reportable incidents and any situations that had the potential to result in a reportable incident. Beginning of commercial production (2) The periodic reports must also set out the planned date for the beginning of commercial production of renewable energy, if applicable. Frequency of submission (3) The periodic reports must be submitted at the following frequency unless the Commission requires them to be submitted more frequently as a condition of authorization: (a) in the case of an offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line to which Part 1 applies, (i) monthly, in respect of authorized work or activities in relation to the construction or the decommissioning and abandonment of facilities, equipment and systems related to the project or power line, and (ii) annually, in respect of authorized work or activities in relation to site assessment or the operation and maintenance of facilities, equipment and systems relate to the project or power line; and (b) in the case of an offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line to which Part 2 applies, annually.
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Final report 66 The operator must, within six months after the day on which all authorized work or activities related to the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line are completed, submit to the Regulator a final report that includes the following information: (a) a statement as to whether the work or activities were carried on as planned and as authorized; (b) if the work or activities were not carried on as planned and as authorized, a description of the manner in which the carrying on of the work or activities deviated from what was planned and authorized; and (c) a description of the state of the operations site as of the completion of all authorized work and activities.
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Record keeping 67 (1) The operator must keep, at the operator’s principal place of business in Canada, electronic records of (a) any documents and information submitted to the Regulator in support of an application for authorization; (b) the results of the surveys and programs referred to in subparagraph 6 (f)(i) or 50 (f)(i), as the case may be, and, if applicable, the surveys referred to in paragraph 12 (a); (c) all documents and information submitted to the Regulator to meet a condition of an authorization; and (d) all documents and information that demonstrate that the authorized work or activities were carried on (i) in a manner that is in keeping with any information provided and any approach, methodology or technology proposed in an application in respect of the authorized work or activities, and (ii) in conformity with these Regulations. Disclosure of records (2) The operator must, on request, disclose the records to the Regulator in the form and manner specified by the Regulator. Duration of retention (3) The records must be retained for five years after the day on which the decommissioning and abandonment of the facilities, equipment and systems related to the offshore renewable energy project or offshore power line ends, or, if the project or power line is terminated before any construction takes place, for five years after the day on which the site assessment ends.
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Registration 68 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Preclearance in the United States Regulations — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, makes the annexed Preclearance in the United States Regulations under subsections 48(7) and 57(1) of the Preclearance Act, 2016 a . a S.C. 2017, c. 27
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Grounds of inadmissibility 1 For the purposes of subsection 48(4) of the Preclearance Act, 2016 , grounds of inadmissibility are prescribed as follows: (a) in the case of a permanent resident, the grounds set out in sections 34 and 35, subsection 36(1) and section 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ; (b) in the case of a protected person within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , the grounds set out in sections 34 to 35.1, subsection 36(1) and section 37 of that Act; (c) in the case of a foreign national who holds a permanent resident visa, the grounds set out in sections 34 to 35.1, subsection 36(1) and section 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ; (d) in the case of a foreign national who holds a permanent resident visa accompanied by a family member who is inadmissible or has been refused entry to Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter on the grounds set out in any of sections 34 to 35.1, subsection 36(1) or section 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , the grounds set out in sections 34 to 35.1, subsection 36(1) and sections 37 and 42 of that Act; and (e) in the case of a foreign national, the grounds set out in sections 34 to 42 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act .
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Adaptations — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2 In respect of a traveller entering Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is adapted as follows: (a) subsection 11(1) is to be read as follows: 11 (1) A foreign national must, before entering Canada or before entering a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter, apply to an officer for a visa or for any other document required by the regulations. (b) subsection 11(1.01) is to be read as follows: 11 (1.01) Despite subsection (1), a foreign national must, before entering Canada or before entering a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter, apply for an electronic travel authorization required by the regulations by means of an electronic system, unless the regulations provide that the application may be made by other means. (c) a reference to “on their entry” in section 19 is to be read as a reference to “in a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”; (d) the reference to “have come to Canada” in paragraph 20(1)(a) of the English version is to be read as a reference to “are coming to Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”; (e) the reference to “upon arrival in Canada” in subsection 24(2) is to be read as a reference to “upon arrival in a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”; and (f) the reference to “outside Canada” in the portion of subsection 31(3) before paragraph (a) is to be read as a reference to “outside a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”.
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11 (1) A foreign national must, before entering Canada or before entering a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter, apply to an officer for a visa or for any other document required by the regulations.
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11 (1.01) Despite subsection (1), a foreign national must, before entering Canada or before entering a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter, apply for an electronic travel authorization required by the regulations by means of an electronic system, unless the regulations provide that the application may be made by other means.
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Adaptations — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations 3 In respect of a traveller entering Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations are adapted as follows: (a) in the following provisions, a reference to “subsection 44(2) of the Act” is to be read as a reference to “subsection 48(5) of the Preclearance Act, 2016 ”: (i) paragraph 12.06(d), (ii) paragraph 37(1)(d), and (iii) paragraph 41(b); (b) in the following provisions, a reference to “port of entry” is to be read as a reference to “preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”: (i) subsection 27(1), (ii) paragraphs 37(1)(a) and (d), (iii) the portion of section 38 before paragraph (a) and paragraph 38(a), (iv) subsections 40(1) and (3), (v) subsection 71.1(1), and (vi) paragraph 240(1)(a); (c) the reference to “departure from Canada” in paragraph 37(1)(c) is to be read as a reference to “departure from the preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”; (d) the reference to “leave Canada” in subsection 40(1) is to be read as a reference to “leave the preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”; (e) in the following provisions, a reference to a time period that begins on the day on which a traveller enters Canada is to be read as a time period that begins on the day on which the traveller is authorized in a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter to enter Canada: (i) subparagraph 132(1)(a)(i), (ii) paragraphs 183(3)(a) and (b), and (iii) paragraph 184(2)(b); (f) in the following provisions, a reference to “enters Canada” or “entering Canada” is to be read as a reference to “enters Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter” or “entering Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter” respectively: (i) the portion of subsection 184(2) before paragraph (b), (ii) subsection 198(1) and the portion of subsection 198(2) before paragraph (a), and (iii) the portion of section 214 before paragraph (a); (g) in the following provisions, a reference to “before entering Canada” is to be read as a reference to “before entering a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”: (i) section 197, and (ii) section 213; (h) the reference to “entry into Canada” in paragraph 180(b) of the English version is to be read as “entry into Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter”; and (i) the reference to “ contrôle d’arrivée ” in paragraph 180(b) of the French version is to be read as a reference to “ contrôle d’arrivée dans une zone de précontrôle ou un périmètre de précontrôle ”.
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Exclusions — Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations 4 The following provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations do not apply in a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter: (a) paragraphs 38(b) to (h); (b) paragraph 41(c); and (c) subsection 188(2).
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Adaptations — enactments under the Customs Tariff 5 In respect of a traveller entering Canada through a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter, (a) a reference to “the province where the customs office through which the alcoholic beverages are imported is located” in paragraph 3(2)(a) of the Returning Persons Exemption Regulations is to be read as “the province where the person enters Canada”; (b) a reference to “the province in which the customs office where the alcoholic beverages are imported is situated” in paragraph 3(a) of the Tariff Item No. 9805.00.00 Exemption Order is to be read as “the province where the person enters Canada”; and (c) a reference to “the province in which the customs office where the alcoholic beverages are imported is situated” in paragraph 2(a) of the Tariff Item No. 9807.00.00 Exemption Order is to be read as “the province where the settler enters Canada”.
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Adaptations — Plant Protection Regulations 6 For the purposes of the Preclearance Act, 2016 , a reference to “place of entry” in the Plant Protection Regulations includes a reference to a preclearance area or preclearance perimeter.
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Registration 7 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
Financial Security (Electronic Means) Regulations — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, makes the annexed Financial Security (Electronic Means) Regulations under paragraph 8.6(1)(a) a and subsection 166(1) b of the Customs Act c . a S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 304 b S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 330(1) c R.S., c. 1 (2nd Supp.)
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Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Customs Act . ( Loi ) debtor means a person who gives security under the Act or the Customs Tariff . ( débiteur ) security agreement means an agreement between a debtor and a security provider under which the security provider guarantees payment of an amount that the debtor owes under the Act or the Customs Tariff . ( contrat de garantie ) security provider means a person who guarantees payment of amounts that a debtor owes under the Act or the Customs Tariff . ( fournisseur de garantie )
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debtor means a person who gives security under the Act or the Customs Tariff . ( débiteur )
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security agreement means an agreement between a debtor and a security provider under which the security provider guarantees payment of an amount that the debtor owes under the Act or the Customs Tariff . ( contrat de garantie )
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security provider means a person who guarantees payment of amounts that a debtor owes under the Act or the Customs Tariff . ( fournisseur de garantie )
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Application 2 These Regulations apply to security that is required under the Act or the Customs Tariff .
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Nature of security 3 For the purposes of paragraph 166(1)(b) of the Act, security that is required to be given must be a deposit or a written security agreement.