Environmental Assessment Act
Loi sur les évaluations environnementales
ONTARIO REGULATION 276/06
DESIGNATION AND EXEMPTION OF INTEGRATED POWER SYSTEM PLAN
Historical version for the period December 16, 2014 to December 31, 2014.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 284/14.
This Regulation is made in English only.
Definition
1. (1) In this Regulation,
“integrated power system plan” means any integrated power system plan developed by the Ontario Power Authority under
Part II.2 of the Electricity Act, 1998. O. Reg. 276/06, s. 1 (1).
(2) For greater certainty, an integrated power system plan includes each version of an integrated power system plan
developed by the Ontario Power Authority, whether or not required by the Minister of Energy, and whether or not it is
approved by the Ontario Energy Board or is referred by the Ontario Energy Board back to the Ontario Power Authority.
O. Reg. 276/06, s. 1 (2).
Note: On January 1, 2015, section 1 is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 284/14, ss. 1, 2)
Definition
1. (1) In this Regulation,
“integrated power system plan” means any integrated power system plan developed by the Independent Electricity System
Operator under Part II.2 of the Electricity Act, 1998. O. Reg. 284/14, s. 1.
(2) For greater certainty, an integrated power system plan includes each version of an integrated power system plan
developed by the Independent Electricity System Operator, whether or not required by the Minister of Energy, and whether
or not it is approved by the Ontario Energy Board or is referred by the Ontario Energy Board back to the Independent
Electricity System Operator. O. Reg. 284/14, s. 1.
(3) For greater certainty, an integrated power system plan developed by the Ontario Power Authority to which this
Regulation applied immediately before January 1, 2015 continues to be an integrated power system plan for the purposes of
this Regulation. O. Reg. 284/14, s. 1.
Designation and exemption from Part II of the Act — integrated power system plan
2. (1) Every integrated power system plan is defined as a major commercial or business enterprise or activity and is
designated as an undertaking to which the Act applies. O. Reg. 276/06, s. 2 (1).
(2) The undertakings that are designated under subsection (1) are exempt from Part II of the Act. O. Reg. 276/06, s. 2 (2).
Exemption from Part II of the Act — Crown undertakings
3. (1) Any enterprise or activity related to an integrated power system plan, or any proposal, plan or program in respect of
such enterprise or activity, carried out by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Ontario is exempt from Part II of the Act.
O. Reg. 276/06, s. 3 (1).
(2) Despite subsection 2 (2) and subsection (1) of this section, an enterprise or activity, or a proposal, plan or program in
respect of an enterprise or activity, that is included in an integrated power system plan and that is designated under another
regulation made under the Act as an undertaking or class of undertakings to which the Act applies is not exempt from Part II
of the Act. O. Reg. 276/06, s. 3 (2).
(3) Where an enterprise or activity, or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity, that is included in
an integrated power system plan is exempt from Part II of the Act pursuant to another regulation or order made under the Act,
the other regulation or order applies to the enterprise or activity, or proposal, plan or program in respect of the enterprise or
activity, and subsection 2 (2) and subsection (1) of this section do not apply to it. O. Reg. 276/06, s. 3 (3).
(4) Where an enterprise or activity, or a proposal, plan or program in respect of an enterprise or activity, that is included in
an integrated power system plan is subject to an approval under Part II or II.1 of the Act, the approval applies to the
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enterprise or activity, or proposal, plan or program in respect of the enterprise or activity, and subsection 2 (2) and subsection
(1) of this section do not apply to it. O. Reg. 276/06, s. 3 (4).
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