| Abandon |
The permanent cessation of the operation
of a pipeline which results in the discontinuance of service.
(Cessation d'exploitation) |
| Aboriginal |
Includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis
peoples of Canada. (Aboriginal) |
| Action Plans |
The competent minister is required to prepare
one or more action plans based on the recovery strategy for a
listed species. The action plan or plans and any amendments will
be included in the public registry established under the Species
at Risk Act. (Plan d'action) |
| Adverse Effect |
The impairment of or damage to the environment
or health of humans, or damage to property or loss of reasonable
enjoyment of life or property. (Effet négatif) |
| Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
(AFUDC) |
An amount allowed to be included in the construction
costs of a project or the cost of funds used during the period
of construction when a utility undertakes to construct its own
facilities. (Provision pour fonds utilisés
durant la construction) |
| Baseline Information |
The current state of the environment or environmental
setting for a particular element. This information will assist
in determining potential environmental effects of the project
by providing an environmental reference point for the element,
with which to compare future environmental conditions, and potential
project effects. (Renseignements de base) |
| Base Year |
A period, usually a calendar year, of the
most recent twelve consecutive months of actual data. (Année
de base) |
| Biophysical Environment |
The components of the earth including:
- land, water and air, including all layers of the atmosphere;
- all organic and inorganic matter and living organisms; and
- the interacting natural systems that include components
referred to in the previous bullets. (Milieu
naturel)
|
| Booked Amount |
The final amount recorded in the appropriate
account under the Gas Pipeline Uniform Accounting
Regulations or the Oil Pipeline Uniform
Accounting Regulations. (Montant comptabilisé) |
| Contaminant |
A substance that is present or released in
the environment at an amount, concentration, level or rate that
results in or may result in an adverse effect. (Contaminant) |
| Critical Habitat |
The habitat that is necessary for the survival
or recovery of a listed wildlife species and that is identified
as the species' critical habitat in the recovery strategy or in
an action plan for the species. [Species
at Risk Act s.2] (Habitat essentiel) |
| Cumulative Effects |
Changes to the environment that are caused
by an action in combination with other past, present and future
human actions. ('Action' includes projects and activities.)
(Effets cumulatifs) |
| Current Year |
The 12-month period, usually a calendar year,
preceding the test year. Amounts for a current year would usually
involve actual data for a portion of the year and estimated data
for the rest of the year. (Année courante) |
| Deleterious Substance |
(a) any substance that, if added to any
water, would degrade or alter or form part of a process of degradation
or alteration of the quality of that water so that it is rendered
or is likely to be rendered deleterious to fish or fish habitat
or to the use by man of fish that frequent that water; or
(b) any water that contains a substance in such quantity or
concentration, or that has been so treated, processed or changed,
by heat or other means, from a natural state that it would,
if added to any other water, degrade or alter or form part of
a process of degradation or alteration of the quality of that
water so that it is rendered or is likely to be rendered deleterious
to fish or fish habitat or to the use by man of fish that frequent
that water. [Fisheries Act s. 34(1)]
(Substance nocive) |
| Easement |
An agreement under which a company acquires
the right to use the land for the pipeline or powerline. It is
a written contract that sets out the rights of the company and
rights of the landowner for the use of the right of way. (Servitude) |
| Environmental Effect |
In respect of a project:
(a) any change that the project may cause in the environment,
including any change it may cause to a listed wildlife species,
its critical habitat or the residences of individuals of that
species, as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the
Species at Risk Act,
(b) any effect of any change referred to in paragraph (a)
on
(i) health and socio-economic conditions,
(ii) physical and cultural heritage,
(iii) the current use of lands and resources for traditional
purposes by aboriginal persons, or
(iv) any structure, site or thing that is of historical, archaeological,
paleontological or architectural significance, or
(c) any change to the project that may be caused by the environment,
whether any such change or effect occurs within or outside
Canada.
[Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
s. 2] (Effet environnemental) |
| Environmentally Sensitive Area |
An area designated in regional or local land
use plans, or by a local, regional, provincial or federal government
body as being sensitive to disturbance or identified by an applicant
as being sensitive for some reason. (Région
écologiquement sensible) |
| Fee Simple Owner |
The person or legal entity that is in the
legal possession of land. Usually it is the person named on the
title. (Propriétaire en fief simple) |
| Group 1 and Group 2 Companies |
In 1985, for financial regulatory purposes,
the Board divided the pipeline companies under its jurisdiction
into two groups: Group 1 companies with more extensive systems;
and Group 2 companies that operate smaller systems. (Compagnies
du groupe 1 ou du groupe 2) |
| Heritage Resources |
Cultural, historic, archaeological and paleontological resources are
collectively known as heritage resources and can include pre-contact and post-contact features.
(Ressources patrimoniales) |
| Human Health |
A state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being, and the ability to adapt to the stresses of
daily life; it is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
(Santé) |
| Human Health Assessment |
Considers the effect of hazardous substances,
environmental factors and exposure conditions on local and regional
populations. It may consist of qualitative and quantitative assessments.
(Évaluation de la santé) |
| Limiting Factor
|
Anything that has a measurable controlling
effect on a species growth or expansion, or on a biophysical element's
continued capability to support its ecosystem. (Facteur
limitant) |
| Migratory Bird |
A migratory bird referred to in the convention,
and includes the sperm, eggs, embryos, tissue cultures and parts
of the bird. [Migratory Birds Convention
Act s. 2] (Oiseau migrateur) |
| Mitigation |
In respect of a project, the elimination,
reduction or control of the adverse environmental effects of the
project, and includes restitution for any damage to the environment
caused by such effects through replacement, restoration, compensation
or any other means. [Canadian Environmental
Assessment Act s. 2] (Mesures d'atténuation) |
| Monitoring Plan |
The plan for resolving specific outstanding
environmental issues, observing the potential environmental effects
of a project, assessing the effectiveness of mitigation measures
undertaken, identifying unanticipated environmental issues and
determining the action required based on the result of these activities.
(Plan de surveillance) |
| Owner |
For the purposes of sections 86 to 107
of the National Energy Board Act,
the 'owner' is not restricted to the fee simple
owner or to freehold lands1. In this regard, an owner
may include any interest in, or possession of land, such as
the fee simple owner, Aboriginal title, the administrators of
crown and public lands and occupants of land. The interest held
may be registered or unregistered.
With respect to sections 33 and 34 of the National
Energy Board Act, the owner of lands includes the fee
simple owner and may also include any other interest held in
the land, as described above. When determining the owners of
lands required for the project, the applicant should consider
all potential owners of the lands required and implement its
notification and acquisition processes pursuant to the Act.
(Propriétaire)
|
| Physical Project |
Applications being of a physical nature including
those applications required by the Onshore
Pipeline Regulations, 1999 and Processing
Plant Regulations as well as some pursuant to the National
Energy Board Act. (Projet concret) |
| Pipeline |
A line that is used or to be used for the
transmission of oil, gas or any other commodity and that connects
a province with any other province or provinces or extends beyond
the limits of a province or the offshore area as defined in section 123,
and includes all branches, extensions, tanks, reservoirs,
storage facilities, pumps, racks, compressors, loading facilities,
interstation systems of communication by telephone, telegraph
or radio and real and personal property and works connected therewith,
but does not include a sewer or water pipeline that is used or
proposed to be used solely for municipal purposes. [National
Energy Board Act s.2] (Pipeline) |
| Plant Account |
An account listed in either Schedule IV of
the Gas Pipeline Uniform Accounting Regulations
or Schedule II of the Oil Pipeline Uniform
Accounting Regulations, as appropriate. (Compte
d'installation) |
| Polluting Substance |
A substance that, if added to a water body,
is likely to degrade or alter or form part of a process of degradation
or alteration of the physical, chemical or biological conditions
of the water body to an extent that is detrimental to its use
by human beings, animals, fish or plants. [Exclusion
List Regulations s.2] (Substance polluante) |
| Processing Plant |
A plant used for the processing, extraction
or conversion of fluids and all structures located within the
boundaries of the plant, including compressors and other structures
integral to the transportation of fluids. [Processing
Plant Regulations s. 1] (Usine de
traitement) |
| Rate Base |
The net cost of investment on which an applicant
expects to earn a return for a given test year. (Base
tarifaire) |
| Reclamation |
The process of re-establishing a disturbed
site to a former or other productive use, not necessarily to the
same condition that existed prior to disturbance. The land capability
may be at a level different (i.e., lower or higher) than that
which existed prior to the disturbance, depending on the goal
of the process. Reclamation includes the management of a contaminated
site and revegetation where necessary. Reclamation is not considered
complete until the goals for reclamation have been achieved. (Remise
en état) |
| Recovery Strategy |
A strategy for the recovery of a listed extirpated,
endangered or threatened species prepared by the competent minister
(as defined under the Species at Risk Act).
If the recovery of the listed species is feasible, the recovery
strategy must address the threats to the survival of the species
identified by the Committee for the Status of Endangered Wildlife
in Canada, including any loss of habitat. The recovery strategy
and any amendments will be included in the public registry established
under the Species at Risk Act. (Programme
de rétablissement) |
| Regulated Entity |
An economic unit operating a pipeline and
subject to oversight by a regulatory body having jurisdiction.
(Entité réglementée) |
| Residual Effects |
Effects that are present after mitigation
is applied. (Effets résiduels) |
| Responsible Authority |
In relation to a project, a federal authority
that is required pursuant to subsection 11(1) of the Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act to ensure that an environmental
assessment of the project is conducted. [Canadian
Environmental Assessment Act s. 2] (Autorité
responsable) |
| Right of Entry |
The right of access to, and use of, land
surface. (Droit d'accès) |
| Right-of-Entry Order |
An order by the National Energy Board made
under the National Energy Board Act
granting a company access to, and use of, a defined portion of
land for the purposes as set out in the order. (Ordonnance
de droit d'accès) |
| Right of Way (RoW) |
The strip of land acquired for which a company
has obtained the rights for the construction and operation of
the pipeline or powerline. (Emprise) |
| Socio-Economic Effect |
In respect of a project, any effect on a
socio-economic element found in Table A-5, including direct effects
as well as effects resulting from a change in the environment
(as referred to in the definition of Environmental Effect). (Effet
socio-économique) |
| Species at Risk |
An extirpated, endangered or threatened species
or a species of special concern. [Species
at Risk Act s. 2] (Espèce en
péril) |
| Species of Special Status |
Species listed under provincial jurisdiction
or of recognized local importance because they are vulnerable,
threatened, endangered or extirpated. (Espèce
à statut particulier) |
| Study Area |
The area within the spatial boundaries of
the scope of the environmental and socio-economic effects assessment.
Since the spatial boundaries of the assessment may vary with different
biophysical and socio-economic elements, the study area may also vary. (Zone d'étude) |
| Test Year |
A future 12-month period, usually a calendar
year, when the new tolls would be in effect. (Année
d'essai) |
| Traditional Territory |
Crown lands where an Aboriginal group has
claimed the right to use the land for traditional purposes such
as hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering or spiritual activities.
One or more Aboriginal groups may claim the same lands as their
traditional territory. (Territoire traditionnel) |
| Valued Ecosystem Component (VEC) |
Resources or environmental features that
have all or some of the following features:
- importance to local human populations;
- regional, national or international profiles; or
- if altered from their existing status will be important
in evaluating the impacts of development or human actions,
and in focusing management or regulatory policy. (Composante
valorisée de l'écosystème)
|
| Valued Socio-Cultural Component (VSC) |
Cultural, social, economic or health aspects
of the study population that, if affected by the project, would
be of concern to local human populations or government regulators.
(Composante socio-culturelle valorisée) |
| Water Body |
A water body, including a canal, reservoir,
an ocean and a wetland, up to the high-water mark, but does not
include a sewage or waste treatment lagoon or mine tailings pond.
[Exclusion List Regulations s. 2]
(Plan d'eau) |
| Wetlands |
Land where the water table is at near
or above the surface, or which is saturated for a long enough
period to promote such features as wet-altered soils and water
tolerant vegetation. Wetlands include organic wetlands or "peatlands",
and mineral wetlands or mineral soil areas that are influenced
by excess water, but produce little or no peat. (Terre
humide) |
