• 7. (1) In the case of an initial application for a facility or activity for which an estimated annual fee has not been calculated, the applicant shall pay to the Commission, with the application, a deposit of

  • (a) $25,000, if the application is in respect of a facility; or

  • (b) $5,000, if the application is in respect of a waste nuclear substance activity.

• (2) On receipt of the application and deposit, the Commission shall calculate the estimated annual fee payable for the current fiscal year in accordance with paragraph 4(a).

• (3) On a quarterly basis over the remaining quarters of the fiscal year after receipt of the application, the Commission shall invoice the applicant for the amount of the estimated annual fee payable, which is calculated on the basis of the number of quarters remaining in the fiscal year and is reduced by the amount of the deposit.

• (4) Within 30 days after the date of the invoice, the applicant shall pay to the Commission the amount invoiced.

• (5) After the end of the fiscal year, the estimated annual fee shall be adjusted in accordance with section 6.

8. [Repealed, SOR/2008-123, s. 2]

9. This Part applies to applicants and licensees in respect of

• (a) Class II nuclear facilities;

• (b) Class II prescribed equipment;

• (c) dosimetry services; and

• (d) nuclear substances and radiation devices to which the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations apply, except with respect to applications and licences for waste nuclear substance activities.

• 10. (1) Fees under this Part shall be calculated using the formulas set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

• (2) The formulas comprise

  • (a) base hours as described in section 11;

  • (b) variable hours as described in section 12;

  • (c) a compliance coefficient as described in section 13; and

  • (d) an hourly rate as described in section 14.

11. For each type of application or licence, the base hours are the number of hours spent by the Commission

• (a) for the assessment of applications; and

• (b) to verify the licensee’s compliance with regulatory requirements.

12. For each type of application or licence, the variable hours are the additional number of hours of direct regulatory activities as a result of the number of

• (a) treatment rooms, bunkers, laboratories and locations with separate postal addresses;

• (b) devices;

• (c) device manufacturers; and

• (d) types of Class II prescribed equipment as defined in the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations.