Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Cost Recovery Fees Regulations (SOR/2003-212)

Invoicing

• 17 (1) Every year before the licence anniversary date, the Commission shall issue to the licensee an invoice for the annual fee payable.

• (2) The licensee shall pay the fee to the Commission by the later of 30 days after the date of the invoice and the licence anniversary date.

Fee Not Affected

18 Changes in the number of any of the items referred to in paragraphs 12(a) to (d) during the fee period do not affect the fee payable for that period.

Revocation of Licence

• 19 (1) If a licence is revoked within the first year after its issuance, there shall be no refund of the annual fee paid.

• (2) If a licence is revoked after the first year of its issuance and the licensee has paid the annual fee for the current fee period,

  • (a) that fee shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 25% of the annual fee paid by the number of full quarterly periods remaining in the fee period; and

  • (b) the Commission shall refund that amount to the former licensee.

20 [Repealed, SOR/2008-123, s. 5]

PART 4Fixed Fees

Application

21 This Part applies to applicants in respect of

• (a) licences to transport nuclear substances under the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015, except licences to package or transport under special arrangement;

• (b) certifications of package designs under the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015, except certifications of designs for special form radioactive material;

• (c) certifications of radiation device models under the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations;

• (d) certifications of Class II prescribed models of equipment under the Class II Nuclear Facilities and Prescribed Equipment Regulations; and

• (e) certifications of exposure device operators under the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations.

Payment of Fees

22 For each type of application set out in column 1 of Schedule 2, the applicant shall pay to the Commission, with the application, the fee set out in column 2.

Withdrawal

23 If an application is withdrawn by the applicant after the assessment of the application by the Commission has begun, there shall be no refund of the fee paid.

24 [Repealed, SOR/2008-123, s. 6]

PART 5Special Project Fees

Application

25 This Part applies to applicants and licensees for special projects in respect of

• (a) licences to package or transport required under paragraph 6(1)(d) of the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015;

• (b) certifications of designs for special form radioactive material under the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015;

• (c) licences or certifications not referred to in Parts 2, 3 or 4; and

• (d) information, products or services not referred to in Parts 2, 3 or 4.

Calculation of Fee

26 For each special project, the fee payable under this Part is equal to the sum of

• (a) the product obtained by multiplying the hourly rate referred to in section 14 by the number of hours of direct regulatory activities

and

• (b) if the Commission obtains professional and special services under contract, the cost of those services.

Application and Deposit

• 27 (1) The applicant shall deposit, with the application, the sum of $5,000.

• (2) The Commission shall apply the deposit against the fee payable.

• (3) On completion of a special project, any remaining balance of the deposit paid shall be refunded to the applicant.

Invoicing

• 28 (1) On a monthly basis, the Commission shall send to each applicant and licensee an invoice for the fees payable.

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

29 [Repealed, SOR/2008-123, s. 8]

PART 6Transitional, Repeal and Coming into Force

Transitional Provision

• 30 (1) Any fees payable within the three years after the coming into force of these Regulations shall be reduced as follows:

  • (a) in the first year, by 15 percent;

  • (b) in the second year, by 10 percent; and

  • (c) in the third year, by 5 percent.

• (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of the fees payable for special projects referred to in paragraph 25(d).

Repeal

31 [Abrogation]

Coming into Force

32 These Regulations come into force on the first day of the month following the month in which they are registered.