Regulatory framework

• An Act respecting the Régie de l'énergie (CQLR., c. R-6.01) (sections 85.2 to 85.13)
• The authorisation by the government allowing the Régie de l'énergie to sign an agreement with North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc. on the implementation of the Québec reliability standards compliance monitoring and enforcement program
  (in French, decree 1585-2022, August 17, 2022)
• The authorisation by the government allowing the Régie de l'énergie to sign an agreement with North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc.
  ( in French, decree 443-2009, April 8, 2009)

• Amended and restated agreement on the implementation of the Québec reliability standards compliance monitoring and enforcement program (2022)
  • The Régie's press release (in French) (September 15, 2022)
  • Amended and restated agreement on the implementation of the Québec reliability standards compliance monitoring and enforcement program (September 15, 2022)
• Agreement on the development of electric power transmission reliability standards and of procedures and a program for the monitoring of the application of these standards for Québec (2009)
  • The Régie's press release (May 11, 2009)
  • Agreement on the development of electric power transmission reliability standards and of procedures and a program for the monitoring of the application of these standards for Québec (May 8, 2009)
  • 2009 consultation on the Agreement
• Memorandum of understanding between the Régie de l’énergie and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (2006)

• Reliability Coordinator's code of conduct
• HQCMÉ - Filing to modity the designation of the Reliability Coordinator for Québec
  (in French, R-3996-2016)
• Filing by HQCMÉ to modify the coordinator designation as well as certain aspects of the coordinator's code of conduct
  (in French, R-3771-2011)
• Filing by Hydro-Québec's Grid Control and Operations group to modify the coordinator designation as well as certain aspects of the coordinator's code of conduct
  (in French, R-3728-2010) - Banque d'archives (Décisions D-2010-126, D-2010-106, D-2010-077, D-2010-060)
• Filing by Hydro-Québec's Transportation division to obtain the coordinator designation for its Grid Control and Operations group
  (in French, R-3625-2007) - Banque d'archives (Décisions D-2008-004, D-2007-142, D-2007-95, D-2007-43)

Files in progress*

• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard TPL-001-5.1
  R-4233-2023**
• DPCMÉER – Filing seeking the adoption of modifications to the Glossary of Terms and Acronyms used in Reliability Standards related to the project on the calculation of the Reporting Area Control Error (ACE)
  R-4274-2024**
• DPCMÉER – Filing seeking the adoption of the Québec appendix of FAC-011-4 standard in follow up to decision D-2024-089
  R-4278-2024**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard CIP-012-2
  R-4282-2024**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards – 2024 annual update
  R-4284-2024**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard PRC-023-6
  R-4285-2024**
• Régie – Follow-up to decision D-2023-107 – Impacts review of the definition of the expression “qualified change” on the implementation of FAC-002-4 Reliability Standard
  R-4291-2025**

Completed files*

• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards IRO-010-5 and TOP-003-6.1
  R-4255-2024**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the withdrawal of Reliability Standards IRO-005-3.1a and TOP-002-2.1b
  R-4249-2024**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards – 2023 annual update
  R-4245-2023**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard CIP-003-9
  R-4238-2023**
• DPCMÉER – Filing seeking the adoption of 8 Reliability Standards related to the establishment of System Operating Limits (SOL)
  R-4229-2023**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards FAC-001-4 and FAC-002-4
  R-4225-2023**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards – 2022 annual statutory update
  R-4224-2023**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard CIP-014-3
  R-4205-2022**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards CIP-004-7 and CIP-011-3
  R-4204-2022**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of cold weather Reliability Standards
  R-4203-2022**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard TPL-007-4 on Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events
  R-4192-2022**
• DPCMÉER - Filing related to the identification methodology of the Main Transmission System elements
  R-4190-2022**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards following the SAR project
  R-4184-2022**
• DPCMÉER - Filing related to the rectification of Reliability Standard PRC-004-6
  R-4182-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards – 2021 statutory update
  R-4179-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards CIP-005-7, CIP-010-4 and CIP-013-2
  R-4173-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards FAC-001-3 and FAC-008-5
  R-4171-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards IRO-002-7 and TOP-001-5
  R-4164-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard BAL-003-2 relative to Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting
  R-4161-2021**
• DPCMÉER – Filing seeking the approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards
  R-4154-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard CIP-012-1
  R-4152-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards following NERC Standards Efficiency Review (SER) project
  R-4149-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of modifications to the Glossary of Terms and Acronyms used in Reliability Standards
  R-4148-2021**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards PER-003-2, PER-006-1, PRC-025-2 and PRC-027-1
  R-4135-2020**
• RTA - Filing seeking a time extension for the enforcement of standards PRC-002-2, PRC-019-1, MOD-026-01 and MOD-027-01
  R-4132-2020**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-2 related to Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding
  R-4131-2020**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard TPL-007-3 - Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events
  R-4123-2020**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the withdrawal from the Register of certain Transmission Facilities in follow up of the criteria A-10’s revision by NPCC
  R-4120-2020**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards CIP-003-8, CIP-005-6, CIP-008-6, CIP-010-3 and CIP-013-1
  R-4117-2020**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the adoption of 2 Reliability Standards TOP-010-1(i) and IRO-018-1(i)
  R-4116-2020**
• RTA - Filing seeking the review of decision D-2019-101
  R-4107-2019**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards BAL-002-3, BAL-005-1, COM-001-3, FAC-001-3 and FAC-003-4
  R-4104-2019**
• DPCMÉER – Filing by the Reliability Coordinator seeking the review of decision D-2019-101
  R-4103-2019**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards related to Emergency Preparedness and Operations (standards EOP-005-3, EOP‑006-3 and EOP-008-2)
  R-4101-2019**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the approval of the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards following July 1, 2019 update
  R-4095-2019**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standard related to  relay performance during stable power swings
  R-4082-2019**
• Boralex – Filing seeking the review of the decision D-2018-149 (R-3952-2015)
  R-4074-2018**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the review of the decision D-2018-149 (R-3952-2015)
  R-4073-2018**
• DPCMÉER – Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards related to Remedial Action Schemes and Dispersed Power Producing Resources
  R-4070-2018**
• HQCMÉ – Filing related to Reliability Standards BAL-004-0, BAL-006-2, BAL-002-2(I), BAL-005-1, FAC-001-3, COM-001-3 and FAC-003-4
  R-4068-2018**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards CIP-002-5.1a and CIP-003-7
  R-4050-2018**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards
  R-4025-2017**
• RTA – Filing seeking the review of the D-2017-110 decision
  R-4017-2017**
• DPCMÉER - Filing seeking the review of the D-2017-110 decision
  R-4015-2017**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption of Critical Infrastructure Protection (version 6) and Physical Security Reliability Standards
  R-4005-2017**
• DPCMÉER – Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards
  R-4001-2017**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the adoption of five Reliability Standards
  R-3997-2016**
• DPCMÉER – Filing to modify the designation of the Reliability Coordinator for Québec
  R-3996-2016**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the adoption of seven Reliability Standards
  R-3957-2015**
• HQCMÉ - Filing related to the identification methodology of the elements of the Main Transmission System
  R-3952-2015**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption and update of 11 Reliability Standards
  R-3949-2015**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption of Critical Infrastructure Protection Reliability Standards (CIP standards)
  R-3947-2015**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards
  R-3944-2015**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards following Decision D-2015-059
  R-3943-2015**
• HQCMÉ – Filing seeking the removal of PSE and IA functions from the Register of Entities subject to Reliability Standards
  R-3936-2015**
• HQCMÉ - Filing seeking the adoption of Reliability Standards
  R-3906-2014**
• Filing by HQCMÉ to modify the coordinator designation as well as certain aspects of the coordinator's code of conduct
  R-3771-2011**
• Filing by Hydro-Québec's Grid Control and Operations group to modify the coordinator designation as well as certain aspects of the coordinator's code of conduct
  R-3728-2010**
• Filing by Hydro-Québec's Transportation division to obtain the coordinator designation for its Grid Control and Operations group
  R-3625-2007**
• Filing seeking the approval of standards related to the operations and technical requirements of Hydro-Québec's Transportation division
  R-3498-2002**
• First approval and adoption file in the mandatory regulatory regime :
  Filing by Hydro-Québec by its Direction - Contrôle des mouvements d'énergie as Québec's Reliability Coordinator seeking the adoption of reliability standards and the approval of the registers identifying the entities and installations subject to the reliability standards, as well as the sanctions guide. **
  (R-3699-2009)
  • Phase 1 *
  • Phase 2 *
  • Consultation for new standards *

Notes :

* This link opens a web page containing documents in French.

** The name given here corresponds with the name on the linked French page : the names on this page are unofficial English translations for informational purposes.

*** The design of the English Regulatory framework page is different from the design of the corresponding French page.

If a link is broken, please inform the Documentation centre of the Régie.

The Reliability Coordinator's consultation for modification or for new Reliability Standards

The Reliability Coordinator launches public consultations on new or revised standards he plans to file with the Régie, following framework established in decision D-2011-139 (in French).

The documents in support of these consultations are available on the Reliability Coordinator's website.

* The Régie is not responsible for the content of external sites. If a link is broken, please inform the Documentation centre of the Régie.