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The Ontario Energy Board offers a suite of filing systems that enable users to submit, view, search and retrieve files with ease. These services are on secure, password-protected sites. USER APPLICATION FORMS Complete the Electronic User Form below to add, update or remove a user for the purpose of...

OESP eligibility has changed as of March 1, 2024 More Ontarians may be eligible to receive support from the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP), thanks to Ontario’s plan to increase the program's income eligibility thresholds. For more information, read the Government of Ontario’s news...

On this page Inspections Enforcement proceedings The objective of the OEB’s Enforcement Process is to hold accountable persons who breach their statutory or regulatory duties. The OEB must issue a Notice of Intention to Make an Order (a “Notice”) which sets out the reasons for the proposed order and...

On this page: Time-of-Use (TOU) rates Ultra-Low Overnight rates Tiered rates Time-of-Use (TOU) rates The following table and chart track Time-of-Use electricity rates since 2006. Under Time-of-Use rates, the amount you pay depends on when you use electricity. These rates currently apply to...

This page lists the holidays when the lowest prices are in effect for Time-of-Use (TOU) and Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO). This means: For TOU - Off-Peak For ULO - Weekend Off-Peak and Ultra-Low Overnight Read more about the price periods for each plan Note: If a holiday falls on a weekend, the next...

The Ontario Energy Board assesses performance of regulated entities. This includes assessment of utility performance scorecard data and analysis of performance trends to assist the OEB’s decision makers. The OEB uses financial and non-financial information filed by regulated entities through the e...

In Ontario, some energy companies require a licence from the Ontario Energy Board. A licence provides energy companies with permission to operate in Ontario, and outlines the laws, rules and regulatory requirements they must follow. In the electricity sector, most participants require a licence...

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The list below contains pending licensing applications before the Ontario Energy Board. You can filter the results by entering keywords in the search box below. As you type, the table will automatically refresh to only show rows that contain your keyword(s).

If a licensee is seeking an amendment to its licence, the licensee must submit a written request for the amendment addressed to the Registrar that includes the following information: a detailed description of the amendment; reason(s) for the amendment/application; and supporting documents (e.g., for...

Section 57(a) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 provides that no person is permitted to own or operate a distribution system without a licence. If you are interested in applying for an electricity distribution licence or if you would like to renew your licence, refer to the link below and...

Section 57(b) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 provides that no person is permitted to own or operate a transmission system without a licence. If you are interested in applying for an electricity transmission licence or if you would like to renew your licence, refer to the link below and...

Section 57(c) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 provides that no person is permitted to generate electricity or provide ancillary services for sale through the IESO-administered markets or directly to another person without a licence. There are certain exemptions from the requirement to hold an...

An electricity storage licence enables the licensee to generate electricity or provide ancillary services for sale through the IESO-administered markets or directly to another person; purchase electricity or ancillary services in the IESO-administered markets or directly from a generator; and sell...

Section 57(d) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 provides that no person is permitted to retail electricity without a licence. Retail, with respect to electricity, means: (a) to sell or offer to sell electricity to a consumer; (b) to act as agent or broker for a retailer with respect to the sale...

Section 57(e) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEB Act), provides that no person is permitted to purchase electricity or ancillary services in the IESO-administered markets or directly from a generator without a licence. Section 57(f) of the OEB Act provides that no person is permitted to sell...

Section 57(c.1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 states that no person is permitted to engage in unit sub-metering without a licence. For each licence application filed with the OEB, the applicant must submit a non-refundable application fee of: $1000 for applicants applying for a new unit sub...

Sections 57(g) and (h) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 requires the Independent Electricity System Operator to be licensed to direct the operations of transmission systems in Ontario and operate the market established by the market rules. IESO Licence Section 57 of the Ontario Energy Board Act...

Section 48 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 provides that no person is permitted to carry on business as a gas marketer without a licence. A gas marketer means a person who: (a) sells or offers to sell gas to a low-volume consumer ; (b) acts as agent or broker for a seller of gas to a low...

We issue rules and codes that energy companies must follow. The rules and codes define their responsibilities and obligations to consumers, other energy companies and energy-related agencies. We also provide guidelines to help energy companies understand the information we require before they make...

The documents on this page are for reference purposes only. For current documents and information, please visit the main RRR Documents webpage. Electricity RRR OLDER VERSIONS: Electricity Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements (pdf) (Effective March 27, 2024) Electricity Reporting and Record...

January 1, 2024 – Licence Exemptions for Innovation Projects Under the recently added section 57.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, the OEB has the authority to grant licence exemptions for up to five years for innovative pilot projects. Section 57.1 enables the OEB to grant exemptions from...

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) ensures that regulated entities* in the electricity and natural gas sectors comply with enforceable provisions under the following: the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (the OEB Act) the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 (ECPA) the Ontario Rebate for Electricity...

As part of our oversight role, the OEB collects financial and non-financial information from regulated entities as set out in the Reporting and Record-keeping Requirements (RRR). The data collected through RRR ranges from financial and operating information to reliability and customer service, and...

View the reporting schedules below. UX = Filing through Pivotal UX Email = Filing through Email * = Can be filed any time during the year Electricity reporting schedule JAN 31 FEB 28 MAR 31 APR 30 MAY 31 JUN 30 JUL 31 AUG 31 SEP 30 OCT 31 NOV 30 DEC 31 Electricity Distributors View the Electricity...