Compliance Program Make Text Larger Make Text Smaller Print This Page Bookmark and Share

In accordance with the BC Hydro Standards of Conduct (SOC) [PDF, 184 Kb], BC Hydro is required to implement a Compliance Program. This program consists of:

Creation of a compliance office

  • Chief Compliance Officer appointed
  • Director of Compliance appointed
  • Terms of Reference:
    • Implementing and maintaining the compliance program
    • Overseeing and recording continuing employee training and certification
    • Maintaining a SOC "hotline" for questions and violation reporting
    • Resolving internal conflicts and answering employee questions, consulting with legal counsel as required
    • Addressing compliance issues and recommending to the CEO corrective action and/or employee discipline
    • Having compliance audits conducted
    • Maintaining a log of compliance issues and resolution

Implementation procedures

  • Communication of "no conduit rule" to all employees
  • External and Internal website to be in place mid-November
    • Standards of Conduct
    • Copies of information distributed to employees
    • Copies of training materials
    • Posting and maintaining organization charts
      • Organization charts to show which groups of employees are subject to the "no-conduit" rule
      • Organization charts to be updated within seven (7) days of changes
      • Organization charts retained for three (3) years
    • Reporting procedures include posting of information on every employee that transfers from a "no-conduit" to a general position within seven business days of the transfer
  • Training of all employees
    • Distribution of materials, including Standards of Conduct
    • Confirmation by "no-conduit" employees by November 18, 2004
    • Training of new employees on hire
    • Training/Certification of "no-conduit" employees on transfer or hire
    • Distribution of materials which detail the types of information subject and not subject to the "no-conduit" prohibition such as:
      • Capacity and Interconnection
      • Design and Expansion Projects
      • Outages and Reinstatement
      • Transmission System Performance
      • Transmission System Maintenance
    • Annual/random testing program to confirm the continued understanding of the SOC

Compliance monitoring

  • Includes a confidential 1 800 phone line to report potential violations and to ask compliance questions
  • Internal Audit to confirm the processes during Control Assessments

Sanctions for non-compliance

  • Investigation of potential non-compliance by the Compliance Office
  • Recommendation to the CEO of corrective action and/or employee discipline

If you have questions about the Standards of Conduct, please contact the Compliance Office.

Last Modified: May 9, 2009

Tool Tip Text