| | A Summary of Canadian and Selected Provincial Regulations and |
| | 0,41 | | MB | Policy on Toxic Substances |
| | 73 | | stron |
| | 2634 | | ID | U.S. Department of Justice |
| | 2005 | | rok |
| | TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| | Purpose of Report 2 |
| | Who Regulates the Environment in Canada 2 |
| | Federal Regulatory Program Overview. 4 |
| | Federal Laws Regulating Substances in the Environment.. 4 |
| | Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.. 4 |
| | National Pollutant Release Inventory Chemicals (CEPA 1999) .. 6 |
| | Priority Substances (CEPA 1999) 8 |
| | Regulated Toxic Substances (CEPA 1999) . 10 |
| | Toxic Substances Requiring Virtual Elimination (CEPA 1999) 12 |
| | Prohibited Substances (CEPA 1999) .. 14 |
| | Substances Requiring Export Notice or Consent (CEPA 1999) 14 |
| | Restricted Substances (CEPA 1999) 15 |
| | Hazardous Wastes Requiring Export, Import or Transit (CEPA 1999) . 16 |
| | National Ambient Air Quality Contaminants (CEPA 1999) 17 |
| | Pest Control Products Act .. 18 |
| | Registered Pesticides (Pest Control Products Act).. 20 |
| | Fisheries Act. 22 |
| | Deleterious Substances (Fisheries Act) . 22 |
| | Federal Environmental Assessment Law.. 23 |
| | Canadian Environmental Assessment Act .. 23 |
| | Provincial Regulatory Program Overview. 26 |
| | Provincial Laws Regulating Substances in the Environment . 26 |
| | Ontario .. 26 |
| | Air Contaminants (Environmental Protection Act) . 27 |
| | Drinking Water Contaminants (Safe Drinking Water Act) .. 29 |
| | Hazardous Wastes (Environmental Protection Act) 30 |
| | Ozone Depleting Substances (Environmental Protection Act) .. 32 |
| | Process Effluent Discharge Substances (Environmental Protection Act). 34 |
| | New Brunswick. 35 |
| | Air Contaminants (Clean Air Act) 36 |
| | Ozone Depleting Substances (Clean Air Act). 37 |
| | British Columbia . 38 |
| | Air Contaminants (Environmental Management Act) 39 |
| | Contaminated Sites Substances (Environmental Management Act) 41 |
| | Effluent Discharge Contaminants (Environmental Management Act) 42 |
| | Ozone Depleting Substances (Environmental Management Act) . 43 |
| | Hazardous Waste Chemicals (Environmental Management Act) . 44 |
| | Alberta 45 |
| | Air Contaminants (Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act).. 46 |
| | Hazardous Waste Chemicals (Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act) .. 47 |
| | Ozone Depleting Substances (Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act) .. 48 |
| | Water Contaminants (Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act) 50 |
| | Provincial Environmental Assessment Law 50 |
| | Ontario .. 50 |
| | New Brunswick. 53 |
| | British Columbia . 54 |
| | Alberta 56 |
| | Selected Non-Regulatory Initiatives & International Agreements 59 |
| | Candidate Toxic Substances (Canada-Provinces-Industry). 59 |
| | Chemicals Requiring Sound Management (Canada-Mexico-U.S.) . 61 |
| | Great Lakes Binational Toxics Strategy Substances (Canada-U.S.) 62 |
| | Great Lakes Canada-Ontario Toxic Substances (Canada-Ontario) . 63 |
| | Greenhouse Gases (Kyoto Protocol) .. 64 |
| | Ozone Depleting Substances (Montreal Protocol) 64 |
| | Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention) 66 |
| | Prior Informed Consent Chemicals (Rotterdam Convention). 67 |
| | Substances Requiring Canada Wide Standards (Canada-Provinces).. 68 |
| | Transboundary Air Pollutants (Canada-U.S.). 69 |
| | Virtual Elimination Criteria Substances (Canada) 70 |