Ontario

As part of the Ontario Ministry's Modernization of Approvals initiative, efficiencies to the approvals process is provided with a more detailed guidance. The Ontario Regulation 255/11, which prescribes minimum application requirements for »

Issued under 54(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Codes of Practice carry out the Government of Canada's mandates related to reserving the quality of the environment. Specifically, this updated code of practice, was »

Effective July 6, 2017, four (4) amendments to the cap and trade and greenhouse gas emissions reporting were promulgated. Improvements to the newly promulgated Cap and Trade Program (O.Reg. 144/16) include administrative amendments which provided »

As part of O.Reg. 1/17, all facility subject to the Air and Noise Emissions (EASR) Regulation, are required to assess for odour. The facility would need to complete an Odour Screening Procedure. The Odour screening procedure would use facility »

In the province of Ontario, air quality and noise from industrial facilities are regulated under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) and the Ontario Regulation (O.Reg.) 419/05 and O.Reg. 1/17. The overriding philosophy of the EPA is to ensure »

A friendly reminder that the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) reports are due June 1, 2017 for Calendar Year 2016. The NPRI is Canada's publicly accessible inventory of containing information on disposal and other releases of over 300 »

Many facilities are required to update their ESDM reports each year by March 31, using updated guidance from procedural documents and technical bulletins occasionally published by the Ministry of Environmental and Climate Change.On March 8, 2017 »

The EASR is an online system that is coming into force on January 31, 2017 to eliminate administrative burdens and allow businesses to register at a faster and transparent way while potentially reducing costs through a one-time fee.  The eligible »

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) recently released a document on the emissions offset program being proposed in association with the greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program.  The intent of this proposal is to »

In Canada, odour is considered a contaminant under the Environmental Protection Act as well as Provincial Regulations including (but not limited to):Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (Ontario)Alberta Ambient Air Quality Guidelines »

Several significant changes have been made to the federal NPRI reporting requirements that will affect the 2016 reporting year.  In Ontario, since a toxic substance is defined as any substance listed in the NPRI Notice (as well as acetone), these »

The cap-and-trade system involves having the government "cap" the amount of carbon that can be burnt.  Money is raised by auctioning permits to companies that plan to create greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions.  Over time, the overall cap is reduced, »

Environmental Emergency Regulations are made under Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999).The E2 Regulations were developed by the Canadian federal government to reduce the frequency and consequences of uncontrolled, unplanned or »

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change has recently revisited policy related to the management of excess soil.  "Excess soil" is soil that has been excavated, mainly during construction activities that cannot or will not be »

In the province of Ontario, air quality and noise from industrial facilities are regulated under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) and the air pollution regulation, O. Reg. 419/05.  The overriding philosophy of the EPA and O. Reg. 419/05 is to »

Proposed changes to the Emission Summary Dispersion Modeling Guidance documents were released by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) and were posted on the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR) Registry in December 2015 for a »

The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) finalized amendments to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Regulation (O. Reg. 452/09) which came into force on January 1, 2016.  The amendments to O. Reg. 452/09 were deemed »

OHSA Subsection 9(12) requires most workplaces with 20 or more workers to have at least one worker and one management person serve as certified members of a workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC).  This certification involves training in »