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• NPRI Reports Due June 1, 2017  -  May 02 2017

  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 »

• Air Quality Permits Emission Summary Dispersion Modelling ESDM Report Updates  -  Apr 25 2017

  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 »

• Environmental Activity and Sector Registry EASR  -  Jan 25 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 »

• Ontario Greenhouse Gas Offset Proposal  -  Jan 17 2017

  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 »

• The Importance of Odour in Ontario  -  Sep 21 2016

  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 »

• Changes to the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Reporting Requirements for 2016 and 2017  -  Sep 21 2016

  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 »

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