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Canadian Fuel Regulations - Regulatory Reporting and Guidance
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Environment and Climate Change Canada posted a notice amending the reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) for 2019 and a notice with respect to the substances in the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) for 2018 and 2019, which extends the »
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Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Reporting for 2019
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Any person that operates a facility that exceeds the threshold of greenhouse gases emitted in 2019, must report this to the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) by June 1, 2020.The reporting criteria can be found on Schedule 3 under »
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New Ontario Excess Soil Management Regulations, and Amendments to Brownfields Regulation 153 04
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The Province of Ontario recently passed two new regulations on December 4, 2019. These include Ontario Regulation 406/19 (and Ontario Regulation 407/19 (amending O. Reg. 153/04 of the Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O 1990).Excess Soil is soil »
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Canadas Air Requirements for Onshore Upstream Oil and Gas Sources is Effective January 2020
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Canada's annexed Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on April 26, 2018 requires implementation of Leak Detection »
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Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector)
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Canada's annexed Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, on April 26, 2018 requires implementation of Leak Detection »
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Canada's Environmental Emergency (E2) Regulations 2019
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has published the new "The Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019" in the Canada Gazette. The new regulations come into force on August 24, 2019, and facilities will have six months from the date of »
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Ontario's Emissions Performance Standards (EPS)
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The MECP has currently proposed a new Greenhouse gas (GHG) Framework for the Industrial Sector that will closely mirror the Federal output based pricings system (OBPS) GHG framework under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.Ontario's new »
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Federal Greenhous Gas Pricing Act Requirements
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The federal output-based pricing system (OBPS) was designed by Environment Canada and Climate Change to address the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (S.C. 2018, c. 12, s. 186). The OBPS program has been implemented as an incentive for large »
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Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petroleum Sector) - Updates
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The proposed federal regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on May 27, 2017. The purpose of the federal regulation was to mandate the implementation of a leak detection and repair (LDAR) program in petroleum refiners and »
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Odour Study Descriptions
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Odour nuisance is a subject that is arising throughout North America, however the quantification of odour is still a complex subject. It is important for industry to know that odour can be both quantified and qualified. Odour is inherently a complex »
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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reporting - October 1
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Important News on the GHG FrontPlease be aware the Ministry of Environment is in the "wind down" process of the cap-and-trade program - which is being eliminated under the new government. The amendments to the cap and trade regulations formally came »
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Toxics Reduction Act Amendments
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The MOECC has amended Ontario Regulation 455/09 under the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009. The amendments came into effect on April 23, 2018.The following updates have been made to the regulations:The plan cycle has been extended by a year making the »
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