Canadian Environmental Protection Act Registry

Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act received Royal Assent on June 13, 2023. Bill S-5 modernizes the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 by recognizing a right to a healthy environment, as provided under the Act, and strengthening Canada’s chemicals management regime. The amendments in Bill S-5 are explained in this plain language summary.

Please note that some of the documents in this registry may contain information that relates to the previous version of CEPA. Relevant documents will be updated in the coming months to reflect CEPA as amended by the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act.

In this registry you can find documents relating to the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The Act governs a variety of environmental matters such as air and water pollution, waste management and toxic substances. Read more about Canada’s action on pollution and waste management.

56 record(s) displayed
2021
Publication date:
2021-04-17
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.155, No.16
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (883 kB, go to page 3)
2020
Publication date:
2020-10-10
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.154, No.41
Category:
Pollution prevention plans, Substances - Notice with respect to certain substances
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PDF (2.8 MB, go to page 185)
2019
Publication date:
2019-06-15
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.153, No.24
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (3.6 MB, go to page 328)
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2019-02-16
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.153, No.7
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.7 MB, go to page 80)
2018
Publication date:
2018-11-24
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.152, No.47
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.3 MB, go to page 70)
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2018-11-10
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.152, No.45
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.4 MB, go to page 49)
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2018-07-14
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.152, No.28
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1 MB, go to page 3)
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2018-03-24
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.152, No.12
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (801 kB, go to page 3)
2017
Publication date:
2017-06-24
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.151, No.25
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (2.31 MB, go to page 8)
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2017-05-06
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.151, No.18
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (2.10 MB, go to page 87)
2016
Publication date:
2016-06-18
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.150, No.25
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (2.74 MB, go to page 3)
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2016-05-28
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.150, No.22
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (2.44 MB, go to page 156)
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2016-05-21
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.150, No.21
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.72 MB, go to page 147)
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2016-05-07
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.150, No.19
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (392 kB, go to page 9)
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2016-01-30
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.150, No.5
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (565 kB, go to page 5)
2015
Publication date:
2015-12-19
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.149, No.51
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (340 kB, go to page 3)
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2015-04-18
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.149, No.16
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (918 kB, go to page 3)
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2015-04-18
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.149, No.16
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (918 kB, go to page 37)
2014
Publication date:
2014-01-04
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.148, No.1
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.27 MB, go to page 4)
2013
Publication date:
2013-12-28
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.147, No.52
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (751 kB, go to page 8)
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2013-02-09
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.147, No.6
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.82 MB, go to page 13)
2012
Publication date:
2012-12-15
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.146, No.50
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (6.33 MB, go to page 6)
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2012-06-09
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.146, No.23
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (6.10 MB, go to page 126)
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2012-06-02
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.146, No.22
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (6.36 MB, go to page 137)
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2012-04-14
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.146, No.15
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (7.31 MB, go to page 139)
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2012-02-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.146, No.8
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.91 MB, go to page 18)
2011
Publication date:
2011-11-26
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.145, No.48
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (4.08 MB, go to page 56)
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2011-06-11
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.145, No.24
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.76 MB, go to page 10)
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2011-03-19
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.145, No.12
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.59 MB, go to page 15)
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2011-02-05
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.145, No.6
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (763 kB, go to page 4)
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2011-01-15
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.145, No.3
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.62 MB, go to page 39)
Publication date:
2011-01-01
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.145, No.1
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.2 MB, go to page 19)
2010
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of specified toxic substances released from base metals smelters and refineries and zinc plants - Proposed amendment
Publication date:
2010-11-20
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.144, No.47
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (941 kB, go to page 4)
Title:
Proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans with respect to bisphenol A in industrial effluents
Publication date:
2010-10-16
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.144, No.42
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.35 MB, go to page 52)
Title:
Notice of time extension granted by the Minister of the Environment under subsection 56(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Publication date:
2010-10-16
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.144, No.42
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.35 MB, go to page 6)
Title:
Proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of specified substances on Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, implicated in the polyurethane and other foam sector (except polystyrene)
Publication date:
2010-07-03
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.144, No.27
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.71 MB, go to page 86)
Title:
Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans in Respect of Mercury Releases from Dental Amalgam Waste
Publication date:
2010-05-08
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.144, No.19
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.68 MB, go to page 7)
Title:
Notice of extension granted by the Minister of the Environment under subsection 56(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Publication date:
2010-05-01
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.144, No.18
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.08 MB, go to page 32)
2007
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of mercury releases from mercury switches in end-of-life vehicles processed by steel mills
Publication date:
2007-12-29
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.141, No.52
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (494 kB, go to page 4)
2006
Title:
Proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of mercury releases from mercury switches in end-of-life vehicles processed by steel mills
Publication date:
2006-12-09
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.140, No.49
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.48 MB, go to page 7)
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of specified toxic substances released from base metals smelters and refineries and zinc plants
Publication date:
2006-04-29
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.140, No.17
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.28 MB, go to page 13)
2005
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of inorganic arsenic compounds, hexavalent chromium compounds, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and/or hexachlorobenzene used by wood preservation facilities
Publication date:
2005-10-22
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.139, No.43
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (639 kB, go to page 4)
Title:
Proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of inorganic arsenic compounds, hexavalent chromium compounds, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and/or hexachlorobenzene used by wood preservation facilities
Publication date:
2005-05-14
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.139, No.20
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (2.17 MB, go to page 23)
2004
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans for inorganic chloramines and chlorinated wastewater effluents
Publication date:
2004-12-04
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.138, No.49
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.22 MB, go to page 13)
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of effluents from textile mills that use wet processing (TMEs) and nonylphenol (NP) and its ethoxylates (NPEs)
Publication date:
2004-12-04
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.138, No.49
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.22 MB, go to page 38)
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of nonylphenol and its ethoxylates contained in products
Publication date:
2004-12-04
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.138, No.49
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.22 MB, go to page 80)
Title:
Proposed notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of specified toxic substances released from base metals smelters and refineries and zinc plants
Publication date:
2004-09-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.138, No.39
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.18 MB, go to page 11)
Title:
Notice requiring the preparation and implementation of pollution prevention plans in respect of dichloromethane
Publication date:
2004-05-08
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.138, No.19
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.04 MB, go to page 13)
2003
Title:
Proposed Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans in Respect of Nonylphenol (NP) and its Ethoxylates (NPEs) Contained in Products
Publication date:
2003-11-29
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.137, No.48
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.24 MB, go to page 47)
Title:
Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans In Respect of Dichloromethane
Publication date:
2003-11-29
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.137, No.48
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
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PDF (1.24 MB, go to page 8)
Title:
Proposed Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans for Ammonia Dissolved in Water, Inorganic Chloramines and Chlorinated Wastewater Effluents
Publication date:
2003-06-07
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.137, No.23
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (2.50 MB, go to page 7)
Title:
Proposed Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans in Respect of Nonylphenol (NP) and Its Ethoxylates (NPEs) Used in the Wet Processing Textile Industry and Effluents from Textile Mills That Use Wet Processing (TMEs)
Publication date:
2003-06-07
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.137, No.23
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (2.50 MB, go to page 39)
Title:
Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans in Respect of Acrylonitrile
Publication date:
2003-05-24
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.137, No.21
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.71 MB, go to page 29)
2002
Title:
Proposed Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans In Respect of Dichloromethane
Publication date:
2002-08-31
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.136, No.35
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.19 MB, go to page 17)
Title:
Proposed Notice Requiring the Preparation and Implementation of Pollution Prevention Plans for Acrylonitrile
Publication date:
2002-05-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.136, No.21
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.03 MB, go to page 7)
2001
Title:
Notice is given that the Minister of the Environment has developed Guidelines for Implementation of Pollution Prevention Planning Provisions and Implementation Guidelines for Authorities to Require Environmental Emergency Plans.
Publication date:
2001-02-17
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.135, No.7
Category:
Pollution prevention plans
Alternate format:
PDF (1.42 MB, go to page 10)
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