Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019 (SOR/2019-51)

These regulations improve industry’s capacity to deal with environmental emergencies that may occur at fixed facilities across Canada. They regulate 249 hazardous substances for which there are reporting requirements, as well as environmental emergency planning requirements for higher-risk facilities. There are also reporting requirements in case of environmental emergencies.

Additional information

• List of regulated substances
• Reporting a spill or release
• Online reporting system guidance
• Major changes to the regulations
• General overview
• Use of existing plans
• Reporting system
• Public notifications

Related topics

• Pollution and waste management
• Managing substances in the environment
• Environmental emergencies: program

Related institutions

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

Related acts

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Related regulations

• Environmental Emergency Regulations

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These regulations improve industry’s capacity to deal with environmental emergencies that may occur at fixed facilities across Canada. They regulate 249 hazardous substances for which there are reporting requirements, as well as environmental emergency planning requirements for higher-risk facilities. There are also reporting requirements in case of environmental emergencies.

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Regulations are current to 2019-06-06

These regulations improve industry’s capacity to deal with environmental emergencies that may occur at fixed facilities across Canada. They regulate 249 hazardous substances for which there are reporting requirements, as well as environmental emergency planning requirements for higher-risk facilities. There are also reporting requirements in case of environmental emergencies.