Regulations Repealing the Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations [Proposed]

The Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations (SLSRR) were made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The SLSRR limit the concentrations of particulate matter (PM), and lead contained in PM, released into the ambient air from secondary lead smelters. In 2022, the Department of the Environment (the Department), as part of the regulatory stock review plan from 2019 to 2029, completed the Review of Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations.

Related topics

• Pollution and waste management

Related institutions

• Environment and Climate Change Canada

Related acts

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

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The Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations (SLSRR) were made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The SLSRR limit the concentrations of particulate matter (PM), and lead contained in PM, released into the ambient air from secondary lead smelters. In 2022, the Department of the Environment (the Department), as part of the regulatory stock review plan from 2019 to 2029, completed the Review of Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations.

To read the information about these proposed regulations, please refer to Part I of the Canada Gazette in the “Legislative change” tab.

The Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations (SLSRR) were made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The SLSRR limit the concentrations of particulate matter (PM), and lead contained in PM, released into the ambient air from secondary lead smelters. In 2022, the Department of the Environment (the Department), as part of the regulatory stock review plan from 2019 to 2029, completed the Review of Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations.