Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 149, Number 42: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
October 17, 2015
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REGULATIONS
Resolution
Pursuant to sections 76.07 and 76.35 of the Employment Insurance Regulations, notice is hereby given that the employment insurance premium reduction rate for the year 2016 for residents of Quebec covered under the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan is $0.36. Therefore, the employment insurance premium rate for residents of Quebec is $1.52 per $100 of insurable earnings.
IAN SHUGART
Chairperson
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
JUDITH ANDREW
Commissioner for Employers
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
MARY-LOU DONNELLY
Commissioner for Workers
Canada Employment Insurance Commission
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 17432
Ministerial Condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information pertaining to the substance alcohols, C12-18, ethoxylated, reaction products with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane and polyethylene-polypropylene glycol, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 72968-35-5;
And whereas the ministers suspect that the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby permits the manufacture or import of the substance in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
LEONA AGLUKKAQ
Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. The following definitions apply in these ministerial conditions:
- “consumer product” means a consumer product as defined in section 2 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act.
- “notifier” means the person who has, on May 1, 2015, provided to the Minister of the Environment the prescribed information concerning the substance, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
- “substance” means the substance alcohols, C12-18, ethoxylated, reaction products with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane and polyethylene-polypropylene glycol, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 72968-35-5.
2. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance in accordance with the present ministerial conditions.
Restriction
3. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance subject to the following conditions:
- (a) the notifier does not use the substance to manufacture a consumer product that contains the substance in its unreacted form; and
- (b) the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance only to a person who will use it only in accordance with paragraph (a).
Environmental Release
4. Where any release of the substance to the environment occurs, the person who has the physical possession or control of the substance shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release and to limit the dispersion of the substance. Furthermore, the person shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, inform the Minister of the Environment by contacting an enforcement officer designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Record-keeping Requirements
5. (1) The notifier shall maintain electronic or paper records, with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records, indicating
- (a) the use of the substance;
- (b) the quantity of the substance that the notifier manufactures, imports, purchases, sells and uses; and
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance.
(2) The notifier shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) at the notifier's principal place of business in Canada, or at the principal place of business in Canada of a representative of that person, for a period of at least five years after they are made.
Other Requirements
6. The notifier shall inform, in writing, any person to whom they transfer the physical possession or control of the substance of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. The notifier shall obtain, prior to any transfer of the substance, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. This written confirmation shall be maintained at the principal place of business in Canada of the notifier, or at the principal place of business in Canada of a representative of that person in Canada, for a period of at least five years from the day it was received.
Coming into Force
7. These ministerial conditions come into force on July 30, 2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 18111
Ministerial Condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information pertaining to the substance 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed C8-11-alkyl and 2-ethylhexyl and hexyl and isononyl diesters, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 1415043-91-2;
And whereas the ministers suspect that the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby permits the manufacture or import of the substance in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
LEONA AGLUKKAQ
Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. The following definitions apply in these ministerial conditions:
- “notifier” means the person who has, on March 4, 2015, provided to the Minister of the Environment the prescribed information concerning the substance, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;
- “substance” means 1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, mixed C8-11-alkyl and 2-ethylhexyl and hexyl and isononyl diesters, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 1415043-91-2; and
- “waste” means effluents resulting from the cleaning of transport vessels.
2. The notifier may import or manufacture the substance in accordance with the present ministerial conditions.
Restriction
3. The notifier may import or manufacture the substance subject to the following conditions:
- (a) the notifier does not use the substance to manufacture vinyl in a toy or child care article as defined in section 1 of the Phthalates Regulations where the vinyl contains the substance at a concentration equal to or greater than 1% by weight; and
- (b) the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance only to a person who will use it only in accordance with paragraph (a).
Handling and Disposal of the Substance
4. The notifier or the person to whom the substance has been transferred must collect any waste in their physical possession or under their control and destroy or dispose of it in the following manner:
- (a) deep-well injection in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the well is located;
- (b) incineration in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the incineration facility is located; or
- (c) deposition in a secure landfill, in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the landfill is located.
Environmental Release
5. Where any release of the substance to the environment occurs, other than in an effluent resulting from the manufacturing of the substance, the person who has the physical possession or control of the substance shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release, and to limit the dispersion of any release. Furthermore, the person shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, inform the Minister of the Environment by contacting an enforcement officer designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Record-keeping Requirements
6. (1) The notifier shall maintain electronic or paper records, with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records, indicating
- (a) the use of the substance;
- (b) the quantity of the substance that the notifier manufactures, imports, purchases, sells and uses;
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance; and
- (d) the name and address of each person in Canada who has disposed of the substance or of waste for the notifier, the method used to do so and the quantities of the substance or waste shipped to that person.
(2) The notifier shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) at the notifier's principal place of business in Canada for a period of at least five years after they are made.
Other Requirements
7. The notifier shall inform any person to whom they transfer the physical possession or control of the substance or of waste, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. The notifier shall obtain, prior to any transfer of the substance or waste, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. This written confirmation shall be maintained at the principal place of business in Canada of the notifier or of the representative of that person in Canada for a period of at least five years from the day it was received.
Coming into Force
8. These ministerial conditions come into force on July 28, 2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 18178
Ministerial Condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information pertaining to the substance 1,2-propanediol, 1,2-dibenzoate, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 19224-26-1;
And whereas the ministers suspect that the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby permits the manufacture or import of the substance in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
LEONA AGLUKKAQ
Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. The following definitions apply in these ministerial conditions:
- “notifier” means the person who has, on May 28, 2015, provided to the Minister of the Environment the prescribed information concerning the substance, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; and
- “substance” means 1,2-propanediol, 1,2-dibenzoate, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 19224-26-1.
2. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance in accordance with the present ministerial conditions.
Restriction
3. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance for the following purposes:
- (a) using it only to manufacture the following products:
- (i) plastics, coatings, adhesives, caulks and sealants,
- (ii) industrial lubricants,
- (iii) fabrics, textiles, apparels and leather finishing,
- (iv) industrial vinyl and vinyl leather cloth,
- (v) ink for printing and for graphic arts,
- (vi) floorings,
- (vii) plastisols,
- (viii) gasket swell additives, and
- (ix) wall coverings; and
- (b) transferring its physical possession or control to a person who will use it only in accordance with paragraph 3(a).
Record-keeping Requirements
4. (1) The notifier shall maintain electronic or paper records, with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records, indicating
- (a) the use of the substance;
- (b) the quantity of the substance that the notifier manufactures, imports, purchases, sells and uses; and
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance.
(2) The notifier shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) at the notifier's principal place of business in Canada, or at the principal place of business in Canada of a representative of that person, for a period of at least five years after they are made.
Other Requirements
5. The notifier shall inform any person to whom they transfer the physical possession or control of the substance, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. The notifier shall obtain, prior to the first transfer of the substance, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. This written confirmation shall be maintained at the notifier's principal place of business in Canada, or at the principal place of business in Canada of a representative of that person, for a period of at least five years from the day it was received.
Coming into Force
6. These ministerial conditions come into force on October 9, 2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 18306
Ministerial Condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information pertaining to the substance 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1-butyl 2-(phenylmethyl) ester, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 1200806-67-2;
And whereas the ministers suspect that the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby permits the manufacture or import of the substance in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
LEONA AGLUKKAQ
Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. The following definitions apply in these ministerial conditions:
- “notifier” means the person who has, on July 20, 2015, provided to the Minister of the Environment the prescribed information concerning the substance, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;
- “substance” means 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, 1-butyl 2-(phenylmethyl) ester, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 1200806-67-2; and
- “waste” means residual amounts of the substance in transportation vessels that are intended for disposal.
2. The notifier may import or manufacture the substance in accordance with the present ministerial conditions.
Restriction
3. The notifier may import or manufacture the substance subject to the following conditions:
- (a) the notifier does not use the substance to manufacture any of the following:
- (i) a toy or a child care article as defined in section 1 of the Phthalates Regulations,
- (ii) a cosmetic or a drug as defined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act, or
- (iii) a natural health product as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Natural Health Products Regulations; and
- (b) the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance only to a person who will use it only in accordance with paragraph (a).
4. At least 120 days prior to beginning manufacturing the substance in Canada, the notifier shall inform the Minister of the Environment, in writing, and provide the following information:
- (a) the information specified in paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 4 to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers);
- (b) the address of the manufacturing facility within Canada;
- (c) the information specified in paragraphs 8(a) to (d), item 9 and paragraph 10(b) of Schedule 5 to those regulations;
- (d) a flow diagram of the manufacturing process that includes features such as process tanks, holding tanks and distillation towers;
- (e) a brief description of the manufacturing process that details the reactants used, reaction stoichiometry, batch or continuous nature of the process, and the scale of the process; and
(f) a brief description of the major steps in manufacturing operations, the chemical conversions, the points of entry of all reactants, the points of release of the substance, and the procedures for cleaning equipment, including the frequency.
Handling and Disposal of the Substance
5. The notifier or the person to whom the substance has been transferred must collect any waste in their physical possession or under their control and destroy or dispose of it in the following manner:
- (a) deep-well injection in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the well is located;
- (b) incineration in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the incineration facility is located; or
- (c) deposition in a secure landfill, in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the landfill is located.
Environmental Release
6. Where any release of the substance to the environment occurs, the person who has the physical possession or control of the substance shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release, and to limit the dispersion of any release. Furthermore, the person shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, inform the Minister of the Environment by contacting an enforcement officer designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Record-keeping Requirements
7. (1) The notifier shall maintain electronic or paper records, with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records, indicating
- (a) the use of the substance;
- (b) the quantity of the substance that the notifier manufactures, imports, purchases, sells and uses;
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance; and
- (d) the name and address of each person in Canada who has disposed of the substance or of waste for the notifier, the method used to do so, and the quantities of the substance or waste shipped to that person.
(2) The notifier shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) at the notifier's principal place of business in Canada, or at the principal place of business in Canada of a representative of that person, for a period of at least five years after they are made.
Other Requirements
8. The notifier shall inform any person to whom they transfer the physical possession or control of the substance or of waste, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. The notifier shall obtain, prior to any transfer of the substance or waste, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. This written confirmation shall be maintained at the principal place of business in Canada of the notifier or of the representative of that person in Canada for a period of at least five years from the day it was received.
Coming into Force
9. These ministerial conditions come into force on October 13, 2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Notice with respect to reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) for 2015
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 46(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act), that, with respect to emissions of GHGs identified in Schedule 1 to this notice and for the purpose of conducting research, creating an inventory of data, formulating objectives and codes of practice, issuing guidelines or assessing or reporting on the state of the environment, any person who operates a facility described in Schedule 3 to this notice during the 2015 calendar year, and who possesses or who may reasonably be expected to have access to information described in Schedule 4 to this notice, shall provide the Minister of the Environment with this information no later than June 1, 2016.
Information on GHG emissions requested under this notice shall be submitted to
Minister of the Environment
Pollutant Inventories and Reporting Division
Environment Canada
Place-Vincent-Massey
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 7th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Inquiries concerning this notice shall be addressed to
Pollutant Inventories and Reporting Division
Environment Canada
Place-Vincent-Massey
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 7th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Telephone: 819-938-3258 or 1-877-877-8375
Fax: 819-938-5280
Email: ges-ghg@ec.gc.ca
This notice applies to the calendar year 2015. Pursuant to subsection 46(8) of the Act, persons subject to this notice shall keep copies of the required information, together with any calculations, measurements and other data on which the information is based, at the facility to which the calculations, measurements and other data relate, or at the facility's parent company, located in Canada, for a period of three years from the date the information is required to be submitted. Where the person chooses to keep the information required under the notice, together with any calculations, measurements and other data, at the facility's parent company in Canada, that person shall inform the Minister of the civic address of that parent company.
If a person who operates a facility with respect to which information was submitted in response to the Notice with respect to reporting of greenhouse gases (GHGs) for 2014 determines that the facility is not required to provide the information set out in Schedule 4 of this notice, the person shall notify the Minister of the Environment that the facility does not meet the criteria set out in Schedule 3 of this notice no later than June 1, 2016.
The Minister of the Environment intends to publish greenhouse gas emission totals by gas by facility. Pursuant to section 51 of the Act, any person subject to this notice who provides information in response to this notice may submit, with the information and no later than the deadline for submission, a written request that it be treated as confidential based on the reasons set out in section 52 of the Act. The person requesting confidential treatment of the information shall indicate which of the reasons in section 52 of the Act applies to the request. Nevertheless, the Minister may disclose, in accordance with subsection 53(3) of the Act, information submitted in response to this notice. Every person to whom a notice is directed shall comply with the notice. A person who fails to comply with the Act is subject to the offence provision.
DAVID MORIN
Director General
Science and Risk Assessment Directorate
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
SCHEDULE 1
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse Gas | Formula | CAS Registry Number (see reference †) | 100-year Global Warming Potential (GWP) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Carbon dioxide | CO2 | 124-38-9 | 1 |
2. | Methane | CH4 | 74-82-8 | 25 |
3. | Nitrous oxide | N2O | 10024-97-2 | 298 |
4. | Sulphur hexafluoride | SF6 | 2551-62-4 | 22 800 |
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) | ||||
5. | HFC-23 | CHF3 | 75-46-7 | 14 800 |
6. | HFC-32 | CH2F2 | 75-10-5 | 675 |
7. | HFC-41 | CH3F | 593-53-3 | 92 |
8. | HFC-43-10mee | C5H2F10 | 138495-42-8 | 1 640 |
9. | HFC-125 | C2HF5 | 354-33-6 | 3 500 |
10. | HFC-134 | C2H2F4 (Structure: CHF2CHF2) | 359-35-3 | 1 100 |
11. | HFC-134a | C2H2F4 (Structure: CH2FCF3) | 811-97-2 | 1 430 |
12. | HFC-143 | C2H3F3 (Structure: CHF2CH2F) | 430-66-0 | 353 |
13. | HFC-143a | C2H3F3 (Structure: CF3CH3) | 420-46-2 | 4 470 |
14. | HFC-152a | C2H4F2 (Structure: CH3CHF2) | 75-37-6 | 124 |
15. | HFC-227ea | C3HF7 | 431-89-0 | 3 220 |
16. | HFC-236fa | C3H2F6 | 690-39-1 | 9 810 |
17. | HFC-245ca | C3H3F5 | 679-86-7 | 693 |
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) | ||||
18. | Perfluoromethane | CF4 | 75-73-0 | 7 390 |
19. | Perfluoroethane | C2F6 | 76-16-4 | 12 200 |
20. | Perfluoropropane | C3F8 | 76-19-7 | 8 830 |
21. | Perfluorobutane | C4F10 | 355-25-9 | 8 860 |
22. | Perfluorocyclobutane | c-C4F8 | 115-25-3 | 10 300 |
23. | Perfluoropentane | C5F12 | 678-26-2 | 9 160 |
24. | Perfluorohexane | C6F14 | 355-42-0 | 9 300 |
- Reference †
The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry Number is the property of the American Chemical Society, and any use or redistribution, except as required in supporting regulatory requirements and/or for reports to the Government of Canada when the information and the reports are required by law or administrative policy, is not permitted without the prior, written permission of the American Chemical Society.
SCHEDULE 2
Definitions
1. The following definitions apply to this notice and its schedules:
- “biomass” means plants or plant materials, animal waste or any product made of either of these. Biomass includes wood and wood products, charcoal, and agricultural residues and wastes (including organic matter such as trees, crops, grasses, tree litter, or roots); that portion of biologically derived organic matter in municipal and industrial wastes; landfill gas; bio-alcohols; black liquor; sludge gas; and animal- or plant-derived oils. (biomasse)
- “carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq.)” means a unit of measure used to allow the addition of or the comparison between gases that have different global warming potentials (GWPs). (see footnote 1) [équivalent en dioxyde de carbone (équivalent CO2)]
- “CAS Registry Number” means the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number. (see footnote 2) (numéro d'enregistrement CAS)
- “CO2 emissions from biomass decomposition” means releases of CO2 resulting from aerobic decomposition of biomass. (émissions de CO2 provenant de la décomposition de la biomasse)
- “contiguous facility” means all buildings, equipment, structures and stationary items that are located on a single site or on contiguous or adjacent sites and that are owned or operated by the same person and that function as a single integrated site and includes wastewater collection systems that discharge treated or untreated wastewater into surface waters. (installation contiguë)
- “direct emissions” means releases from sources that are located at the facility. (émissions directes)
- “facility” means a contiguous facility, a pipeline transportation system, or an offshore installation. (installation)
- “flaring emissions” means controlled releases of gases from industrial activities, from the combustion of a gas and or liquid stream produced at the facility not for the purpose of producing energy, including releases from waste petroleum incineration, hazardous emission prevention systems (whether in pilot or active mode), well testing, natural gas gathering system, natural gas processing plant operations, crude oil production, pipeline operations, petroleum refining and chemical fertilizer and steel production. (émissions de torchage)
- “fugitive emissions” means uncontrolled releases of gases from industrial activities, other than releases that are venting or flaring emissions, including those releases resulting from the production, processing, transmission, storage and use of solid, liquid or gaseous fuels. (émissions fugitives)
- “GHGs” means greenhouse gases. (GES)
- “GWP” means global warming potential. (PRP)
- “HFCs” means hydrofluorocarbons. (HFC)
- “industrial process emissions” means releases from an industrial process that involves chemical or physical reactions other than combustion, and the purpose of which is not to supply energy. (émissions liées aux procédés industriels)
- “offshore installation” means an offshore drilling unit, production platform or ship, or sub-sea installation and that is attached or anchored to the continental shelf of Canada in connection with the exploitation of oil or natural gas. (installation extracôtière)
- “on-site transportation emissions” means any direct releases from machinery used for the on-site transportation of substances, materials or products used in the production process. (émissions liées au transport sur le site)
- “PFCs” means perfluorocarbons. (PFC)
- “pipeline transportation system” means all pipelines that are owned or operated by the same person within a province or territory and that transport processed natural gas and their associated installations including storage installations but excluding straddle plants or other processing installations. (gazoducs)
- “reporting company” means a person who operates one or more facilities that meet the reporting threshold as set out in Schedule 3 of this notice. (société déclarante)
- “stationary fuel combustion emissions” means releases from non-vehicular combustion sources, in which fuel is burned for the purpose of producing energy. (émissions de combustion stationnaire de combustible)
- “venting emissions” means controlled releases to the atmosphere of a waste gas, including releases of casing gas, a gas associated with a liquid (or solution gas), treater, stabilizer or dehydrator off-gas, blanket gas, and releases from pneumatic devices which use natural gas as a driver, and from compressor start-ups, pipelines and other blowdowns, and metering and regulation station control loops. (émissions d'évacuation)
- “waste emissions” means releases that result from waste disposal sources at a facility that include landfilling of solid waste, flaring of landfill gas and waste incineration. (émissions des déchets)
- “wastewater emissions” means releases that result from wastewater and wastewater treatment at a facility. (émissions des eaux usées)
SCHEDULE 3
Criteria for Reporting
Persons subject to this notice
1. (1) All persons who operate a facility that emits 50 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (50 kt CO2 eq.) or more (the “reporting threshold”) of the GHGs listed in Table 1 of Schedule 1 in the 2015 calendar year shall be subject to the reporting requirements set out in this notice.
(2) If the person who operates a facility as described in this Schedule changes during the 2015 calendar year, the person who operates the facility, as of December 31, 2015, shall report for the entire 2015 calendar year by June 1, 2016. If operations at a facility are terminated during the 2015 calendar year, the last operator of that facility is required to report for the portion of the 2015 calendar year during which the facility was in operation by June 1, 2016.
2. (1) A person subject to this notice shall determine whether a facility meets or exceeds the reporting threshold described in section 1 using the following equation and the criteria set out in subsections (2) to (4) of this section:
where
- E = total emissions of a particular gas or gas species from the facility in the calendar year 2015, expressed in tonnes
- GWP = global warming potential of the same gas or gas species
- i = each emission source
(2) A person subject to this notice shall quantify emissions of each HFC and PFC substance on Schedule 1 separately and then multiply the result for each of these substances by the global warming potential set out in Table 1 of Schedule 1 for that substance.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person subject to this notice shall not include CO2 emissions from combustion of biomass in the determination of total emissions. The person shall quantify and report CO2 emissions from combustion of biomass as part of the greenhouse gas emissions information that is required in paragraph 2(e) of Schedule 4 of this Notice.
(4) For the purpose of subsection (1), a person subject to this notice shall not include CO2 emissions from biomass decomposition in the determination of total emissions.
3. A person submitting a report in respect of a facility that meets the reporting threshold above shall use the applicable quantification methods for estimating emissions set out in Section E of the Updated UNFCCC [United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] Reporting Guidelines on Annual Inventories following Incorporation of the Provision of Decision 14/CP.11 contained in FCCC/SBSTA/2006/9.
SCHEDULE 4
Reportable Information
1. A person subject to this notice shall report the following information for each facility that meets the reporting threshold set out in Schedule 3 of this notice:
- (a) the reporting company's legal and trade name (if any) and federal business number (assigned by the Canada Revenue Agency) and its Dun and Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) number (if any);
- (b) the facility name (if any) and the address of its physical location;
- (c), the latitude and longitude coordinates of the facility, other than a pipeline transportation system;
- (d) the six-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada code;
- (e) the National Pollutant Release Inventory identification number (if any);
- (f) the name, position, mailing and civic address, email address and telephone number of the person submitting the information that is required under this notice;
- (g) the name, position, mailing address, email address and telephone number of the public contact (if any);
- (h) the name, position, mailing and civic address, email address and telephone number of the authorized signing officer signing the Statement of Certification pursuant to section 4; and
- (i) the legal names of the Canadian parent companies (if any), their civic addresses, their percentage of ownership of the reporting company (where available), their federal business number and their Dun and Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) number (if any).
2. For each of the GHGs listed in Table 1 of Schedule 1, a person subject to this notice shall report the following information for each facility that meets the reporting threshold set out in Schedule 3 of this notice:
- (a) the total quantity in tonnes of direct emissions of carbon dioxide, in each of the following source categories: stationary fuel combustion emissions, industrial process emissions, venting emissions, flaring emissions, fugitive emissions, on-site transportation emissions, waste emissions, and wastewater emissions. The person subject to this notice shall not include CO2 emissions from biomass combustion in the above-mentioned source categories, but shall report these emissions separately;
- (b) the total quantity in tonnes of direct emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, in each of the following source categories: stationary fuel combustion emissions, industrial process emissions, venting emissions, flaring emissions, fugitive emissions, on-site transportation emissions, waste emissions, and wastewater emissions. The person subject to this notice shall include CH4 and N2O emissions from biomass combustion in the above-mentioned source categories;
Note: Table 2, below, provides a table for the reporting of these gases.
Source Categories | ||||||||
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Gas | Stationary Fuel Combustion | Industrial Process | Venting | Flaring | Fugitive | On-site Transportation | Waste | Wastewater |
Carbon dioxide (excluding that from biomass combustion, which is to be reported further to paragraph (e)) | ||||||||
Methane | ||||||||
Nitrous oxide | ||||||||
Total |
- (c) in instances where industrial process emissions are produced in combination with emissions from fuel combusted for energy purposes, the person subject to this notice shall report the emissions according to the purpose of the activity: if the purpose of the activity is energy production, the emissions shall be reported as stationary fuel combustion emissions; however, if the purpose of the activity is an industrial process rather than energy production, the emissions shall be reported as industrial process emissions; (see footnote 3)
- (d) the total quantity in tonnes of direct emissions of sulphur hexafluoride and each hydrofluorocarbon and perfluorocarbon listed on Schedule 1 from industrial processes and industrial product use;
- (e) the total quantity in tonnes of CO2 from biomass combustion; and
- (f) the method of estimation used to determine the quantities reported pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) chosen from monitoring or direct measurement, mass balance, emission factors, or engineering estimates.
3. CO2 emissions from biomass decomposition are not to be reported.
4. The reported information is to include a Statement of Certification, signed by an authorized signing officer, indicating that the information submitted is true, accurate and complete.
5. If the reported information is subject to a request for confidentiality pursuant to section 51 of the Act, the person subject to this notice shall identify which information is subject to the request and the reasons for the request in accordance with section 52 of the Act.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the notice.)
In March 2004, the Government of Canada initiated a phased approach to the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and related information. This mandatory greenhouse gas reporting program was launched through the publication of the first Canada Gazette notice in March 2004, which set out basic reporting requirements. This notice is the twelfth in a series of notices requiring the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. This program is part of Canada's effort to develop, through a collaborative process with provinces and territories, a harmonized and efficient reporting system that will meet the information needs of all levels of government, provide Canadians with reliable and timely information on GHG emissions and support regulatory initiatives.
Reporting requirements on greenhouse gas emissions outlined in this notice are met via Environment Canada's Single Window (EC SW) system that was launched in March 2010. The EC SW system currently collects data for Environment Canada's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program and for British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario, to support provincial GHG reporting regulations; the National Pollutant Release Inventory and its partners and various other partner programs. The EC SW system is currently being considered for GHG reporting by other provinces. The use of a single system for reporting on GHG emissions helps to reduce the reporting burden on industry, and the overall cost to Government. The system requires industry to submit information that is common to multiple jurisdictions once, but also accommodates reporting requirements and thresholds that are jurisdiction specific.
Compliance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) is mandatory pursuant to subsections 272(1) and 272.1(1) of the Act. Amendments to the fine scheme of the Act came into force on June 22, 2012. Subsections 272(2), (3) and (4) and 272.1(2), (3) and (4) of the Act set the penalties for persons who commit an offence under the Act. Offences include failing to comply with an obligation arising from the Act and providing false or misleading information. Penalties for offences can result upon conviction (either summary conviction or indictment) in fines of not more than $12 million, imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or both.
The current text of the Act, including the most recent amendments, is available on the Department of Justice's Internet site: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.31/.
The Act is enforced in accordance with the Compliance and Enforcement Policy for the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 available at http://www.ec.gc.ca/lcpe-cepa/default.asp? lang=En&n=5082BFBE-1. Suspected violations under the Act can be reported to the Enforcement Branch by email at environmental.enforcement@ec.gc.ca.
An electronic copy of this notice is available at the following Internet addresses: http://www.ec.gc.ca/CEPAregistry/notices or http://www.ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg.
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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY
BOARDS OF TRADE ACT
Chambre de commerce de Valcourt et Région
Notice is hereby given that His Excellency the Governor General in Council, by Order in Council dated July 16, 2015, has been pleased to change the name of the Chambre de commerce de Valcourt et Région to the Chambre de commerce et industrie de la région de Valcourt upon petition made therefor under section 39 of the Boards of Trade Act.
July 22, 2015
VIRGINIE ETHIER
Director
For the Minister of Industry
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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
BANK ACT
Financial Consulting & Trading International, Inc. — Approval to have a financial establishment in Canada
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 522.211(1) of the Bank Act, that the Minister of Finance approved, on September 22, 2015, Financial Consulting & Trading International, Inc. to have a financial establishment in Canada.
September 24, 2015
JEREMY RUDIN
Superintendent of Financial Institutions
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