Administrative Burden Baseline: Update 2017: Environment and Climate Change Canada

In its Red Tape Reduction Action Plan, the Government committed to build on the efforts of the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative by requiring departments, through the Administrative Burden Baseline, to provide a count of the requirements in federal regulations that impose an administrative burden on business.

All federal regulations administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. The total 2017 count is 11,515. The total June 30, 2014 baseline count was 9,985.

During the period from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, the Department amended four regulations and repealed two regulations which lead to the slight increase from the 2016 count of 11,500.

Title of the regulation SOR # 2017 Count
2-Butoxyethanol Regulations 2006-347 50
Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations 2003-363 246
Asbestos Mines and Mills Release Regulation 90-341 101
Benzene in Gasoline Regulations 97-493 192
Chlor-Alkali Mercury Liquid Effluent Regulations C.R.C., c. 811 214
Chlor-Alkali Mercury Release Regulations 90-130 71
Chromium Electroplating, Chromium Anodizing and Reverse Etching Regulations 2009-162 100
Concentration of Phosphorus in Certain Cleaning Products Regulations 89-501 18
Contaminated Fuel Regulations 91-486 16
Disposal at Sea Permit Application Regulations 2014-177 260
Disposal at Sea Regulations 2001-275 41
Environmental Emergency Regulations 2003-307 139
Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations 2005-149 1280
Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations 2013-88 161
Federal Halocarbon Regulations, 2003 2003-289 132
Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1 C.R.C., c. 407 76
Gasoline Regulations 90-247 12
Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations 2013-24 273
International River Improvements Regulations C.R.C., c. 982 25
Interprovincial Movement of Hazardous Waste Regulations 2002-301 235
Marine Spark-Ignition Engine, Vessel and Off-Road Recreational Vehicle Emission Regulations 2011-10 182
Meat and Poultry Products Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations C.R.C., c. 818 45
Metal Mining Effluent Regulations 2002-222 518
Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations 2016-151 1625
New Substances Fees Regulations 2002-374 4
New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) 2005-247 1047
New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) 2005-248 320
Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations 2005-32 195
Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations 2003-355 120
On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations 2003-2 306
Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations 2016-137 536
Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations 2010-201 254
PCB Regulations 2008-273 162
PCB Waste Export Regulations, 1996 97-109 6
Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations C.R.C., c. 828 19
Potato Processing Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations C.R.C., c. 829 17
Products Containing Mercury Regulations 2014-254 71
Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 2012-285 218
Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations 92-269 165
Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations 92-268 52
Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans Regulations 92-267 34
Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity Regulations 2012-167 31
Renewable Fuels Regulations 2010-189 825
Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations 91-155 63
Solvent Degreasing Regulations 2003-283 187
Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations 2008-197 121
Sulphur in Diesel Fuel Regulations 2002-254 151
Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations 99-236 303
Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2003-79 152
Tributyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride (TTPC) Regulations 2000-66 5
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Architectural Coatings Regulations 2009-264 66
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations 2009-197 73
Total count: - 11,515

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Please contact

Ronald Boyd
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St Joseph Blvd, Gatineau QC
819-420-7812
ec.affairesreglementaires-regulatoryaffairs.ec@canada.ca

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