| Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) |
Responsible for regulating under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), the Migratory Birds Convention Act (MBCA) and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPRIITA). |
| Department of Justice (DoJ) Legislative Services Branch |
Drafts the regulations for publication in the Canada Gazette. |
| ECCC Legal Services |
Advisory role on the legality of regulatory proposals and on the quality of drafting instructions. |
| Economic Analysis Directorate (EAD) in Strategic Policy Branch (SPB) |
Responsible for economic analyses of regulatory proposals except from the CWS Branch, and finalizing and submitting to TBS the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) which provides an economic analysis of the expected impacts of a regulation or amendment on government, industry and the public. |
| Energy and Transportation Directorate (ETD) |
Responsible for the application of sections of CEPA related to oil and gas, electricity, combustion and transportation. |
| Enforcement Branch (EB) |
Responsible for enforcement after promulgation. EB is consulted during the choice of instrument(s), and the development of a regulation or amendment. |
| Environmental Protection Operations Directorate (EPOD) |
Responsible for regulation related to: certain sections of CEPA; environmental emergencies; contaminated sites and marine programs; plays a role in compliance promotion for all regulations except those from CWS Branch. |
| Industrial Sectors, Chemicals and Waste Directorate (ICW) |
Responsible for the regulations related to chemical management, waste reduction, wastewater, mining, air emissions and forest products, under the CEPA or the Fisheries Act. |
| Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Directorate (LRAD) |
Responsible for the coordination of regulation development; chairs the DG Regulatory Planning and Priorities Committee. Responsible to develop air pollutants and green-house gas regulations, and Omnibus regulations. Responsible for the Regulatory QMS and implementation of the CDRM in ECCC. Supports the governance regime and ADM EPB as risk champion; monitors mitigation of the identified corporate risk related to the regulatory function. |
| Science and Technology Branch (STB) |
Provides the scientific evidence underpinning risk assessment and choice of instrument(s); provide monitoring measurement methods. Responsible for some regulations and some Orders. |
| Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) |
Approves RIAS for submission to the TB. |
