1. Administration |
Obligations
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Advisory Committee
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Agreements
- An increase in the harmonization of environmental standards and requirements across all Canadian jurisdictions.
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2. Public participation |
Obligations
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Informing the Public
- Canadians have better access to information.
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Public Participation
- Canadians have the opportunity to initiate investigations of alleged offences, recover personal damage and economic loss, make personal claims and file citizens' suits.
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3. Information gathering, objectives, guidelines and codes of practice |
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Information Gathering
- Environmental conditions are monitored, tracked and reported.
- Information across disparate networks is extracted, analyzed and published in a way that influences internal decision-making and management by all levels of government.
- Research and development and demonstration projects are supported.
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Objectives, Guidelines, Codes of Practice
- The behaviour of Canadians, and industry in particular, is influenced by guidelines and codes.
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4. Pollution prevention |
Obligations
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Pollution Prevention Planning
- Where risks can be managed appropriately, industry is provided opportunities to identify and address toxic releases in a manner most appropriate to its operations
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5. Controlling toxic substances |
Obligations
- All time-bound obligations are satisfied.
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Assessing Existing Substances
- All substances on the Domestic Substances List are categorized by September 2006.
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New Substances
- Eliminate overlap and duplication with other acts.
- CEPA 1999 functions as an effective safety net for areas not covered by other federal Acts.
- Unauthorized use of new substances will be prevented.
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Risk Management (General)
- Releases of toxic substances are prevented or reduced.
- The use of existing substances in products and industrial and commercial processes is better managed.
- Releases of known persistent, bioaccumulative and inherently toxic substances from human-caused sources are virtually eliminated.
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Risk Management (Air)
- Reductions of releases of smog-forming emissions from major industrial sources.
- Reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions.
- Reductions of volatile organic compound emissions from various products.
- Prevent and reduce domestic and global emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
- Protect the ozone layer from ozone-depleting substances.
- Reductions of acid deposition below critical levels.
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6. Animate products of biotechnology |
Obligations
- All time-bound obligations are satisfied
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Assessment of Animate Products of Biotechnology
- Eliminate overlap and duplication with other acts.
- CEPA 1999 functions as an effective safety net for areas not covered by other federal acts.
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Management of Animate Products of Biotechnology
- Releases of toxic or harmful animate products of biotechnology are prevented or reduced.
- Unauthorized use of new animate products of biotechnology is prevented.
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7. Controlling pollution and managing wastes
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Obligations
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Division 1: Nutrients
- Growth of vegetation caused by the release of utrients is prevented or reduced.
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Division 2: Protection of the Marine Environment
- Protection of marine environment from land-based sources of pollution.
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Division 3: Disposal at Sea
- Enhanced management of materials disposed of at sea.
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Division 4: Fuels and
Division 5: Vehicle, Engine and Equipment Emissions
- Reduction of smog-forming emissions from fuels, vehicles, engines and equipment.
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Division 6: International Air Pollution
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Division 7: International Water Pollution
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Division 8: Control of Movement of Hazardous Waste
- Increased harmonization of approach across Canadian jurisdictions. and a commitment to raise Canadian standards to those in the United States.
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8. Environmental matters related to |
Obligations
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Environmental Emergencies
- Emergency preparedness, prevention response and recovery more effective.
- Plans in place for toxic substance whose accidental release poses a significant risk.
- Regulations in place that enable efficient recovery of costs.
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9. Government operations and federal and Aboriginal land |
Obligations
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Federal House
- Federal operations and those of federal works and undertakings will be held to the same environmental protection and prevention standards as the communities in which they operate.
- Operations on Aboriginal lands will be held to the same environmental protection and prevention standards as comparable operations on adjacent non-Aboriginal lands.
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10. Enforcement |
Obligations
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Enforcement
- Increased awareness of enforceable CEPA 1999 instruments and related obligations.
- The rate of compliance with enforceable CEPA 1999 instruments improves.
- Enforcement is carried out in a fair, consistent and predictable manner.
- Facilities return to compliance more quickly through the use of more flexible enforcement tools.
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11. Miscellaneous matters |
Obligations
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Economic Instruments
- Economic instruments (such as trading systems) are used to achieve environmental objectives where appropriate.
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Cost Recovery
- Cost recovery of departmental efforts related to the control or cleanup of pollution is pursued consistent with government policy.
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