Interpretation

Please note that this document is for the purpose of consultation only. The requirements and wording of the final regulations are subject to change.

1. (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

Act

means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Loi)

auditor

in respect of a trading system participant or any person who produces or imports renewable fuel, means a person who

(a) is independent of the trading system participant or the person who produces or imports renewable fuel, as the case may be; and
(b) is certified, for the purposes of carrying out International Organization for Standardization quality assurance (ISO 9000 series) assessments, by
- (i) the Standards Council of Canada,
- (ii) the International Registrar of Certified Auditors,
- (iii) the Registrar Accreditation Board, or
- (iv) any other nationally or internationally recognized accreditation organization. (vérificateur)

authorized official

means

(a) in the case of a corporation, an officer of the corporation who is authorized to act on its behalf;
(b) in respect of any other person, that person or a person authorized to act on behalf of that person; and
(c) in respect of any other entity, a person authorized to act on its behalf. (agent autorisé)

batch

means an identifiable quantity of liquid fuel, with a single set of physical and chemical characteristics. (lot)

bio-crude

means a liquid feedstock derived from a renewable fuel feedstock that is used as feedstock in a refinery in the production of gasoline, distillate or other liquid petroleum fuels. (biobrut)

blending facility

means a facility in Canada where liquid petroleum fuel is blended with renewable fuel. (installation de mélange)

competition vehicle

means a vehicle or boat that is used exclusively for competition and does not include a vehicle that is used on a highway or a vehicle or boat that is used for recreational purposes. (véhicule de compétition)

compliance unit

means a tradeable unit created pursuant to section 14. (unité de conformité)

compliance unit account book

means one or more records that track the gasoline compliance period-to-date balance or the distillate compliance period-to-date balance of compliance units owned by a trading system participant, as described in section 18, as the case may be. (registre des unités de conformité)

denaturant

means a mixture of hydrocarbons that

(a) has an end boiling point less than 225°C;
(b) is added to a renewable fuel to make it unsuitable for use as a beverage but not unsuitable for use in automotive or diesel engines; and
(c) does not in volume exceed 5% of the total volume of the renewable fuel when combined with the mixture of hydrocarbons. (dénaturant)

diesel fuel

means a liquid fuel, other than a renewable fuel, that

(a) can evaporate at atmospheric pressure, that boils within the range of 130ºC to 400ºC and that is suitable for use in diesel engines; or
(b) is sold or represented as fuel suitable for use in a diesel engine. (carburant diesel)

distillate compliance period

means a calendar year, except during 2010 and 2011 when it means the period from September 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. (période de conformité visant le distillat) [To be amended at a later date to reflect the timing of the final requirements for the distillate pool]

distillate compliance unit

means a type of compliance unit that is created pursuant to section 14 and that may be used in respect of either:

(a) the requirement pursuant to subsection 3(2) regarding the distillate pool; or
(b) the requirement pursuant to subsection 3(1) regarding the gasoline pool. (unité de conformité visant le distillat)

distillate pool

means the volume of diesel fuel and heating distillate oil produced and imported by a primary supplier during a distillate compliance period, calculated in accordance with section 4. (stock de distillat)

finished gasoline

means gasoline that

(a) has an antiknock index of at least 86, as determined by the applicable test method listed in the National Standard of Canada standard CAN/CGSB-3.5-04, Unleaded Automotive Gasoline; or
(b) is sold or represented as either gasoline or a fuel suitable for use in a spark ignition engine. (essence finie)

gasoline

means a liquid fuel, other than a renewable fuel, that is

(a) suitable for use in a spark ignition engine and that has the following characteristics, as determined by the applicable test method listed in the National Standard of Canada standard CAN/CGSB-3.5-04, Unleaded Automotive Gasoline,
- (i) a vapour pressure of at least 38 kPa,
- (ii) an antiknock index of at least 80,
- (iii) a distillation temperature, at which 10% of the fuel has evaporated, of not less than 35°C and not greater than 70°C, and
- (iv) a distillation temperature, at which 50% of the fuel has evaporated, of not less than 65°C and not greater than 120°C; or
(b) sold or represented as gasoline, as a fuel suitable for use in a spark ignition engine, or as only requiring the addition of a renewable fuel or oxygenate to make it suitable for use in a spark ignition engine. (essence)

gasoline compliance period

means a calendar year, except during 2010 and 2011, when it means the period from September 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011. (période de conformité visant l'essence)

gasoline compliance unit

means a type of compliance unit that is created pursuant to section 14 that may be used in respect of the requirement pursuant to subsection 3(1) regarding the gasoline pool, but not in respect of the requirement pursuant to subsection 3(2) regarding the distillate pool. (unité de conformité visant l'essence)

gasoline pool

means the volume of gasoline produced and imported by a primary supplier during a gasoline compliance period, calculated in accordance with section 4. (stock d'essence)

heating distillate oil

means a liquid fuel, other than a renewable fuel, that is

(a) suitable for use in domestic-type oil burners for the generation of heat; and
(b) sold or represented as fuel suitable for domestic-type oil burners. (mazout de chauffage)

oxygenate

means an oxygen-containing, ashless, organic compound that, when added to a liquid petroleum fuel, increases the oxygen content in the petroleum fuel. (produit oxygéné)

primary supplier

means

(a) in respect of gasoline, diesel fuel or heating distillate oil, that is produced at a petroleum refinery or other production facility, a person who owns, leases, operates, controls, supervises or manages the refinery or other production facility; and
(b) in respect of gasoline, diesel fuel or heating distillate oil that is imported, the importer. (fournisseur principal)

production facility

means a facility in Canada in which production of gasoline, diesel fuel or heating distillate oil occurs, and does not include a blending facility unless the blending facility is part of or adjacent to a petroleum refinery. (installation de production)

renewable fuel

means a liquid fuel that is produced solely from one or more renewable fuel feedstock types, and includes

(a) any denaturant in the fuel; and
(b) any additive which accounts for less than 1% of the volume of the fuel. (carburant renouvelable)

renewable fuel feedstock type

means

(i) wheat grain,
(ii) soy grain,
(iii) grains other than those in paragraphs (i) and (ii),
(iv) cellulosic material that is derived from lingo-cellulosic or hemi-cellulosic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis,
(v) starch,
(vi) oilseeds,
(vii) sugarcane, sugar beets or sugar components,
(viii) potatoes,
(ix) tobacco,
(x) vegetable oils,
(xi) algae,
(xii) vegetable or other plant materials other than those in paragraphs (i) to (xi), and including biomass,
(xiii) animal or fish material, including fats, greases and oils, or
(xiv) animal or municipal solid waste materials. (type de matière première de carburant renouvelable)

scientific research

does not include research into the preferences of consumers for differing properties of fuels or marketing research. (recherche scientifique)

trading period

means the period from the start of a gasoline compliance period or distillate compliance period, as the case may be, to February 15 of the year after the period ends. (période d'échange)

trading system participant

means

(a) a primary supplier; and
(b) in respect of any other person, a person who elects to participate in the trading system for compliance units pursuant to section 13. (participant au mécanisme d'échange)

unfinished gasoline

means gasoline that is not finished gasoline. (essence non finie)

Zone TNL

means that part of Canada comprised of Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. (Zone TNL)

(2) Any standard or method that is incorporated by reference in these Regulations is incorporated as amended from time to time.

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