Comments and Reply: Public Access to Information and Decision Making

Both environmental groups and an industry stakeholder provided comments with respect to public access to information and decision making.

An environmental group commented that:

An industry stakeholder commented that:

Response: Section 187 of CEPA 1999 requires the name of the person notifying of an export, import, or transit; the name or specification of the waste or recyclable material; and the country of destination or origin be published in The Canada Gazette, or by any other means the Minister considers appropriate. Environment Canada is considering reviewing the level of information that is publicly accessible.