Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 152, Number 41: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
October 13, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 19571
Ministerial condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information pertaining to the substance amides, tall-oil fatty, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl], Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 68650-79-3;
And whereas the ministers suspect that the substance is toxic or capable of becoming toxic within the meaning of section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby permits the manufacture or import of the substance in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
Kevin Cash
Acting Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. The following definitions apply in these ministerial conditions:
- "engineered hazardous waste landfill facility" means a facility that is part of an overall integrated hazardous waste management system where wastes that do not require additional treatment or processing are sent and where hazardous materials are confined or controlled for the duration of their effective contaminating lifespan.
- "notifier" means the person who has, on May 8, 2018, provided to the Minister of the Environment the prescribed information concerning the substance, in accordance with subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
- "substance" means amides, tall-oil fatty, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl], Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 68650-79-3.
- "waste" means the effluents that result from rinsing equipment or vessels used for the substance, disposable vessels used for the substance, any spillage that contains the substance, the process effluents that contain the substance, and any residual quantity of the substance in any equipment or vessel.
2. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance in accordance with the present ministerial conditions.
Restrictions
3. The notifier may import the substance only to incorporate it as a component of asphalt or bitumen emulsions.
4. The notifier shall transfer the physical possession or control of the substance only to a person who will use it in accordance with item 3.
5. At least 120 days prior to beginning manufacturing the substance in Canada, the notifier shall inform the Minister of the Environment, in writing, and provide the following information:
- (a) the information specified in paragraph 7(a) of Schedule 4 to the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) [the Regulations];
- (b) the address of the manufacturing facility within Canada;
- (c) the information specified in paragraphs 8(a) to (e), item 9 and paragraph 10(b) of Schedule 5 to those Regulations; and
- (d) the following information related to the manufacturing of the substance in Canada:
- (i) a brief description of the manufacturing process that details the precursors of the substance, the reaction stoichiometry and the nature (batch or continuous) and scale of the process,
- (ii) a flow diagram of the manufacturing process that includes features such as process tanks, holding tanks and distillation towers, and
- (iii) a brief description of the major steps in manufacturing operations, the chemical conversions, the points of entry of all feedstock and the points of release of substances, and the processes to eliminate environmental release.
Disposal of the substance
6. The notifier or the person to whom the substance has been transferred must
- (a) thoroughly rinse any containers or transportation vessels that contained the substance prior to their disposal or reconditioning and
- (i) incorporate the rinsate as a component of asphalt or bitumen emulsions, or
- (ii) dispose of the rinsate as waste in accordance with subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii); or
- (b) destroy or dispose of any waste and containers or transportation vessels that contained the substance in the following manner:
- (i) incinerate them in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the disposal facility is located, or
- (ii) deposit them in a engineered hazardous waste landfill facility, in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the landfill is located.
Environmental release
7. Where any release of the substance or waste to the environment occurs, the person who has the physical possession or control of the substance or waste shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release, and to limit the dispersion of any release. Furthermore, the person shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, inform the Minister of the Environment by contacting an enforcement officer designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Record-keeping requirements
8. (1) The notifier shall maintain electronic or paper records, with any documentation supporting the validity of the information contained in these records, indicating
- (a) the use of the substance;
- (b) the quantity of the substance that the notifier manufactures, imports, purchases, sells and uses;
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance; and
- (d) the name and address of each person in Canada who has disposed of the substance, waste or containers or transportation vessels that contained the substance for the notifier, the method used to do so, and the quantities of the substance, waste or containers or transportation vessels shipped to that person.
(2) The notifier shall maintain electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) at their principal place of business in Canada, or at the principal place of business in Canada of their representative, for a period of at least five years after they are made.
Other requirements
9. The notifier shall inform any person to whom they transfer the physical possession or control of the substance, waste or containers or transportation vessels that contained the substance, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. The notifier shall obtain, prior to the first transfer of the substance, waste or containers or transportation vessels, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions. This written confirmation shall be maintained at the principal place of business in Canada of the notifier or of their representative in Canada for a period of at least five years from the day it was received.
Coming into force
10. The present ministerial conditions come into force on September 25, 2018.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Notice of intent to amend the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012
Whereas the Chemicals Management Plan protects Canadians by assessing chemicals and taking action on those found to be harmful;
Whereas the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) provides the authority for the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health to conduct assessments to determine if substances are toxic as defined in section 64 of the Act, for being harmful to the environment or to human health, and if toxic, to manage their associated risks;
Whereas hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts and precursors (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts and precursors (PFOA), and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids and their salts and precursors (LC-PFCAs) are listed on Schedule 1 of CEPA;
Whereas the Government of Canada has proposed that dechlorane plus (DP) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) are entering or may enter the environment in a quantity or under conditions that constitute a danger to the environment;
Whereas the Government of Canada has committed to take immediate and comprehensive action to encourage the recovery of Canada's endangered whales species;
Whereas chemical contaminants are one of the key threats faced by the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale and the Saint Lawrence Estuary Beluga;
Notice is hereby given that the Department of the Environment and the Department of Health are initiating the development of amendments to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 to further restrict the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale and import of two flame retardants (HBCD and PBDEs) and three oil and water repellents (PFOS, PFOA and LC-PFCA).
The Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 do not currently prohibit two additional flame retardants (DP and DBDPE). Should the final screening assessment reports conclude that these two substances are toxic under section 64 of CEPA, notice is also given that the Department of the Environment and the Department of Health will initiate the development of amendments to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 to prohibit their manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale and import.
As part of an open and transparent process, the development of the regulatory amendments will include consultations with representatives of provincial and territorial governments, industry, non-governmental organizations, the public and other stakeholders.
Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this notice of intent to amend the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 by November 12, 2018. Comments can be submitted by email or mail to the addresses below.
A consultation document outlining the proposed regulatory approach to amending the Regulations will be published for public comment in the fall of 2018.
Interested parties will also have an opportunity to make written comments on proposed amendments to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 during the mandatory consultation period that will follow their publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I, in the winter of 2019–2020.
All input received during these consultations will be considered in the development of the amended Regulations.
Comments on the proposed scope of the amendments as outlined in this notice can be sent by mail or email by November 12, 2018, to the
Executive Director
Chemicals Management Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Place Vincent Massey
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, 10th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H3
Email: ec.interdiction-prohibition.ec@canada.ca
Ottawa, October 5, 2018
Catherine McKenna
Minister of the Environment
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Minister of Health
PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE
Appointment opportunities
We know that our country is stronger — and our government more effective — when decision-makers reflect Canada's diversity. The Government of Canada has implemented an appointment process that is transparent and merit-based, strives for gender parity, and ensures that Indigenous peoples and minority groups are properly represented in positions of leadership. We continue to search for Canadians who reflect the values that we all embrace: inclusion, honesty, fiscal prudence, and generosity of spirit. Together, we will build a government as diverse as Canada.
We are equally committed to providing a healthy workplace that supports one's dignity, self-esteem and the ability to work to one's full potential. With this in mind, all appointees will be expected to take steps to promote and maintain a healthy, respectful and harassment-free work environment.
The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from diverse and talented Canadians from across the country who are interested in the following positions.
Current opportunities
The following opportunities for appointments to Governor in Council positions are currently open for applications. Every opportunity is open for a minimum of two weeks from the date of posting on the Governor in Council Appointments website.
| Position | Organization | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Canada Council for the Arts | |
| Chairperson | Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology | |
| Chairperson | Canada Lands Company Limited | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Canada Post Corporation | |
| Director | Canada Revenue Agency | October 31, 2018 |
| Chairperson | Canada Science and Technology Museum | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Canada Science and Technology Museum | |
| Chairperson | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | |
| Member | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Canadian Museum for Human Rights | |
| Vice-President | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 | |
| Vice-Chairperson | Canadian Museum of Nature | |
| Chairperson | Canadian Race Relations Foundation | |
| Regional Member (Quebec) | Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | |
| Chairperson | Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Export Development Canada | |
| Chief Executive Officer | The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited | |
| Commissioner | Financial Consumer Agency of Canada | |
| Director (Federal) | Hamilton Port Authority | |
| Commissioners and Chairperson | International Joint Commission | |
| Members (appointment to roster) | International Trade and International Investment Dispute Settlement Bodies | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Marine Atlantic Inc. | |
| Chairperson | National Arts Centre Corporation | |
| Vice-Chairperson | National Arts Centre Corporation | |
| Chief Executive Officer | National Capital Commission | |
| Director | National Gallery of Canada | |
| Chairperson | National Research Council of Canada | |
| Commissioner of Competition | Office of the Commissioner of Competition | |
| Ombudsperson | Office of the Ombudsperson for National Defence and Canadian Forces | |
| Superintendent | Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada | |
| Veterans' Ombudsman | Office of the Veterans' Ombudsman | |
| Director (Federal) | Oshawa Port Authority | |
| Master of the Mint | Royal Canadian Mint | |
| Member | Social Security Tribunal of Canada | October 15, 2018 |
| Chairperson | Telefilm Canada | |
| Member (Marine and Medical) | Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | VIA Rail Canada Inc. |