Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 160, Number 30: GOVERNMENT NOTICES
July 25, 2026
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 14170a (variation to Ministerial Condition No. 14170)
Ministerial condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) and subsection 84(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) have assessed information pertaining to the substance quinolinium, 1-(1-naphthalenylmethyl)-, chloride, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number 65322-65-8;
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 Act);
And whereas the Minister of the Environment has previously imposed Ministerial Condition No. 14170 pertaining to the substance,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 84(3) of the Act, hereby varies Ministerial Condition No. 14170 in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
Marc D’Iorio
Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Subsection 84(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. Sections 1 to 5 of Ministerial Condition No. 14170 are replaced by the following:
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 October 25, 2005, 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 (the Act);
- “substance”
- means quinolinium, 1-(1-naphthalenylmethyl)-, chloride (1:1), Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number 65322-65-8;
- “successor”
- means the person who has been transferred the right or privilege in relation to the substance, from the notifier;
- “waste”
- means the following:
- (a) effluents that result from the manufacture of products with the substance;
- (b) effluents that result from rinsing equipment or vessels used for transportation of the substance;
- (c) disposable vessels used for the substance;
- (d) spillage that contains the substance;
- (e) process effluents, including produced water, that contain the substance; and
- (f) any residual quantity of the substance in any equipment or vessel.
2. The successor may manufacture or import the substance subject to the present ministerial conditions.
Restrictions
3. The successor may import the substance only for use as a component of a corrosion inhibitor that is injected into a well for oil and natural gas extraction.
4. At least 120 days prior to beginning manufacturing the substance in Canada, the successor shall inform the Minister of the Environment, in writing, and provide the following information:
- (a) the anticipated quantity to be manufactured in a calendar year;
- (b) the address of the manufacturing facility within Canada;
- (c) the following exposure information respecting the substance:
- (i) a description of the expected modes for its transportation and storage,
- (ii) a description of the size and type of container used for its transportation and storage,
- (iii) an indication of the components of the environment (water, air and land) into which the substance is anticipated to be released, the quantity of the substance anticipated to be released into each of those components and, if the substance is anticipated to be released into water or land, a description of the receiving body of water or type of land,
- (iv) its anticipated releases into municipal wastewater systems,
- (v) a description of the methods recommended for its destruction or disposal,
- (vi) its historical and other likely uses, and
- (vii) any factors that may limit environmental exposure;
- (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 reactants and the points of release of substances, and the processes to eliminate environmental release; and
- (e) a summary of all other information and test data in respect of the substance that are in the possession of the successor or to which they may reasonably be expected to have access and that permits the identification of hazards to the environment and human health and the degree of environmental and public exposure to the substance.
Disposal of the substance
5. The successor must collect any waste in their physical possession or under their control and destroy or dispose of it in the following manner:
- (a) deep-well injection in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the well is located;
- (b) incineration in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the incineration facility is located; or
- (c) deposition in an engineered hazardous waste landfill facility, in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the facility is located.
Environmental release
6. Where any release to the environment of the substance or waste containing it occurs, the successor shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release, and to limit the dispersion of any release. Furthermore, the successor shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, notify an enforcement officer or the person providing the 24-hour emergency telephone service for the province where the release occurs referred to in the Schedule to the Release and Environmental Emergency Notification Regulations.
Other requirements
7. The successor shall, prior to transferring the physical possession or control of the substance or waste to any person,
- (a) inform the person, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions; and
- (b) obtain, prior to the first transfer of the substance or waste, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions and agree to comply with sections 3, 5 and 6 of the present ministerial conditions.
Record-keeping requirements
8. (1) The successor 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 successor manufactures, imports, purchases, distributes, sells and uses;
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the successor transfers the physical possession or control of the substance;
- (d) the name and address of each person in Canada who disposed of the substance or waste for the successor, the method used to do so, and the quantities of the substance, waste, containers or transportation vessels shipped to that person; and
- (e) the written confirmation referred to in paragraph 7(b).
(2) When the successor learns of a change to the address referred to in paragraph (1)(c), the successor must update the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) accordingly within 30 days after learning of the change.
(3) The successor shall create the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) no later than 30 days after the date the information or documents become available.
(4) The successor shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1)
- (a) in English, French, or both languages; and
- (b) at the successor’s 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.
(5) Any records mentioned in subsection (1) that are kept electronically must be in an electronically readable format.
Coming into force
2. The present Ministerial Condition No. 14170a (variation to Ministerial Condition No. 14170) comes into force on July 20, 2026.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Ministerial Condition No. 14185a (variation to Ministerial Condition No. 14185)
Ministerial condition
(Paragraph 84(1)(a) and subsection 84(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) have assessed information pertaining to the substance quinolinium, 1-(1-naphthalenylmethyl)-, chloride, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number 65322-65-8;
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 Act);
And whereas the Minister of the Environment has previously imposed Ministerial Condition No. 14185 pertaining to the substance,
The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsection 84(3) of the Act, hereby varies Ministerial Condition No. 14185 in accordance with the conditions of the following annex.
Marc D’Iorio
Assistant Deputy Minister
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
Conditions
(Subsection 84(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
1. Sections 1 to 5 of Ministerial Condition No. 14185 are replaced by the following:
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 October 26, 2005, 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 quinolinium, 1-(1-naphthalenylmethyl)-, chloride (1:1), Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number 65322-65-8;
- “waste”
- means the following:
- (a) effluents that result from the manufacture of products with the substance;
- (b) effluents that result from rinsing equipment or vessels used for transportation of the substance;
- (c) disposable vessels used for the substance;
- (d) spillage that contains the substance;
- (e) process effluents, including produced water, that contain the substance; and
- (f) any residual quantity of the substance in any equipment or vessel.
2. The notifier may manufacture or import the substance subject to the present ministerial conditions.
Restrictions
3. The notifier may import the substance only for use as a component of a corrosion inhibitor that is injected into a well for oil and natural gas extraction.
4. 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 anticipated quantity to be manufactured in a calendar year;
- (b) the address of the manufacturing facility within Canada;
- (c) the following exposure information respecting the substance:
- (i) a description of the expected modes for its transportation and storage,
- (ii) a description of the size and type of container used for its transportation and storage,
- (iii) an indication of the components of the environment (water, air and land) into which the substance is anticipated to be released, the quantity of the substance anticipated to be released into each of those components and, if the substance is anticipated to be released into water or land, a description of the receiving body of water or type of land,
- (iv) its anticipated releases into municipal wastewater systems,
- (v) a description of the methods recommended for its destruction or disposal,
- (vi) its historical and other likely uses, and
- (vii) any factors that may limit environmental exposure;
- (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 reactants and the points of release of substances, and the processes to eliminate environmental release; and
- (e) a summary of all other information and test data in respect of the substance that are in the possession of the notifier or to which they may reasonably be expected to have access and that permits the identification of hazards to the environment and human health and the degree of environmental and public exposure to the substance.
Disposal of the substance
5. The notifier must collect any waste in their physical possession or under their control and destroy or dispose of it in the following manner:
- (a) deep-well injection in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the well is located;
- (b) incineration in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the incineration facility is located; or
- (c) deposition in an engineered hazardous waste landfill facility, in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction where the facility is located.
Environmental release
6. Where any release to the environment of the substance or waste containing it occurs, the notifier shall immediately take all measures necessary to prevent any further release, and to limit the dispersion of any release. Furthermore, the notifier shall, as soon as possible in the circumstances, notify an enforcement officer or the person providing the 24-hour emergency telephone service for the province where the release occurs referred to in the Schedule to the Release and Environmental Emergency Notification Regulations.
Other requirements
7. The notifier shall, prior to transferring the physical possession or control of the substance or waste to any person,
- (a) inform the person, in writing, of the terms of the present ministerial conditions; and
- (b) obtain, prior to the first transfer of the substance or waste, written confirmation from this person that they were informed of the terms of the present ministerial conditions and agree to comply with sections 3, 5 and 6 of the present ministerial conditions.
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, distributes, sells and uses;
- (c) the name and address of each person to whom the notifier transfers the physical possession or control of the substance;
- (d) the name and address of each person in Canada who disposed of the substance or waste for the notifier, the method used to do so, and the quantities of the substance, waste, containers or transportation vessels shipped to that person; and
- (e) the written confirmation referred to in paragraph 7(b).
(2) When the notifier learns of a change to the address referred to in paragraph (1)(c), the notifier must update the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) accordingly within 30 days after learning of the change.
(3) The notifier shall create the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1) no later than 30 days after the date the information or documents become available.
(4) The notifier shall maintain the electronic or paper records mentioned in subsection (1)
- (a) in English, French, or both languages; and
- (b) at the notifier’s 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.
(5) Any records mentioned in subsection (1) that are kept electronically must be in an electronically readable format.
Coming into force
2. The present Ministerial Condition No. 14185a (variation to Ministerial Condition No. 14185) comes into force on July 20, 2026.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Waiver of information requirements for living organisms (subsection 106(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas any person who proposes to import or manufacture a living organism that is not on the Domestic Substances List must provide to the Minister of the Environment the information required under subsection 106(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act); and
Whereas a person may, pursuant to subsection 106(8) of the Act, request any of the requirements to provide information under subsection 106(1) of the Act to be waived;
Therefore, notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 106(9) of the Act, that the Minister of the Environment waived some requirements to provide information in accordance with the following annex pursuant to subsection 106(8) of that Act.
Pascal Roberge
Director
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
| Person to whom a waiver was granted | Information concerning a living organism in relation to which a waiver was granted |
|---|---|
| Affinia Therapeutics | Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on aquatic plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species likely to be exposed Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on terrestrial plant and invertebrate species likely to be exposed Data from tests of antibiotic susceptibility |
| Cellectis S.A. | Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on aquatic plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species likely to be exposed Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on terrestrial plant and invertebrate species likely to be exposed Data from tests of antibiotic susceptibility |
| Lallemand Specialties Inc. | Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on aquatic plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species likely to be exposed Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on terrestrial plant and vertebrate species likely to be exposed |
| Novozymes Canada Limited | Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on aquatic plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species likely to be exposed |
| Qeen Biotechnologies | Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on aquatic plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species likely to be exposed (2) table 1 note a Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on terrestrial plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species likely to be exposed (2) Data from tests of antibiotic susceptibility (2) Data from tests of pathogenicity that are valid for related living organisms that are pathogenic to humans (2) |
| University of Calgary | Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on aquatic plant, invertebrate and vertebrate species likely to be exposed Data from tests to determine the effects of the living organism on terrestrial plant and invertebrate species likely to be exposed Data from tests of antibiotic susceptibility |
Table 1 note(s)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The decision to grant a waiver is made on a case-by-case basis by the Minister of the Environment in consultation with the Minister of Health. Every year, approximately 300 regulatory declarations are submitted for chemicals, polymers and living organisms under subsections 81(1), (3) and (4) and 106(1), (3) and (4) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act) and around 100 waivers are granted yearly for chemicals, polymers and living organisms under subsections 81(8) and 106(8) of the Act.
For more information, please see the waivers web page on the New Substances program website.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
Waiver of information requirements for substances (subsection 81(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Whereas any person who proposes to import or manufacture a substance that is not on the Domestic Substances List must provide to the Minister of the Environment the information required under subsection 81(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act); and
Whereas a person may, pursuant to subsection 81(8) of the Act, request any of the requirements to provide information under subsection 81(1) of the Act to be waived;
Therefore, notice is hereby given, pursuant to subsection 81(9) of the Act, that the Minister of the Environment waived some requirements to provide information pursuant to subsection 81(8) of that Act and in accordance with the following annex.
Pascal Roberge
Director
Science and Technology Branch
On behalf of the Minister of the Environment
ANNEX
| Person to whom a waiver was granted | Information concerning a substance in relation to which a waiver was granted |
|---|---|
| Ashland Canada Corporation | Data in respect of octanol/water partition coefficient |
| BASF Canada Inc. | Data from an oral, dermal or inhalation type of acute mammalian toxicity test |
| Svante Inc. | Data in respect of vapour pressure |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The decision to grant a waiver is made on a case-by-case basis by the Minister of the Environment in consultation with the Minister of Health. Every year, approximately 300 regulatory declarations are submitted for chemicals, polymers and living organisms under subsections 81(1), (3) and (4) and 106(1), (3) and (4) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the Act), and around 100 waivers are granted yearly for chemicals, polymers and living organisms under subsections 81(8) and 106(8) of the Act.
For more information, please see the waivers web page on the New Substances program website.
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Appointment opportunities
The Government of Canada is committed to appointing highly qualified individuals to Governor in Council positions through competency-based assessments. Governor in Council appointments are guided by principles of competency, transparency and respect for diversity. These principles ensure appointees are held to the high standards of professionalism, responsibility, and ethical behaviour. High quality and timely appointments ensure that the Government carries out its mandate and achieves its objectives in an efficient manner.
The Government of Canada is currently seeking applications from Canadians 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Canadian Energy Regulator | August 4, 2026 |
| Director | Canadian Energy Regulator | August 4, 2026 |
| President | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council | July 23, 2026 |