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Amendments to Ontario’s Excess Soil Regulations

Amendments to Ontario’s Excess Soil Regulations

Posted by on Oct 31, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

  The next phase of Ontario’s excess soils regulations is set to take effect on January 1, 2025, (limiting soils that may be landfilled).  Ahead of this deadline, there are (additional) proposed amendments to Ontario Regulation 406/19. You may recall that in January 2022, contractors were scrambling to comply with the more stringent soil management requirements.  By April 21, 2022, these new requirements were officially paused by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation...

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The Federal Government Announces Framework to “Modernize” CEPA

The Federal Government Announces Framework to “Modernize” CEPA

Posted by on Oct 15, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

  On October 2, 2024, Steven Guilbeault, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Mark Holland, Minister of Health Canada (HC) announced a framework to “protect the right to a healthy environment through the modernization and administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act” (CEPA). In the announcement, they state that the public will have an opportunity to comment on several initiatives including the following: A Draft Implementation...

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Six-Figure Environmental Fines in the News

Six-Figure Environmental Fines in the News

Posted by on Oct 2, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

  While issues such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and managing excess soils are often the topic of discussions at conferences and meetings, it’s still “routine” environmental compliance issues that get the attention of the public, as well as provincial and federal regulators. Below we provide some recent environmental enforcement news, all of which are six-figure fines. Six-Figure Recycling Violation On July 1, 2023, the Blue Box program under the Ontario Resource...

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Prohibition on Landfilling Most Excess Soils in Ontario Set to Take Effect

Prohibition on Landfilling Most Excess Soils in Ontario Set to Take Effect

Posted by on Sep 17, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

  The implementation of the excess soil regulations will reach the final phase of the multi-year rollout on January 1, 2025.  This may be the most challenging phase of the provincial regulation of excess soils. Ontario’s Excess Soil Restrictions for Landfills According to the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Parks (MECP), excess soil that is suitable for reuse should be viewed as a resource and not disposed as a waste.  The excess soil regulation restricts...

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Mandatory PFAS Reporting Rule

Mandatory PFAS Reporting Rule

Posted by on Sep 3, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

  On July 27, 2024, The Canada Gazette issued a “Notice with respect to certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).”  The notice requires regulated companies that manufactured, imported, or used prescribed quantities of listed types of PFAS in Canada to report by January 29, 2025.  Failure to meet the deadline can result in fines of up to $500,000 for the first offence and $1,000,000 for subsequent offences. Mandatory PFAS Reporting: Who Has to Report? In the...

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Health Canada: Objective for PFAS in Drinking Water

Health Canada: Objective for PFAS in Drinking Water

Posted by on Aug 20, 2024 in Blog | 0 comments

  On August 9, 2024, Health Canada released the updated objectives for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. In this document, Health Canada states, “The objective for PFAS in drinking water represents a precautionary group-based approach. The objective value of 30 ng/L (for the sum total of 25 specific PFAS) was established to reduce exposure to PFAS in drinking water. Where PFAS are detected in drinking water, the management of health risks and...

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