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Environmental Compliance Tips and Insights

Posted by Alan Hahn on May 7, 2026 in Blog, Environmental Compliance |

If you have a question about an environmental compliance issue or would like us to address a specific environmental compliance concern in the future, please contact Christopher Paré, P.Geo., Q.P., at 519-948-7300, ext. 114. Are you managing excess soil? See our summary: Excess Soil Regulation by Province Environmental Compliance Tips and Insights 2026 June: National Pollutant Inventory List Am I required to submit an NPRI Report by June 1st? If one or more of the...

Do I Need to Register with the MECP’s Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR)?

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Oct 18, 2018 in Blog | 0 comments

It’s been almost two years since the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) finalized regulation requiring facilities with air, noise, and odour emissions to register with the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry (EASR). This regulation, entitled Ontario Regulation (O. Reg.) 1/17 of the Environmental Protection Act, dated January 2017, applies to all Ontario facilities not explicitly excluded in the regulation. These excluded facilities, which are...

Environmental Regulatory Bans, Delays, and Changes

Posted by Chris Paré, P.Geo. on Jul 23, 2018 in Blog | 0 comments

Our monthly environmental compliance tips are typically focused on daily compliance issues for the regulated community. However, it’s also important to monitor the bigger-picture environmental issues as well. Before we look at some of those larger issues we want to mention the change at Ontario Ministry of the Environment. As of June 29, 2018, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has been renamed to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and...

Canadian Oil Refineries Focus of Articles

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on May 15, 2018 in Blog | 0 comments

To say that our economy is dependent on “black gold” or fossil fuels is an understatement. The energy from fossil fuels, as well as the myriad of other natural resources, support our highly mobile, communicative, and knowledge-based economy. As we refine our various natural resources for “consumption,” there are environmental management considerations. While our consumer-based society certainly enjoys the end products (gasoline/diesel fuel, mobile phones, computers,...

Environmental Enforcement News Focused on Water Impairment

Posted by Chris Paré, P.Geo. on Feb 20, 2018 in Blog | 0 comments

Environmental compliance is never a “done deal.” We must be diligent about ongoing obligations as well as potential and actual regulatory changes. The unfortunate consequence of non-compliance can, at times, lead to enforcement activity. And in the first couple of months of 2018, we have seen several enforcement cases (Provincial and Federal) reach a conclusion. Here is a look at some of the enforcement activity thus far in 2018. Discharge to Water Leads to...