Canadian Environmental Protection Measures
In
Canada
,
the main vehicle to regulate environmental conservation is the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The Act has been
designed to prevent pollution and protect environment and human health with an
aim to making a positive contribution to sustainable development.
As is always the case, the intent of CEPA is to provide a broader
framework of how our activities can be controlled to minimize or eliminate the
harmful effects to the environment. The content of the Act is as follows:
- Administration
- General provisions
- Motors and motor vehicles
- Water
- Waste management
- Vehicle permits and number plates
- Ozone depleting substances
- Abandoned motor vehicles
- Litter, packaging, containers, disposable products and products that pose waste management problems
Spills
- Control orders and stop orders
- Financial assurance
- Appeals to tribunal
- Work done by ministry
- Provincial officers
- Records of site condition
- Special provisions applicable to municipalities, secured creditors, receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, fiduciaries and property investigators
- Environmental council
- Miscellaneous
For a detailed description of the above provisions in the Act, please
click at this link.
There are about 70 (as of December 2007) detailed technical
specifications (called 'Regulations') made under the CEPA. A list of the
Regulations can be found at the following link:
Regulations
made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
