Permits, Reports and Statistics

Permits of Equivalent Level of Environmental Safety (PELES)

Section 190 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) gives the Minister the authority to issue a permit authorizing any activity to be conducted in a manner that does not comply with the requirements of Division 8, Part 7 of CEPA 1999 (Control of Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material and of Prescribed Non-Hazardous Waste for Final Disposal), including requirements of the regulations made under Division 8. Such a permit is called a Permit of Equivalent Level of Environmental Safety (PELES). In order to issue a PELES, the Minister must be satisfied that the proposed activities provide a level of environmental safety at least equivalent to that provided by compliance with Division 8.

A PELES must be consistent with international environmental agreements that are binding on Canada and is subject to conditions fixed by the Minister. CEPA 1999 also gives the Minister the authority to revoke the PELES if the permit holder does not comply with the conditions of the permit, or if there is a change in the regulations or a modification in international environmental agreements binding on Canada.

PELES issued under section 190 of CEPA 1999 are published in this section.

Note: Individuals and companies are entitled to claim information under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and its regulations as confidential. Where the Act or other legislation prohibits the disclosure of such information, it has been "masked" to protect it from disclosure.

Resilog Newsletter

Resilog, the newsletter of the Waste Reduction and Management Division, presents transboundary movement data for proposed exports, import and transits of hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials across Canada.

Resilog includes transboundary movement data provided by Canadian notifiers for proposed exports, imports and transits of hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials as required under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) and the Export and Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (EIHWHRMR).

This information is updated twice a year.

We hope that you will find Resilog a valuable source of information. 

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Other Statistics

This section presents other information on transboundary movements of hazardous waste and ahzardous recyclable material across Canada.