Facility
Field NameTypeWidthEnglish Field DescriptionFirst year new fields were added to the Reporting Software
REP_PERIODText9The NPRI reporting Period 
NPRI_IDText10An assigned unique 10 digit number 
FACILITY IDENTIFICATION
LANGUAGEEFText
1
Language of submission E)nglish, F)rench1995
PORTABLEYes/No
1
Is this a portable Facility? 
O_ADDRESSYes/No
1
Mailing Address is NOT the same as the Street Address 
COMP_NAMEText
60
The name of the reporting company 
FACI_NAMEText
60
The name of the reporting facility 
URL_ADDRESSText
80
Company web-site address (http://Xxxxx) 
D_B_DUNSText
9
Dun & Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) Number1999
BUSINESSText
9
Business Number 
CITYText
40
The city where the facility is located 
PROVINCEText
2
The province/territory of the facility 
AENV_IDText
10
Alberta Environment (AENV) Approval number (8 digits) 
GVRD_IDText
10
Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) permit (7 characters) 
MOE_IDText
10
Ontario Ministry of the Environment (ON MOE) number (10 digits) 
NERM_IDText
10
National Emissions Reduction Masterplan (NERM) number (10 digits) 
CONT_MEDYes/No
1
MED - Is there a Public Contact Address? 
CONT_TECYes/No
1
TEC - Is there a Technical Contact Address? 
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC) CODES
CN_SI2Text22 Digit Canadian SIC Code1995
CN_SICText44 Digit Canadian SIC Code 
US_SICText44 Digit Amercian SIC Code 
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
NAICS_2Text52 Digit NAICS Code1998
NAICS_4Text44 Digit NAICS Code1998
NAICS_6Text66 Digit NAICS Code1998
ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH THE 20 000 HOUR EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD DOES NOT APPLY
EMPLOYEESNumber6Number of Full Time Employees at the facility (or equivalent)
 
   Was the facility used for:
 
R_USED_AYes/No
1
Non-hazardous solid waste incineration (>=100 tonnes/year)
2000
R_USED_BYes/No
1
Biomedical or hospital waste incineration (>=100 tonnes/year)
2000
R_USED_CYes/No
1
Hazardous waste incineration
2000
R_USED_DYes/No
1
Sewage sludge incineration
2000
R_USED_EYes/No
1
Wood preservation
2000
R_USED_FYes/No
1
Terminal Operations
2000
R_USED_GYes/No
1
Discharge of treated or untreated wastewater (>= 10,000 m3/day)
2002
R_USED_HYes/No
1
Pits and quarries where annual production is >= 500,000 tonnes
2009
R_USED_ZYes/No
1
None of the above
2002
ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO REPORTING DIOXINS/FURANS AND HEXACHLOROBENZENE
   Was the facility engaged in: 
R_ENGA_AYes/No
1
Non-hazardous solid waste incineration (>=100 tonnes/year)
2000
R_ENGA_BYes/No
1
Biomedical or hospital waste incineration (>=100 tonnes/year)
2000
R_ENGA_CYes/No
1
Hazardous waste incineration
2000
R_ENGA_DYes/No
1
Sewage sludge incineration
2000
R_ENGA_EYes/No
1
Base metals smelting (including copper, lead, nickel, and zinc)
2000
R_ENGA_FYes/No
1
Smelting of secondary lead
2000
R_ENGA_GYes/No
1
Smelting of secondary aluminum
2000
R_ENGA_HYes/No
1
Manufacturing of iron using a sintering process
2000
R_ENGA_IYes/No
1
Operation of electric arc furnaces in steel manufacturing
2000
R_ENGA_JYes/No
1
Operation of electric arc furnaces in steel foundries
2000
R_ENGA_KYes/No
1
Production of magnesium
2000
R_ENGA_LYes/No
1
Manufacturing of Portland cement
2000
R_ENGA_MYes/No
1
Production of chlorinated organic solvents or monomers
2000
R_ENGA_NYes/No
1
Combustion of fossil fuel in a boiler unit to produce electricity (>=25 MW)
2000
R_ENGA_OYes/No
1
Combustion of salt laden logs in pulp and paper sector
2000
R_ENGA_PYes/No
1
Combustion of fuel in kraft liquor boilers in pulp and paper sector
2000
R_ENGA_QYes/No
1
Wood preservation using pentachlorophenol
2000
R_ENGA_RYes/No
1
Titanium dioxide pigment production using chloride process
2009
R_ENGA_ZYes/No
1
None of the above
2002
ACTIVITY RELEVANT TO THE REPORTING OF PAHs
WOOD_CREOYes/No1Was the facility used for wood preservation using creosote?2000
CRITERIA AIR CONTAMINANTS
CACSYes/No1Are you required to report for one or more criteria air contaminants? 
FACILITY OPERATION SCHEDULE (TEMPORAL VARIATION)
Days of Operation
DAYS_SUNYes/No1Sunday 
DAYS_MONYes/No1Monday 
DAYS_TUEYes/No1Tuesday 
DAYS_WEDYes/No1Wednesday 
DAYS_THUYes/No1Thursday 
DAYS_FRIYes/No1Friday 
DAYS_SATYes/No1Saturday 
DAYS_ALLYes/No1Sunday-Saturday(Facility operates 7 days a week) 
Hours of Operation
HOURS_24Yes/No124 hours / day 
HOURS_16Yes/No116 hours / day 
HOURSs_8Yes/No18 hours / day 
HOURS_OthYes/No1Other 
HOURS_AveText5Average total daily hours of operation (99:99 HH:MM) 
START_TIMEText5Daily start time of operation 
POLLUTION PREVENTION
PP_PLANYes/No1Did your facility prepare or implement any pollution prevention plans? If so, 
PP_CEPAYes/No1a) were any pollution prevention plans required by notice under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999? 
PP_OTHEYes/No1b) were any pollution prevention plans prepared or implemented for another government or under another Act of Parliament? 
PP_VOLUYes/No1c) were any pollution prevention plans prepared or implemented on a voluntary basis? 
PART4_SUBSYes/No1Is this facility required to report Part 4 Substances? 
COMMENTS
COMM_REPYes/No
1
Are there any comments submitted by the Reporter? 
COMM_UPDYes/No
1
Are there any comments submitted for an Update2007
COMM_REGYes/No
1
Are there any comments submitted by the Region? 
COMM_FACYes/No
1
Are there any comments on the facility? 
COMM_SCHYes/No
1
Are there any Schedule comments? 
COMM_SDPYes/No
1
Are there any Shut Down Period comments? 
COMM_PP2Yes/No
1
Are there any comments on the pollution prevention activities for the facility?1997
COMM_OT1Yes/No
1
Are there any other comments for the facility? 
ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT APPROVAL REPORTING
AENV_APPYes/No1Are you reporting for an Alberta Approval? 
OTHER
PARENTSText1Are there parent companies identified? 
(where a parent compay is the highest level of company or group of companies that directly control the facility) - if True --> see table 'Address' 
C_PARENTSNumber2Number of identified Parent Companies1996
SDPERIODYes/No1Was the facility ever shut down (one week or longer)? if True --> see table 'SDPeriod' 
C_SDPERIODNumber2Number of Shut Down Periods 
OTHER_IDText1Are there other regulations or permits for the facility? - if True --> see table 'Other_ID' 
C_OTHER_IDNumber2Number of other regulations or permits 
WASTE SENT TO
STACKSYes/No1Is the facility sending waste out of Stacks? ?  - if True --> see table 'Stacks' 
C_STACKSNumber2Number of Stacks 
STREAMSYes/No1Is the facility sending waste into water streams? - if True --> see table 'Streams' 
C_STREAMSNumber2Number of identified Streams 
OFF_SITESYes/No1Is the facility sending waste Off Site? - if True --> see table 'OffSites' 
C_OFFSITESNumber2Number of identified Off-sites 

 

NPRI_Geo (Also available separately for download here)
Field NameTypeWidthEnglish Field DescriptionFirst year new fields were added to the Reporting Software
LASTREPORT
Text
4
Year of last filed report
2010
NPRI_ID
Text
10
An assigned unique 10 digit number.
2010
FACILITY IDENTIFICATION
COMP_NAME
Text
60
The company name of the reporting facility2010
FACI_NAME
Text
60
The plant name of the reporting facility
2010
ADDRESS1
Text
60
Address line 1
2010
ADDRESS2
Text
60
Address line 2
2010
CITY
Text
40
City name of the facility
2010
PROVINCE
Text
2
2 Character reported province code
2010
POSTAL_ZIP
Text
10
Postal code of the facility
2010
FACILITY GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
LATI_DEC
Number
9
Latitude in Decimal Degrees
2010
LONG_DEC
Number
9
Longitude in Decimal Degrees
2010
DATUM
Text
4
in NAD 1983
2010
CSDUID1Text7Unique ID of the Census Sub Division (CSD)
2010
CSDNAME1Text60Name of the Census Sub Division (CSD)
2010
CMAUID1Text3Unique ID of the Census Metropolitan Area
2010
CMANAME1Text60Name of the Census Metropolitan Area
2010
ERUID1Text4Economic Region Unique ID
2010
ERNAME1Text60Economic Region Name
2010
ECOZONE_ID1Text2Unique Ecozone ID
2010
ECOZONE_E1Text60English Name of the Ecozone
2010
ECOZONE_F1Text60French Name of the Ecozone
2010
WSCMDA_ID1Text2Unique ID of the Major Drainage Area from the Water Survey of Canada (WSC)
2010
WSCMDA_EN1Text60English Name of the Major Drainage Area from the Water Survey of Canada (WSC)
2010
WSCMDA_FR1Text60French Name of the Major Drainage Area from the Water Survey of Canada (WSC)
2010
SOMA1Text1Is the facility inside the Sulfur Oxides Management Area? “Y” or Blank
2010
ONPEMA1Text1Is the facility inside the Ontario Pollution Emission Management Area? “Y” or Blank
2010
QCPEMA1Text1Is the facility inside the Quebec Pollution Emission Management Area? “Y” or Blank
2010
QC_Windsor1Text1Is the facility inside the Quebec-Windsor Corridor? “Y” or Blank
2010

1The information contained in this field was generated by Environment Canada using the geographical location (Latitude and longitude) of the facility and various shapefiles published by Statistics Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Agriculture and Agri-food Canada.