Codes of Practice

• Contaminated Sites
• Emissions
• Pollution Prevention
• Waste

Contaminated Sites

• Environmental Code of Practice for Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Systems Containing Petroleum and Allied Petroleum Products (2003)
  (PDF Format, 581 KB) Updates/Errata available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  • Update - January 2013
  • Update - May 2012
  • Errata - February 2010
  • Update - May 2009
  • Errata - September 2008
  • Errata - July 2005

Emissions

• Code of Practice for Residential Wood Burning Appliances
  (PDF Format, 2270 KB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Code of Practice for the Reduction of Dichloromethane Emissions from the Use of Paint Strippers in Commercial Furniture Refinishing and Other Stripping Applications
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice - Vapour Recovery in Gasoline Distribution Networks
  (PDF Format, 2.01 MB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Elimination of Fluorocarbon Emissions from Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Light Duty Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance Programs - 2nd edition
  (PDF Format, 4.48 MB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for On-Road Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance Programs
  (PDF Format, 334 KB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for the Measurement and Control of Fugitive VOC Emissions from Equipment Leaks
  (PDF Format, 1.9 MB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for the Reduction of Solvent Emissions from Commercial and Industrial Degreasing Facilities
  (PDF Format, 2.03 MB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for the Reduction of Solvent Emissions from Dry Cleaning Facilities
  (PDF Format, 1.58 MB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for the Reduction of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from the Commercial/Industrial Printing Industry
  (PDF Format, 525 KB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Vapor Recovery During Vehicle Refueling at Service Stations and Other Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (Stage 2)
  (PDF Format, 952 KB) Available from Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice on Halons

Pollution Prevention

• Code of Good Operating Practice for Vinyl Chloride and Polyvinyl Chloride Manufacturing Operations
  
  
• Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts
  
  
• Code of Practice for the Management of Tetrabutyltin in Canada
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Base Metals Smelters and Refineries: Code of Practice, Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Integrated Steel Mills
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Metal Mines
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Non-Integrated Steel Mills
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Steam Electric Power Generation - Design Phase (Report EPS 1/PG/1)
  
  
• Environmental Code of Practice for Steam Electric Power Generation - Siting Phase (Report EPS 1/PG/2)<
  
  
• Environmental Codes of Practice for Steam Electric Power Generation - Construction Phase (Report EPS 1/PG/3, August 1989)
  
  
• Environmental Codes of Practice for Steam Electric Power Generation - Decommissioning Phase (Report EPS 1/PG/6, November 1992)
  
  
• Environmental Codes of Practice for Steam Electric Power Generation - Operations Phase (Report EPS 1/PG/5, November 1992)

Waste

• Environmental Code of Practice for Treatment and Disposal of Waste Discharges from Offshore Oil and Gas Operations (Report EPS 1/PN/2)
  
  
• Provisional Code of Practice for the Management of Post-Use Treated Wood
  Available through inter-library loans with Environment Canada's libraries (e-mail: biblio@ec.gc.ca)