Codes of Practice and Guidelines

Environment Canada works with stakeholders from industry, environmental non-governmental organizations, and key federal government departments to develop codes of practice and/or guidelines for the management of various substances.

Codes of Practice

• Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of Road Salts
• Code of Practice for the Reduction of Chlorofluorocarbon Emissions from Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems
• 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 for Integrated Steel Mills
• Environmental Code of Practice for Non-Integrated Steel Mills  

Guidelines

• Guidance Document For Flow Measurement Of Metal Mining Effluents
• Guidance Document For The Sampling And Analysis Of Metal Mining Effluents
• Guidelines for the Reduction of Ethylene Oxide Releases from Sterilization Applications