Published: June 25, 2019
Updated: June 25, 2019
On March 6, the Canada Gazette published a significant revision of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act's Environmental Emergency Regulations (EER SOR 2003-307), requiring any entity managing hazardous substances over prescribed limits to prepare, test, file, and communicate an emergency management plan to the public.
Based on current regulated parties, about 5,000 Canadian businesses will be subject to CEPA's revised regulations. Oil and gas companies need to consider several factors: