The Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Site Registration Requirements) were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on October 25, 2023.   

To address some of the concerns raised in an internal audit of Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Program in 2006, and the 2011 and 2020 follow-up Audit report of the Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, these regulatory amendments are introducing new requirements to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations that: 

• require that persons who import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods at a site located in Canada that they own or operate be registered in a new registration database if applicable; and 
• require that all registered persons provide administrative information and information concerning the dangerous goods and operations being conducted at their respective Site located in Canada that they own or operate. 

Persons who are required to register in the database will have up to one year after the coming into force date of the amendments to complete their registration, until October 25, 2024. The amendments came into force on the day on which they were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.   

To find more information on the registration database and process, please visit https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/client-identification-database-cid 

A Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement) follows the regulatory text and provides a plain language explanation of why the changes were needed and a description of the main changes that were made. It provides Transport Canada’s rationale for making the changes and the expected costs and benefits that will result from the amendment.

Measurement Canada has summarized the feedback it received during consultations on its legislative visioning paper in the What We Heard Report. MC said there is general support from stakeholders for the proposed approach, which it says will help reduce barriers to enter the market, protect consumers and deliver services more effectively.  

MC will consider the feedback received when developing the proposed amendments to the Acts.   

View MC’s legislative visioning paper: Moving towards a more flexible and agile legislative framework for trade measurement. It provides an overview of the proposed approach to modernize the Weights and Measures Act and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act. 

The CSA Group has announced the completion of the new edition of CSA B339 – B342 Transportation of Dangerous Goods Standards. You are encouraged to review the document and provide comments. The CSA Public Review site allows electronic comments to be captured on any section of the document by clicking the ‘Submit Comment’ link at the bottom of the relevant section. The comments submitted will be forwarded to CSA Staff and collected for consideration by the B339 – B342 Executive Committee. The review period for the draft documents closes on Friday, December 15, 2023.  

CSA B339 – Cylinders, Spheres, and Tubes for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (New Edition) 

URL: https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details/5113  

CSA B340 – Selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2 (New Edition) 

URL: https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details/5114  

CSA B341 – UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods (New Edition) 

URL: https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details/5116  

CSA B342 – Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles, multiple-element gas containers, and other pressure receptacles for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2 (New Edition) 

URL: https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details/5118 

ECCC’s Low Carbon Fuels Division will be holding an outreach session on the Clean Fuel Regulations on November 29, from 12:00 – 2:00 pm ET.  

Meeting WebEX Details 

• Link: https://canada.webex.com/canada/j.php?MTID=m16cd7d237c8a6d0897aa6269d605beef 
• Or join: https://canada.webex.com/ 

• Meeting number: 2774 656 7665  
• Password: BpbvCBh*444

 During this session, ECCC’s Low Carbon Fuels Division will be providing information on the implementation of the Regulations including reminders for credit-creation, as well as providing an overview of the input from participants on the data that may be reported externally. Additionally, written feedback may be submitted to the Low Carbon Fuels Division: cfsncp@ec.gc.ca.  

Background:  

The Clean Fuel Regulations were registered on June 21, 2022, and published in the July 6h, 2022 version of Canada Gazette, Part II :   

For more information on the Regulations, please see the following links:  

• Clean Fuel Regulations and Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement  
• CFR Webpage: Clean Fuel Regulations – Canada.ca 
• Fuel LCA Model  
• CFR Specifications for Fuel LCA Model CI Calculations: Carbon Intensity Calculations for the Clean Fuel Regulations – Environment and Climate Change Canada Data 
• Supplemental Documents: Compliance with the Clean Fuel Regulations – Canada.ca 
• Google Drive 

The British Columbia government is offering a webinar session on updates of the proposed changes to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard for 2024.  

The webinar is being held on November 7, 9 and 21. Register here.  

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks received feedback on the Hazardous and Special Products Regulation – a summary can be found here. The ministry encourages you to submit any additional comments or expand on the opportunities for review. The feedback deadline is December 1. Please send your submission to Ramsha Junaid, Policy Advisor, Resource Recovery Policy Branch at ramsha.junaid@ontario.ca. 

Fuel Safety Gas Business license holders can now register and apply for permits online to perform regulated work with total input loads of up to 3,000,000 Btu/h, as described in sections 18 and 24 of the Fuel Safety Regulations. See Fuel Safety Notice here.

License holders are encouraged to enroll for the online system for faster applications, permits and registration.   

Access the online tool by creating an account at Nova Scotia’s online service (nsbr.ca). Applicants will receive an email once approved (note this can take up to 24 hours).  

For more information, visit the Fuel Safety webpage or contact the Safety Branch at safetybranch@novascotia.ca or 1-800-9Labour