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Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 5
5 (1) Sublethal toxicity testing shall, in the case of effluent deposited into fresh waters, be conducted using the following test methodologies, as amended from time to time: (a) in the case of a fish species, (i) Biological Test Method: Test of Larval Growth and Survival Using Fathead Minnows (Report EPS 1/RM/22), published by the Department of the Environment, or (ii) Biological Test Method: Toxicity Tests Using Early Life Stages of Salmonid Fish (Rainbow Trout) (Reference Method EPS 1/RM/28), published by the Department of the Environment; (b) in the case of an invertebrate species, Biological Test Method: Test of Reproduction and Survival Using the Cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia (Report EPS 1/RM/21), published by the Department of the Environment; (c) in the case of a plant species, Biological Test Method: Test for Measuring the Inhibition of Growth Using the Freshwater Macrophyte, Lemna minor (Reference Method EPS 1/RM/37), published by the Department of the Environment, as it applies to the biological endpoint based on the number of fronds; and (d) in the case of an algal species, (i) Biological Test Method: Growth Inhibition Test Using a Freshwater Alga (Report EPS 1/RM/25), published by the Department of the Environment, or (ii) Détermination de la toxicité : inhibition de la croissance chez l’algue Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata , (Méthode de référence MA 500 – P. sub. 1.0, rév. 3), published by the Centre d’expertise en analyse environnementale du Québec du ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques du Québec. (2) Sublethal toxicity testing shall, in the case of effluent deposited into marine or estuarine waters, be conducted for fish species, invertebrate species and algal species using the following test methodologies, as amended from time to time, as applicable to each species: (a) Biological Test Method: Fertilization Assay Using Echinoids (Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars) (Report EPS 1/RM/27), published by the Department of the Environment; (b) Short-term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms (Reference Method EPA/821/R-02/014), published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and (c) Short-term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluent and Receiving Waters to West Coast Marine and Estuarine Organisms (Reference Method EPA/600/R-95-136), published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (3) The sublethal toxicity tests shall be conducted on aliquots of the same effluent sample collected for effluent characterization collected from the mine’s final discharge point that has potentially the most adverse environmental impact on the environment, taking into account (a) the loading of the deleterious substances contained in the effluent as determined under subsection 20(2) of these Regulations; and (b) the manner in which the effluent mixes within the exposure area.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 6
6 (1) The sublethal toxicity tests shall be conducted on the species referred to in subsections 5(1) and (2) two times each calendar year for three years and each test shall be conducted on an aliquot of effluent sample collected at least one month after the collection of the sample used in the previous tests. (2) However, if effluent is discharged for 31 consecutive days or less in a calendar year, the tests may be conducted only once in that year. (3) After three years, the tests shall be conducted once per calendar quarter on the species referred to in subsection 5(1) or (2), as the case may be, whose results for all the tests conducted in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) — including such tests conducted in addition to the number required by those subsections — produce the lowest geometric mean, taking into account the inhibition concentration that produces a 25% effect or an effective concentration of 25%.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 7
7 (1) Water quality monitoring is conducted by (a) collecting samples of water from (i) the exposure area surrounding the point of entry of effluent into water from each final discharge point and from the related reference areas, and (ii) the sampling areas that are selected under clauses 10(b)(i)(B) and 10(c)(i)(A); (b) recording the temperature of the water and the dissolved oxygen concentration in the water in the exposure and reference areas where the samples are collected; (c) recording the concentration of the substances set out in paragraphs 4(1)(a) to (p) and, (i) in the case of effluent that is deposited into fresh water, recording the pH, hardness, alkalinity and electrical conductivity of the water samples, (ii) in the case of effluent that is deposited into estuarine waters, recording the pH, hardness, alkalinity, electrical conductivity and salinity of the water samples, and (iii) in the case of effluent that is deposited into marine waters, recording the salinity of the water samples; (d) recording the concentration of the deleterious substances prescribed in section 3 of these Regulations, but (i) not recording the concentrations of cyanide if that substance is not used as a process reagent within the operations area, and (ii) not recording the concentrations of radium 226 if the conditions of subsection 13(2) of these Regulations are met; and (e) implementing quality assurance and quality control measures that will ensure the accuracy of water quality monitoring data. (2) The water quality monitoring shall be conducted (a) four times per calendar year and at least one month apart on the samples of water collected, while the mine is depositing effluent, from the areas referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(i); and (b) at the same time that the biological monitoring studies are conducted on samples of water collected in the areas referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(ii).
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 8
8 The following information in relation to the effluent and water quality monitoring studies conducted during a calendar year under sections 4 to 7 shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment not later than March 31 of the following year: (a) the dates on which samples were collected for effluent characterization, sublethal toxicity testing and water quality monitoring; (b) for each sample collected for effluent characterization, the location of the final discharge point from which samples were collected for effluent characterization; (c) the location of the final discharge point from which samples were collected for sublethal toxicity testing and the data used in selecting the final discharge point in accordance with subsection 5(3); (d) the latitude and longitude of sampling areas for water quality monitoring and a description that is sufficient to identify the location of the sampling areas; (e) the results of effluent characterization, sublethal toxicity testing and water quality monitoring; (f) the methodologies used to conduct effluent characterization and water quality monitoring, and the related method detection limits; (g) a description of the quality assurance and quality control measures that were implemented and the data related to the implementation of those measures; and (h) with respect to every effluent sample collected at each final discharge point, the annual mean concentration of mercury and selenium.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 9
ubject to section 7 of these Regulations and ending on the day before the day on which the first study design is required to be submitted; and (b) for any subsequent biological monitoring studies, beginning on the day on which the previous study design was required to be submitted and ending on the day before the day on which the subsequent study design is required to be submitted.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 11
11 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the first biological monitoring studies shall start not earlier than six months after the day on which the first study design is submitted under section 10, and shall be conducted in accordance with that study design. (2) If the owner or operator is unable to follow the study design due to circumstances beyond their control, the owner or operator shall inform the Minister of the Environment without delay of those circumstances and of the changes that are made to the study.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 12
value of its critical effect size; (o) a summary of the results of effluent characterization, sublethal toxicity testing and water quality monitoring reported under paragraph 8(e) beginning on the day on which the mine becomes subject to section 7 of these Regulations; (p) the conclusions of the biological monitoring studies, and a description of how those conclusions will impact the study design for subsequent biological monitoring studies, taking into account (i) the results of any studies referred to in paragraph 10(f), (ii) the presence of anthropogenic, natural or other factors that are not related to the effluent under study and that may reasonably be expected to contribute to any observed effect, (iii) the results of the statistical analysis conducted under paragraphs (h) and (i), and (iv) the data referred to in paragraph (l); (q) the month in which the next biological monitoring studies will start, if any biological monitoring studies are required; and (r) the date when the next interpretative report is required to be submitted or would be required to be submitted but for the application of subsection 16(3). (2) For the purpose of the study respecting fish population, the magnitude of the effect for an effect indicator is to be calculated using the following formula: (A – B)/B × 100 where A is (a) for the purpose of the age indicator, the mean value for the indicator in the exposure area, and (b) for the purpose of the indicators other than age, the adjusted mean value — obtained using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) statistical test method — for the indicator in the exposure area; and B is (a) for the purpose of the age indicator, the mean value for the indicator in the reference area, and (b) for the purpose of the indicators other than age, the adjusted mean value — obtained using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) statistical test method — for the indicator in the reference area. (3) For the purposes of the study respecting the benthic invertebrate community, the magnitude of the effect for an effect indicator is to be calculated using the following formula: (A – B)/C where A is the mean value for the indicator in the exposure area; B is the mean value for the indicator in the reference area; and C is the standard deviation for the indicator in the reference area.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 13
13 (1) Each subsequent study design shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment (a) at least six months before the start of the biological monitoring studies that are set out in that study design; or (b) if no biological monitoring studies are required, not later than 12 months after the day on which the previous interpretative report was required to be submitted or would have been required to be submitted but for the application of subsection 16(3). (2) Each subsequent study design shall include (a) a summary of the information referred to in paragraph 10(a) and a description of any changes to that information since the submission of the most recent study design, as well as — in respect of each calendar year — any supporting data, including raw data, for the estimate referred to in subparagraph 10(a)(i), whether or not the estimate has changed; (b) the information referred to in paragraphs 10(b) to (e); (c) a summary of the results of any biological monitoring studies conducted after June 6, 2002; (d) if the study referred to in paragraph 9(1)(e) is required, (i) the month in which the study will start, and (ii) a description of how the study will be conducted that includes any field and laboratory methodologies that will be used to determine the cause of the effect; and (e) if the cause of an effect on the fish population, on fish tissue from mercury or on the benthic invertebrate community is known, the cause of the effect and any supporting data, including raw data.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 14
14 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the subsequent biological monitoring studies shall be conducted in accordance with the study design submitted under section 13. (2) If the owner or operator is unable to follow the study design due to circumstances beyond their control, the owner or operator shall inform the Minister of the Environment without delay of those circumstances and the changes that are made to the study.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 15
15 Subject to subsection 16(3), each subsequent study design shall be followed by a subsequent interpretative report that includes (a) for a study referred to in paragraphs 9(1)(a) to (d), the information referred to in paragraphs 12(1)(a) to (n) and (p) to (r); (b) a summary of the results of effluent characterization, sublethal toxicity testing and water quality monitoring reported under paragraph 8(e) after the day on which the previous interpretative report was required to be submitted or would have been required to be submitted but for the application of subsection 16(3); and (c) if the study design includes the description required under paragraph 13(2)(d), (i) the cause of the effect, if determined, and any supporting data, including raw data, or (ii) if the cause of the effect was not determined, an explanation of why and a description of any steps that need to be taken in the next study to determine that cause.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 16
16 (1) Subject to subsection (2), each subsequent interpretative report shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment not later than 36 months after the day on which the previous interpretative report was required to be submitted or would have been required to be submitted but for the application of subsection 16(3). (2) The interpretative report following a resumption of effluent discharge referred to in subsection 17(2) shall be submitted not later than 36 months after the day on which effluent discharge resumes. (3) An interpretative report is not required in respect of a 36-month period if no biological monitoring studies are required in respect of that period.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 17
17 (1) The owner or operator of a mine that has ceased discharging effluent for a period of at least 36 months is not required to conduct environmental effects monitoring studies so long as the period of cessation continues. (2) The requirement to conduct environmental effects monitoring studies shall resume, as the case may be, on (a) the day on which effluent discharge resumes; or (b) the day on which a notice referred to in paragraph 32(1)(a) of these Regulations is received by the Minister of the Environment. (3) The owner or operator shall notify the Minister of the Environment in writing without delay (a) when the period of cessation begins; and (b) when the mine resumes effluent discharge. (4) Any biological monitoring study that began before the end of the 36-month period shall be completed and followed by an interpretative report in accordance with section 15.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 18
18 (1) If an owner or operator of a mine has provided a notice referred to in paragraph 32(1)(a) of these Regulations to the Minister of the Environment, the owner or operator shall (a) if the notice is received before biological monitoring studies have started, conduct the biological monitoring studies and submit any interpretative report that is required in respect of those studies; and (b) if the notice is received after biological monitoring studies have started, in addition to submitting any interpretative report that is required in respect of those studies, submit a final study design in accordance with subsection (2), conduct final biological monitoring studies in accordance with section 19 and submit a final interpretative report in accordance with section 20. (2) The final study design shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment not later than six months after the day on which the notice referred to in paragraph 32(1)(a) of these Regulations is received. It shall include the information required under subsection 13(2).
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 19
19 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the final biological monitoring studies shall be conducted in accordance with the study design submitted under subsection 18(2) not earlier than six months after the day on which the final study design has been submitted. (2) If the owner or operator is unable to follow the study design due to circumstances beyond their control, the owner or operator shall inform the Minister of the Environment without delay of those circumstances and the changes that are made to the study.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 20
20 The final interpretative report shall be submitted to the Minister of the Environment not later than three years after the day on which the notice referred to in paragraph 32(1)(a) of these Regulations is received and shall include the information referred to in paragraphs 15(a) to (c).
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4 Operator’s telephone number and e-mail address, if any
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1 Complete the following table with the monthly mean concentration for the deleterious substances set out in the table for each final discharge point and identify the location of the final discharge point.
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2 Any measurement not taken because there was no deposit from the final discharge point shall be identified by the letters “NDEP” (No Deposit).
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3 Any measurement not taken because no measurement was required in accordance with the conditions set out in section 12 or 13 of these Regulations shall be identified by the letters “NMR” (No Measurement Required).
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations
Un-ionized ammonia (mg/L, expressed as Nitrogen (N))
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 37
37 (1) Despite subsection 8(1) of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations , the owner or operator of a mine that is subject to those Regulations on the day on which this section comes into force shall submit in writing to the Minister of the Environment the information referred to in paragraph 8(2)(c) of those Regulations not later than 60 days after the day on which this section comes into force. (2) During the 12‑month period beginning on the day on which this section comes into force, despite subsection 16(2) of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations , the owner or operator of a diamond mine may, for the purposes of determining whether effluent is acutely lethal for the 12‑month period referred to in subsection 16(1) of those Regulations, use acute lethality data that was collected during any period of 12 consecutive months before the day on which this section comes into force, if the owner or operator submits a report to the Minister of the Environment that indicates that (a) the tests to determine acute lethality have been conducted in accordance with the procedures set out in section 5 or 6 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/10 or section 5 or 6 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/13; (b) the data relates to effluent generated after the start of commercial operation by the mine; and (c) the data was collected not more than 36 months before the day on which this section comes into force. (3) During the 12‑month period beginning on the day on which section 14.3 of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations comes into force, despite subsection 16(2) of those Regulations, the owner or operator of a metal mine or diamond mine may, for the purposes of determining whether effluent is acutely lethal for the 12‑month period referred to in subsection 16(1) of those Regulations, use acute lethality data that was collected during any period of 12 consecutive months before the day on which that section 14.3 comes into force, if the owner or operator submits a report to the Minister of the Environment that indicates that (a) the tests to determine acute lethality have been conducted in accordance with the procedures set out in section 5 or 6 of Reference Method EPS 1/RM/14; (b) the data relates to effluent generated after the start of commercial operation by the mine; and (c) the data was collected not more than 36 months before the day on which that section 14.3 comes into force.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 38
 a diamond mine that is subject to the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations on June 1, 2018, the first interpretative report shall, despite subsection 12(1) of Schedule 5 to those Regulations, be submitted not later than 24 months after the day on which the first study design is submitted and shall contain, in addition to the information referred to in section 12 of that Schedule, the information referred to in paragraph 15(c) of that Schedule.
Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations — 39
39 In the case of a metal mine that is subject to the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations on June 1, 2018, (a) sections 4 to 8 of Schedule 5 to those Regulations apply beginning on January 1, 2019 and, until that day, the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations , as they read immediately before June 1, 2018, continue to apply to the matters referred to in those sections; (b) subsections 6(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to those Regulations do not apply and the results of sublethal toxicity tests conducted under the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations during the three-year period before January 1, 2019 shall be used for the application of subsection 6(3) of that Schedule, as if three years had elapsed; and (c) biological monitoring studies started on or before June 1, 2018 shall be completed, and the corresponding interpretative report shall be submitted, in accordance with the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations , as they read immediately before June 1, 2018.
Radiocommunication Act (Subsection 4(1) and Paragraph 9(1)(b)) Exemption Order (Security and Safety, International Relations and National Defence), No. 2002-1 — a
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Industry, pursuant to subsection 3(2) a of the Radiocommunication Act b , hereby makes the annexed Radiocommunication Act (Subsection 4(1) and Paragraph 9(1)(b)) Exemption Order (Security and Safety, International Relations and National Defence), No. 2002-1 . a S.C. 1989, c. 17, s. 4 b S.C. 1989, c. 17, s. 2
Radiocommunication Act (Subsection 4(1) and Paragraph 9(1)(b)) Exemption Order (Security and Safety, International Relations and National Defence), No. 2002-1 — 1
1 In this Order, Act means the Radiocommunication Act .
Radiocommunication Act (Subsection 4(1) and Paragraph 9(1)(b)) Exemption Order (Security and Safety, International Relations and National Defence), No. 2002-1 — 2
2 (1) Subject to sections 3 and 4, Her Majesty in right of Canada, as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Forces, is exempt from the application of subsection 4(1) and paragraph 9(1)(b) of the Act for the period beginning on June 17, 2002 and ending on June 29, 2002. (2) An exemption under subsection (1) is limited to that part of Alberta within the quadrilateral defined by points having the following geographic coordinates: 50°45′N; 113°34′W; 50°45′N; 115°30′W; 51°6′N; 113°34′W; 51°6′N; 115°30′W.