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Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations — 7.3
Contents of comprehensive environmental evaluation 7.3 A comprehensive environmental evaluation must include (a) the elements referred to in section 7.1; (b) a description of the initial environmental reference state with which potential changes are to be compared and a prediction of the potential future environmental reference states if the proposed activities are not conducted; (c) a description of the methods and data used to predict the potential environmental impacts of the proposed activities; (d) an estimation of the nature, extent, duration and intensity of the likely direct environmental impacts of the proposed activities; (e) a consideration of possible indirect or secondary environmental impacts of the proposed activities; (f) an identification of measures, including monitoring programs, that could be taken to (i) minimize or mitigate the environmental impacts of the proposed activities and to detect unforeseen impacts, and (ii) provide an early warning of any adverse effects of the proposed activities and a prompt and effective response to any accidents; (g) an identification of the unavoidable environmental impacts of the proposed activities; (h) a consideration of the effects of the proposed activities on the conduct of scientific research and on other existing uses and values; (i) a description of gaps in knowledge and uncertainties encountered in compiling the information for the evaluation; (j) a non-technical summary of the information provided; (k) the name and address of the person who prepared the evaluation and, if the evaluation was prepared by an organization, the name and address of the organization’s representative; and (l) any other information relevant to the proposed activities. SOR/2025-195, s. 4
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Decision following comprehensive environmental evaluation 7.4 The Minister must, within 19 months after the day on which a comprehensive environmental evaluation is received, provide to the applicant a written notice of the Minister’s decision concerning the application. SOR/2025-195, s. 4
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When security to be provided 8 (1) If the Minister requires security to be provided by an applicant for a permit, the security must be provided to the Minister at the time the permit is issued. Amount of security (2) The amount of security that may be required is $2,000,000. Time security to be maintained (3) The time during which the security must be maintained may not be longer than two years after the expiry date of the permit.
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Content of permit 9 Each permit must set out (a) the name of the permit holder; (b) the name of the persons authorized to conduct activities in the Antarctic; (c) the names of the vessels authorized to conduct activities in the Antarctic; (d) a description of the authorized activities, including where those activities are to be conducted; (e) a description of anything that the permit holder is allowed to remove from the Antarctic; (f) the date of issuance of the permit; (g) the date of expiry of the permit; and (h) the conditions of the permit.
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Condition 10 The Minister may include in a permit the condition that the permit is not valid if the application for the permit contained any false or misleading information or failed to include any relevant information that might reasonably have affected the Minister’s decision to issue the permit.
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Condition — waste management plan 10.1 The Minister must include in a permit the condition that the persons to whom the permit applies comply with the waste management plan. SOR/2025-195, s. 5
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Permit not transferable 11 A permit is not transferable.
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Obligations 12 (1) The permit holder must (a) ensure that all persons to whom the permit applies receive training designed to limit the impact of their activities on the Antarctic environment; (b) inform all persons to whom the permit applies of the requirements of the permit and these Regulations, including the requirements relating to the waste management plan and the emergency plan; (c) within the time required in the permit, provide the Minister with a written summary report on the activities conducted within the Antarctic; (d) unless subsection (2) applies, declare in the written summary report that all of the conditions of the permit have been fully adhered to; (e) provide the Minister with an itinerary for the activities, including the route to be followed; (f) notify the Minister in advance about any significant changes to the itinerary, including changes to the route to be followed; and (g) provide any additional information that is requested by the Minister, within 30 days after the day on which the request is made. Failure to comply with condition (2) If the permit holder or any other person to whom the permit applies fails to comply with a condition of the permit, the permit holder must give the Minister (a) notice of that failure without delay and in any event within 30 days after the day on which the failure to comply occurs; and (b) a written report, within 60 days after the day on which the failure to comply occurs, that identifies the condition and explains the failure to comply. Possession and production of permits (3) Every permit holder and every other person to whom the permit applies must (a) either be in possession of the permit, or a numbered copy of the permit, or have ready access to it at all times while in the Antarctic; and (b) produce the permit, or a numbered copy of the permit, on request to the Minister, an inspector designated by the Minister under subsection 45(1) of the Act or an observer designated under Article VII of the Treaty. Permit on vessel (4) A permit issued for a vessel must be kept on board the vessel.
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Surrender of permit 13 Any person having possession or custody of a permit that has been suspended or cancelled by the Minister must surrender the permit, and any numbered copies of it, to the Minister by the date specified in the notice of suspension or cancellation.
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Designation 15 The historic sites and monuments in the Antarctic that are designated for the purpose of section 16 of the Act are the ones set out in the Revised List of Historic Sites and Monuments , published by the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty on its website, as amended from time to time. SOR/2025-195, s. 7
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Limitation on authority to issue permit 16 The Minister may issue a permit for the purpose of an activity to which section 12 of the Act applies only if that purpose is (a) to provide specimens for scientific study or scientific information; (b) to provide specimens for museums, herbaria, zoological or botanical gardens or other educational or cultural institutions or uses; or (c) to provide for unavoidable consequences of other scientific activities or the construction and operation of scientific support facilities.
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Manner of taking 17 The Minister may include in a permit for the taking of native mammals or native birds the condition that the taking of the mammals or birds must be done in the manner that involves the least degree of pain and suffering practicable being inflicted on them.
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Factors to be considered 18 In considering whether to issue a permit referred to in section 12 of the Act, the Minister may take into account the permits issued by all other Parties to the Protocol to ensure that (a) only small numbers of native mammals or native birds are killed and the number of native mammals or native birds that are killed during a season from a local population, considered along with the number of native mammals or native birds from that local population that are taken or to be taken under other permits, is not so great that the total number of native mammals or native birds taken from the local population could not be replaced by normal natural reproduction during the following season; and (b) the diversity of species, as well as the habitats essential to their existence, and the balance of the ecological systems existing within the Antarctic are maintained. SOR/2010-196, s. 2(E)
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Limitation on issuance of permit 19 The Minister may issue a permit for the purpose of section 12 of the Act for the taking of a specially protected species set out in Appendix A of Annex II to the Protocol only if the taking (a) is for a compelling scientific purpose; (b) will not jeopardize the survival or recovery of that species or the local population of that species; and (c) is done using non-lethal techniques, if practicable.
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No dogs to be introduced 20 A permit may not be issued for the purpose of subsection 13(1) of the Act to allow any dog to be introduced into the Antarctic.
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Species that may be introduced 21 Permits may be issued for the purpose of subsection 13(1) of the Act to allow the introduction into the Antarctic of animals or plants of a species listed in Appendix B to Annex II to the Protocol.
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Content of permits 22 Any permit issued for the purpose of subsection 13(1) of the Act must specify (a) the species that may be introduced into the Antarctic; (b) the number of members of that species that may be introduced; (c) if appropriate, the age and sex of the members that may be introduced; (d) the precautions to be taken to prevent (i) any escape of the members, (ii) any contact of the members with native fauna and flora, and (iii) any interference with an ecosystem of the Antarctic; and (e) the obligations set out in section 23.
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Removal or disposal 23 (1) Before the expiry of a permit, the permit holder must remove from the Antarctic or dispose of (a) any plant or animal in respect of which the permit is issued and any progeny of the plant or animal; and (b) any other plant or animal that the permit holder has introduced and that is not indigenous to the Antarctic, including the progeny of any such plant or animal, unless the plant or animal poses no risk to native flora or fauna or to an ecosystem of the Antarctic. Means of disposal (2) The disposal must be (a) in a case to which paragraph (1)(a) applies, by incineration or an equally effective means that eliminates risk to native fauna and flora and to the ecosystems of the Antarctic; and (b) in a case to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, by incineration or an equally effective means that renders the plants or animals sterile.
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Plant and animal parts and products 24 A permit holder must keep all parts and products of plants and animals that are introduced into the Antarctic under carefully controlled conditions, and before the expiry of the permit must dispose of them in a manner that eliminates any risk to native fauna and flora and to the ecosystems of the Antarctic.
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Specification 25 The substances and products that are set out in Article 7 of Annex III to the Protocol are specified for the purpose of section 14 of the Act.
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Designation 26 The Antarctic specially protected areas that are designated for the purpose of section 15 of the Act are the ones set out in the list of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas , published by the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty on its website, as amended from time to time. SOR/2025-195, s. 8
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Management Plan 27 In considering whether to issue a permit for the purpose of section 15 of the Act in relation to a specially protected area, the Minister must take into account the Management Plan for the specially protected area.
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Content of permits 28 Any permit issued for the purpose of section 15 of the Act in relation to a specially protected area (a) must be accompanied by the sections of the Management Plan for the specially protected area that are relevant to the activity for which the permit was sought; and (b) must specify (i) the extent and location of the specially protected area, (ii) the activities that are authorized in relation to the specially protected area, (iii) when, where and by whom the activities may be conducted, and (iv) any other conditions that are imposed by the Management Plan.
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Area without Management Plan 29 In the case of a specially protected area that does not have a Management Plan, any activities authorized by a permit issued for the purpose of section 15 of the Act must be for a compelling scientific purpose that cannot be served elsewhere and must not jeopardize the natural ecological system in the area. SOR/2010-196, s. 3
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Application 30 If wastes are mixed with another substance and the substances in the mixture are subject to different requirements under sections 31 to 33 and 37 to 42, the most stringent of the requirements under those sections that apply to any of the substances apply to the mixture. SOR/2010-196, s. 4(F) SOR/2025-195, s. 9
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Storage 31 Each permit holder who must remove wastes from the Antarctic or otherwise dispose of them must store them, until they are removed or disposed of, in such a way as to prevent their dispersal into the environment.
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Removal of wastes 32 The permit holder must return wastes that are removed from the Antarctic to the country from which the activities generating the waste were organized or to any other country in which arrangements have been made for the disposal of the wastes in accordance with relevant international agreements.
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Field camp wastes 33 The permit holder must take all reasonable steps to move the wastes generated at a field camp to (a) the station or vessel from which the field camp is supported; or (b) another station or vessel if the permit holder has arranged for the wastes to be managed there in accordance with Annex III to the Protocol.
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Contents of plan 34 The waste management plan must apply to all wastes generated by the activities to which the permit relates and must (a) include measures for the reduction, recycling, safe storage, removal and disposal of those wastes; (b) provide that all reasonable steps must be taken to minimize the amount of waste generated or disposed of in the Antarctic; (c) specify current and planned waste management measures, including measures for final disposal; (d) specify current and planned measures for analysing the effects of waste and waste management on the Antarctic environment; (e) specify other measures to minimize any negative effects of waste and waste management on the Antarctic environment; and (f) specify the method used for recording wastes. SOR/2010-196, s. 5 SOR/2025-195, s. 10
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Classification of wastes 35 In the waste management plan, wastes produced must be classified as (a) sewage and domestic liquid wastes (Group 1); (b) other liquid wastes and chemicals, including fuel and lubricants (Group 2); (c) solids to be combusted (Group 3); (d) other solid wastes (Group 4); and (e) radioactive material (Group 5).
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Annual review 36 Within 30 days after each anniversary of the date of issuance of a permit, the permit holder must review and update his or her waste management plan and provide a copy of the updated plan to the Minister.
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Wastes to be removed 37 The waste management plan must provide that the permit holder will remove from the Antarctic, before the permit expires, any of the following wastes that the permit holder brought into the Antarctic or produced while there: (a) radioactive materials; (b) electrical batteries; (c) fuel, both solid and liquid; (d) wastes containing heavy metals or toxic persistent organic compounds; (e) polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane foam, polystyrene foam, rubber, electronic scrap, lubricating oils, treated wood or wood products and other products that contain additives that could produce harmful emissions if incinerated; (f) all other plastic wastes, except low-density polyethylene containers (such as bags for storing wastes) if those containers are incinerated in accordance with section 38; (g) fuel drums, except if their removal would result in a greater adverse environmental impact than leaving them in their existing locations; (h) other solid, non-combustible wastes, except if their removal would result in a greater adverse environmental impact than leaving them in their existing locations; (i) the solid residue of combustible wastes burned in an incinerator referred to in section 38; (j) unless they are incinerated, autoclaved or otherwise treated to be made sterile, (i) residues of carcasses of imported animals, (ii) laboratory cultures of micro-organisms and plant pathogens, and (iii) introduced avian products; (k) any other liquid wastes, including sewage and domestic liquid wastes. SOR/2025-195, s. 12
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Combustible wastes 38 The waste management plan must provide that the permit holder will, before the permit expires, burn all combustible wastes that are not removed from the Antarctic in incinerators that, to the extent practicable, reduce harmful emissions and remove the solid residue of that incineration from the Antarctic. SOR/2025-195, s. 13
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Disposal in ice pits 39 (1) Despite paragraph 37(k), the waste management plan may allow the permit holder to dispose of the wastes referred to in that paragraph in deep ice pits if the wastes are produced by stations located inland on ice shelves or on the grounded ice sheet and that disposal is the only practicable option. Location of pits (2) The deep ice pits must not be located on known ice-flow lines that terminate at ice-free areas or in areas of high ablation. SOR/2025-195, s. 13
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Disposal from vessel 40 Despite sections 37 and 38, the waste management plan may allow the permit holder to dispose of wastes from a vessel into the sea if the disposal is (a) in accordance with Annex V to MARPOL 73/78, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 , as amended by the Protocol of 1978 relating to it and by any more recent amendment that is in force; or (b) under a permit issued under Division 3 of Part 7 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 . SOR/2010-196, s. 6(E) SOR/2025-195, s. 13
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Sewage and domestic liquid wastes 41 Despite paragraph 37(k), the waste management plan may allow the permit holder to dispose of sewage or domestic liquid wastes, other than sewage or domestic liquid wastes from a vessel, directly into the sea if (a) they are disposed of at a place where conditions exist for initial dilution and rapid dispersal of the sewage or wastes; and (b) in the case of sewage or wastes that are produced at a station with an average weekly occupancy over the austral summer of at least 30 individuals, they are macerated before disposal. SOR/2025-195, s. 13
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Treated sewage 42 Despite paragraph 37(k), the waste management plan may allow the permit holder to dispose of the by-product of sewage, other than sewage from a vessel, that has been treated by the rotary biological contact process or a similar process into the sea if the disposal (a) does not adversely affect the local environment; and (b) is in accordance with Annex IV to the Protocol. SOR/2025-195, s. 13
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List of locations 45 Within 30 days after each anniversary of the date of issuance of a permit for a term of more than one year (including the term of any renewal of the permit), and within 30 days after the day on which a permit expires, the permit holder must provide the Minister with a list of all locations where wastes have been incinerated or otherwise disposed of in the Antarctic.
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Records 46 A permit holder must record each disposal of wastes, including sewage discharges from vessels, and retain the record for five years.
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Reporting 47 The permit holder must, without delay, advise the Minister about all measures undertaken in response to an emergency.
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Emergency plan 48 Each emergency plan must (a) identify the potential emergencies, including the potential impact on human health and the environment, that could result from the activities to which the permit is to relate; (b) include an assessment of the relative risk of occurrence of the potential emergencies; (c) set out the names and telephone numbers of personnel and describe their roles and responsibilities during an environmental emergency; (d) identify the training required for emergency response personnel; (e) list the equipment that will be available to deal with potential emergencies and indicate where it is located; (f) identify the procedures by which emergency resources, including personnel, equipment, facilities and financial resources, can be obtained; and (g) describe the procedures for implementing, reviewing and updating the plan.
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Coming into force 49 These Regulations come into force on December 1, 2003.
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1 The following information about the expedition: (a) the name of the expedition; (b) the purpose of the expedition; (c) the period for which the permit is requested; and (d) the names of the expedition leader and each expedition staff member and their roles and areas of expertise (for example, scientific research, logistical support).
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2 The following information about the applicant: (a) the applicant’s name; (b) the applicant’s role with respect to the expedition or the vessel used in the expedition; (c) the applicant’s mailing address, fax number, if any, and email address and a telephone number for the applicant that is answered 24 hours per day; (d) the applicant’s nationality and passport number; and (e) details of the applicant’s previous experience in the Antarctic or the Arctic, including (i) the locations visited, (ii) the dates of entry into and exit from the Antarctic or the Arctic, (iii) the activities involved, (iv) the purpose of the activities (for example, science, tourism), and (v) any other relevant details.