PCB Regulations — 17.1
Extension beyond 2026 17.1 (1) A person may continue to use equipment referred to in subparagraph 16(1)(b)(ii) or subsection 16(2) or (2.1) until the date set out in an extension granted by the Minister under subsection (2) or (4). Electrical facilities scheduled to close (2) In the case of equipment referred to in subparagraph 16(1)(b)(ii) or subsection 16(2) or (2.1) that is located at an electrical generation, transmission or distribution facility that is scheduled for permanent closure on or before December 31, 2029, the Minister shall grant an extension up to the day on which the facility is scheduled to be permanently closed if (a) the person submits to the Minister a written application containing the information referred to in subsection (3); (b) the person is taking all necessary measures to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs in the equipment on the environment and on human health; and (c) the equipment bears the label required under section 29, if applicable. Application information (3) The application shall contain the following: (a) the name, civic and mailing addresses, telephone number, fax number, if any, and email address, if any, of the applicant and of any person authorized to act on the applicant’s behalf; (b) a technical description of the equipment that is the subject of the application, including (i) the type and function of the equipment, (ii) the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in litres, the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in kilograms, and the concentration of PCBs in the liquids and solids, expressed in mg/kg, or, if any of that information is unknown, a statement to that effect, and (iii) the nameplate description and the manufacturer’s serial number, if any; (c) the unique identification number that is on the label required under section 29, if applicable; (d) the name, if any, and civic address of the facility where the equipment is located or, if there is no civic address, the location using the owner’s site identification system; (e) information demonstrating that the facility where the equipment is located is scheduled for permanent closure on or before December 31, 2029; (f) information demonstrating that the applicant is taking all necessary measures to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs that are contained in the equipment on the environment and on human health; and (g) the applicant’s plan, along with timelines, for ending the use of the equipment. Other equipment (4) In the case of any other equipment referred to in subparagraph 16(1)(b)(ii) or subsection 16(2) or (2.1) for which it is not technically or economically feasible to end its use by December 31, 2026 — or the last day of an existing extension under this subsection, if applicable — the Minister shall grant an extension up to the date applied for but no later than five years after the last day on which the equipment would otherwise be permitted to be used if (a) the person submits to the Minister a written application containing the information referred to in subsection (5); (b) the person is taking all necessary measures to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs in the equipment on the environment and on human health; and (c) the equipment bears the label required under section 29, if applicable. Application information (5) The application shall contain the following: (a) the information referred to in paragraphs (3)(a) to (d) and (f); (b) information demonstrating that, at the time of the application, it is not technically or economically feasible for the applicant to end their use of the equipment by the deadline referred to in subsection (4), including by removing the PCBs from the equipment; and (c) the applicant’s detailed plan for ending the use of the equipment including, as the case may be, information relating to the replacement of the equipment or the removal of the PCBs from the equipment and the proposed app