EXHIBIT 99.4

CERTIFICATIONS

I,
Jeffrey M. Lipton, certify that:

1.     I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of NOVA Chemicals Corporation;

2.     Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The
issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and have:

a)    designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)    evaluated
the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)    disclosed
in this report any change in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.     The
issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer's auditors and the audit
committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)    all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)    any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

|Date: March 1, 2005 | /s/JEFFREY M. LIPTONJeffrey M. Lipton
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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I,
Larry A. MacDonald, certify that:

1.     I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of NOVA Chemicals Corporation;

2.     Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The
issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and have:

a)    designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)    evaluated
the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)    disclosed
in this report any change in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.     The
issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer's auditors and the audit
committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)    all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
affect the issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)    any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's internal control over financial reporting.

|Date: March 1, 2005 | /s/LARRY A. MACDONALDLarry A. MacDonald
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
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