In the US, AMPs are often much higher than comparable criminal fines. Interested parties should seek an opportunity to comment as the regulations are developed. Ontario Crown Forest Sustainability Act, S.O. 1994, c. 25. As always, the devil is in the details, and the details of the Ontario scheme have not yet been provided. CEPA Bill C-32, the new Canadian Environmental Protection Act, is still dragging through Parliamentary committee hearings.
Passage still seems to be months away.
The New Substance Notification consultation process has been further delayed. The three year report won't be available until February, and the meetings won't begin until late spring. This will further delay the proposed changes to the regulation until sometime well into 2000. In the meantime, Environment Canada has finally begun to enforce the NSN regulations. The first charges and violation notices were issued in December.