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The CCOHS legislation monthly report helps you track the legislative changes occurring in Canadian jurisdictions in October 2017. To assist you in tracking changes to this report, the updated information will appear in purple. Information contained in this report is restricted to environmental/health and safety legislation that is either available in the Canadian enviroOSH Legislation series or represents new items. We welcome your comments on this service. You can contact us at clientservices@ccohs.ca
Contains information about amendments which have come into force in October 2017. These amendments have been incorporated in the respective legislation by CCOHS staff.
Lists documents repealed by the respective jurisdictions and removed from the Canadian enviroOSH Legislation series as of October 2017 under which they were made (Governing Act).
STATUS: Third Reading (Commons) - 20/10/17
Food and Drugs Act : S.C. 2017, c. 6, ss. 26 and 27 are in force amending s. 30 and replacing s. 37 (conditions under which exports exempt).
Government Employees Compensation Act : S.C. 2017, c. 20 replaces paragraph (e) of the definition employee in section 2 Definitions.
Non-Smokers' Health Act : S.C. 2017, c. 20 replaces paragraph (c) of the definition employer in subsection 2(1) Definitions.
Nuclear Energy Act : S.C. 2017, c. 6, s. 121 is in force amending s. 10 regarding patent rights and nuclear energy.
Pest Control Products Act: S.C. 2017, c. 6, ss. 109-113 are in force amending ss. 7, 16, 18, 66-67 related to the provision of information if more than one registrant and if active ingredient is not equivalent.
Canada - Nova Scotia Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations (Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act): SOR/2017-116 makes amendments to provide greater flexibility for offshore workplaces to meet requirements by recognizing international standards for maritime safety for the shipping industry, international equivalencies for technical standards; and to allow for the most recent version of standards (ambulatory references) to prevail.
Règlement transitoire sur la santé et la sécurité au travail concernant les ouvrages en mer dans la zone extracôtière Canada - Nouvelle-Écosse
Class I Nuclear Facilities Regulations (Nuclear Safety and Control Act): SOR/2017-199 replaces clause (d) in section 3 General requirements and adds a new section 8.01 about required periodic safety reviews.
Domestic Substances List (Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999) (SOR/94-311): SOR/2017-157 replaces the description of 2 substances in Part 3. SOR/2017-158 adds 6 substances to Part 1, adds 7 substances to Part 3 and adds 2 substances to Part 4. SOR/2017-163 adds 2 substances to Part 1 and adds 13 substances to Part 3. SOR/2017-209 adds 3 substances to Part 1 and 9 substances to Part 3. SOR/2017-210 replaces 1 reference in Part 5.
Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (Fisheries Act): SOR/2017-197 adds itesm 34, 35 and 36 to Schedule 2 Tailings Impoundment Areas.
Pest Control Products Regulations (Pest Control Products Act): SOR/2017-169 amends the definition of "test data in section 17.1;" replaces section 17.3 Re-evaluations and special reviews; and, replaces section 17.8 Minister to identify compensable data.
Radiation Protection Regulations (Nuclear Safety and Control Act): SOR/2017-199 amends section 15 Emergencies, section 16 When dose limit exceeded, and section 17 Authorization of return to work.
Uranium Mines and Mills Regulations (Nuclear Safety and Control Act): SOR/2017-199 amends section 3 General requirements.
Climate Leadership Act : S.A. 2017, c. C-2.3 adds a clause to section 3.
Calgary Restricted Development Area Regulations (Government Organization Act): Alta. Reg. 169/2017 amends items in Schedule A Transportation/Utility Corridor.
STATUS: Second Reading - 18/10/17
STATUS: Third Reading - 23/10/17
STATUS: First Reading - 24/10/17
Gas Safety Regulation (Safety Standards Act): B.C. Reg. 209/2016 App. 2 comes into force 01/11/17 updating references to CSA standards in section 30.
STATUS: Second Reading - 10/10/17
Highway Traffic Act: S. M. 2015, c. 36 comes into force 01/10/17 amending subsection 86.1 to include reference to use of e-cigarette.
Non-Smokers Health Protection and Vapour Products Act: S.M. 2015, c. 36 is in force changing the title to include vapour products and amending sections with respect to exceptions, advertising and prohibiting the supply of vapour products to children.
Workplace Safety and Health Act: S. M. 2015, c. 36 comes into force 01/10/17 replacing clause 18(1)(c.1) referring to the prohibition of smoking and e-cigarette use at workplaces.
Non-Smokers Health Protection and Vapour Products Regulation (Non-Smokers Health Protection and Vapour Products Act): Man. Reg. 112/2017 is in force changing the title of the regulation, adding s. 2.1 (Vapour product shop - additional criteria) and adding ss. 10.3 and 10.4 regarding display, advertising and promotion of vapour products. Schedule D is also added (Model form of sign - vapour products).
Highway Traffic Driver Regulations, 1999 (Highway Traffic Act): Nfld. Reg. 78/17 repeals and replaces various sections.
Vehicles Regulations (Highway Traffic Act): Nfld. Reg. 82/17 replaces Schedules A to F.
Bills from Previous Session
STATUS: Royal Assent - 04/10/17
EFFECTIVE: 04/10/17
EFFECTIVE: 04/10/17 except s. 14 in force 01/06/17
TITLE: Health Statutes Law Amendment Act (Cremation Services)
AMENDS: Public Health Act (S.N.W.T. 2007, c. 17)
Environmental Protection Act : S.N.W.T. 2017, c. 17 removes the non-application provision, and extends the authority of the Minister to establish and make publicly available a register respecting environmental contaminants, to determine that discharges are nuisances and to exempt persons from complying with the Act or regulations. Persons intending to discharge contaminants are required to register with the Minister, obtain a license or permit and provide the prescribed information.
Oil and Gas Operations Act : S.N.W.T. 2017, c. 20 amends s. 1 to reference the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
Public Health Act : S.N.W.T. 2017, c. 18 amends s. 50 to include cremation and crematoriums.
Territorial Parks Act : S.N.W.T. 2017, c. 20 amends s. 14 to make a grammatical correction.
Fire Prevention Regulations (Fire Prevention Act): R-072-2017 repeals paragraph 2(1)(j) (National Fire Protection Association NFPA 25).
TITLE: A Guide to the Spill Contingency Planning and Reporting Regulations (March 2011)
CITATION: March 2011
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Environmental Protection Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. E-7)
TITLE: Guideline for Ambient Air Quality Standards in the Northwest Territories
CITATION: February 2014
TITLE: Guideline for the Management of Waste Lead and Lead Paint
CITATION: April 2004
TITLE: Species at Risk in the Northwest Territories
CITATION: 2016
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Species At Risk (NWT) Act (S.N.W.T. 2009, c. 16)
STATUS: Second Reading - 03/10/17
STATUS: Third Reading - 24/10/17
STATUS: Third Reading - 20/10/17
STATUS: First Reading - 27/09/17
Ontario Offset Credits regulation under the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-carbon Economy Act, 2016
The Ministry is proposing a regulation that would enable the creation of offset credits for use in Ontario's cap and trade program.
Comments Due Date: November 18, 2017
Proposed Amendments to Regulations made under the Health Protection and Promotion Act
Proposed regulatory amendments would modernize requirements and respond to new evidence and practices to ensure public health programs and services remain current to protect the health of Ontarians.
Comments Due Date: November 8, 2017
Regency Plastics Company Ltd. September 28, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c), Section 27(1)(a); Regulation 851 (the Industrial Establishments Regulation), Section 1(1), Section 51(2)(a)(i) $53,000
Maple Leaf Foods Inc./Les Aliments Maple Leaf Inc. September 29, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c), Section 66(1); Regulation 851 (the Industrial Establishments Regulation), Section 45(b)(i) $110,000
Bridgestone Canada Inc. operating as Firestone Textiles Company September 29, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c), Section 66(1); Regulation 851 (the Industrial Establishments Regulation), Section 84 $70,000
FCA Canada Inc. September 27, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act; Section 25(2)(h) $140,000
Corporation of the City of Toronto September 28, 2017 Regulation 851 (the Industrial Establishment Regulation), Section 18(1)(d) or Regulation 213/91 (the Construction Projects Regulation), Section 84(1)(d); Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c) $60,000
Magna Structural Systems Inc. September 20, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c), Section 66(1); Regulation 851 (the Industrial Establishments Regulation), Section 7 $50,000
Aspect Retail Logistics Inc. September 21, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c), Section 66(1); Regulation 851 (the Industrial Establishments Regulation), Section 11 $75,000
A Kingston-area concrete company September 19, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(2)(h) $70,000
Yi Yi Construction September 12, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c); Ontario Regulation 213/91, Section 21.6(2) 30 Days in jail
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. September 11, 2017 Occupational Health and Safety Act, Section 25(1)(c);Industrial Establishments Regulation (Regulation 851), Section 45(a) $120,000
Critical Defects of Commercial Motor Vehicles (Highway Traffic Act): O. Reg. 372/17 replaces Schedule 1.
Energy and Water Efficiency - Appliances and Products (Green Energy Act, 2009): O. Reg. 318/17 makes several amendments, including replacing subsection 2(3) (symbols and acronyms used in the Schedules) and replacing tables for large unitary air conditioners, heat pumps and dry type transformers.
Equipment (Highway Traffic Act): O. Reg. 376/17 replaces Schedule 1 with Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
General (Application of Act) (Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993): O. Reg. 359/17 adds item 1.1 Ministry of Education to section 5.
General (Pesticides Act): O. Reg. 139/15 s. 8(2) amends the definition of "professional pest advisor."
General Regulation (Highway Traffic Act): O. Reg. 375/17 amends the table in section 5 Width of tires.
General Regulation (Public Vehicles Act): O. Reg. 371/17 repeals four forms: Form 1 Public Vehicle Operation Licence; Form 2 Public Vehicle (School Bus) Operating Licence; Form 3 Special Licence for Chartered or Special Trip; and, Form 4 Declaration under Section 3 of the Public Vehicles Act.
Vehicle Weights and Dimensions - For Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly Vehicles (Highway Traffic Act): O. Reg. 368/17 replaces the Weight Limit Charts in the Schedules.
CITATION: June 2014
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Occupational Health And Safety Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1)
The Liquid Fuels Handling Code, 2017, is copyright by the TSSA and may be purchased from the Canadian Standards Association at www.shop.csa.ca .
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Technical Standards And Safety Act, 2000 (S.O. 2000, c. 16)
TITLE: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS): A Guide to the Legislation
CITATION: July 2017
Highway Traffic Act : R.S.P.E.I. 2017, c. 66 came into force 07/10/17 amending section 154 Duty of driver of vehicle overtaking another; adding three new sections 155.1, 175.1, and 175.2; and, adding items to the Schedule showing Highway Traffic Act penalties.
Highway Safety Code : S.Q. 2016, c. 8, ss. 51 and 53-58 are in force adding the definition of "low-speed vehicle" to s. 4, amending ss. 282, 315 and 325 and adding s. 293.2 and Division IV Low-Speed Vehicles to Chapter IV.
TITLE: Directive 019 sur l'industrie minière
CITATION: Mars 2012
TITLE: Politique de protection des sols et de réhabilitation des terrains contaminés et son plan d’action 2017-2021
CITATION: Avril 2017
Electrical Inspection Regulations (Electrical Inspection Act, 1993): Sask. Reg. 108/2017 increases the penalty for performing work of electrical installation without a permit to $2,500 in s. 6 and amends s. 11 to change the date of expiry for permits to the date stated on the permit.
Wildlife Habitat and Ecological Lands Designation Regulations (Wildlife Habitat Protection Act): Sask. Reg. 107/2017 amends items in the Appendix.
TITLE: Asbestos: Guidelines for Managing Asbestos in Buildings
CITATION: 2015
TITLE: Environmental Review Guidelines for Oil and Gas Activities
CITATION: September 2015
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Environmental Assessment Act (R.S.S. 1979-80, c. E-10.1)
TITLE: Fire Safety Act Guide (2015)
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Fire Safety Act (S.S. c. F-15.11)
TITLE: Indoor Air Quality: Investigating Concerns
CITATION: March 2013
TITLE: Surface Water Quality Objectives: Interim Edition
CITATION: EPB 356 June, 2015
TITLE: Working Under Hot Conditions Guide
CITATION: June 2000
STATUS: Second Reading - 23/10/17
TITLE: Design Specifications for Sewage Disposal Systems - A Guide to their Design and Maintenance
CITATION: April 2017
GOVERNING LEGISLATION: Public Health And Safety Act (R.S.Y. 2002, c. 176)
4.1-2017 Gas water heaters, volume I, storage water heaters with input ratings of 75,000 Btu per hour or less
4.3-2017 Gas-fired water heaters, volume III, storage water heaters with input ratings above 75,000 Btu per hour, circulating and instantaneous
B109-17 Natural gas for vehicles installation code
B365-17 Code d’installation des appareils à combustibles solides et du matériel connexe
N290.0-17 General requirements for safety systems of nuclear power plants
S157-17 / S157.1-17 Strength design in aluminum/ Commentary on CSA S157-17, Strength design in aluminum
Z245.11-17 Steel fittings
Z245.12-17 Steel Flanges
Z245.15-17 Steel valves
Z259.2.2-17 Self-retracting devices
Z259.15-17 Anchorage connectors
B836-14 Entreposage, manutention et distribution des carburants aviation dans les aérodromes
B836-14 Storage, handling, and dispensing of aviation fuels at aerodromes
O80 Series-15 Wood preservation
Z240.1.2-08 Vehicular requirements for recreational vehicles
W117.2-12 (R2017) Safety in welding, cutting, and allied processes
3.0 Nº 140.1-2017 Méthodes d’essai des produits pétroliers et produits connexes - Essai d’écoulement à basse température (EÉBT) des combustibles diesels
3.0 No. 140.1-2017 Methods of testing petroleum and associated products - Low temperature flow test (LTFT) for diesel fuels
3.22-2012 (2017) Carburéacteur d'aviation, coupe large
3.22-2012 (2017) Wide-Cut Type Aviation Turbine Fuel (Grade JET B)