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Description:
The purpose of these Regulations is to implement a control system for transboundary movements of hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials. These Regulations include requirements for: prior notification and consent of the importing and transit jurisdictions; the existence of contracts between importers and exporters; insurance for Canadian importers and exporters and their carriers; and tracking of the movement from its point of origin to its final destination through the use of manifests and certificates of recycling/disposal. These Regulations allowed Canada to implement its international obligations under the Basel Convention, 1992 OECD Council Decision C(92)39 on wastes destined for recovery operations, and the 1986 Canada-U.S.A. Agreement on the Transboundary Movement of Waste.

Regulations:

CEPA Registry regulations page

Contact:

• Head, Import/Export Section
  Transboundary Movement Division,
  National Office of Pollution Prevention,
  Environment Canada
  351 St-Joseph Boulevard,
  Hull, Quebec
  K1A 0H3
  Telephone: (819) 993-3378
  Fax: (819) 997-3068
  Suzanne.Leppinen@ec.gc.ca
  
• CEPA Registry Office
  Environment Canada
  351 St. Joseph Boulevard
  
  Gatineau Quebec
  K1A 0H3
  CEPARegistry@ec.gc.ca
  

Links:

• Department of Justice: Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations
  Complete text of the regulation
• The CEPA Environmental Registry is a comprehensive source of public information relating to activities under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. In addition to providing up-to-date copies of current CEPA instruments, the primary objective of the Environmental Registry is to encourage and support public participation in environmental decision-making, by facilitating access to documents arising from the administration of the Act.
  CEPA Registry
• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
  Complete text of the act