Transboundary Permits

Hazardous Waste & Hazardous Recyclable Material

Transboundary permits apply to movements of hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials that are exported or imported out of and into Canada respectively, including transits passing through Canadian territory en route to a foreign destination. These permits provide a way of controlling and tracking the movements of hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials into and out of Canada. A Transboundary Permit is required by anyone who intends to transport across an international border hazardous waste destined for final disposal or hazardous recyclable material, which is destined for recovery (i.e. recycling).

Section 187 of CEPA 1999 requires the publication of certain information provided on notices received for proposed imports, exports and transits of hazardous wastes. This information comprises: the name or characteristics of the waste or recyclable material; the name of the Canadian importer, exporter or, for transits, the name of the carrier; and the country of origin or destination, and in the case of transits both.

The information required under CEPA 1999 is published twice a year in the RESILOG newsletter. To view the notices received for proposed exports, imports and transits of hazardous waste, select the appropriate publication date from the list below.

Transboundary Permits      RESILOG Newsletters: Choose an Option April 2005, Vol. 19, No. 2 December 2004, Vol. 19, No. 1 June 2004, Vol 18, No. 2 December 2003, Vol. 17, No. 1 June 2003, Vol. 16, No. 2 December 2002, Vol. 16, No. 1 June 2002, Vol. 15, No. 2 December 2001, Vol. 15, No. 1 June 2001, Vol. 14, No. 2 December 2000, Vol. 14, No. 1 June 2000, Vol. 13, No. 2

For more information, please see the web site of Environment Canada's Transboundary Movement Branch or contact the Branch by email at tmb@ec.gc.ca or by phone at (819) 997-3377.