Sulphur in Liquid Fuels 2001

Province	Regulation/By-Law	Regulation Adoption	Maximum Sulphur Content (% mass)
Canada	Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999, Diesel Fuel Regulations Sulphur in Gasoline Regulation	1998, amended 2000 1999	.05 0.015 avg/0.03cap(2002-04)¹0.003 avg/0.008cap(2005)¹
New Brunswick	Clean Air Act, Air Quality Regulation	1983, amended 1990 & 1998	#1 - 0.5 #2 - 0.5 #4 - 1.5 #5 - 2.0 #6b - 3.0 #6c - 3.0
Quebec	Petroleum Products and Equipment Act, Petroleum Products Regulation	1991 amended 1996, 1998 & 1999	Gasoline: Grades 1,2,3,4 - 0.15 Diesel: Type AA - 0.2 Types A,B,C,D,E - 0.5 Heating Oil: Type 00-0.2 Types 0,1,2 - 0.5
Quebec	By-Law 90, Montreal Urban Community	1987	1.0-1.5
Ontario	Environmental Protection Act, Regulation 361, Sulphur Content of Fuels	1970 amended 1980, 1990 & 1999 (effective in Metro Toronto only)	#1 - 0.5 #2 - 0.5 #4 - 1.5 #5 - 1.5 #6b - 1.5 #6c - 1.5
Ontario	Environmental Protection Act, Boilers Regulation	1986 amended 1999	1.0
British Columbia	Waste Management Act, Sulphur Content of Fuel Regulation	1989	1.1
	Waste Management Act, Cleaner Gasoline Regulation	1989 1995 -effective 1999 in Southwest B.C., -effective 2000 for the rest of B.C.	0.015² 0.020²

1 Has various options - see regulations for details
2 Annual limit, also can use the U.S. complex Model to provide equivalent emission levels

1) Average Reported Sulphur Content (%) Versus the Standards Set Forth by the CGSB

Type of Fuel	Reported Average Sulphur Content (%)			CGSB(%)
Type of Fuel	Low Value	National Average	High Value	CGSB(%)
Aviation Turbo Fuel	0.001	0.005	0.226	0.3 - Jet A 0.4 - Jet B
Motor Gasoline	0.001	0.029	0.074	0.10 - Leaded/Unleaded
Aviation Fuel	0.001	0.01	0.035	0.05
Kerosene/Stove Oil	0.001	0.042	0.3	0.04 -Type No. 1-K 0.3 -Type No. 2-K
Low Sulphur Diesel Fuel	0.002	0.034	0.05	0.05
Diesel Fuel	0.05	0.249	0.368	0.30 - Type A 0.50 - Type B
Light Fuel Oil	0.06	0.201	0.337	0.50
Heavy Fuel Oil	1.175	1.728	2.574	No Limits

2) Average Reported Sulphur Content (%) for Heavy Fuel Oil Versus the Limits Set Forth by Provincial Regulations

		Provincial Regulations
Region	Sulphur Content (%) in Heavy Fuel Oil (2001)	Province	Sulphur Content Limit (%)
Atlantic	2.222	New Brunswick	1.5 - Type 4 2.0 - Type 5 3.0 - Type 6
Quebec	1.203	Quebec	2.0 1.0/1.5 - Montreal
Ontario	1.645	Ontario	1.0 - Boilers 1.5 - All Types - Toronto
West	1.490	B.C.	1.1 - All Types

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