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Equivalency Agreements
CEPA 1999 Section 10 provides for Equivalency Agreements where provincial or territorial environmental legislation has provisions that are equivalent to the CEPA 1999 provisions. The intent is to eliminate the duplication of environmental regulations. Equivalency is based on the following criteria:
- equivalent regulatory standards (as determined by measurement and testing procedures and penalties and enforcement programs) and
- similar provision for citizens to request investigations.
The federal government has the responsibility to report annually to Parliament on the administration of Equivalency Agreements. Only one province, Alberta, has entered into an Equivalency Agreement with the federal government.
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