Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1

Act: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, c. 33.
Regulation: Fuels Information Regulation No.1, (SOR/C.R.C., c. 407)

To Whom Does This Apply?

Persons who produce or import into Canada liquid petroleum fuels such as, aviation turbo, motor gasoline, kerosene/stove oil, diesel oil, light and heavy fuel oil, in excess of 400 m³ per year. This includes mainly Canadian refiners and independent marketers of petroleum products. Importers from time to time include large users of petroleum products such as electric power utilities.

Eligible Activities

The Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1, require every person who produces or imports more than 400 cubic metres (i.e., 400 000 L or 87 988 Imp. gallons) of aviation turbo fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel or fuel oils per year to submit the Reporting Form to Environment Canada. Also, The Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1, require every person who produces in Canada or imports into Canada a fuel that contains any additive other than lead or lead compounds shall submit a report to the Minister.

Summary

The Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1 apply to persons producing or importing into Canada more than 400 cubic metres of fuel that contains additives in a year.

Information on the sulphur content of these fuels and on additives (other than lead or lead compounds) must be reported to the Minister of Environment.

The Regulations apply to fuels in liquid form that originate from crude oils, coal or bituminous sands.

Note: Other regulations under CEPA apply to the composition of fuels including limits to sulphur in diesel, lead and phosphorus in gasoline and benzene in gasoline.

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Environmental Protection Publications Centre
Environment Canada
Telephone: 613-953-5921 or 613-953-5750
Fax: 819-953-7253
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html

Mr. Bruce McEwen
Chief, Fuels Division
Oil, Gas and Energy
Environment Canada
Place Vincent Massey
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H3
Telephone: (819) 953-4673
Fax: (819) 953-8903
E-mail: Bruce.McEwen@ec.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html

Chief, Fuels Division
Oil, Gas and Energy Branch
Environment Canada
Place Vincent Massey
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H3
Telephone: (819) 953-4673
Fax: (819) 953-8903
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html