Environmental regulations 

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Check these sources for Canadian environmental guidelines, regulations and agreements.

  • Acts, regulations and agreements – Environment

    When you operate a business, you need to obey laws and regulations that protect the water, land, air, birds and animals that are around it. Learn about the environmental rules that apply to your business.

  • Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines

    Does your business use chemicals that could pollute your land and the water nearby? This website can show you how much you can safely use.

  • Compliance Assurance Program
    Applies only to: Alberta

    Find out which rules and obligations put in place to protect the environment apply to your business.

  • Environmental approvals
    Applies only to: Ontario

    Find out if you need an environmental Certificate of Approval for your Ontario business.

  • Permits to take water (Ontario)
    Applies only to: Ontario

    If your business needs more than 50,000 litres of water a day, you will need a permit.