Contaminated Fuel Regulations

Act: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999)
Regulation: Contaminated Fuel Regulations (SOR/91-486)

To Whom Does This Apply?

Importers and exporters of fuel.

Eligible Activities

Importing and exporting fuel.

Summary

The Contaminated Fuel Regulations prohibit the import and export of contaminated fuel except for the purpose of destruction, disposal and recycling in accordance with applicable federal or provincial law.

Potential contaminants in fuel include:

• chlorinated hydrocarbons, including PCBs;
• heavy metals, including lead, chromium, cadmium, nickel, vanadium, and zinc;
• sulphur; and
• phosphate.

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.

Manitoba Contact(s):
See National Contact.

National Contact(s):
Mr. Bruce McEwen
Chief, Fuels Section
Oil and Gas and Alternative 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/cleanair-airpur/Pollution_Sources/Fossil_Fuels/Fuel_Regulations-WSFB0BA68A-1_En.htm