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Document ID ca-dspag-2023-11-02 Title Disposal at sea permit application guide URL unknown Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-13 15:12:51.454778+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

17 Qualitative 0 Quantitative 11 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (17)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	prohibition	unknown	mandatory	Disposal Permit Prohibition	other	Disposal at sea is prohibited without a permit issued by the Environment and Climate Change Canada Disposal at Sea Program under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).	Applies when any substance is loaded onto a ship, aircraft, platform or other structure and released into the sea or estuarine environment	high
#Q002	administrative	operational	mandatory	Pre-application Consultation	other	Consult with regional Program staff to ensure all pre-application required information is provided and the assessment is completed prior to submitting the application.	Prior to submitting the permit application	high
#Q003	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Application Form Completion	other	The prescribed application form (set out by the Disposal at Sea Permit Application Regulations) and supporting documentation must be completed to meet the requirements outlined in CEPA.	During submission of application phase	high
#Q004	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Application Form Mail Submission	other	Once you have accessed a form, you can fill in the fields, electronically in the case of the PDF, but you must print the form for submission by mail to the nearest Disposal at Sea Program regional office.	When submitting the application form	high
#Q005	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Permit Registry Publication	other	We must publish a copy of the permit and its conditions to the CEPA Registry.	Following permit assessment and decision	high
#Q006	operational	operational	mandatory	Operations Compliance	other	You may begin project operations on the permit’s start date, and in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the permit.	After permit is issued and upon start date	high
#Q007	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Permit Changes Publication	other	Any changes made to a disposal at sea permit must be published on the CEPA Registry.	If permit conditions are varied during the specified term	high
#Q008	monitoring	operational	mandatory	Periodic Site Inspections	other	After a permit has been issued, periodic inspections will be conducted at both the load site and disposal site to ensure compliance with the permit conditions.	After a permit has been issued	high
#Q009	monitoring	reporting	mandatory	Effluent Quality Monitoring and Reporting	wastewater	The owners or operators of wastewater systems must monitor and report the quality of their effluent to show that they are meeting the standards.	Applies to wastewater systems collecting average daily volume of 100 m3 or more	high
#Q010	prohibition	health	mandatory	Acute Lethality Prohibition	wastewater, aquatic life	The effluent also cannot be acutely lethal.	Standard designed to be achievable through secondary wastewater treatment	high
#Q011	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Initial Identification Report	wastewater	Owners or operators of wastewater systems must submit an identification report within 45 days after their system comes into operation.	Within 45 days of system coming into operation	high
#Q012	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Identification Information Updates	wastewater	Any changes or new information on the wastewater system must be submitted within 45 days of the change.	When system information or owner/operator details change	high
#Q013	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Regular Monitoring Report Submission	wastewater	Owners and operators must submit monitoring reports regularly.	Frequency (quarterly or annual) is determined by system type and size	high
#Q014	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Combined Sewer Overflow Monthly Reporting	wastewater	Owners or operators of wastewater systems with at least one combined sewer overflow point are required to report for each month where a deposit occured: the number of days that effluent was released via each overflow point; the volume of effluent deposited from each overflow point	Applies for each month where a deposit occurred	high
#Q015	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Annual Combined Sewer Overflow Report Deadline	wastewater	Owners and operators must submit the combined sewer overflow report once per year by February 15.	Annual submission required for systems with overflow points	high
#Q016	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Quarterly Monitoring Reporting Deadlines	wastewater	For owners or operators of wastewater systems that report four times a year, the deadlines are: Quarter 1 (January 1 to March 31) - May 15; Quarter 2 (April 1 to June 30) - August 14; Quarter 3 (July 1 to September 30) - November 14; Quarter 4 (October 1 to December 31) - February 14	Applies to systems required to report four times a year	high
#Q017	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Annual Monitoring Reporting Deadline	wastewater	For wastewater systems that report once a year, the deadline is: Annual (January 1 to December 31) - February 14	Applies to systems required to report once a year	high

P Quantitative Requirements (0)

No quantitative requirements.

D Definitions (11)

Req ID	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001	deposit	any action that results in a deleterious substance making its way into waters frequented by fish, including: discharging, spraying, releasing, spilling, leaking, seeping, pouring, emitting, emptying, throwing, dumping, placing	high
#D002	deleterious substance	any substance that, if added to any water would degrade or alter the water quality such that it could directly or indirectly harm fish, fish habitat, or the use of fish by humans.	high
#D003	Water frequented by fish	Canadian fisheries waters, which includes all: waters in the Canadian fishing zones, waters in the territorial seas of Canada, internal waters (waters within Canada’s landmass), including waterways such as: rivers, lakes, creeks, canals, other such water bodies	high
#D004	fish	finfish as well as a range of other organisms that live in water. The definition of fish also comprises all stages of the life cycle of fish (e.g. from the egg to adult) and includes all parts of fish, such as shellfish, crustaceans, and marine animals.	high
#D005	Environment and Climate Change Canada	ECCC	high
#D006	deposit	any action that results in a deleterious substance making its way into waters frequented by fish, including: discharging, spraying, releasing, spilling, leaking, seeping, pouring, emitting, emptying, throwing, dumping, placing	high
#D007	deleterious substance	any substance that, if added to any water would degrade or alter the water quality such that it could directly or indirectly harm fish, fish habitat, or the use of fish by humans. Deleterious substances include substances that could cause lethal or sublethal effects to fish. Any substance with a potentially harmful chemical (e.g. acutely lethal), physical (e.g. water temperature), or biological effect (e.g. deformities) on fish or fish habitat may also be deleterious	high
#D008	Water frequented by fish	Canadian fisheries waters, which includes all: waters in the Canadian fishing zones, waters in the territorial seas of Canada, internal waters (waters within Canada’s landmass), including waterways such as: rivers, lakes, creeks, canals, other such water bodies	high
#D009	fish	finfish as well as a range of other organisms that live in water. The definition of fish also comprises all stages of the life cycle of fish (e.g. from the egg to adult) and includes all parts of fish, such as shellfish, crustaceans, and marine animals.	high
#D010	ECCC	Environment and Climate Change Canada	high
#D011	ECCC	Environment and Climate Change Canada	high