| #Q001 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Disposal at Sea Permit Requirement | 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 | unknown | 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 and Documentation 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. | | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Application Submission Method | 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. | | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Permit Publication on CEPA Registry | other | We must publish a copy of the permit and its conditions to the CEPA Registry. | Once the permit assessment process is complete and a permit is issued. | high |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operational Compliance with Permit Conditions | other | You may begin project operations on the permit’s start date, and in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the permit. | Upon reaching the permit's start date. | high |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Publication of Permit Changes | 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 of the permit. | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Application of Environmental Emergency Regulations | aquatic life, other | These regulations apply to any person who owns or has the charge, management or control of a listed substance and meet or exceed concentrations outlined in schedule one of the Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019 (E2 Regulations). | When substances meet or exceed concentrations and quantities outlined in Schedule 1; applies to pure substances and mixtures. | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Accidental Release Reporting Requirement | aquatic life, other | They range from only reporting accidental releases that result in an environmental emergency to developing and exercising Environmental Emergency Plans. | Applies when an accidental release results in an environmental emergency. | high |
| #Q010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Environmental Emergency Plan Development and Exercise | aquatic life, other | They range from only reporting accidental releases that result in an environmental emergency to developing and exercising Environmental Emergency Plans. | Subject to the amount of substance onsite and the capacity of the container system in which the substance is stored. | high |