| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | ECCC Regulatory Responsibility | other | Environment and Climate Change Canada is responsible for the pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act and its associated regulations, such as the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations. | | high |
| #Q002 | monitoring | unknown | mandatory | Environmental Effects Monitoring Studies | wastewater, aquatic life | The Regulations require mines to conduct studies to assess if their effluent is having an effect on fish, fish habitat and use of fisheries resources. | | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Tailings Impoundment Area Authorization | wastewater, aquatic life | Authorization to deposit mine waste into a tailings impoundment area may require a regulatory amendment to list the water frequented by fish on Schedule 2 of the Regulations. | When seeking authorization to deposit mine waste into a tailings impoundment area | high |
| #Q004 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition of Deleterious Substance Deposit | aquatic life | Subsection 36(3) prohibits the deposit of deleterious substances into water frequented by fish, or to any place, under any conditions, where they may enter waters frequented by fish. | | high |
| #Q005 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Report to Parliament | other | Environment and Climate Change Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada jointly report to Parliament on their activities and performance each fiscal year. | Each fiscal year | high |
| #Q006 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Requirement to Satisfy Canadian Water Quality Guidelines | aquatic life | One of the conditions in the enabling regulations requires that certain deposits satisfy the recommendations of the Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the protection of aquatic life or their site-specific application. | As specified in enabling regulations under Subsection 36(5.2) | high |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Reporting Environmental Emergencies | aquatic life | Under the Fisheries Act, any release or imminent danger of a release of harmful substances into fish-bearing waters must be reported to the authorities in the province or territory where the incident occurred. | In the event of a release or imminent danger of a release of harmful substances | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Deposit Authorization Requirement | aquatic life | A deposit of a deleterious substance can only be authorized under regulations made either under the Fisheries Act or under another Act of Parliament. | | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Ministerial Regulation Limitations | other | under the Fisheries Act, ministers can only make regulations under certain conditions outlined in enabling regulations. | | high |
| #Q010 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | DFO Regulatory Responsibility | other | The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard is responsible for pollution prevention relating to aquaculture and the control and eradication of aquatic invasive species and aquatic pests. | | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Allocation of Fines to Environmental Damages Fund | other | Fines resulting from the enforcement of pollution prevention under the Fisheries Act are directed to the Environmental Damages Fund. | | high |