| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | General Facility Licensing | aquatic life, other | Operating an aquaculture facility requires licensing, permits and approvals at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. | Operating an aquaculture facility | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Aquaculture License Requirement | aquatic life | An aquaculture license is required to culture fish in Ontario (unless exempted). | unless exempted | high |
| #Q003 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Permitted Farmed Species | aquatic life | Only species listed in schedule B can be farmed. | | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Permit to Take Water | agricultural water, aquatic life | MECP issues permits to take water for land-based aquaculture facilities that use more than 50,000 L per day. | land-based aquaculture facilities that use more than 50,000 L per day | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | treatment | unknown | Nutrient Management Plan | agricultural water, wastewater | Land-based aquaculture facilities may require a nutrient management strategy (NMS) or nutrient management plan (NMP). | Land-based aquaculture facilities | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | health | mandatory | Provincial Fish Processing License | other | Processors within scope must have a provincial fish processing license. | Processors within scope | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | unknown | Municipal Licensing and Permits | other | Aquaculture operations may be subject to business licensing, building permits, zoning and land-use bylaws as set out by municipalities. | as set out by municipalities | medium |
| #Q008 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Municipal Water and Discharge Compliance | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water | Operations that use municipal water sources or discharge effluent water into municipal drains must comply with municipal regulations. | Operations that use municipal water sources or discharge effluent water into municipal drains | high |
| #Q009 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Spill Notification and Cleanup | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life, recreational water | the Environmental Protection Act requires a person who spills a pollutant to notify the ministry and to clean up following the spill. | a person who spills a pollutant | high |
| #Q010 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Compliance with Discharge Limits | wastewater, aquatic life | surpassing the maximum or minimum discharge level as identified in an environmental approval, order or regulation, including exceedances of sulphur dioxide (SO2) limits in the petroleum sector and benzene limits specific to INEOS Styrolution Canada Ltd.’s plant. | as identified in an environmental approval, order or regulation | high |
| #Q011 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prevention of Acute Toxicity | aquatic life | when a sample proves to be lethal for a benchmark species such as, rainbow trout or water flea. | industrial plants subject to environmental penalties | high |
| #Q012 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Unlawful Discharge Prohibition | drinking water, wastewater, agricultural water, aquatic life | the discharge of a pollutant to land or water that causes or may cause an adverse effect or impairs the quality of any waters. | industrial plants and landfilling sites | high |
| #Q013 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Monitoring and Reporting Compliance | other | the contravention of an environmental compliance approval order or a specified provision of a statute or regulation that applies to an industrial plant including requirements to monitor, sample and report to the ministry. | | high |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Landfill Authorization Compliance | other | the operation or alteration of a landfilling site or the use of equipment or facilities not authorized by the landfilling site’s environmental compliance approval. | operation or alteration of a landfilling site | high |
| #Q015 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Environmental Penalty Report | other | Ontario is required to release a report annually outlining every environmental penalty issued in the previous calendar year. | | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Five-Year Penalty Program Review | other | An environmental penalty review is required once every five years in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act. | | high |
| #Q017 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Unlawful Discharge Prohibition (Landfilling Sites) | other | the discharge of a pollutant to the natural environment, including odour, that causes or may cause an adverse effect. | landfilling sites (open and closed) | high |
| #Q018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Landfilling Operational Compliance | other | the contravention of an environmental compliance approval or order that applies to a landfilling site. | landfilling sites (open and closed) | high |