| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Revocation of Previous Effluent Regulation | wastewater | 1. Ontario Regulation 760/93 is revoked. | high | |
| #Q002 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Regulation Commencement | wastewater | 2. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2021 and the day it is filed. | Comes into force on the later of July 1, 2021 and the day it is filed | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Laboratory Licensing | drinking water | Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 (SDWA), only licensed laboratories located in Ontario and eligible out-of-province laboratories are allowed to conduct tests on samples of drinking water. | Applies to tests on samples of Ontario drinking water | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Method Licensing Requirement | drinking water | Analytical methods must also be licensed so that they produce quality results that can be compared against regulatory standards. | high | |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation | drinking water | As a prerequisite for licensing, laboratories and their testing methods must be accredited to the current International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC)17025 international standard General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. | Prerequisite for licensing | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Method Documentation and Validation | drinking water | Laboratory licensing requires that the laboratory properly document and validate its testing methods and that the laboratory demonstrate competence to perform the methods it employs. | high | |
| #Q007 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Licence Application Documentation | drinking water | The laboratory’s licence application must include the items listed in Appendix A. | high | |
| #Q008 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Performance Validation Data | drinking water | Laboratories applying for licensing are required to include supporting validation data relating to the analyte’s specific performance requirements. | high | |
| #Q009 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of Delayed Incubation | drinking water | Microbiology tests must not include delayed or extended overnight refrigerated incubation. | Microbiology tests | high |
| #Q010 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Calibration Standards Frequency | drinking water | The laboratory must prepare calibration standards as frequently as, or more frequently than, prescribed by the reference method. | high | |
| #Q011 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Proficiency Testing Submission | drinking water | The applicant must demonstrate satisfactory proficiency testing by submitting the most recent set of results as part of the application. | high | |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Reporting Overgrown Microbiology Tests | drinking water | The method must include a definition for overgrown “over-crowding, confluent or non-identifiable microbial growth” results so that overgrown results are reported as adverse test results where a standard exists. | high | |
| #Q013 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Prior Approval for Method Modifications | drinking water | The laboratory... must receive a licence amendment application approval from the ministry prior to implementing the modified method. | Applies to specified changes such as sample preservation, hold time, or technique | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Fit for Purpose Assessment | drinking water | The laboratory must have assessed and deemed the method validation as being “fit for the purpose.” | high | |
| #Q015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Method Deviation Documentation | drinking water | The laboratory must document deviations from the reference methods in its method. | high | |
| #Q016 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | MDL and RDL Compliance Verification | drinking water | The laboratory must demonstrate that the method detection limit (MDL) meets or is less than the ministry’s required reporting detection limit (RDL). | high | |
| #Q017 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Significant Figures Reporting | drinking water | The laboratory’s test results reported must: be expressed in defensible significant figures | high | |
| #Q018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Licence Modification Identification | drinking water | In its licence application, the laboratory must identify the method as a modification of a reference method and the modifications must be detailed in the method. | high | |
| #Q019 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Calibration Linearity Validation | drinking water | The laboratory must provide validation of the calibration linearity that supports the method’s working range. | high | |
| #Q020 | operational | operational | mandatory | Post-Modification Validation | drinking water | Where the changes are found to affect the original validation, the laboratory must perform a new method validation. | high | |
| #Q021 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Method Control and Adequacy | drinking water | The method must be reviewed, approved for adequacy and issued by laboratory as a controlled document. | Applicable to analytical methods used for drinking water testing | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Accreditation Scope Requirement | drinking water | All parameters in the licence application, except for calculated parameters, must be accredited and listed on the laboratory’s current scope of accreditation issued by its accreditation body. | high | |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Analytical Methodology Documentation | drinking water | The methodology must clearly document the instrumentation involved in the test’s analysis, sample preparation, and the analytical procedures. | high | |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Microbiology Positive Controls | drinking water | For microbiology methods, a suitable daily positive control must be included. | Microbiology methods | high |
| #Q025 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Establishment of Reporting Limits | drinking water | The lowest and highest result that can be reported must be established by analyzing suitable standards. | Validation for alternate reference or in-house methods | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Free Cyanide Licensing Requirement | drinking water | In order to provide test results for the purpose of the SDWA the laboratory must be licensed for free cyanide. | Test results for the purpose of the Safe Drinking Water Act | high |
| #Q027 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Dioxin TEF Source Identification | drinking water | Laboratories must identify the source of the TEFs used for their calculations. | Dioxins and furans reporting | high |
| #Q028 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Microcystin LR Confirmatory Sample Timeline | drinking water | Adverse samples must be sent and received by ministry-LaSB for confirmatory testing within 7 days of sample collection | Following ELISA screening results | high |
| #Q029 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Operator Certification | drinking water | Section 12 (1) under the SDWA requires that no person shall operate a municipal drinking water system or a regulated non-municipal drinking water system unless the person holds a valid operator’s certificate issued in accordance with the regulations. | Applies to municipal systems and regulated non-municipal systems | high |
| #Q030 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Subsystem Classification Application | drinking water | The owner of a municipal residential subsystem must file an application with the Director to have the type and classification of their subsystem determined. | Municipal residential subsystems only | high |
| #Q031 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Display of Classification Certificate | drinking water | The owner must ensure that the certificate of classification is conspicuously displayed at the subsystem or, if this is not practical (e.g. at some distribution systems), the certificate should be displayed at the premises from which the subsystem is managed. | high | |
| #Q032 | operational | health | mandatory | Operator Duty of Care and Skill | drinking water | O. Reg. 128/04 states that operators and water quality analysts shall “exercise the level of care, diligence and skill in respect of a drinking water system that a reasonably prudent operator [or water quality analyst] would be expected to exercise in a similar situation” and, “to act honestly, competently and with integrity, with a view to ensuring the protection and safety of the users of a drinking water system.” | high | |
| #Q033 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Display of Individual Operator Certificates | drinking water | The owner or operating authority must clearly display the certificate of every operator they employ at the operator’s workplace, or if this is not practical, such as for a distribution system, at the premises from which the subsystem is managed. | high | |
| #Q034 | operational | operational | mandatory | Designation of Overall Responsible Operator (ORO) | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of each municipal residential subsystem must designate as ORO, an operator who holds a certificate for that type of subsystem and that is of the same class as or higher than the class of that subsystem. | high | |
| #Q035 | operational | operational | mandatory | Designation of Operator-in-Charge (OIC) | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of each subsystem must designate one or more operators-in-charge (OIC). | An OIC cannot be an operator-in-training | high |
| #Q036 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Subsystem Recordkeeping Standards | drinking water | The owner or operating authority must ensure that logs or other forms of record-keeping are available to record information about the operation of the subsystem. Entries into such records must be made chronologically. | high | |
| #Q037 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Operator Identification on Records | drinking water | The person who makes the entry must be clearly identified on the record. | high | |
| #Q038 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Retention and Accessibility of Records | drinking water | The owner or operating authority must ensure that all records are accessible at the subsystem for at least five years after the last entry (in the case of a book type record keeping method) or for at least five years after each entry (in the case of a loose-leaf or electronic record keeping method). | high | |
| #Q039 | operational | operational | mandatory | Provision of Operations and Maintenance Manuals | drinking water | The owner or operating authority of a subsystem shall ensure that operators and maintenance personnel in the subsystem have ready access to the comprehensive operations and maintenance manuals that contain plans, drawings and process descriptions sufficient for the safe and efficient operation of the subsystem. | high | |
| #Q040 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mandatory Aquaculture Licensing | aquatic life, other | An aquaculture license is required to culture fish in Ontario (unless exempted). | Unless exempted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act | high |
| #Q041 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Eligible Species Restriction | aquatic life | Only species listed in schedule B can be farmed. | Species must be listed in Schedule B — O. Reg. 664/98: Fish Licensing | high |
| #Q042 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Permit to Take Water (PTTW) | agricultural water | MECP issues permits to take water for land-based aquaculture facilities that use more than 50,000 L per day. | Land-based aquaculture facilities using > 50,000 L/day | high |
| #Q043 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) | wastewater | It also regulates effluent water discharge through Environmental Compliance Approvals under the Ontario Water Resources Act. | Applies to effluent water discharge | high |
| #Q044 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Nutrient Management Strategy or Plan | agricultural water | Land-based aquaculture facilities may require a nutrient management strategy (NMS) or nutrient management plan (NMP). | Regulated under the Nutrient Management Act for materials such as fish manure | high |
| #Q045 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Provincial Fish Processing License | other | Processors within scope must have a provincial fish processing license. | Applies to fish processing for aquaculture products sold within Ontario under the Food Safety and Quality Act | high |
| #Q046 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Municipal Regulation Compliance | drinking water, wastewater | Operations that use municipal water sources or discharge effluent water into municipal drains must comply with municipal regulations. | Use of municipal water sources or discharge into municipal drains | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #R001 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Progress and Objectives Reporting Interval | other | requirement | 5 years | The Minister shall prepare a report describing monitoring results and objective achievement. | at least once every five years | high |
| #R002 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Hearing Officer Recommendation Period | other | requirement | 60 days | Hearing officer shall prepare written recommendations and reasons and give them to the Minister. | after the conclusion of the hearing | high |
| #R003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Plan Review Interval | other | requirement | 10 years | The Minister shall ensure a review of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan is carried out to determine if amendments are needed. | at least every 10 years after the date the Plan takes effect | high |
| #R004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Warrant Expiry Duration | other | requirement | 30 days | Unless renewed, a warrant authorizing entry for enforcement expires on the earlier of the specified day or this duration. | after the date on which the warrant is issued | high |
| #R005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum Daily Fine (Individual, First Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 25000 $ | Liability for a first conviction for an offence under section 26. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Offence Proceeding Limitation Period | other | requirement | 2 years | A proceeding for an offence under section 26 shall not be commenced after this period. | after the later of the offence date or day evidence first came to attention | high |
| #R007 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Progress Report Frequency | other | requirement | 3 years | The Minister shall prepare a report setting out progress made in achieving the purposes of the Act. | At least once every three years | high |
| #R008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Great Lakes Guardians’ Council Meeting Frequency | other | requirement | 1 year | The Minister shall ensure meetings of the Council are held periodically. | at least one meeting is held in every subsequent calendar year | high |
| #R009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Strategy Review Interval | other | requirement | 6 years | The Minister shall cause a review of the Strategy to be undertaken. | before every sixth anniversary thereafter | high |
| #R010 | operational | health | mandatory | Algae Bloom Target Establishment Deadline | other | requirement | 2 years | The Minister shall establish at least one target to assist in the reduction of algae blooms. | Within two years after this section comes into force | high |
| #R011 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Hearing Officer Recommendation Period | other | requirement | 60 days | Hearing officer shall prepare written recommendations and reasons and give them to the Minister. | within 60 days after the conclusion of the hearing | high |
| #R012 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum Daily Fine (Individual, First Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 25000 $ | Liability for a first conviction for an offence under section 26 regarding shoreline protection. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R013 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum Daily Fine (Individual, Subsequent Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 50000 $ | Liability for a subsequent conviction for an offence under section 26. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum Daily Fine (Corporation, First Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 50000 $ | Liability for a first conviction of a corporation for an offence under section 26. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R015 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maximum Daily Fine (Corporation, Subsequent Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 100000 $ | Liability for a subsequent conviction of a corporation for an offence under section 26. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R016 | operational | operational | mandatory | Council First Meeting Deadline | other | requirement | 1 year | The Minister shall ensure that at least one meeting of the Council is held before the first anniversary of the day subsection (1) comes into force. | before the first anniversary of the day subsection (1) comes into force | high |
| #R017 | operational | operational | mandatory | Initial Strategy Review Date | other | requirement | 2018-12-17 date | The Minister shall cause a review of the Strategy to be undertaken before December 17, 2018. | before December 17, 2018 | high |
| #R018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Great Lakes Guardians’ Council First Meeting Deadline | other | requirement | 1 year | The Minister shall ensure at least one meeting is held before the first anniversary of subsection (1) coming into force. | before the first anniversary | high |
| #R019 | operational | operational | mandatory | Great Lakes Guardians’ Council Recurring Meeting Frequency | other | requirement | >= 1 meeting/year | The Minister shall ensure meetings of the Council are held in every subsequent calendar year. | at least one meeting in every subsequent calendar year | high |
| #R020 | operational | operational | mandatory | Initial Strategy Review Deadline | other | requirement | 2018-12-17 date | The Minister shall cause a review of the Strategy to be undertaken before this date. | before December 17, 2018 | high |
| #R021 | operational | operational | mandatory | Strategy Review Recurring Interval | other | requirement | 6 years | The Minister shall cause a review of the Strategy to be undertaken periodically. | before every sixth anniversary thereafter | high |
| #R022 | operational | operational | mandatory | Max Daily Fine (Individual, First Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 25000 $ | Penalty for individual convicted of offence under shoreline protection regulations. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R023 | operational | operational | mandatory | Max Daily Fine (Individual, Subsequent Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 50000 $ | Penalty for individual for subsequent convictions under shoreline protection regulations. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R024 | operational | operational | mandatory | Max Daily Fine (Corporation, First Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 50000 $ | Penalty for corporation convicted of offence under shoreline protection regulations. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R025 | operational | operational | mandatory | Max Daily Fine (Corporation, Subsequent Conviction) | other | requirement | <= 100000 $ | Penalty for corporation for subsequent convictions under shoreline protection regulations. | per day or part of a day on which the offence occurs or continues | high |
| #R026 | microbiological | health | mandatory | Total Coliforms Required RDL | drinking water | requirement | 0 CFU/100 mL | The required RDL for total coliforms and E. coli is 0 CFU/100 mL, 0 MPN/100 mL or absent. | When using membrane filtration methodology | high |
| #R027 | chemical | health | mandatory | Benzene ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.001 mg/L | Standard listed in Schedule 2 of Ontario Regulation 169/03. | high | |
| #R028 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Benzene Required RDL | drinking water | requirement | 0.5 µg/L | The units shown for required RDLs are the units to be used when reporting to the ministry. | For lab reporting to the ministry | high |
| #R029 | chemical | health | mandatory | Antimony ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.006 mg/L | Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard | high | |
| #R030 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Antimony Required RDL | drinking water | requirement | 0.6 µg/L | Minimum reporting detection limit for ministry reporting | high | |
| #R031 | chemical | health | mandatory | Nitrate (as nitrogen) ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 10.0 mg/L | Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard | high | |
| #R032 | chemical | health | mandatory | Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.08 mg/L | Expressed as a running annual average of quarterly results. | Sum of MCAA, DCAA, TCAA, MBAA and DBAA | high |
| #R033 | chemical | health | mandatory | Microcystin LR ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.0015 mg/L | Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard | high | |
| #R034 | physical | operational | mandatory | Trace Metals Maximum Holding Time | drinking water | requirement | 60 days | Holding time requirement for Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead, Selenium, Uranium, Sodium. | Samples must be acidified to pH < 2 (nitric acid) | high |
| #R035 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Chemical Data Precision | drinking water | requirement | 2 to 3 significant figures | Laboratory test results reported must be expressed in defensible significant figures. | For expression of chemical data | high |
| #R036 | chemical | health | mandatory | Mercury ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.001 mg/L | Standard listed in Schedule 2 of Ontario Regulation 169/03. | high | |
| #R037 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Mercury Required RDL | drinking water | requirement | 0.1 µg/L | Reporting detection limit for mercury to be used when reporting to the ministry. | high | |
| #R038 | chemical | health | mandatory | Vinyl Chloride ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.001 mg/L | Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard | high | |
| #R039 | chemical | health | mandatory | Fluoride ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 1.5 mg/L | Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard | high | |
| #R040 | chemical | health | mandatory | Cyanide (free) ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.2 mg/L | Based on the toxicity of free cyanide. | Laboratory must be licensed for free cyanide for SDWA purposes | high |
| #R041 | chemical | health | mandatory | Dioxin and Furan ODWQS | drinking water | MAC | 0.000000015 mg/L | Total toxic equivalents when compared with 2,3,7,8-TCDD. | high | |
| #R042 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Sodium O. Reg 170/03 Reporting Limit | drinking water | requirement | 20 mg/L | Sodium is reportable under Schedule 16-3(1) 8 of O. Reg 170/03. | When an adverse report hasn't been made in the preceding 57 months | high |
| #R043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Microbiological Samples Max Holding Time | drinking water | requirement | 48 hours | Maximum hold time for Total coliforms, E. coli, and Heterotrophic Plate Count. | Storage conditions: Cool (> 0°C and ≤ 8°C) | high |
| #R044 | design | operational | mandatory | Lead in Plumbing Sample Volume | drinking water | requirement | 1 L | Sample volume requirement for Lead in Plumbing (O. Reg 170/03 and 243/07). | high | |
| #R045 | operational | operational | mandatory | Calibration Linear Range Study Points | drinking water | requirement | 5 concentrations | To establish working linearity the laboratory must prepare and analyze these standards. | Triplicate analysis of a minimum of 5 concentrations between upper and lower limit | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | OAA | Ontario Aquaculture Association | high | |
| #D002 | CFIA | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | high | |
| #D003 | MNR | Ministry of Natural Resources | high | |
| #D004 | MECP | Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | high | |
| #D005 | OMAFA | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | high | |
| #D006 | NMS | nutrient management strategy | high | |
| #D007 | NMP | nutrient management plan | high | |
| #D008 | OARC | Ontario Aquaculture Research Centre | high | |
| #D009 | ARIO | Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario | high | |
| #D010 | Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) | a permission that allows businesses to operate their facility or site with environmental controls that protect human health and the natural environment. | high | |
| #D011 | ECA for multiple media | allows for a single approval for a site that combines all air, noise, waste and sewage requirements in a single document. | high | |
| #D012 | Consolidated Linear Infrastructure ECA (CLI ECA) | replaces the numerous pipe-by-pipe ECAs that were previously issued for components of a municipal sewage collection system and municipal stormwater management system. | high | |
| #D013 | Flexible ECA | ECAs that give businesses the flexibility to make low risk operational changes—such as increasing the amount of materials they recycle or replacing outdated equipment—without having to seek permission from us. | high | |
| #D014 | EPA | Environmental Protection Act, 1990 | high | |
| #D015 | OWRA | Ontario Water Resources Act, 1990 | high | |
| #D016 | EASR | Environmental Activity and Sector Registry | high | |
| #D017 | RTSS | Regional Technical Support Section | high | |
| #D018 | CEA | Cumulative Effects Assessment | high | |
| #D019 | FA | financial assurance | high | |
| #D020 | Air ECA | Includes requirements for an activity described under EPA section 9 | high | |
| #D021 | Waste ECA | Includes requirements for an activity described under EPA section 27 | high | |
| #D022 | Sewage ECA | Includes requirements for an activity described under OWRA section 53 | high | |
| #D023 | CLI | Consolidated Linear Infrastructure | high |