| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Conditions for Authorized Deposit of Substances | wastewater, aquatic life | Subject to these Regulations, the owner of a refinery may deposit a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) if (a) the arithmetic mean of the actual deposits of each such substance during the month in which the deposit is made does not exceed the arithmetic mean of the authorized deposits of that substance in the same month for the refinery, as calculated in accordance with section 7; (b) the actual deposit of each such substance deposited in each day by the refinery does not exceed, for more than one day in each month, the authorized deposit of that substance for the refinery, as calculated in accordance with subsection 8(1); and (c) the actual deposit of each such substance deposited in each day by the refinery does not exceed the authorized deposit of that substance for the refinery as calculated in accordance with subsection 8(2). | When depositing substances prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) | high |
| #Q002 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Condition for Deposit of Substance Capable of Altering pH | wastewater, aquatic life | Subject to these Regulations, the owner of a refinery may deposit the deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(f) if the pH of the liquid effluent or once-through cooling water is within the limits of 6.0 and 9.5. | When depositing substances capable of altering the pH of liquid effluent or once-through cooling water | high |
| #Q003 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Conditions for Deposit of Substances in Storm Water | wastewater, aquatic life | Subject to these Regulations, the owner of a refinery may deposit a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b) or (e), if the aggregate quantity of that substance contained in storm water being deposited in any month does not exceed the limit of the deposit authorized of that substance in the same month for the refinery, as calculated in accordance with subsection 9(2). | When depositing storm water containing substances prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b) or (e) | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Declaration of Reference Crude Rate | wastewater | When the owner of a refinery intends to deposit a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), he shall, before making the deposit, sign, date and forward to the Minister a declaration, in such form as the Minister may prescribe, stating the reference crude rate of the refinery. | Before making the deposit of a prescribed deleterious substance | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Optional Revision of Reference Crude Rate | wastewater | The owner of a refinery may revise the reference crude rate of the refinery at any time by signing, dating and forwarding to the Minister a declaration, in such form as the Minister may prescribe, stating the revised reference crude rate of the refinery. | At any time | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory Revision of Reference Crude Rate | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that deposits a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) shall revise the reference crude rate of the refinery if the arithmetic mean of the stream day crude rates during any two consecutive months, divided by 1,000, excluding days when crude rates have been reduced due to refinery maintenance, is less than 85 per cent of the last declared reference crude rate of the refinery and shall sign, date and forward a declaration, in such form as the Minister may prescribe, stating the revised reference crude rate of the refinery. | If the arithmetic mean of the stream day crude rates during any two consecutive months... is less than 85 per cent of the last declared reference crude rate | high |
| #Q007 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Determination of Actual Deposit | wastewater | For the purposes of subsection 5(1), when the owner of a refinery deposits a deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), he shall, within 30 days after the end of the month in which the deposit is made, determine for that month the actual deposit of each substance deposited by the refinery by making the measurements and calculations in accordance with Schedule IV. | Within 30 days after the end of the month in which the deposit is made | high |
| #Q008 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monitoring of Deposit pH | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that deposits the deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(f) shall, every day in the month during which the deposit is made or when requested by the Minister, monitor the deposit for the purpose of subsection 5(2) by performing the test referred to in Schedule III. | Every day in the month during which the deposit is made or when requested by the Minister | high |
| #Q009 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Submission of Monthly Report | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that has deposited a deleterious substance prescribed in section 4 in any month shall sign, date and forward to the Minister within 30 days after the end of that month or when requested by the Minister, a report, in such form as the Minister may prescribe, indicating (a) the arithmetic mean of the authorized deposits of that substance in that month for the refinery as calculated in accordance with section 7 and, where applicable, section 9; (b) the authorized deposits of that substance in each day of that month for the refinery as calculated in accordance with sections 7 and 8 and, where applicable, section 9; (c) the actual deposits of the deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) deposited in each day of that month by the refinery as calculated in accordance with Schedule IV; (d) the arithmetic mean of the actual deposits of the deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) deposited in that month by the refinery as calculated in accordance with Schedule IV; (e) the pH of composite samples measured in accordance with Schedule III; (f) the reference crude rate of the refinery in that month; and (g) such other information as may be requested by the Minister to enable him to determine whether the refinery is operating in compliance with the requirements of these Regulations. | Within 30 days after the end of the month in which a deleterious substance was deposited, or when requested by the Minister | high |
| #Q010 | design | operational | mandatory | Installation and Maintenance of Facilities | wastewater | The owner of a refinery that deposits a deleterious substance prescribed in section 4 shall install and maintain facilities including sampling connections and flow-measuring devices that are acceptable to the Minister to enable the Minister to determine whether the refinery is operating in compliance with the requirements of these Regulations. | high | |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Management System Development | other | The applicant for an authorization shall develop an effective management system that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human resources to ensure compliance with the Act and these Regulations. | high | |
| #Q012 | design | treatment | mandatory | Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) Requirement | other | The environmental protection plan shall set out the procedures, practices, resources and monitoring necessary to manage hazards to and protect the environment from the proposed work or activity | high | |
| #Q013 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Incident Notification | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) the Board is notified of any incident or near-miss as soon as the circumstances permit; and (b) the Board is notified at least 24 hours in advance of any press release or press conference held by the operator concerning any incident or near-miss during any activity to which these Regulations apply | high | |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Well Barrier Maintenance | other | After setting the surface casing, the operator shall ensure that at least two independent and tested well barriers are in place during all well operations. | After setting surface casing | high |
| #Q015 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Daily Drilling Report Submission | other | The operator shall ensure that a copy of the following is submitted to the Board daily: (a) the daily drilling report; | high | |
| #Q016 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Environmental Report Submission | other | For each production project, the operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual environmental report relating to the preceding year is submitted to the Board | Annually by March 31 | high |
| #Q017 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Waste Handling Safety | other | The operator shall ensure that all chemical substances, including process fluids and diesel fuel, waste material, drilling fluid and drill cuttings generated at an installation, are handled in a way that does not create a hazard to safety or the environment. | high | |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Well Approval Requirement | other | Subject to subsection (2), an operator who intends to drill, re-enter, work over, complete or recomplete a well or suspend or abandon a well or part of a well shall obtain a well approval. | high | |
| #Q019 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Well Control Loss Corrective Action | other | If the well control is lost or if safety, environmental protection or resource conservation is at risk, the operator shall ensure that any action necessary to rectify the situation is taken without delay, despite any condition to the contrary in the well approval. | If well control is lost or safety/environment at risk | high |
| #Q020 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Flow and Volume Measurement | other | the operator shall ensure that the rate of flow and the volume of the following are measured and recorded: (a) the fluid that is produced from each well; (b) the fluid that is injected into each well; (c) any produced fluid that enters, leaves, is used or is flared, vented, burned or otherwise disposed of on an installation | high | |
| #Q021 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Availability of Documents at Installation | other | The operator shall keep a copy of the authorization, the well approval and all other approvals and plans required under these Regulations, the Act and the regulations made under the Act at each installation and shall make them available for examination at the request of any person at each installation. | high | |
| #Q022 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Smoking Restrictions on Installation | other | No person shall smoke on an installation except in those areas set aside by the operator for that use. | high | |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Personnel Training and Competency | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) all personnel have, before assuming their duties, the necessary experience, training and qualifications and are able to conduct their duties safely, competently and in compliance with these Regulations; | Before assuming duties | high |
| #Q024 | operational | health | mandatory | Cessation of Dangerous Work or Activity | other | The operator shall ensure that any work or activity ceases without delay if that work or activity (a) endangers or is likely to endanger the safety of persons; (b) endangers or is likely to endanger the safety or integrity of the well or the installation; or (c) causes or is likely to cause pollution. | If work endangers safety or causes pollution | high |
| #Q025 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Five-Year Comprehensive Installation Inspection | other | The operator shall ensure that (b) a comprehensive inspection that includes a non-destructive examination of critical joints and structural members of an installation and any critical drilling or production equipment is made at an interval to ensure continued safe operation of the installation or equipment and in any case, at least once in every five-year period; | At least once in every five-year period | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Management System Compliance | other | The operator shall ensure compliance with the management system referred to in section 5. | high | |
| #Q027 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Tampering with Safety Equipment | other | No person shall tamper with, activate without cause, or misuse any safety or environmental protection equipment. | high | |
| #Q028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Emergency Operation Priority | other | The operator shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure safety and environmental protection, including ensuring that (a) any operation necessary for the safety of persons at an installation or on a support craft has priority, at all times, over any work or activity at that installation or on that support craft; | high | |
| #Q029 | operational | operational | mandatory | Seafloor Clearing on Abandonment | other | The operator shall ensure that, on the abandonment of any offshore well, the seafloor is cleared of any material or equipment that might interfere with other commercial uses of the sea. | Upon abandonment of any offshore well | high |
| #Q030 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Safety Zone Entry Restriction | other | A support craft shall not enter the safety zone without the consent of the installation manager. | Entrance into 500m safety zone | high |
| #Q031 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Accessibility of Operating Manuals | other | The operator shall ensure that a copy of all operating manuals and other procedures and documents necessary to execute the work or activity and to operate the installation safely without pollution are readily accessible at each installation. | high | |
| #Q032 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Rectification of Defects | other | The operator shall ensure that any defect in the installation, equipment, facilities and support craft that may be a hazard to safety or the environment is rectified without delay. | high | |
| #Q033 | design | operational | mandatory | Drilling Fluid System Design | other | The operator shall ensure that the drilling fluid system and associated monitoring equipment is designed, installed, operated and maintained to provide an effective barrier against formation pressure, to allow for proper well evaluation, to ensure safe drilling operations and to prevent pollution. | high | |
| #Q034 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Casing Pressure Testing Requirement | other | After installing and cementing the casing and before drilling out the casing shoe, the operator shall ensure that the casing is pressure-tested to the value required to confirm its integrity for maximum anticipated operating pressure. | After installing and cementing casing; before drilling out shoe | high |
| #Q035 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Incident Investigation Reporting Timeline | other | The operator shall ensure that for any of the following incidents or near-misses, a copy of an investigation report identifying the root cause, causal factors and corrective action taken is submitted to the Board no later than 21 days after the day on which the incident or near-miss occurred: (i) a lost or restricted workday injury, (ii) death, (iii) fire or explosion, (iv) a loss of containment of any fluid from a well, (v) an imminent threat to the safety of a person, installation or support craft, or (vi) a significant pollution event. | Within 21 days of specified incident types | high |
| #Q036 | operational | operational | mandatory | Storage and Handling of Consumables | other | The operator shall ensure that fuel, potable water, spill containment products, safety-related chemicals, drilling fluids, cement and other consumables are (a) readily available and stored on an installation in quantities sufficient for any normal and reasonably foreseeable emergency condition; and (b) stored and handled in a manner that minimizes their deterioration, ensures safety and prevents pollution. | high | |
| #Q037 | operational | operational | mandatory | Barrier Failure Work Stop | other | If a barrier fails, the operator shall ensure that no other activities, other than those intended to restore or replace the barrier, take place in the well. | Upon barrier failure | high |
| #Q038 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Well Completion Safety and Recovery | wastewater, other | An operator that completes a well shall ensure that (a) it is completed in a safe manner and allows for maximum recovery; (b) except in the case of commingled production, each completion interval is isolated from any other porous or permeable interval penetrated by the well; (c) the testing and production of any completion interval are conducted safely and do not cause waste or pollution; | During well completion | high |
| #Q039 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Formation Flow Test Requirement for Production | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) no development well is put into production unless the Board has approved a formation flow test in respect of the development well; | Before putting a development well into production | high |
| #Q040 | operational | health | mandatory | Support Craft Availability | other | The operator of a manned installation shall ensure that at least one support craft is (a) available at a distance that is not greater than that required for a return time of twenty minutes; and (b) suitably equipped to supply the necessary emergency services including rescue and first aid treatment for all personnel on the installation in the event of an emergency. | For manned installations | high |
| #Q041 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of Unapproved Gas Flaring | other | No operator shall flare or vent gas unless (a) it is otherwise permitted in the approval issued under subsection 52(4) or in the authorization; or (b) it is necessary to do so because of an emergency situation and the Board is notified | Except where permitted or in an emergency | high |
| #Q042 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Management System Elements | other | The management system shall include (a) the policies on which the system is based; (b) the processes for setting goals for the improvement of safety, environmental protection and waste prevention; (c) the processes for identifying hazards and for evaluating and managing the associated risks; (d) the processes for ensuring that personnel are trained and competent to perform their duties; (e) the processes for ensuring and maintaining the integrity of all facilities, structures, installations, support craft and equipment necessary to ensure safety, environmental protection and waste prevention; (f) the processes for the internal reporting and analysis of hazards, minor injuries, incidents and near-misses and for taking corrective actions to prevent their recurrence; (g) the documents describing all management system processes and the processes for making personnel aware of their roles and responsibilities with respect to them; (h) the processes for ensuring that all documents associated with the system are current, valid and have been approved by the appropriate level of authority; (i) the processes for conducting periodic reviews or audits of the system and for taking corrective actions if reviews or audits identify areas of non-conformance with the system and opportunities for improvement; (j) the arrangements for coordinating the management and operations of the proposed work or activity among the owner of the installation, the contractors, the operator and others, as applicable; and (k) the name and position of the person accountable for the establishment and maintenance of the system and of the person responsible for implementing it. | high | |
| #Q043 | design | operational | mandatory | Safety Plan Contents | other | The safety plan shall set out the procedures, practices, resources, sequence of key safety-related activities and monitoring measures necessary to ensure the safety of the proposed work or activity and shall include (a) a summary of and references to the management system that demonstrate how it will be applied to the proposed work or activity and how the duties set out in these Regulations with regard to safety will be fulfilled; (b) a summary of the studies undertaken to identify hazards and to evaluate safety risks related to the proposed work or activity; (c) a description of the hazards that were identified and the results of the risk evaluation; (d) a summary of the measures to avoid, prevent, reduce and manage safety risks; (e) a list of all structures, facilities, equipment and systems critical to safety and a summary of the system in place for their inspection, testing and maintenance; (f) a description of the organizational structure for the proposed work or activity and the command structure on the installation, which clearly explains (i) their relationship to each other, and (ii) the contact information and position of the person accountable for the safety plan and of the person responsible for implementing it; (g) if the possibility of pack sea ice, drifting icebergs or land-fast sea ice exists at the drill or production site, the measures to address the protection of the installation, including systems for ice detection, surveillance, data collection, reporting, forecasting and, if appropriate, ice avoidance or deflection; and (h) a description of the arrangements for monitoring compliance with the plan and for measuring performance in relation to its objectives. | high | |
| #Q044 | operational | operational | mandatory | Operator Safety and Environmental Precautions | other | The operator shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure safety and environmental protection, including ensuring that (b) safe work methods are followed during all drilling, well or production operations; (c) there is a shift handover system to effectively communicate any conditions, mechanical or procedural deficiencies or other problems that might have an impact on safety or environmental protection; (d) differences in language or other barriers to effective communication do not jeopardize safety or environmental protection; (e) all persons at an installation, or in transit to or from an installation, receive instruction in and are familiar with safety and evacuation procedures and with their roles and responsibilities in the contingency plans, including emergency response procedures; (f) any drilling or well operation is conducted in a manner that maintains full control of the well at all times; (g) if there is loss of control of a well at an installation, all other wells at that installation are shut in until the well that is out of control is secured; (h) plans are in place to deal with potential hazards; (i) all equipment required for safety and environmental protection is available and in an operable condition; (j) the inventory of all equipment identified in the safety plan and the environmental protection plan is updated after the completion of any significant modification or repair to any major component of the equipment; (k) the administrative and logistical support that is provided for drilling, well or production operations includes accommodation, transportation, first aid and storage, repair facilities and communication systems suitable for the area of operations; (l) a sufficient number of trained and competent individuals are available to complete the authorized work or activities and to carry out any work or activity safely and without pollution; and (m) any operational procedure that is a hazard to safety or the environment is corrected and all affected persons are informed of the alteration. | high | |
| #Q045 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Record Keeping Requirements | other | The operator shall ensure that records are kept of (a) all persons arriving, leaving or present on the installation; (b) the location and movement of support craft, the emergency drills and exercises, incidents, near-misses, the quantities of consumable substances that are required to ensure the safety of operations and other observations and information critical to the safety of persons on the installation or the protection of the environment; (c) daily maintenance and operating activities, including any activity that may be critical to the safety of persons on the installation, the protection of the environment or the prevention of waste; (d) in the case of a production installation, (i) the inspection of the installation and related equipment for corrosion and erosion and any resulting maintenance carried out, (ii) the pressure, temperature and flow rate data for compressors and treating and processing facilities, (iii) the calibration of meters and instruments, (iv) the testing of surface and subsurface safety valves, (v) the status of each well and the status of well operations, and (vi) the status of the equipment and systems critical to safety and protection of the environment including any unsuccessful test result or equipment failure leading to an impairment of the systems; and (e) in the case of a floating installation, all installation movements, data, observations, measurements and calculations related to the stability and station-keeping capability of the installation. | high | |
| #Q046 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Production Report Submission | other | The operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual production report relating to the preceding year for a pool, field or zone is submitted to the Board including details on the performance, production forecast, reserve revision, reasons for significant deviations in well performance from predictions in previous annual production reports, gas conservation resources, efforts to maximize recovery and reduce costs, and any other information required to demonstrate how the operator manages and intends to manage the resource without causing waste. | Not later than March 31 of each year | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | physical | unknown | mandatory | pH | wastewater | requirement | 6.0 - 9.5 pH units | liquid effluent or once-through cooling water | Deposit of the deleterious substance prescribed in paragraph 4(f) | high |
| #P002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Reference crude rate revision threshold | wastewater | requirement | < 85 % | arithmetic mean of stream day crude rates during any two consecutive months divided by 1,000 | Excluding days when crude rates have been reduced due to refinery maintenance; compared to the last declared reference crude rate | high |
| #P003 | operational | operational | guidance | Storm water volume increment | wastewater | requirement | 10000 Canadian gallons | volume unit used to increase the authorized deposit for oil and grease, phenols, or total suspended matter | When storm water is deposited by a refinery in any day | high |
| #P004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Reference crude rate calculation period (voluntary revision) | wastewater | requirement | >= 7 consecutive days | arithmetic mean of stream day crude rates sustained in commercial operation | When the owner of a refinery revises the reference crude rate of the refinery | high |
| #P005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Reference crude rate calculation period (mandatory revision) | wastewater | requirement | >= 14 consecutive days | arithmetic mean of stream day crude rates sustained in commercial operation | When the owner is required to revise the reference crude rate due to production falling below 85 percent of the last declared rate | high |
| #P006 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Actual deposit determination deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | after the end of the month in which the deposit is made | Determination of actual deposit of each substance by making measurements and calculations | high |
| #P007 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Monthly report submission deadline | wastewater | requirement | 30 days | after the end of the month in which a deleterious substance was deposited | Standard monthly reporting requirement | high |
| #P008 | design | operational | mandatory | Wastewater System Eligibility - Average Daily Volume | wastewater | requirement | >= 100 m3 | Average daily volume of influent collected or designed to be collected | System application criteria | high |
| #P009 | chemical | health | mandatory | Maximum Un-ionized Ammonia Concentration | wastewater, aquatic life | MAC | < 1.25 mg/L | expressed as nitrogen (N), at 15˚C ± 1˚C | Standard authorization to deposit | high |
| #P010 | chemical | health | mandatory | Average CBOD Concentration Limit | wastewater, aquatic life | MAC | <= 25 mg/L | Average carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand due to the quantity of CBOD matter | Standard authorization to deposit | high |
| #P011 | physical | health | mandatory | Average Suspended Solids Concentration Limit | wastewater, aquatic life | MAC | <= 25 mg/L | Average concentration of suspended solids in the effluent | Standard authorization to deposit | high |
| #P012 | chemical | health | mandatory | Average Total Residual Chlorine Concentration Limit | wastewater, aquatic life | MAC | <= 0.02 mg/L | Average concentration of total residual chlorine | Standard authorization to deposit; applicable if chlorine was used in treatment | high |
| #P013 | chemical | health | mandatory | Grab Sample Total Residual Chlorine Limit | wastewater, aquatic life | requirement | <= 0.10 mg/L | Total residual chlorine in a grab sample of effluent | Standard authorization condition for dechlorination systems | high |
| #P014 | design | operational | mandatory | Flow Monitoring Equipment Accuracy | other | requirement | ±15 % | Margin of error for volume or rate of flow determination | Calibration and maintenance of monitoring equipment | high |
| #P015 | chemical | health | mandatory | Un-ionized Ammonia Downstream Target | aquatic life | MAC | <= 0.016 mg/L | expressed as nitrogen (N), in the water 100 m downstream from the point of entry | Eligibility for temporary authorization to deposit un-ionized ammonia | high |
| #P016 | operational | operational | mandatory | Category 1 Bypass Duration Threshold (Physical/Biological) | wastewater | requirement | <= 240 hours | Duration of effluent deposit for Category 1 bypass classification | Effluent undergoes physical or biological treatment; volume <= 25,000 m3 | high |
| #P017 | physical | operational | mandatory | pH | wastewater | requirement | >= 6.0 and <= 9.5 pH units | pH of the effluent at a final discharge point | Conditional for authority to deposit deleterious substances | high |
| #P018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Effluent flow rate threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 50 m3/day | Based on the effluent deposited from all the final discharge points of the mine | Threshold for application of the regulations to metal or diamond mines | high |
| #P019 | chemical | health | mandatory | Arsenic Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.10 mg/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P020 | chemical | health | mandatory | Copper Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.10 mg/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P021 | chemical | health | mandatory | Cyanide Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.50 mg/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P022 | chemical | health | mandatory | Lead Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.08 mg/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P023 | chemical | health | mandatory | Nickel Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.25 mg/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P024 | chemical | health | mandatory | Zinc Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.40 mg/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P025 | physical | health | mandatory | Suspended Solids Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 15.00 mg/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P026 | radiological | health | mandatory | Radium 226 Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.37 Bq/L | Total concentration in effluent (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P027 | chemical | health | mandatory | Un-ionized ammonia Maximum Monthly Mean | wastewater | MAC | 0.50 mg/L | Expressed as nitrogen (N) (Table 1) | For mines subject to regulations on/after June 1, 2021 | high |
| #P028 | design | operational | mandatory | Volume monitoring system accuracy | wastewater | requirement | within 15 % | Accuracy of the monitoring system used to measure flow rate or volume of effluent deposited | high | |
| #P029 | microbiological | health | mandatory | Acute lethality mortality threshold | wastewater | requirement | > 50 % | Effluent at 100% concentration kills more than 50% of test species | Rainbow trout (96h), threespine stickleback (96h), Daphnia magna (48h), or Acartia tonsa (48h) | high |
| #P030 | chemical | health | mandatory | Arsenic Maximum Authorized Monthly Mean Concentration (Other Cases) | wastewater | MAC | 0.30 mg/L | Total arsenic concentration in effluent for mines not covered by Table 1 | Mine to which subparagraph 4(1)(a)(ii) applies | high |
| #P031 | chemical | health | mandatory | Copper Maximum Authorized Monthly Mean Concentration (Other Cases) | wastewater | MAC | 0.30 mg/L | Total copper concentration in effluent for mines not covered by Table 1 | Mine to which subparagraph 4(1)(a)(ii) applies | high |
| #P032 | chemical | health | mandatory | Lead Maximum Authorized Monthly Mean Concentration (Other Cases) | wastewater | MAC | 0.10 mg/L | Total lead concentration in effluent for mines not covered by Table 1 | Mine to which subparagraph 4(1)(a)(ii) applies | high |
| #P033 | chemical | health | mandatory | Nickel Maximum Authorized Monthly Mean Concentration (Other Cases) | wastewater | MAC | 0.50 mg/L | Total nickel concentration in effluent for mines not covered by Table 1 | Mine to which subparagraph 4(1)(a)(ii) applies | high |
| #P034 | chemical | health | mandatory | Zinc Maximum Authorized Monthly Mean Concentration (Other Cases) | wastewater | MAC | 0.50 mg/L | Total zinc concentration in effluent for mines not covered by Table 1 | Mine to which subparagraph 4(1)(a)(ii) applies | high |
| #P035 | operational | operational | recommended | Testing Frequency Reduction Threshold (Chemicals) | wastewater | requirement | < 10 % | Comparison of monthly mean concentration to value in Column 2 of Schedule 4 | Applies to As, Cu, CN, Pb, Ni, Zn, or un-ionized ammonia for 12 consecutive months | high |
| #P036 | radiological | operational | recommended | Testing Frequency Reduction Threshold (Radium 226) | wastewater | requirement | < 0.037 Bq/L | Concentration of radium 226 at final discharge point | For 10 consecutive weeks; mine other than uranium mine | high |
| #P037 | operational | health | mandatory | Fish Population Study Trigger | aquatic life | requirement | > 1 % | Highest concentration of effluent in the exposure area | At any location 250 m from a final discharge point point of entry | high |
| #P038 | operational | health | mandatory | Benthic Invertebrate Community Study Trigger | aquatic life | requirement | > 1 % | Highest concentration of effluent in the exposure area | At any location 100 m from a final discharge point point of entry | high |
| #P039 | unknown | health | guideline | Critical Effect Size - Fish Weight/Age/Gonad/Liver | aquatic life | requirement | ± 25 % | Percentage of reference mean for fish population effect indicators | Total body weight at age, Gonad weight, Liver weight, or Age | high |
| #P040 | unknown | health | guideline | Critical Effect Size - Fish Condition | aquatic life | requirement | ± 10 % | Percentage of reference mean for fish total body weight at length | Fish population effect indicator | high |
| #P041 | unknown | health | guideline | Critical Effect Size - Benthic Indicators | aquatic life | requirement | ± 2 Standard Deviation Units | Reference area standard deviations for benthic invertebrate indicators | Density, Simpson’s Evenness Index, or Taxa Richness | high |
| #P042 | design | operational | mandatory | Refinery applicability commencement date | wastewater | requirement | >= 1973-11-01 date | Refinery that has not commenced processing prior to November 1, 1973 | Commences processing crude oil on or after this date | high |
| #P043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Reference crude rate calculation divisor | wastewater | requirement | 1000 units | Maximum design stream day crude rate divided by this factor to obtain reference crude rate | Used for calculation of authorized deposits | high |
| #P044 | operational | operational | mandatory | Authorized daily deposit exceedance frequency | wastewater | requirement | <= 1 day per month | Frequency that actual daily deposit can exceed the authorized daily deposit | Applicable to substances prescribed in paragraph 4(a) through (e) | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | abandoned | abandoned, in relation to a well, means a well or part of a well that has been permanently plugged. (abandonné) | high | |
| #D002 | Act | Act means the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act. (Loi) | high | |
| #D003 | artificial island | artificial island means a humanly constructed island to provide a site for the exploration and drilling, or the production, storage, transportation, distribution, measurement, processing or handling, of oil or gas. (île artificielle) | high | |
| #D004 | authorization | authorization means an authorization issued by the Board under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act. (autorisation) | high | |
| #D005 | barrier | barrier means any fluid, plug or seal that prevents gas or oil or any other fluid from flowing unintentionally from a well or from a formation into another formation. (barrière) | high | |
| #D006 | Board | Board means the National Energy Board established by section 3 of the National Energy Board Act. (Office) | high | |
| #D007 | casing liner | casing liner means a casing that is suspended from a string of casing previously installed in a well and does not extend to the wellhead. (tubage partiel) | high | |
| #D008 | commingled production | commingled production means production of oil and gas from more than one pool or zone through a common well-bore or flow line without separate measurement of the production from each pool or zone. (production mélangée) | high | |
| #D009 | completed | completed, in relation to a well, means a well that is prepared for production or injection operations. (complété) | high | |
| #D010 | completion interval | completion interval means a section within a well that is prepared to permit the (a) production of fluids from the well; (b) observation of the performance of a reservoir; or (c) injection of fluids into the well. (intervalle de complétion) | high | |
| #D011 | conductor casing | conductor casing means the casing that is installed in a well to facilitate drilling of the hole for the surface casing. (tubage initial) | high | |
| #D012 | development plan | development plan means the development plan that is approved by the Board in accordance with section 5.1 of the Act. (plan de mise en valeur) | high | |
| #D013 | drilling program | drilling program means the program for the drilling of one or more wells within a specified area and time using one or more drilling installations and includes any work or activity related to the program. (programme de forage) | high | |
| #D014 | environmental protection plan | environmental protection plan means the environmental protection plan submitted to the Board under section 6. (plan de protection de l’environnement) | high | |
| #D015 | flow allocation procedure | flow allocation procedure means the procedure to (a) allocate total measured quantities of oil, gas and water produced from or injected into a pool or zone back to individual wells in a pool or zone where individual well production or injection is not measured separately; and (b) allocate production to fields that are using a common storage or processing facility. (méthode de répartition du débit) | high | |
| #D016 | flow calculation procedure | flow calculation procedure means the procedure to be used to convert raw meter output to a measured quantity of oil, gas or water. (méthode de calcul du débit) | high | |
| #D017 | flow system | flow system means the flow meters, auxiliary equipment attached to the flow meters, fluid sampling devices, production test equipment, the master meter and meter prover used to measure and record the rate and volumes at which fluids are (a) produced from or injected into a pool; (b) used as a fuel; (c) used for artificial lift; or (d) flared or transferred from a production installation. (système d’écoulement) | high | |
| #D018 | fluid | fluid means gas, liquid or a combination of the two. (fluide) | high | |
| #D019 | formation flow test | formation flow test means an operation (a) to induce the flow of formation fluids to the surface of a well to procure reservoir fluid samples and determine reservoir flow characteristics; or (b) to inject fluids into a formation to evaluate injectivity. (essai d’écoulement de formation) | high | |
| #D020 | incident | incident means (a) any event that causes (i) a lost or restricted workday injury, (ii) death, (iii) fire or explosion, (iv) a loss of containment of any fluid from a well, (v) an imminent threat to the safety of a person, installation or support craft, or (vi) pollution; (b) any event that results in a missing person; or (c) any event that causes (i) the impairment of any structure, facility, equipment or system critical to the safety of persons, an installation or support craft, or (ii) the impairment of any structure, facility, equipment or system critical to environmental protection. (incident) | high | |
| #D021 | lost or restricted workday injury | lost or restricted workday injury means an injury that prevents an employee from reporting for work or from effectively performing all the duties connected with the employee’s regular work on any day subsequent to the day on which the injury occurred whether or not that subsequent day is a working day for that employee. (blessure entraînant une perte de temps de travail) | high | |
| #D022 | minor injury | minor injury means an employment injury for which medical treatment or first aid is provided and excludes a lost or restricted workday injury. (blessure sans gravité) | high | |
| #D023 | multi-pool well | multi-pool well means a well that is completed in more than one pool. (puits à gisements multiples) | high | |
| #D024 | natural environment | natural environment means the physical and biological environment. (milieu naturel) | high | |
| #D025 | near-miss | near-miss means an event that would likely cause an event set out in paragraph (a) of the definition of incident, but does not due to particular circumstances. (quasi-incident ) | high | |
| #D026 | operator | operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization. (exploitant) | high | |
| #D027 | permafrost | permafrost means the thermal condition of the ground when its temperature remains at or below 0°C for more than one year. (pergélisol) | high | |
| #D028 | physical environmental conditions | physical environmental conditions means the meteorological, oceanographic and related physical conditions, including ice conditions, that might affect a work or activity that is subject to an authorization. (conditions environnementales) | high | |
| #D029 | pollution | pollution means the introduction into the natural environment of any substance or form of energy outside the limits applicable to the activity that is subject to an authorization, including spills. (pollution) | high | |
| #D030 | production control system | production control system means the system provided to control the operation of, and monitor the status of, equipment for the production of oil and gas, and includes the installation and workover control system. (système de contrôle de la production) | high | |
| #D031 | production project | production project means an undertaking for the purpose of developing a production site on, or producing oil or gas from, a pool or field, and includes any work or activity related to the undertaking. (projet de production) | high | |
| #D032 | proration test | proration test means, in respect of a development well to which a development plan applies, a test conducted to measure the rates at which fluids are produced from the well for allocation purposes. (essai au prorata) | high | |
| #D033 | recovery | recovery means the recovery of oil and gas under reasonably foreseeable economic and operational conditions. (récupération) | high | |
| #D034 | relief well | relief well means a well drilled to assist in controlling a blow-out in an existing well. (puits de secours) | high | |
| #D035 | rig release date | rig release date means the date on which a rig last conducted well operations. (date de libération de l’appareil de forage) | high | |
| #D036 | safety plan | safety plan means the safety plan submitted to the Board under section 6. (plan de sécurité) | high | |
| #D037 | seafloor | seafloor means the surface of all that portion of land under the sea. (fond marin) | high | |
| #D038 | slick line | slick line means a single steel cable used to run tools in a well. (câble lisse) | high | |
| #D039 | support craft | support craft means a vessel, vehicle, aircraft, standby vessel or other craft used to provide transportation for or assistance to persons on the site where a work or activity is conducted. (véhicule de service) | high | |
| #D040 | surface casing | surface casing means the casing that is installed in a well to a sufficient depth, in a competent formation, to establish well control for the continuation of the drilling operations. (tubage de surface) | high | |
| #D041 | suspended | suspended, in relation to a well or part of a well, means a well or part of a well in which drilling or production operations have temporarily ceased. (suspension de l’exploitation) | high | |
| #D042 | termination | termination means the abandonment, completion or suspension of a well’s operations. (cessation) | high | |
| #D043 | waste material | waste material means any garbage, refuse, sewage or waste well fluids or any other useless material that is generated during drilling, well or production operations, including used or surplus drilling fluid and drill cuttings and produced water. (déchets) | high | |
| #D044 | well approval | well approval means the approval granted by the Board under section 13. (approbation relative à un puits) | high | |
| #D045 | well-bore | well-bore means the hole drilled by a bit in order to make a well. (trou de sonde) | high | |
| #D046 | well control | well control means the control of the movement of fluids into or from a well. (contrôle d’un puits) | high | |
| #D047 | well operation | well operation means the operation of drilling, completion, recompletion, intervention, re-entry, workover, suspension or abandonment of a well. (travaux relatifs à un puits) | high | |
| #D048 | wire line | wire line means a line that contains a conductor wire and that is used to run survey instruments or other tools in a well. (câble) | high | |
| #D049 | workover | workover means an operation on a completed well that requires removal of the Christmas tree or the tubing. (reconditionnement) | high | |
| #D050 | zone | zone means any stratum or any sequence of strata and includes, for the purposes of the definition commingled production, section 7, subsection 61(2), sections 64 to 66 and 73, subsection 82(2) and section 85, a zone that has been designated as such by the Board under section 4. (couche) | high | |
| #D051 | production facility | production facility means equipment for the production of oil or gas located at a production site, including separation, treating and processing facilities, equipment and facilities used in support of production operations, landing areas, heliports, storage areas or tanks and dependent personnel accommodations, but not including any associated platform, artificial island, subsea production system, drilling equipment or diving system. (matériel de production) | high | |
| #D052 | production platform | production platform means a production facility and any associated platform, artificial island, subsea production system, offshore loading system, drilling equipment, facilities related to marine activities and dependent diving system. (plate-forme de production) | high | |
| #D053 | safety zone | For the purposes of this section, the safety zone around an offshore installation consists of the area within a line enclosing and drawn at a distance of 500 m from the outer edge of the installation. | high | |
| #D054 | pilot scheme | For the purposes of this section, pilot scheme means a scheme that applies existing or experimental technology over a limited portion of a pool to obtain information on reservoir or production performance for the purpose of optimizing field development or improving reservoir or production performance. | high | |
| #D055 | contravention | means a contravention or failure in respect of which a person may be required to pay an environmental penalty under section 106.1 of the Act; | high | |
| #D056 | Director | means a Director appointed in respect of section 106.1 of the Act; | high | |
| #D057 | plant | means an industrial facility and the real property, waste disposal sites and wastewater treatment facilities associated with it; | high | |
| #D058 | public body | means a municipality, local board, conservation authority, ministry, department, board, commission, or agency or official of a provincial or federal government; | high | |
| #D059 | toxic substance | means a substance listed in Table 1 of the Ministry of the Environment publication entitled “Environmental Penalties – Code of Toxic Substances”, as amended from time to time. | high | |
| #D060 | surface watercourse | means any lake, river, pond, stream, reservoir, swamp, marsh or surface drainage works. | high | |
| #D061 | Avoided costs | are costs that the regulated person avoided incurring by failing to comply with a provision described in Table 2. Avoided costs apply in respect of provisions that must be complied with on or by a certain date and that, once that date has passed, cannot be complied with on a future date. | high | |
| #D062 | Delayed costs | are costs that the regulated person delayed incurring by delaying compliance with a provision described in Table 2. | high | |
| #D063 | day | In this section, a day is a 24-hour period and a contravention occurs on or continues for more than one day if it occurs on or continues for more than one 24-hour period. | high | |
| #D064 | B | has the same meanings as in subsection 7 (1) | high | |
| #D065 | C | has the same meanings as in subsection 7 (1) | high | |
| #D066 | D | has the same meanings as in subsection 7 (1) | high | |
| #D067 | E | has the same meanings as in subsection 7 (1) | high | |
| #D068 | F | is 0.75 × (B – C – D) | high | |
| #D069 | A | ‘A’ is the monetary benefit received by the regulated person as a result of the contravention, as determined under section 8, | high | |
| #D070 | B | ‘B’ is the gravity component for the contravention, as determined under section 9, | high | |
| #D071 | C | ‘C’ is the reduction, if any, to the gravity component determined under section 15 (reductions for prevention or mitigation), | high | |
| #D072 | D | ‘D’ is the reduction, if any, to the gravity component determined under section 16 (reduction for environmental management system), and | high | |
| #D073 | E | ‘E’ is the reduction, if any, to the gravity component determined under subsection 17 (2) or (3), as the case may be (reduction for agreement with the Director). | high | |
| #D074 | agreement | An agreement referred to in subsections (2) and (3) is an agreement with the Director under subsection 106.1 (9) of the Act that requires the regulated person to take steps to prevent, eliminate or reduce the discharge of a material into the natural environment beyond those required by an Act of Ontario or Canada, by a regulation or instrument under an Act of Ontario or Canada, or by a public body. | high | |
| #D075 | regulated person | persons who own or operate a plant that, (a) is listed in Table 1; (b) was described in section 3 of Ontario Regulation 560/94 (Effluent Monitoring and Effluent Limits — Metal Mining Sector), made under the Environmental Protection Act, as it read immediately before it was revoked, as a plant to which that regulation applied; (c) discharges sewage, other than storm water, to a surface watercourse or to a sewage works that is privately owned, and, (i) processes chemicals into organic chemicals, plastics, or synthetic fibres (organic chemical manufacturing sector), (ii) processes, manufactures, packages or blends inorganic chemicals (inorganic chemical sector), (iii) mines, excavates, extracts or processes as a product graphite, gypsum, silica (quartzite), salt, talc, nepheline syenite or trap rock (industrial minerals sector), (iv) mines, excavates, extracts or processes limestone, dolomite, or sandstone on real property, and manufactures products on the real property using the limestone, dolomite, or sandstone (industrial minerals sector), (v) produces portland clinker, cement, lime or magnesium (industrial minerals sector), (vi) produces electricity through fossil-fuelled thermal generation, nuclear-powered thermal generation, and plants associated with nuclear plants including heavy water plants and nuclear complex services (electric power generation sector), (vii) produces newsprint, fine papers, coated papers, paperboard, kraft pulp, linerboard, corrugating medium, kraft paper, tissue, groundwood paper, boxboard, or container board (pulp and paper sector), (viii) refines crude oil to produce petroleum products (petroleum sector), (ix) manufactures metallic objects by cooling molten metal in a mould or die (metal casting sector), or (x) uses iron ore or recycled material to produce steel (iron and steel manufacturing sector); or (d) is a plant described in clause (c) that has temporarily suspended the operations or the discharge referred to in that clause. | high | |
| #D076 | Act | Ontario Water Resources Act | high | |
| #D077 | non-reportable spill | A spill that may occur at the plant or relate to the operations of the plant may be identified as a non-reportable spill for the purposes of this Regulation and Ontario Regulation 675/98 if, (a) the spill is not likely to enter any waters, as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act, directly or through drainage structures; (b) information, including past experience, about the type of spill indicates that, for a specified quantity and quality of the spill and in specified circumstances, the spill would not have the potential to cause adverse effects other than those which can be readily remediated through cleanup and restoration of paved, gravelled or sodded surfaces; and (c) the quantity, quality and circumstances referred to in clause (b) are specified in the plans. | high | |
| #D078 | test holes | test holes as defined in Regulation 903 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Wells) made under the Ontario Water Resources Act, or any other excavation that is made to monitor conditions of the natural environment | high | |
| #D079 | water reuse | Water reuse encompasses both the direct use of STP effluent for beneficial purposes without further treatment, and the use of reclaimed water. | high | |
| #D080 | water reclamation | For the purposes of this report, water reclamation refers to the beneficial use of effluent from municipal sewage treatment works after further treatment to meet more demanding quality requirements. | high | |
| #D081 | Aerosols | Aerosols are particles less than 50 µm in diameter that are suspended in air | high | |
| #D082 | indirect potable reuse | The introduction of reclaimed water into a raw water supply, such as a raw water reservoir or a groundwater aquifer, is referred to as indirect potable reuse. | high | |
| #D083 | Direct potable use | Direct potable use refers to the introduction of highly treated and disinfected reclaimed water either directly into the potable water supply distribution system downstream of a water treatment plant, or into the raw water intake system immediately upstream of a water treatment plant. | high | |
| #D084 | aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) | Reclaimed water stored in a subsurface formation and recovered for use at a later time is referred to as 'aquifer storage and recovery' (ASR). | high | |
| #D085 | commercially processed food crops | Commercially processed food crops are those which have undergone chemical or physical processing to destroy pathogens. | high | |
| #D086 | STP | sewage treatment plant | high | |
| #D087 | MBR | membrane bioreactor | high | |
| #D088 | GAC | granular activated carbon | high |