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Formative Evaluation of CEPA 1999

Appendix IV - CEPA 1999 Expected Outcomes

Parts of CEPA 1999	Expected Outcomes/Intentions^xxxvi
1. Administration	Obligations None specified.
Advisory Committee None specified.
Agreements An increase in the harmonization of environmental standards and requirements across all Canadian jurisdictions.
Management and Accountability^xxxvii None specified.
2. Public participation	Obligations None specified.
Informing the Public Canadians have better access to information.
Public Participation Canadians have the opportunity to initiate investigations of alleged offences, recover personal damage and economic loss, make personal claims and file citizens' suits.
3. Information gathering, objectives, guidelines and codes of practice	Obligations None specified.
Information Gathering Environmental conditions are monitored, tracked and reported. Information across disparate networks is extracted, analyzed and published in a way that influences internal decision-making and management by all levels of government. Research and development and demonstration projects are supported.
Objectives, Guidelines, Codes of Practice The behaviour of Canadians, and industry in particular, is influenced by guidelines and codes.
4. Pollution prevention	Obligations None specified.
Pollution Prevention Planning Where risks can be managed appropriately, industry is provided opportunities to identify and address toxic releases in a manner most appropriate to its operations
5. Controlling toxic substances	Obligations All time-bound obligations are satisfied.
Assessing Existing Substances All substances on the Domestic Substances List are categorized by September 2006.
New Substances Eliminate overlap and duplication with other acts. CEPA 1999 functions as an effective safety net for areas not covered by other federal Acts. Unauthorized use of new substances will be prevented.
Risk Management (General) Releases of toxic substances are prevented or reduced. The use of existing substances in products and industrial and commercial processes is better managed. Releases of known persistent, bioaccumulative and inherently toxic substances from human-caused sources are virtually eliminated.
Risk Management (Air) Reductions of releases of smog-forming emissions from major industrial sources. Reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions. Reductions of volatile organic compound emissions from various products. Prevent and reduce domestic and global emissions of hazardous air pollutants. Protect the ozone layer from ozone-depleting substances. Reductions of acid deposition below critical levels.
6. Animate products of biotechnology	Obligations All time-bound obligations are satisfied
Assessment of Animate Products of Biotechnology Eliminate overlap and duplication with other acts. CEPA 1999 functions as an effective safety net for areas not covered by other federal acts.
Management of Animate Products of Biotechnology Releases of toxic or harmful animate products of biotechnology are prevented or reduced. Unauthorized use of new animate products of biotechnology is prevented.
7. Controlling pollution and managing wastes	Obligations None specified.
Division 1: Nutrients Growth of vegetation caused by the release of utrients is prevented or reduced.
Division 2: Protection of the Marine Environment Protection of marine environment from land-based sources of pollution.
Division 3: Disposal at Sea Enhanced management of materials disposed of at sea.
Division 4: Fuels and Division 5: Vehicle, Engine and Equipment Emissions Reduction of smog-forming emissions from fuels, vehicles, engines and equipment.
Division 6: International Air Pollution None specified.
Division 7: International Water Pollution None specified.
Division 8: Control of Movement of Hazardous Waste Increased harmonization of approach across Canadian jurisdictions. and a commitment to raise Canadian standards to those in the United States.
8. Environmental matters related to	Obligations None specified.
Environmental Emergencies Emergency preparedness, prevention response and recovery more effective. Plans in place for toxic substance whose accidental release poses a significant risk. Regulations in place that enable efficient recovery of costs.
9. Government operations and federal and Aboriginal land	Obligations None specified.
Federal House Federal operations and those of federal works and undertakings will be held to the same environmental protection and prevention standards as the communities in which they operate. Operations on Aboriginal lands will be held to the same environmental protection and prevention standards as comparable operations on adjacent non-Aboriginal lands.
10. Enforcement	Obligations None specified.
Enforcement Increased awareness of enforceable CEPA 1999 instruments and related obligations. The rate of compliance with enforceable CEPA 1999 instruments improves. Enforcement is carried out in a fair, consistent and predictable manner. Facilities return to compliance more quickly through the use of more flexible enforcement tools.
11. Miscellaneous matters	Obligations None specified.
Economic Instruments Economic instruments (such as trading systems) are used to achieve environmental objectives where appropriate.
Cost Recovery Cost recovery of departmental efforts related to the control or cleanup of pollution is pursued consistent with government policy.

Parts of CEPA 1999

Expected Outcomes/Intentions^xxxvi

1. Administration

Obligations

None specified.

Advisory Committee

None specified.

Agreements

An increase in the harmonization of environmental standards and requirements across all Canadian jurisdictions.

Management and Accountability^xxxvii

None specified.

2. Public participation

Obligations

None specified.

Informing the Public

Canadians have better access to information.

Public Participation

Canadians have the opportunity to initiate investigations of alleged offences, recover personal damage and economic loss, make personal claims and file citizens' suits.

3. Information gathering, objectives, guidelines and codes of practice

Obligations

None specified.

Information Gathering

Environmental conditions are monitored, tracked and reported.
Information across disparate networks is extracted, analyzed and published in a way that influences internal decision-making and management by all levels of government.
Research and development and demonstration projects are supported.

Objectives, Guidelines, Codes of Practice

The behaviour of Canadians, and industry in particular, is influenced by guidelines and codes.

4. Pollution prevention

Obligations

None specified.

Pollution Prevention Planning

Where risks can be managed appropriately, industry is provided opportunities to identify and address toxic releases in a manner most appropriate to its operations

5. Controlling toxic substances

Obligations

All time-bound obligations are satisfied.

Assessing Existing Substances

All substances on the Domestic Substances List are categorized by September 2006.

New Substances

Eliminate overlap and duplication with other acts.
CEPA 1999 functions as an effective safety net for areas not covered by other federal Acts.
Unauthorized use of new substances will be prevented.

Risk Management (General)

Releases of toxic substances are prevented or reduced.
The use of existing substances in products and industrial and commercial processes is better managed.
Releases of known persistent, bioaccumulative and inherently toxic substances from human-caused sources are virtually eliminated.

Risk Management (Air)

Reductions of releases of smog-forming emissions from major industrial sources.
Reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions.
Reductions of volatile organic compound emissions from various products.
Prevent and reduce domestic and global emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Protect the ozone layer from ozone-depleting substances.
Reductions of acid deposition below critical levels.

6. Animate products of biotechnology

Obligations

All time-bound obligations are satisfied

Assessment of Animate Products of Biotechnology

Eliminate overlap and duplication with other acts.
CEPA 1999 functions as an effective safety net for areas not covered by other federal acts.

Management of Animate Products of Biotechnology

Releases of toxic or harmful animate products of biotechnology are prevented or reduced.
Unauthorized use of new animate products of biotechnology is prevented.

7. Controlling pollution and managing wastes

Obligations

None specified.

Division 1: Nutrients

Growth of vegetation caused by the release of utrients is prevented or reduced.

Division 2: Protection of the Marine Environment

Protection of marine environment from land-based sources of pollution.

Division 3: Disposal at Sea

Enhanced management of materials disposed of at sea.

Division 4: Fuels and
Division 5: Vehicle, Engine and Equipment Emissions

Reduction of smog-forming emissions from fuels, vehicles, engines and equipment.

Division 6: International Air Pollution

None specified.

Division 7: International Water Pollution

None specified.

Division 8: Control of Movement of Hazardous Waste

Increased harmonization of approach across Canadian jurisdictions. and a commitment to raise Canadian standards to those in the United States.

8. Environmental matters related to

Obligations

None specified.

Environmental Emergencies

Emergency preparedness, prevention response and recovery more effective.
Plans in place for toxic substance whose accidental release poses a significant risk.
Regulations in place that enable efficient recovery of costs.

9. Government operations and federal and Aboriginal land

Obligations

None specified.

Federal House

Federal operations and those of federal works and undertakings will be held to the same environmental protection and prevention standards as the communities in which they operate.
Operations on Aboriginal lands will be held to the same environmental protection and prevention standards as comparable operations on adjacent non-Aboriginal lands.

10. Enforcement

Obligations

None specified.

Enforcement

Increased awareness of enforceable CEPA 1999 instruments and related obligations.
The rate of compliance with enforceable CEPA 1999 instruments improves.
Enforcement is carried out in a fair, consistent and predictable manner.
Facilities return to compliance more quickly through the use of more flexible enforcement tools.

11. Miscellaneous matters

Obligations

None specified.

Economic Instruments

Economic instruments (such as trading systems) are used to achieve environmental objectives where appropriate.

Cost Recovery

Cost recovery of departmental efforts related to the control or cleanup of pollution is pursued consistent with government policy.

^xxxvi Expected outcomes/intentions have been developed through a review of the outcomes specified in the Treasury Board Submission 2003 "Budget 2003 Investment for CEPA (Technical Annex)" and of those of the Clean Environment Business Line "Air Result" and "Toxics Result." The Department is currently working to make those outcomes/intentions more comprehensive and hence more reflective of Environment Canada's intended outcomes relating to CEPA 1999.

^xxxvii For convenience, lines of inquiry concerning overarching CEPA 1999 Management and Accountability have been positioned under Part 1 (Administration).

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