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ARCHIVED - CEPA Annual Report for Period April 2005 to March 2006
- 1. Administration
- 2. Public Participation
- 3. Information Gathering, Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice
- 4. Pollution Prevention
- 5. Controlling Toxic Substances
- 6. Animate Products of Biotechnology
- 7. Controlling Pollution and Managing Waste
- 8. Environmental Emergencies
- 9. Government Operations and Federal and Aboriginal Lands
- 10. Compliance Including Enforcement
- 11. Miscellaneous Matters
- Appendix A: Management Measures Proposed or Finalized in 2005-06
- Appendix B: Selected Atmospheric Science Publications, 2005-06
- Appendix C: Contacts
- List of Acronyms
- Substances Mentioned Within Report
List of Acronyms
ACAP:
Atlantic Coastal Action Program
AMAP:
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
AMSP:
Arctic Marine Strategic Plan
AOC:
Area of Concern
APEC:
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APMA:
Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association
AQBAT:
Air Quality Benefit Assessment Tool
BEMAG:
Base-metals Environmental Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group
C2P2:
Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention
CCME:
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CCPA:
Canadian Chemical Producers Association
CEPA 1999:
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
CFLs:
compact fluorescent lightbulbs
COA:
Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
CWSs:
Canada-wide Standards
DSL:
Domestic Substances List
EIHWR:
Export and Import of Hazardous Wastes Regulations
EMAN:
Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network
EPAM:
Environmental Protection Alternative Measure
EPCO:
Environmental Protection Compliance Order
EPR:
Extended Producer Responsibility
GAPs:
Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling
GC-MS:
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GEMS:
Global Environment Monitoring System
GHG:
greenhouse gas
GLSF:
Great Lakes Sustainability Fund
IJC:
International Joint Commission
IPCC:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISO:
International Organization for Standardization
LC-MS:
liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
LED:
light-emitting diode
MARPOL 73/78:
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto
MOU:
Memoranda of Understanding
NAPS:
National Air Pollution Surveillance Network
NCP:
Northern Contaminants Program
NGOs:
Non-governmental organizations
NIR:
National Inventory Report
NPA:
National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
NPRI:
National Pollutant Release Inventory
NRTEE:
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
NWRC:
National Wildlife Research Centre
OECD:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OWNERS:
One Window to National Environmental Reporting System
PAME:
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment
PERD:
Program on Energy Research and Development
PIC:
Prior Informed Consent
PMRA:
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
PPCPs:
pharmaceuticals and personal care products
PSL1:
First Priority Substances List
PSL2:
Second Priority Substances List
RPA:
Regional Programme of Action (for the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment from Land-based Activities)
SETAC:
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
SOE:
State of the Environment Reports
SMEs:
small and medium-sized enterprises
UN:
United Nations
UNFCCC:
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
USCG:
United States Coast Guard
U.S. EPA:
United States Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. EPA MESA:
United States Environmental Protection Agency Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis cohort
UV:
ultraviolet
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