Canada-US transboundary notifications
Under the 1991 Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement, Canada and the U.S. committed to notify each other concerning proposals that could cause significant transboundary air pollution. The Parties have been notifying each other of sources of pollution within 100 kilometres (km) or 62 miles of the border since 1994.
This notification application form provides the information to fulfil Canada's obligation under Article V of the Canada/U.S. Air Quality Agreement.
The form needs to be completed for any new air pollution source located within 100 km of the Canada/U.S. border that is expected to emit greater than 90 tonnes per year of any one of the common air pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulates (TSP) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), where VOCs are defined as compounds containing at least one carbon atom, excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and chlorofluorocarbons.
Notification is also required for major modifications of existing facilities which would result in an increase of 40 or more tonnes per year of one or more common pollutants. With respect to hazardous air pollutants, Notification is required if a new source, or a modification of an existing source, results in a release of greater than 1 tonne per year of any one hazardous air pollutant.
For the purposes of Notification, a hazardous air pollutant is any substance in the National Pollutant Release Inventory that is not categorized as a criteria air contaminant (or common air pollutant) . If the proposed facility does not meet the Notification criteria, there is no requirement to complete and return the form to Environment Canada.
Transboundary notifications
- Transboundary notification: Tafisa Canada
- Transboundary notification: Biox Canada
- Transboundary notification: Northland Power
- Transboundary notification: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
- Transboundary notification: Metasheen
- Transboundary notification: Greenfield Ethanol (Hensall)
- Transboundary notification: Greenfield South Power Corporation
- Transboundary notification: Kawartha Ethanol Plant
- Transboundary notification: Milton Clean Energy Centre
- Transboundary notification: East Windsor Cogeneration Limited Partnership
- Transboundary notification: TransAlta Energy Corporation
- Transboundary notification: Vancouver Island Energy Corporation
- Transboundary notification: SPC Corporation
- Transboundary notification: Portlands Energy Centre L.P.
- Transboundary notification: Ciba Specialty Chemicals Metasheen
- Transboundary notification: Port Alberni Cogeneration
- Transboundary notification: Greenfield Ethanol
- Transboundary notification: Greater Toronto Airports Authority
- Transboundary notification: energy from waste facility
- Transboundary notification: Air Products Canada
- Transboundary notification: Global Foundational Enterprise
- Transboundary notification form
- Transboundary notification: Greenfield South Power Plant
- Transboundary notification: Ciment Cemco
- Transboundary notification: Liberty Energy Centre
- Transboundary notification: Sithe Energies Canadian Development Brampton
- Transboundary notification: General Motors of Canada
- Transboundary notification: Metasheen Canada
- Transboundary notification: Simplot Canada
- Transboundary notification: Sithe Energies Canadian Development Mississauga
- Transboundary notification: CP North Dumfries Energy
- Transboundary notification: Cabot Canada
- Transboundary notification: Greenfield Energy Centre
- Transboundary notification: TransCanada
- Transboundary notification: Kroma Printing Corporation of Canada
- Transboundary notification: BASF Canada (2)
- Transboundary notification: Petro-Canada Montreal refinery
- Transboundary notification: Oxy Durez Holding Company
- Transboundary notification: BC Hydro/Calpine Joint Venture
- Transboundary notification: York Energy Centre
- Transboundary notification: applicants
- Transboundary notification: Synfuel Technologies
- Transboundary notification: Project Eider Rock
- Transboundary air: Silverbolt Energy
- Transboundary air: Methes Energies Canada
- Transboundary air: Suncor Energy, St. Clair Ethanol Plant
- Transboundary air: Brighton Beach Power
- Transboundary air: Trans Mountain Pipeline
- Transboundary air: New Gold
- Transboundary air: Métallurgie Magnola
- Transboundary notifications applicants, 2007 and earlier
- Transboundary air: Woodridge Foam
- Transboundary notification: Woodridge Foam Corporation
- Transboundary notification: DORSET ltée
- Transboundary notification: Dofasco
- Transboundary notification: Les Industries Alubec
- Transboundary air: Stelcom McMaster
- Transboundary notification: Pembina
- Transboundary notification: BASF Canada
- Transboundary notification: Seaway Grain Processors
- Transboundary notification: Excel Matériaux Composites
- Transboundary notification: Fraser
- Transboundary air: Graphic Packaging Canada
- Transboundary notification: National Fireboard Company of Canada
- Transboundary notification: Construction Engineering Branch
Related links
Other federal registries for projects not captured by the notification requirements
For the list of U.S. notifications