Summary of instruments to implement base-level industrial emission requirements

Environment and Climate Change Canada (the Department) has advanced work to implement a diverse set of base-level industrial emission requirements (BLIERs) in its ongoing commitment to the Air Quality Management System (AQMS) and to Canadians. BLIERs are being implemented using a mix of regulatory and non-regulatory instruments.

In May 2016, the Department published:

• Two final codes of practice for the aluminium sector and the iron, steel & ilmenite sector
• Proposed BLIERs instruments for seven sectors, including: two codes of practice (for the potash sector and the pulp and paper sector), one pollution prevention planning notice for the iron, steel and ilmenite sector; one guideline for stationary combustion turbines and three performance agreements (for the aluminium sector, the iron ore pellets sector and five company-specific performance agreements for the base metals smelting sector)

In June 2016, the Department published:

The Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations, which address the following equipment types and industrial sectors:

• Boilers and heaters equipment used to generate heat and steam for various purposes in many industrial facilities (e.g. in situ extraction of bitumen in oil sands operations using steam-assisted gravity drainage) (Part 1 of the MSAPR)
• Stationary engines equipment used for compression, electric power generation and pumping in many industrial facilities (Part 2 of the MSAPR)
• Grey cement manufacturing facilities, of which there are 15 currently operating in Canada (Part 3 of the MSAPR)