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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

Version of section 10.2 from 2020-02-19 to 2026-06-16:

  •  (1) Despite the requirements in Part 2 (Classification), Part 3 (Documentation) and Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks), if transport has been or is to be by aircraft, a person may handle or transport dangerous goods by railway vehicle to or from an aircraft, an aerodrome or an air cargo facility in accordance with the classification, marking, labelling and documentation requirements of the ICAO Technical Instructions, if

    • (a) the information required on the shipping document is easy to identify, legible, in indelible print, in English or French and includes, if applicable, the information relating to the approved ERAP referred to in subsection 3.6(1); and

    • (b) the person complies with the following provisions in Part 3 (Documentation):

      • (i) section 3.2, Carrier responsibilities,

      • (ii) paragraph 3.5(1)(f) and subsection 3.5(2), concerning a 24-hour number on a shipping document,

      • (iii) section 3.8, Location of a shipping document and consist: rail, and

      • (iv) section 3.10, Location of a shipping document: storage in the course of transportation.

  • (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if these Regulations forbid the transport of the dangerous goods or if the dangerous goods are not regulated by the ICAO Technical Instructions but are regulated by these Regulations.

  • (3) When dangerous goods are transported to or from an aircraft, an aerodrome or an air cargo facility, by railway vehicle, the railway vehicle, or any means of containment visible from outside the railway vehicle must have placards displayed on it in accordance with Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks).

  • SOR/2002-306, s. 35
  • SOR/2008-34, s. 84
  • SOR/2019-101, s. 16

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