Marginal note:End of use of equipment and liquids — 2009
33 (1) The owner of the equipment referred to in paragraph 16(1)(a) or subparagraph 16(1)(b)(i) — other than the equipment for which an extension is granted by the Minister in accordance with section 17 and the equipment referred to in subsection 16(2) or (2.1) — or of the liquids referred to in subsection 15(2) shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which the person owns the equipment or the liquids and that contains the following information:
(a) the name, civic and mailing addresses, telephone number, fax number, if any, and e-mail address, if any, of the owner and any person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf;
(b) for each piece of equipment, the civic addresses of the facilities where the equipment and liquids are located or, if there is no civic address, their location using the owner’s site identification system;
(c) for each piece of equipment, the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the equipment and of liquids, expressed in litres, the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in kilograms, and the concentration of PCBs in the liquids and solids, expressed in mg/kg,
(i) that are in use on December 31,
(ii) that are stored on December 31 at the person’s PCB storage site,
(iii) that are sent, in that calendar year, to an authorized facility that is a transfer site,
(iv) that are sent, in that calendar year, to an authorized facility that is authorized to destroy them, or
(v) that are destroyed in that calendar year; and
(d) a certification that the information is accurate and complete and that is dated and signed by the owner or by a person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
Marginal note:Equipment and liquids with extension
(2) The owner of the equipment referred to in paragraph 16(1)(a) or subparagraph 16(1)(b)(i) — other than the equipment referred to in subsection 16(2) or (2.1) — or of the liquids referred to in subsection 15(2) for which an extension is granted by the Minister in accordance with section 17 shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which the person owns the equipment or the liquids and that contains the following information for each piece of equipment or container of liquid:
(a) the information required under paragraphs (1)(a) and (d);
(b) the unique identification number that is on the label referred to in paragraph 29(4)(c);
(c) the civic address, function and technical description of the facility where the equipment or container of liquid is located or, if there is no civic address, its location using the owner’s site identification system;
(d) the progress on the plan’s implementation and the timelines for ending the use of the equipment;
(e) the measures taken to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs in the equipment on the environment and on human health; and
(f) the findings of the inspections of the equipment.
Marginal note:End of use of equipment — 2026
(3) The owner of the equipment referred to in subparagraph 16(1)(b)(ii) or subsection 16(2) — other than equipment for which an extension is granted under subsection 17.1(2) or (4) — shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which the person owns the equipment and that contains the following information:
(a) the information required under paragraphs (1)(a) and (d);
(a.1) the civic addresses of the facilities where the equipment and liquids are located or, if there is no civic address, their location using the owner’s site identification system; and
(b) the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in litres, the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in kilograms, and the concentration of PCBs in the liquids and the solids, expressed in mg/kg,
(i) that are stored on December 31 at the person’s PCB storage site,
(ii) that are sent, in that calendar year, to an authorized facility that is a transfer site,
(iii) that are sent, in that calendar year, to an authorized facility that is authorized to destroy them, or
(iv) that are destroyed in that calendar year.
Marginal note:End of use of equipment — 2026
(4) The owner of the equipment referred to in subsection 16(2.1) — other than equipment for which an extension is granted under subsection 17.1(2) or (4) — shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which the person owns the equipment and that contains the following information:
(a) the information required under paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (d); and
(b) for each piece of equipment, the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in litres, the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in kilograms, and the concentration of PCBs in the liquids and the solids, expressed in mg/kg,
(i) that are in use on December 31,
(ii) that are stored on December 31 at the person’s PCB storage site,
(iii) that are sent, in that calendar year, to an authorized facility that is a transfer site,
(iv) that are sent, in that calendar year, to an authorized facility that is authorized to destroy them, or
(v) that are destroyed in that calendar year.
Marginal note:Equipment with extension
(5) The owner of the equipment for which an extension is granted under subsection 17.1(2) or (4) shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which they own the equipment and that contains the following information:
(a) the information referred to in
(i) paragraphs (3)(a) to (b), in the case of equipment referred to in subparagraph 16(1)(b)(ii) or subsection 16(2), and
(ii) paragraph 4(a) and subparagraphs (4)(b)(ii) to (v), in the case of equipment referred to in subsection 16(2.1);
(b) an indication of whether the equipment is still in use and, if so, a description of the progress made on ending the use of the equipment and any update to the plan or timelines for doing so; and
(c) a description of the measures taken to minimize or eliminate any harmful effect of the PCBs in the equipment on the environment and on human health.
Marginal note:End of use of equipment — nuclear facilities
(6) The owner of equipment referred to in paragraph 22(1)(c) that is no longer being used in accordance with section 15.1 shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which they own the equipment and that contains the following information:
(a) the information required under paragraphs (1)(a) and (d);
(b) for each piece of equipment, the civic address of the facility where the equipment is located or, if there is no civic address, its location using the owner’s site identification system;
(c) for each piece of equipment, the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in litres, the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the equipment, expressed in kilograms, and the concentration of PCBs in those liquids and solids, expressed in mg/kg, or, if any of that information is unknown, a statement to that effect; and
(d) the estimated timeline for the activity concentration of the radioactive PCBs in the equipment to be reduced to no greater than their unconditional clearance level, as defined in section 1 of the Nuclear Substances and Radiation Devices Regulations.
Marginal note:End of use of military equipment
(7) The owner of military equipment that contains PCBs in a concentration of 50 mg/kg or more and that is no longer being used in accordance with section 15.2 shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which they own the equipment and that contains the following information:
(a) the information required under paragraphs (1)(a) and (d);
(b) for each piece of military equipment, the civic address of the facility where the military equipment is located or, if there is no civic address, its location using the Department of National Defence’s site identification system; and
(c) for each piece of military equipment, the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the military equipment, expressed in litres, that fall into each of the following categories and the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the military equipment, expressed in kilograms, that fall into each of those categories, as well as the concentration of PCBs in those liquids and solids, expressed in mg/kg, or, if any of that information is unknown, a statement to that effect:
(i) those that are stored on December 31 at a Department of National Defence or Canadian Forces PCB storage site,
(ii) those that are sent, in the calendar year, to an authorized facility that is a transfer site,
(iii) those that are sent, in the calendar year, to an authorized facility that is authorized to destroy them, and
(iv) those that are destroyed in the calendar year.
Marginal note:End of use of museum objects
(8) The owner of a museum that possesses an object that contains PCBs in a concentration of 50 mg/kg or more and that is no longer being retained for display or research purposes under section 15.3 shall prepare a report that is current to December 31 of each calendar year in which they possess the object and that contains the following information:
(a) the information required under paragraphs (1)(a) and (d);
(b) for each object, the civic address of the facility where the object is located or, if there is no civic address, its location using the museum’s site identification system; and
(c) for each object, the quantity of liquids containing PCBs in the object, expressed in litres, that fall into each of the following categories and the quantity of solids containing PCBs in the object, expressed in kilograms, that fall into each of those categories, as well as the concentration of PCBs in those liquids and solids, expressed in mg/kg, or, if any of that information is unknown, a statement to that effect:
(i) those that are stored on December 31 at the museum’s PCB storage site,
(ii) those that are sent, in the calendar year, to an authorized facility that is a transfer site,
(iii) those that are sent, in the calendar year, to an authorized facility that is authorized to destroy them, and
(iv) those that are destroyed in the calendar year.
- SOR/2010-57, s. 14
- SOR/2014-75, s. 7
- SOR/2025-273, s. 15
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