Canadian Environmental Protection Act annual report 2016 to 2017

Table of contents

1. Introduction
2. Addressing key risks
   • 2.1 Toxic substances harmful to human health or the environment
     • 2.1.1 Monitoring
     • 2.1.2 Research
     • 2.1.3 Information gathering
     • 2.1.4 Risk assessment activities
     • 2.1.5 Risk management activities
   • 2.2 Living organisms
     • 2.2.1 Research
     • 2.2.2 Risk assessments
     • 2.2.3 Risk management activities
   • 2.3 Air pollutants and greenhouse gases
     • 2.3.1 Monitoring
     • 2.3.2 Research
     • 2.3.3 Risk management activities
   • 2.4 Water quality
     • 2.4.1 Monitoring
     • 2.4.2 Research
     • 2.4.3 Risk management activities
   • 2.5 Waste
     • 2.5.1 Monitoring
     • 2.5.2 Risk management activities
   • 2.6 Environmental emergencies
3. Administration, public participation and reporting
   • 3.1 Federal, provincial, territorial cooperation
   • 3.2 Public participation
   • 3.3 Reporting
4. Compliance promotion and enforcement
   • 4.1 Compliance promotion priorities
   • 4.2 Compliance promotion activities
   • 4.3 Enforcement priorities
   • 4.4 Enforcement activities
     • 4.4.1 Inspections
     • 4.4.2 Investigations
     • 4.4.3 Enforcement measures
   • 4.5 Prosecutions, tickets and EPAMs
   • 4.6 Enforcement highlights
   • 4.7 International enforcement cooperation

• Appendix A: reporting requirements
• Appendix B: contacts