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Alberta (AB)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.qp.alberta.ca/Laws_Online.cfm

Acts	Regulations
Dangerous Goods and Transportation Handling Act (Chapter D-4)	Transportation of Dangerous Goods Control Regulation (AR157-97)
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (Chapter E-12)	Conservation and Reclamation Regulation (AR 115-93)
	Environmental Appeal Board Regulation (AR 114-93)
	Environmental Assessment (Mandatory & Exempted Activities) Regulations (AR 111-93)
	Environmental Assessment Regulations (AR 112-93)
	Environmental Protection and Enhancement (Miscellaneous) Regulation (AR 118-93)
	Pesticide (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 43-97)
	Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation (AR 24-97)
	Remediation Certificate Regulation (AR 154-09)
	Substance Release Regulation (AR 124-93)
	Waste Control Regulation (AR 192-96)
	Wastewater and Storm Drainage (Ministerial) Regulation (AR 120-93)
	Wastewater and Storm Drainage Regulation (AR 119-93)
Fisheries (Alberta) Act (Chapter F-16)	General Fisheries Regulations (AR 203-97)
Municipal Government Act, 2000 (Chapter M-26)	City of Calgary Rivers District Community Revitalization Levy Regulation (AR 232-06)
Oil and Gas Conservation Act (Chapter O-6)	Oil and Gas Conservation Regulations (AR 151-71)
Oil Sands Conservation Act (Chapter O-7)	Oil Sands Conservation Regulations (AR 76-88)
Soil Conservation Act (Chapter S-15)	Soil Conservation Notice Regulations (AR 272-98)
Water Act (Chapter W-3)	Water (Offenses and Penalties) Regulations (AR 193-98)

British Columbia (BC)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.bclaws.ca

Acts	Regulations
Drinking Water Protection Act (Chapter 9)	Drinking Water Protection Regulation (BC Reg. 200/2003)
Ecological Reserve Act (Chapter 103)	Ecological Reserve Regulations (BC Reg. 335/75)
Engineers and Geoscientists Act (Chapter 116)
Environment and Land Use Act (Chapter 117)
Environmental Assessment Act (Chapter 43)
Environmental Management Act (Chapter 53)	Agricultural Waste Control Regulation (BC Reg. 131/92)
	Antisapstain Chemical Waste Control Regulation (BC Reg. 300/90)
	Asphalt Plant Regulation BC Reg. 217/97)
	Cleaner Gasoline Regulation (BC Reg. 498/95)
	Code of Practice for Soil Amendments (BC Reg. 210/2007)
	Code of Practice for the Discharge of Produced Water from Coal-bed Gas Operations (BC Reg. 156/2005)
	Contaminated Sites Regulation (BC Reg. 375/96)
	Environmental Appeal Board Procedure Regulation (BC Reg. 1/82)
	Environmental Data Quality Assurance Regulation (BC Reg. 301/90)
	Environmental Impact Assessment Regulation (BC Reg. 330/81)
	Hazardous Waste Regulation (BC Reg. 63/88)
	Municipal Sewage Regulation (BC Reg. 129/99)
	Oil and Gas Waste Regulation (BC Reg. 254/2005)
	Organic Matter Recycling Regulation (BC Reg. 18/2002)
	Permit Fees Regulation (BC Reg. 299/92)
	Petroleum Storage and Distribution Facilities Storm Water Regulation (BC Reg. 168/94)
	Placer Mining Waste Control Regulation (BC Reg. 107/89)
	Public Notification Regulation (BC Reg. 202/94)
	Pulp Mill and Pulp and Paper Mill Liquid Effluent Control Regulation (BC Reg. 470/90)
	Spill Cost Recovery Regulation (BC Reg. 250/98)
	Spill Reporting Regulation (BC Reg. 263/90)
	Waste Discharge Regulation (BC Reg. 320/2004)
Fisheries Act (Chapter 149)	Fisheries Act Regulations (BC Reg. 140/76)
Islands Trust Act (Chapter 239)
Land Title Act (Chapter 250)
Local Government Act (Chapter 323)
Ministry of Environment Act (Chapter 299)
Nisga'a Final Agreement Act (Chapter 2)
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act (Chapter 361)
Private Managed Forest Land Act (Chapter 80)	Private Managed Forest Land Council Matters Regulation (BC Reg. 372/2004)
Securities Act (Chapter 418)	National Instrument 43-101: Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (BC Reg. 12/2001)
Special Accounts Appropriation and Control Act (Chapter 436)
Taxation (Rural Area) Act (Chapter 448)
Transport of Dangerous Goods Act (Chapter 458)	Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulation (BC Reg. 203/85)
Vancouver Charter (Chapter 55)
Water Act (Chapter 483)	Groundwater Protection Regulation (BC Reg. 299/2004)
	Water Regulation (BC 204-88)
Water Protection Act (Chapter 484)
Workers Compensation Act	Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (BC Reg. 296/97)

Manitoba (MB)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/index.php

Acts	Regulations
Contaminated Sites Remediation Act (Chapter C-205)	The Contaminated Remediation Regulation (MR 105-97)
Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act (Chapter D-12)	Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Regulation (MR 55-03)
	Environmental Accident Reporting Regulation (MR 439-87)
	Storage and Handling of Petroleum Products and Allied Products Regulation (MR 188/2001)
Environment Act (Chapter E-125)	Classes of Development Regulation (MR 164/88)
	Joint Environmental Assessment Regulation (MR 126/91)
Ground Water and Water Well Act (Chapter G-110)	Well Drilling Regulation (MR 228/88)
Manitoba Hazardous Waste Management Corporation Act (Chapter H-15)
Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter M-162)	Drilling Regulation (MR 63/92)
	Mine Closure Regulation (MR 67/99)
	Quarry Minerals Regulation (MR 65/92)
Oil and Gas Act (Chapter O-34)	Drilling and Production Regulation (MR 111/94)
Public Health Act (Chapter P-210)	Protection of Water Source Regulation (MR 326/88)
	Water Supplies Regulation (MR 330/88)

New Brunswick (NB)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.gnb.ca/0062/acts/index-e.asp

Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.assembly.nl.ca/

Northwest Territory (NT)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/

Nova Scotia (NS)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/index.htm

Nunavut (NU)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.nucj.ca/library/index.htm

Ontario (ON)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/

Acts	Regulations
Dangerous Goods Transportation Act (Chapter D-1)	General Regulation - Dangerous Goods Transportation Act (OR 261-90)
Environmental Assessment Act (Chapter E-18)	General Regulation - Environmental Assessment Act (OR 334-90)
Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (Chapter 28)	General Regulation - Environmental Bill of Rights (OR 73-94)
Environmental Protection Act (Chapter E-19)	Classification and Exemption of Spills Regulation (OR 675-98)
	Deep Well Disposal Regulation (OR 341-90)
	General - Waste Management Regulation (OR 347-90)
	Landfilling Sites Regulation (OR 232-98)
	Mobile PCB Destruction Facilities Regulation (OR 352-90)
	Municipalities, Secured Creditors, Receivers, Trustees in Bankruptcy and Fiduciaries Regulation - Part XV.2 of the Act (OR 298-02)
	Records of Site Condition - Part XV.1 of the Act (O. Reg. 153/04)
	Spills Regulation (OR 360-90)
	Waste Management - PCB's Regulation (OR 362-90)
Environmental Review Tribunal Act (Chapter 26)
Escheats Act
Mining Act (Chapter M-14)	Assessment Work Regulation (OR 06-96)
	General Regulation - Mining Act (OR 113-91)
	Mine Development and Closure Regulation Under Part VII of The Act (OR 240-00)
Municipal Act, 2001 (Chapter 25)
Ontario Water Resources Act (Chapter O-40)	Regulation - Transitional Provisions Relating to the Repeal of Part VIII of the Environmental Protection Act (OR 155-98)
	Secured Creditors, Receivers, Trustees in Bankruptcy Regulation (OR 299-02)
	Wells Regulation (OR 903-90)
Pesticides Act (Chapter P-11)	General Regulation - Pesticides Act (OR 914-90)
Places to Grow Act	Growth Plan Areas Regulation (OR 416/05)
Planning Act Reform (Bill 51)
Protecting the Green Belt Act
Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 (Chapter 32)	Drinking-Water Systems Regulations (OR 170-03)
	Drinking-Water Testing Services Regulation (OR 248-03)
	Ontario Drinking-Water Quality Standards Regulation (OR 169-03)
Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation Act, 2002, (Chapter 28)	Designated Waterfront Area Regulation (OR 200-03)
Waste Management Act, 1992 (Chapter 1)
Waterfront Regeneration Trust Agency Act, 1992, (Chapter 2)

Prince Edward Island (PE)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.gov.pe.ca/jps/

Quebec (QC)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www3.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/loisreglements.en.html

Acts	Regulations
Droits sur les mines (Lois concernant les) / Mining Duties Act (Chapter D-15)
Géologues (Loi sur les) / Geologist Act (Chapter G-1.01)
Pesticides (Lois sur les) / Pesticides Act (Chapter P-9.3)
La Préservation des Ressources en Eau (Loi visant) / Water Resources Preservation Act (Chapter P-18.1)
Qualité de l'environnement (Loi sur la) / Environment Quality Act (Chapter Q-2)	Regulation Respecting the Application of the Environment Quality Act (Q2 R1.001)
	Groundwater Catchment Regulation (Q2 R1.3)
	Regulation Respecting Pulp and Paper Mills (Q2 R 12.1)
	Regulation Respecting Hazardous Materials (Q2 R 15.2)
	Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (Q2 R 18.1.01)
	Regulation Respecting the Quality of Drinking Water (Q2 R 18.1.1)
	Regulation Respecting Pits and Quarries (Q2 R2)
	Regulation Respecting Solid Waste (Q2 R3.2)
	Regulation Respecting the Liquid Effluents of Petroleum Refineries (Q2 R6)
	Regulation Respecting the Burial of Contaminated Soils (Q2 R6.01)
	Regulation Respecting Environmental Impact Assessment and Review (Q2 R9)
La Santé et la Sécurité du Travail (Loi sur) / Occupational Health and Safety Act (Chapter S-2.1)

Saskatchewan (SK)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/

Yukon Territory (YT)

Acts & Regulations are available online: http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/

Acts	Regulations
Dangerous Goods Transportation Act (Chapter 50)	Dangerous Goods Transportation Regulations (YR 118-86)
Environment Act (Chapter 5)	Administrative Regulation (YR 29-97)
	Contaminated Sites Regulation (YR 171-02)
	Special Waste Regulation (YR 47-95)
	Pesticides Regulation (YR 125-94)
	Spills Regulation (YR 193-96)
Environmental Assessment Act (Chapter 2)	Law List Regulation (YR 066-03)
	Exclusion List Regulation (YR 067-03)
	Activities Requiring Environmental Assessment (Inclusion List) Regulation (YR 068-03)
	Coordination of Environmental Assessment Procedures and Requirements Regulation (YR 069-03)
	Comprehensive Study List Regulation (YR 070-03)
Placer Mining Act (Chapter 13)	Placer Mining Land Use Regulation (YR 059-03)
Quartz Mining Act (Chapter 14)	Quartz Mining Land Use Regulation (YR 064-03)
Waters Act (Chapter 19)	Waters Regulation (YR 058-03)