| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials (USA) |
| BTEX | Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene |
| CIP | Community Improvement Plan (Ontario) |
| COC (CoC) | Contaminant of Concern |
| CofA | Certificate of Approval |
| CPPI | Canadian Petroleum Products Institute |
| CPU | Certificate of Property Use |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
| DiPE | Diisopropyl Ether |
| DPS | Development Permit System |
| EBR | Environmental Bill of Rights |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Act |
| ESA | Environmental Site Assessment |
| FCM | Federation of Canadian Municipalities |
| GMF | Green Municipal Fund |
| LUST | Leaking Underground Storage Tank |
| MAH | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario) |
| MNA | Monitored Natural Attenuation |
| MOE | Ministry of the Environment (Ontario) |
| MPAC | Municipal Property Assessment Corporation |
| MTBE | Methyl Tert Butyl Ether |
| OBC | Ontario Building Code |
| OMB | Ontario Municipal Board |
| OP | Official Plan |
| PAH | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon |
| PHC | Petroleum Hydrocarbon |
| PSF | Pre-Submission Form (Ontario) |
| PSS | Property Specific Standards |
| PST | Petroleum Storage Tank |
| PTTW | Permit To Take Water |
| QP | Qualified Person |
| QP-ESA | Qualified Person - Environmental Site Assessment |
| QP-RA | Qualified Person - Risk Assessment |
| RA | Risk Assessment |
| RM | Risk Management |
| RMM | Risk Management Measures |
| RMP | Risk Management Plan |
| RSC | Record of Site Condition |
| SCS | Site Condition Standard |
| SDB | Standards Development Branch |
| SPA | Site Plan Approval |
| TIF | Tax Increment Financing |
| TPH | Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons |
| TSSA | Technical Standards and Safety Authority (Ontario) |
| USEPA | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| UST | Underground Storage Tank |
| VOC | Volatile Organic Compound |
