ontario regulation 111/20

made under the

Environmental Protection Act

Made: March 31, 2020
Filed: March 31, 2020
Published on e-Laws: April 1, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 18, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 535/05

(GREENER GASOLINE - BIO-BASED CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR GASOLINE)

1. (1) Ontario Regulation 535/05 is amended by adding the following section:

Temporary volatility limits

2.1 (1) Despite subsection 2 (1), from April 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020,

(a)  no person shall distribute blended gasoline for use or sale in Ontario unless the blended gasoline has a volatility of not more than,

i.  110 kiloPascals, for gasoline distributed in the North, and

ii.  97 kiloPascals, for gasoline distributed in the Southern Ontario corridor; and

(b)  any volatility limits set out in the documents or standards referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 of subsection 2 (1) do not apply to the distribution of blended gasoline for use or sale in Ontario.

(2) In this section,

“North” has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 271/91 (Gasoline Volatility) made under the Act;

“Southern Ontario corridor” has the same meaning as in Ontario Regulation 271/91.

(2) Section 2.1 of the Regulation, as made by subsection (1), is revoked.

Commencement

2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

(2) Subsection 1 (2) comes into force on December 31, 2020.