ontario regulation 120/25

made under the

Environmental Protection Act

Made: June 5, 2025
Filed: June 18, 2025
Published on e-Laws: June 18, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: July 5, 2025

Amending Reg. 347 of R.R.O. 1990

(GENERAL - WASTE MANAGEMENT)

1. Paragraph 1 of subsection 1 (3) of Regulation 347 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:

1. Waste from the servicing of motor vehicles at a retail motor vehicle service station or service facility if,

i. there is a written agreement for the collection and other management of such waste with the owner or operator of a waste management system, and

ii. the collection or other management of such waste,

A. is authorized by an environmental compliance approval, or

B. has been prescribed for the purposes of subsection 20.21 (1) of the Act and a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect.

2. Section 16 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(1.1) If a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect in respect of an activity mentioned in paragraph 6 or 10 of subsection (1), those paragraphs do not apply and instead the name and registration number that appears on the confirmation of registration in respect of the activity shall be clearly marked on the vehicle.

(1.2) If a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect in respect of an activity mentioned in paragraph 7 or 11 of subsection (1), those paragraphs do not apply and instead a copy of the confirmation of registration in respect of the activity shall be kept in the vehicle.

3. Section 17 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(2) If a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect in respect of an activity mentioned in paragraph 2 of subsection (1), subparagraph 2 ii of that subsection does not apply in respect of the activity.

4. Subsection 17.1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) Sections 27, 40 and 41 of the Act do not apply to a waste generation facility in respect of the activities set out in subsection (2) of this section, to the extent that those activities relate to waste that was produced at the waste generation facility, other than PCB waste.

5. Clause 19 (1) (a) of the Regulation is amended by adding “or for which a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect” after “approval”.

6. (1) Subsection 22 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) A carrier, with the specific approval of the Director, may transfer subject waste in Ontario to any of the following in order to alleviate a dangerous situation:

1. Another vehicle in the same waste transportation system.

2. A waste transportation system that is subject to an environmental compliance approval.

3. A waste transportation system for which a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect.

4. A receiving facility. 

(2) Section 22 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(4) Despite subsection (3), if the receiving facility named in the manifest related to that load is located outside of Ontario, a carrier may transport the waste to the receiving facility on a day subsequent to the day the waste is transferred, if the carrier is temporarily storing the waste in the waste transportation vehicle in accordance with section 12 of Ontario Regulation 119/25 (Registrations under Part II.2 of the Act — Waste Transportation Systems) made under the Act.

7. Clause 23 (3) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) with the specific approval of the Director, in order to alleviate a dangerous situation, to,

(i) another vehicle of the same waste transportation system,

(ii) a waste transportation system that is subject to an environmental compliance approval,

(iii) a waste transportation system for which a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect, or

(iv) a specified receiving facility as mentioned in clause (b), (c) or (d); 

8. Section 58 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

58. (1) Each operator and owner of a selected waste depot shall ensure that no selected waste is accepted at the depot unless there is in effect one or more written agreements each of which meets the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) and that together provide for the ongoing removal of all selected waste from the depot.

(2) An agreement under subsection (1) shall be between an operator or owner of the depot and,

(a) a person to whom an environmental compliance approval has been issued that authorizes the person to transport one or more classes of waste that include the type or types of selected waste to be removed from the depot by the person under the agreement; or

(b) if transporting one or more classes of waste that include the type or types of selected waste to be removed from the depot is an activity prescribed by section 2 of Ontario Regulation 119/25 (Registrations under Part II.2 of the Act — Waste Transportation Systems) made under the Act, a person engaging in that activity in respect of which a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect.

(3) An agreement under subsection (1) shall state the following:

1. The name and address of the owner or operator of the depot.

2. The name and address of the person responsible for removing waste and the type of selected waste to be removed by the person.

3. The number of the environmental compliance approval that authorizes the person to transport the type of waste, if applicable.

4. The person’s registration number appearing on the confirmation of registration in respect of the activity, if applicable.

5. The name, address and telephone number of an individual able to answer questions about the implementation of the agreement on behalf of the person responsible for removing the waste.

6. The approximate time intervals at which the person responsible for removing the waste will remove the waste.

7. The expiry date of the agreement.

(4) Each operator and owner of a selected waste depot shall ensure that selected waste is removed from the depot only by a person described in clause (2) (a) or (b) who is a party to an agreement under subsection (1) that authorizes the removal of the waste.

(5) Each operator and owner of a selected waste depot shall ensure that a copy of an agreement under subsection (1) is kept at the depot during the term of the agreement and during a period of two years after the termination or expiry of the agreement.

9. Section 72 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

72. (1) Each operator and owner of a pesticide container depot shall ensure that no empty pesticide containers are accepted at the depot unless there is in effect one or more written agreements each of which meets the requirements of subsections (2) and (3) and that together provide for the ongoing removal of all empty pesticide containers from the depot.

(2) An agreement under subsection (1) shall be between an operator or owner of the depot and,

(a) a person to whom an environmental compliance approval has been issued that authorizes the person to transport the empty pesticide containers to be removed from the depot; or

(b) if transporting empty pesticide containers is an activity prescribed by section 2 of Ontario Regulation 119/25 (Registrations under Part II.2 of the Act — Waste Transportation Systems) made under the Act, a person engaging in that activity in respect of which a registration under Part II.2 of the Act is in effect.

(3) An agreement under subsection (1) shall state the following:

1. The name and address of the owner or operator of the pesticide container depot.

2. The name and address of the person responsible for removing the empty pesticide containers.

3. The number of the environmental compliance approval that authorizes the person to transport the empty pesticide containers, if applicable.

4. The person’s registration number appearing on the confirmation of registration in respect of the activity, if applicable.

5. The name, address and telephone number of an individual able to answer questions about the implementation of the agreement on behalf of the person responsible for removing the empty pesticide containers.

6. The approximate time intervals at which the person responsible for removing the waste will remove the waste.

7. The expiry date of the agreement.

(4) Each operator and owner of a pesticide container depot shall ensure that the empty pesticide containers are removed from the depot only by a person described in clause (2) (a) or (b) who is a party to an agreement under subsection (1) that authorizes the removal of the waste.

(5) Each operator and owner of a pesticide container depot shall ensure that a copy of the agreement is kept at the depot during the term of the agreement and for two years after the termination or expiration of the agreement.

Commencement

10. This Regulation comes into force on August 1, 2025.