Technical Guidance
The government has developed materials to help Ontario’s regulated facilities understand and meet the requirements of the Toxics Reduction Act.
Overview
- A Guide for Regulated Facilities
This guide provides plain language explanations of the requirements under the Toxics Reduction Act.
Accounting
- Toolkit for Toxic Substance Accounting
This information assists facilities in complying with requirements set out in the legislation by providing possible toxic accounting approaches and specific examples to help illustrate how a facility may meet the requirements.
Toxic Reduction Planning
- Reference Tool for Assessing Safer Chemical Alternatives
This information increases awareness of green chemistry and assists businesses and industry in evaluating chemicals as safer alternatives. - Using Single Window to Submit Plan Summaries Under the Toxics Reduction Act and Ontario Regulation 455/09
This guide walks Ontario regulated facilities’ owners and operators through Environment Canada’s Single Window process for submitting a toxic substance reduction plan summary. Plan summaries must be submitted by December 31, 2012 for Phase I substances.
- Please note: These guides should not be construed as legal advice. In the event of a conflict between any guide and the requirements of the legislation, the legislation will prevail. Please refer to the Toxics Reduction Act and Ontario Regulation 455/09.
