In August 2025, CELA filed submissions with the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada, division on Intergovernmental Affairs and Internal Trade on matters to be considered respecting future regulations under the recently enacted Free Trade and Labour Mobility Act (Free Trade Act), one of the laws enacted as part of Bill C-5. The CELA submission was prompted by a Privy Council Office notice in the Canada Gazette suggesting that the scope of the Free Trade Act, which includes reducing federal barriers to interprovincial trade, includes Canada’s regulations on the movement of hazardous waste under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). The CELA submission argues that CEPA’s hazardous waste regulations are not a barrier to interprovincial trade, and efforts to trump them with weaker requirements under the Free Trade Act pose potential problems for protection of human health and the environment.
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Letter: Hazardous Waste Regulations Under CEPA Should Not Be Trumped by Future Bill C-5 Regulations on Free Trade
In August 2025, CELA filed submissions with the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada, division on Intergovernmental Affairs and Internal Trade on matters to be considered respecting future regulations under the recently enacted Free Trade and Labour Mobility Act (Free Trade Act), one of the laws enacted as part of Bill C-5. The CELA submission was prompted by a Privy Council Office notice in the Canada Gazette suggesting that the scope of the Free Trade Act, which includes reducing federal barriers to interprovincial trade, includes Canada’s regulations on the movement of hazardous waste under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). The CELA submission argues that CEPA’s hazardous waste regulations are not a barrier to interprovincial trade, and efforts to trump them with weaker requirements under the Free Trade Act pose potential problems for protection of human health and the environment.
This publication is found on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
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