Transport Canada has renewed Equivalency Certificate SU 12435 (Renewal 2). The previous certificate is hereby revoked and superseded by the new one, which is available on the CPA website.

The deadline to become compliant with WHMIS 2015 obligations is December 1, 2018. As of this date, the classification, label and safety data sheet (SDS) must comply fully with the specific legislation and regulation chosen by the supplier, and not a combination of the two. 

Recently, the CPA received questions from members regarding hose assembly inspection and testing requirements. To address these questions, the CPA gathered relevant information from standard CSA B620, a mandatory standard that is adopted into the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.

Technical Safety BC (TSBC) has sent the CPA a draft directive for consultation – Propane Filling Plants and Container Refill Centers. The CPA has reviewed the draft directive and has highlighted potential issues for its members, including the significant additional building costs associated with the proposed requirement to bury tanks for new filling plants or refilling centres.

Amendments to the Environment Act allow the Nova Scotia government to create a cap-and-trade program and the regulations to support it. The amendments, released on November 14, include establishing annual declining greenhouse gas emissions caps and the rules for distributing, buying, and selling GHG emission allowances.

Effective December 31, 2018, new editions of standards CSA B339, CSA B340, CSA B341 and CSA B342 will be in force. Notwithstanding, members may begin transitioning to these new standards at any time before this date.

The CPA holds a number of Equivalency Certificates on behalf of its members and are available on the CPA website. The terms and conditions of each Equivalency Certificate must be adhered to at all times. 

Regulations Amending the Energy Efficiency Regulations (2016), aimed at introducing or updating energy standards, testing standards and reporting requirements, were published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on October 20, 2018.

BC Committee – February 7 Meeting
Saskatchewan Committee - May 31 Meeting
Alberta Committee - September 5 Meeting
Transportation Committee – September 19 Meeting
Regulatory Affairs Committee – September 20 Meeting
Auto Propane Committee – October 3 Meeting
Manitoba Committee - October 10 Meeting
Atlantic Committee - October 30 Meeting

Date: December 5, 2018

Time: 1pm ET

A copy of the meeting package is available on The Grid. 

Date: December 6, 2018

Time: 11am ET

A copy of the meeting package is available on The Grid. 

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