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Comments:

February 2022 IVODGA Comments. IVODGA recently filed comments on the “Regulations Amending The Transportation Of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) (Part 6 – Training)” that was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on December 11, 2021. Click here to read IVODGA comments.

News:

December 2023 Updates:

Regulations Amending the Contraventions Regulations (TDG Act, 1992). Following an evaluation of the Contraventions Act Program in 2021 assessing activities undertaken by Justice Canada between 2016-2017 and 2019-2020, it was recommended that federal departments and agencies be engaged in a systemic review of fine levels, to ensure that the Contraventions Act is achieving its intended impact on those who commit offences designated as contraventions.

Justice Canada agreed with the recommendation and advised that Transport Canada (TC) and all departments that have offences designated as contraventions, increase their existing fine amounts. Therefore, in 2023, the Department of Justice and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Directorate worked in close collaboration in reviewing existing fine amounts under Schedule XV of the Contraventions Regulations. As existing fine amounts had not been updated since the offences were first included in the Contraventions Regulations in 2007, it was recommended to update the fines to a more appropriate level in order to maintain their deterrent effect. This work led to the publication of the Regulations Amending the Contraventions Regulations (Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992) in the Canada Gazette, Part II (CGII) on December 20, 2023.

These amendments come into force on the day upon which they are published in the CGII.

You are encouraged to read the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) that follows the regulatory text. The RIAS provides a plain language explanation of why the changes were needed and a description of the main changes that were made. It provides Justice Canada’s rationale for making the changes and the expected costs and benefits that will result from the proposal.

Transport Canada Informal Consultation: Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the TDGA (Part 12 and IHU). Transport Canada is reaching out to stakeholders prior to the final publication of the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (Part 12 and International Harmonization Update) in the Part II of the Canada Gazette (CG II) and is seeking input on the envisioned modifications presented in the consultation document here. These proposed refinements are made based on comments received after the publication of the proposed amendments in Part I of the Canada Gazette in November 2022.

The TDG Newsletter: 2023 edition is now available on the Transport Canada website here

CANUTEC Video. CANUTEC has created an awareness video to showcase how CANUTEC Emergency Response Advisors handle emergency calls. This video also focuses on the different services that CANUTEC offers as well as increases awareness on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Directorate’s Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) Program. The new CANUTEC Awareness Video can be found on the CANUTEC Website, the TC Video Gallery, and the TC YouTube account.

Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 49: Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Canadian Update). The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) under the authority of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (TDG Act) need to be updated to strengthen existing rules, clarify provisions, fix inconsistencies, and introduce new rules in response to concerns raised by stakeholders, inspectors, and local authorities. The current rules are not, for example, aligned with the United States (US) regulations (i.e. Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations [49 CFR]) pertaining to buffer car requirements for the transportation of dangerous goods by rail. This is a 75-day consultation until February 22, 2024. Read more… (December 9, 2023 – Transport Canada). IVODGA will provide more details on comment submission soon.

Transport Canada Public Notice – Consultation for new editions of CSA B339, CSA B340, CSA B341, and CSA B342. Please note that Transport Canada has shared that the new editions of the following standards are being developed by the Canadian Standards Association's (CSA) Technical Committee on Cylinders, Spheres, and Tubes for the transportation of dangerous goods, and are expected to be published in 2024. As part of the standards development process, CSA has posted the draft standards for public review and comment on its website:

CSA B339 "Cylinders, spheres, and tubes for the transportation of dangerous goods"
CSA B340 "Selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2"
CSA B341 "UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods"
CSA B342 "Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2"

November 2023 Updates:
Transport Canada / TDGR - Part 17, Site Registration Requirements (Published in Canada Gazette, Part II). Transport Canada has posted guidance material here, which explains the basics of the Client Identification Database (CID) and includes the following topics:

An overview of who needs to register and a CID questionnaire to help stakeholders figure it out.
A list of things to know/have before you register, a link to the Registration Database, as well as information about updates to the information and the annual renewal requirements.
Some CID user guides are also available with step-by step instructions.

The CID website also contains a list of frequently asked questions.

October 2023 Updates:

Publication of the Site Registration Requirements in Part II of the Canada Gazette. The Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Site Registration Requirements) were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on October 25, 2023. The amendment is accessible through the following URL: SOR/2023-206.

To address some of the concerns raised in an internal audit of the Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Program in 2006, and the 2011 and 2020 follow-up Audit report of the Office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, these regulatory amendments are introducing new requirements to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations that:

require that persons who import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods at a site located in Canada that they own or operate be registered in a new registration database if applicable; and
require that all registered persons provide administrative information and information concerning the dangerous goods and operations being conducted at their respective Site located in Canada that they own or operate.

Persons who are required to register in the database will have up to one (1) year after the coming into force date of the amendments to complete their registration, until October 25, 2024. The amendments came into force on the day on which they were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

To find more information on the registration database and the registration process, please visit the https://tc.canada.ca/en/dangerous-goods/client-identification-database-cid

You are encouraged to read the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) that follows the regulatory text. The RIAS provides a plain language explanation of why the changes were needed and a description of the main changes that were made. It provides Transport Canada’s rationale for making the changes and the expected costs and benefits that will result from the amendment.

August 2023 Updates:

TC Update: Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Part 6 – Training). Transport Canada has advised the regulatory project titled Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Part 6 – Training) will be reviewed and be published in Part I of the Canada Gazette following the latest consultation. Proposed changes to the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the regulatory proposal were presented to stakeholders on June 1, 2023, for a 30-day consultation period.

The analysis of the latest comments has shown that most stakeholders are not in agreement with the assumptions used to calculate the revised costs of the proposal. Based on what was shared through this informal consultation, new recommendations to the CBA assumptions have been made, and the new net cost of the proposed Regulations is now estimated at approximately $400M (as opposed to the $17M that was originally anticipated). Based on the important difference between the CBA assumptions, the reality stemming from consultations, as well as the administrative burden reduction initiative and the current economic situation, it was decided to review the proposed amendment and republish in Part I of the Canada Gazette.

This will benefit the TDG community by allowing TC to:

Increase alignment with other countries that require the General Awareness and Function-Specific training when feasible for persons engaged in any dangerous goods activities; and
Explore strategies to ease the burden on stakeholders while still promoting public safety at a time when the economy is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic and inflation is high.

July 2023 Updates:

Regulations Amending the TDG Regulations (Miscellaneous Program). The Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on July 5, 2023 as SOR/2023-155. These amendments contain minor technical and administrative amendments that must be made to the TDG Regulations, including typographical and punctuation errors, formatting, and numbering changes, as well as some inconsistencies between the English and French versions of the regulations.

The objectives of the miscellaneous regulatory amendments are as follows:

Repeal obsolete regulatory provisions that have no current application;
Correct discrepancies between the French and English versions;
Harmonize terms used in the TDGR with those used in the Act or related regulations;
Clarify existing provisions;
Correct typographical, grammatical, spelling, numbering, and punctuation errors; and
Update references to standards and other documents incorporated by reference.

The miscellaneous regulatory amendments include, but are not limited to, the following:

Sections 1.1 & 1.2 of the TDGR have been repealed.
The words “permit for equivalent level of safety” in Section 1.4 have been deleted and Part 14 now references “equivalency certificate”.
A reference to the marks required by the Canada Consumer Product Safety Actand its regulations has been added in Section 1.16, 500 kg Gross Mass Exemption.
All references to “accidental release of dangerous goods” have been replaced by “release of dangerous goods”.
The terms “dangerous goods safety marks” have been replaced by the terms “dangerous goods marks”.
The terms “certification safety marks” have been replaced by the terms “compliance marks”.
Subsections 5.10(2) to (5) and 5.10(7) to (10) of the TDGR have been deleted.
Subparagraphs 12.1(1)(a)(iv) and (v) of the TDGR have been deleted.
All references to the Director General have been deleted.
Special provision 141 has been assigned to UN3269, POLYESTER RESIN KIT.
The words “hazards” and “hazardous” have been replaced by the words “danger” and “dangerous”.

Transport Canada encourages everyone to read the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) that provides Transport Canada’s rationale for making the changes and the expected costs and benefits that will result from the proposal. The RIAS also outlines mots of the changes to the TDG Regulations.

Please note that these amendments come into force on the day upon which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II (i.e., July 5, 2025).

Consultation – Packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of Explosives (Class 1) (CAN/CGSB-43.151). The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released the draft of Safety Standard CAN/CGSB-43.151 for a 60-day consultation period. This standard is incorporated by reference within the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations) and the new edition will come into force once published with a six-month phase-in (transitional) period. Safety standard CAN/CGSB-43.151 sets out the requirements for packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of explosives (Class 1). To obtain a copy of the draft safety standard, please contact the CGSB directly via Beata Hart at beata.hart@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Consultation: June 19, 2023, to August 18, 2023.

Consultation – Reconditioning, remanufacturing and repair of drums for the transportation of dangerous goods (CAN/CGSB-43.126). The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released the draft of Safety Standard CAN/CGSB-43.126 for a 60-day consultation period. This standard is incorporated by reference within the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations) and the new edition will come into force once published with a six-month phase-in (transitional) period. Safety standard CAN/CGSB-43.126 sets out the requirements for reconditioning, remanufacturing and repair of drums for the transportation of dangerous goods. To obtain a copy of the draft safety standard, please contact the CGSB directly via Beata Hart at beata.hart@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Consultation: June 22, 2023, to August 21, 2023.

Publication – Ton containers for the transportation of dangerous goods (CAN/CGSB-43.149-2023). A new edition of safety standard CAN/CGSB-43.149 has been developed by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) and was published in April 2023. A copy of the standard may be obtained free of charge from (contact: ncr.ongc-cgsb@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca). Please note that this standard has not yet been incorporated by reference within the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations).

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Ton Containers for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (CAN/CGSB-43.149). The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released the draft of Safety Standard CAN/CGSB-43.149 for a 60-day consultation period. Safety standard CAN/CGSB-43.149 sets out the requirements for designing, manufacturing, maintaining, qualifying, inspecting, marking, selecting, and using ton containers. The standard also lays out the requirements for the quality management system and its applicability, and the registration of facilities performing manufacture, inspection, maintenance, or qualification of ton containers.

This new edition of CAN/CGSB-43.149 will replace Transport Canada standard TP 14877 and it will come into force when it is incorporated by reference within the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations) by a later regulatory amendment. Read more… (August 24, 2022 – Transport Canada)

July 2022: NOTICE - Publication of Proposed Amendments to the TDG Regulations (Registration Database). Transport Canada has published an amendment entitled “Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Registration database)” in Part I of the Canada Gazette (CGI) on June 25, 2022 for a 70-day comment period. The amendment is accessible through the following URL: https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2022/2022-06-25/html/reg2-eng.html

The proposed amendment includes updates to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) to require that that persons who handle, offer for transport, transport, or import (HOTI) dangerous goods be registered in a new registration database, when applicable, and provide contact/site information as well as information on the dangerous goods being handled, offered for transport, transported or imported at their facilities.

The Government of Canada is transitioning to a new feature in CGI that is meant to facilitate submitting comments on proposed regulations and to heighten transparency and accountability of the Canadian regulatory consultation process. The new feature allows online submission of comments on regulatory proposals; comments are published on the Canada Gazette website at the end of the consultation period.

Please note that IVODGA will be compiling member comments on the proposed amendments and sharing them with Transport Canada. Comments can be sent to julie@ivodga.com

Part 6 – Training
Following discussions at the General Policy Advisory Council (GPAC) meeting held on May 11, 2022 , Transport Canada has agreed to share the attached document, which includes the revised draft provisions for the incorporation by reference of the standard CGSB-192.3, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Training, Assessment and Competency to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, based on comments received following the pre-publication of the Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Part 6 — Training) in Part I of the Canada Gazette in December 2021.

June 2022: Consultation - Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail (CAN/CGSB-43.147)

On June 7, 2022, the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released the draft of Safety Standard CAN/CGSB-43.147 for a 60-day consultation period ending August 7, 2022. This safety standard sets out the requirements for designing, manufacturing, maintaining, qualifying, inspecting, marking, selecting and using tank cars, and also lays out the requirements for a quality management system and its applicability, as well as the registration of facilities performing manufacture, inspection, maintenance or qualification of tank cars. This new edition of CAN/CGSB-43.147 will replace Transport Canada standard TP 14877, and will come into force when it is incorporated by reference within the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations).

Significant changes

Phase-out legacy tank cars in dangerous goods toxic-by-inhalation (TIH) service and introducing the “H” delimeter for the newer improved specifications of TIH tank cars.
Enhanced specifications of Class 113 tank cars in flammable cryogenic liquid service.
Removed class TC114 as an option for the manufacture of new tank cars.
Incorporated the requirements of Protective Direction 39.
Updated the dangerous goods list for consistency with the TDG Regulations and better alignment with the tank car packaging assignments in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (49 CFR).
Removal of requirements pertaining to ton containers (these will be addressed in the proposed new safety standard CAN/CGSB-43.149).

Please note that IVODGA will not be sending comments to the CGSB.

For comments or additional information, please contact Beata Hart, Standards Specialist, directly (email: beata.hart@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca or phone: 343-543-3518).

April 2022: New edition of CAN/CGSB 43.146 is published. A new edition of safety standard CAN/CGSB 43.146 “Design, manufacture and use of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) for the transportation of dangerous goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9” has been developed by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Technical Committee and was published in March 2022. Stakeholders must comply with the 2022 edition of the standard, but in accordance with Section 1.3.2 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR), the previous version of the document (2016 edition) may be complied with during the 6-months transitional period ending on September 30, 2022.

The most notable changes in the new edition of this standard are as follows:

Alignment with the 21st edition of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model Regulations (Orange Book)
Updates related to the routine maintenance and repair of IBCs
Updates to IBC design, testing and marking requirements
Updates to requirements on the use of plastic material
Clarifications to Annex C

A more detailed summary of the changes between the 2016 edition of the standard and the updated 2022 edition of the standard can be found here.

A PDF copy of standard can be downloaded here: CAN/CGSB 43.146.

Questions regarding the new edition of CAN/CGSB-43.146 may be submitted to Transport Canada by email (tdgcontainers-tmdcontenants@tc.gc.ca).

Newest Transport Canada Infomercial for Batteries, available in English and French, click here to view.

Guide for reporting dangerous goods incidents. This guide is for reference only, and has no legal force or effect. Consignors, carriers and consignees are responsible for consulting the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations) to determine exact requirements. If there is a conflict between the guide and the TDG Regulations, the TDG Regulations takes precedence.

This guide is for any person involved in any way with the transport of dangerous goods. During such activities, incidents may occur that may lead to a release or anticipated release. Duty to report is described in section 18(1) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (TDG Act), and referenced in Part 8 of the TDG Regulations. Read more… (January 6, 2022 – Transport Canada)

2022: Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 155, Number 50: Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Part 6 — Training). Issues: The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) require any person who handles, offers for transport or transports dangerous goods, to be “adequately trained” in their dangerous goods tasks and receive a certificate of training. While a majority of stakeholders meet or exceed the current training requirements, Transport Canada (TC) inspectors have identified that some employees lack the knowledge and skills required to conduct their dangerous goods tasks despite possessing a valid training certificate. Inconsistent or poor training of persons who handle, offer for transport or transport dangerous goods can result in improper handling and transporting of dangerous goods that could endanger public safety. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) monitoring program revealed that, of the 409 dangerous goods incidents resulting in injury or death reported between 2014 and 2019, approximately 55 were attributed to improper or insufficient training. Extensive consultations with industry indicated that there is confusion among some stakeholders regarding what “adequately trained” means and what type of training their employees need. Internationally, codes that govern the transport of dangerous goods currently require that persons who handle, offer for transport or transport dangerous goods receive both general awareness training and function-specific training. Since the training requirements in the TDGR do not clearly state that general and function-specific trainings are required, the wording needs to be better aligned with international requirements and clarify TC’s expectations of the regulated community. Read more… (December 11, 2021 – Transport Canada)

2022: Second informal consultation on proposed amendments to the TDG Regulations (Canadian Update). Transport Canada (TC) is currently consulting on proposed amendments titled Regulations amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Canadian Update) to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR). For these proposed amendments, TC is requesting feedback on updated proposed regulatory changes being developed under the Canadian Update. We are also collecting data to inform the cost-benefit analysis for these upcoming proposed changes.

Highlights of proposed amendments

Aligning buffer car requirements with those from the United States:
require unit trains (trains carrying loaded tank cars that all contain the same type of dangerous goods) to add buffer cars;
clarify the rules around train dynamics (how a train moves along the tracks); and
clarify that containers hauling dangerous goods attached to flatbed rail cars like intermediate bulk containers (IBC) can’t be placed next to an occupied rail vehicle or next to railway vehicles that have a constant source of ignition.
Proposing a different approach to transporting anhydrous ammonia fertilizer to ensure public safety:
require an emergency response assistance plan (ERAP) for anhydrous ammonia fertilizer; and
repeal the 100 km distance on public roads.
Aligning the TDGR with the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 for the transport of radioactive materials by:
adding two (2) new exemptions for the transport of radioactive materials for medical use and for the transport of unclassified radioactive material or radioactive waste materials; and
clarifying the existing rules under the radioactive materials exemption.
Introducing existing equivalency certificates into the regulations by introducing the following exemptions for:
cylinders containing medical oxygen for personal use; and
dangerous goods that are necessary for an enforcement officer to carry out their duties.
Repealing the current requirement to inform local police before moving dangerous goods between two (2) properties.
Allowing pre-printed safety marks on empty packages if the packages are in a broken-down state or if they accompanied by a document that states the following:
“Empty packaging – does not contain dangerous”
Clarifying when the terms “Residue – Last Contained” or “résidu-dernier contenu” should be used on a shipping document.
Adding training requirements for certain exempt dangerous goods.

Transport Canada also wants to know how these changes could impact your work with dangerous goods and requests answers to the questions below.

Do you agree with these changes? If not, why?
Would these changes add to your costs? How?
Could these changes benefit your business? How would you measure this?

We welcome / request comments from IVODGA members on the proposed amendments. Please note that IVODGA is gathering answers to the three questions above online (click here to access online poll) until January 15, 2022. For additional questions / comments, contact julie@ivodga.com

Transport Canada: Notification of standard update – Significant changes from CAN/CGSB-43.125-2016 to CAN/CGSB-43.125-2021. The Canadian General Standards Board updated the CAN/CGSB-43.125 standard. The CAN/CGSB-43.125-2021 is based on the 21^st edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, published by the United Nations (UN). This document summarizes the most significant changes to the standard that are applicable to manufacturers of packagings for Category A and Category B infectious substances and users of these packagings. Read more… (December 6, 2021 – Transport Canada)

Transport Canada Temporary Certificates Update (February 2021). Following the declaration of a pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, and with the adoption of temporary measures put in place by provincial authorities, Transport Canada is issuing temporary certificates pursuant to subsection 31(2.1) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992.

Transport Canada Updates (January 2021):

Transport Canada has renewed the four (4) following temporary certificates until December 31, 2021 (or the day they are cancelled in writing by the Minister of Transport):

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New editions of the following standards were published in November 2020 by the Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) Technical Committee on Highway Tanks and Transport Canada (TC) Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods:

CSA B620:20 “Highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods”
CSA B621:20 “Selection and use of highway tanks, TC portable tanks, and other large containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9”
CSA B622:20 "Selection and use of highway tanks and TC portable tanks for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2”

Please note that these standards are dynamically referenced in the TDG Regulations, allowing stakeholders to use the most recent versions of these safety standards as soon as they are published; they will become mandatory May 31, 2021.

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The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released the draft of Safety Standard CAN/CGSB-43.125 “Packaging of Category A and Category B infectious substances (Class 6, Division 6.2) and clinical, (bio) medical or regulated medical waste” for a 60-day consultation period. This standard is already incorporated by reference within the TDG Regulations and the new edition will come into force once published with a six-month phase-in (transitional) period. The consultation period is open from Dec. 21, 2020, to Feb. 19, 2021. Please note that COSTHA is not planning on submitting comments on this standard. Significant changes include:

Alignment with the 21^st ed. of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model Regulations;
Modification of packaging information requirements when infectious substance packaging is made available as a kit;
Periodic retest of Type P620 packaging design every five years;
Clarification of the requirements for the preparation of a Type P650 packaging design report;
Introduction of packing instructions for the transport of the new classification UN3549, MEDICAL WASTE, CATEGORY A, AFFECTING HUMANS, solid or MEDICAL WASTE, CATEGORY A, AFFECTING ANIMALS only, solid;
Clarify improvements to the selection and use requirements outlined in Part II and Part III (eg. removal of any classification-related requirements from this packaging standard);
Incorporation of UN Large Packaging Codes permitted for transport in Part III, pursuant to the publication of the CAN/CGSB-43.145 Standard;
New clause in Part II and Part III outlining the reuse provisions for infectious substance packaging; and
New general use clauses introduced into Part III for consistency with Part II.

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The Government of Canada has published a new What We Heard report following the Summer 2019 consultation on initiatives to modernize Canada’s regulatory system. The consultation included round 2 of the targeted Regulatory Reviews, a review of the Red Tape Reduction Act (RTRA), options to legislate changes to regulator mandates, and suggestions for the next Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill (see COSTHA comments 2^nd round comments here and TC’s response here). (January 2021)

December 2020 - Renewal Notice - Temporary Certificates TU 0752, TU 0753, TU 0754 and TU 0764. Transport Canada has renewed the four (4) following temporary certificates until December 31, 2021 (or the day they are cancelled in writing by the Minister of Transport):

Transport Canada training, assessment and competency is now published. The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has announced the publication of the first edition of the CAN/CGSB-192.3 TDG Training, Assessment and Competency standard, which can be consulted and downloaded here.

The standard will not come into force until referenced into the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR). A proposed amendment to Part 6, Training, of the TDGR which would include incorporation by reference of the standard, should not be expected to be published until Fall 2021 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Later publication in Part II of the Canada Gazette would make the standard mandatory; it is expected that a transition period would be included in that amendment. Voluntary compliance with the provisions of the standard is encouraged by Transport Canada.

Please note that the standard is expected to be reviewed in about three years (it could be reviewed earlier if a technical revision is deemed necessary). (Novemebr 2020 - Transport Canada)

TC TDG Bulletin - Expiration of COVID-19 temporary certificates. Due to restrictions in place following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Transport Canada issued six (6) temporary certificates to mitigate negative impacts on stakeholders. Five (5) of the six (6) temporary certificates which were set to expire on September 30, 2020, have been renewed until January 31, 2021. This is intended as a reminder that the two following temporary certificates will not be renewed beyond that date:

TU 0750.1: Training
Note: This temporary certificate allows individuals who had been trained and held valid training certificates on March 1, 2020, to continue handling, offering for transport, or transporting dangerous goods with expired training certificates.
TU 0751.2: Testing and inspection requirements
Note: This temporary certificate allows for the use of certain means of containment (MOCs) that do not comply with testing and inspection requirements under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations). In order to use the certificate, the inspection and test marks must have been valid on:

February 28, 2019, for pressure receptacles used for DG in Classes 2.1 and 2.2; or
February 29, 2020, for other MOCs except rail tank cars

To ensure compliance with the TDG Regulations, stakeholders must address any existing gaps with TDG Regulations before January 31, 2021, including ensuring that all employees are properly trained (and hold a valid training certificate) and that all MOCs used to transport DG have been inspected (and tested) and display valid inspection (and test) markings.

Transport Canada New Ship Safety Bulletin. Subject: New navigation safety regulations. Read here... (November 6, 2020 - Transport Canada)

Transport Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Directorate has published three new bulletins (October 2020)

1. Volumetric capacity on TC highway tanks. The following bulletin is meant for manufacturers TC highway tanks and those who fill these, and other highway tanks, with dangerous goods (DG). It contains important safety information about marking and filling highway tanks used for the transportation of dangerous goods. Read here...

2. New Requirements for Tank Testers, Tank Inspectors and Training Organizations Read here...

3. New requirements for tank testers, tank inspectors and training organizations. This bulletin contains important information about changes to the CSA B620:20 standard, covering certification requirements for highway and portable tank testers and tank inspectors. It also covers the new training organization registration related to tank testers and tank inspectors. This bulletin is meant for highway and portable tank testers and tank inspectors, as well as CSA B620:20 certified training organizations. Read here...

Transport Canada ADVISORY NOTICE - New Ship Safety Bulletin 21/2020. Transport Canada’s Marine Safety & Security Directorate has posted a new Ship Safety Bulletin on “Revised Temporary Measures Regarding Marine Personnel Certificates, Discharge Books, Marine Medical Certificates & Marine Counter Services” to their website. The bulletin can be consulted or downloaded here. (October 10, 2020 - Transport Canada)

Transporting Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Aqueous Solutions of Alcohol. Transport Canada has provided a webpage to provide clarification on Paragraph 1.36 (b) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations, which is an exemption provided for certain Class 3, flammable liquids. The webpage includes:

Read more on Transport Canada website (October 10, 2020 – Transport Canada)

Renewal Notice - Temporary Certificates TU 0750 to TU 0754. Transport Canada advised that it has renewed the following temporary certificates until January 31, 2021 (or the day they are cancelled in writing by the Minister of Transport).

Transport Canada ERG 2020. Transport Canada announced that the 2020 edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook is now available. Please consult the following link for more information.

The Spring/Summer 2020 edition the TDG Newsletter is now available on the Transport Canada website here. This issue of the TDG newsletter includes articles on the initiatives and activities of the TDG Directorate that are mainly focused on transformation.

Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Formatting changes). On February 19, 2020, Transport Canada published the Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Formatting Changes) in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The amendment came into force on the same day.

These regulations update the format of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations) so they are consistent with the Department of Justice’s formatting standards. This change does not introduce new requirements. Only minor changes have been made to ensure that the official version of the Regulations can be easily found on the Justice Laws website.

The TDG Regulations will appear on the Justice Laws website in March 2020. In the meantime, you can continue to consult the TDG Regulations page.

Until now, the Regulations were only available on our website and included unique features, such as tables of content and explanations in italics. The following features have been changed:

All tables of content have been removed. Instead, there is a table of provisions at the beginning of the Regulations
Explanations provided in italicized text throughout the TDG Regulations have been removed, except for the lists of UN numbers that follow the special provisions in Schedule 2
Terms that are defined in the in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 have been removed from the list of definitions in the TDG Regulations
The title of any act, regulation, standard, or other referenced document is written in italics instead of within quotation marks
The table of safety standards and safety requirements is now a list
While the provision numbers and content is the same, the provision numbers can now be found at the beginning of each section (or subsection), instead of before the section title. Section titles are now headings

To facilitate this change, our previous version will be kept on the TDG Regulations page. This version has no legal standing and is for reference only.

The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement that follows the regulatory text can be consulted as an additional resource. It uses plain language to explain the updates, the reason for the changes. Read more… (May 12, 2020 – Transport Canada)

Transport Canada COVID-19: Requirements for safe transportation of infectious substances (Class 6.2). All the details regarding the classification, packaging, documentation, labels and placards, exemptions and special provisions, and shipments of infectious substances can be found on the page Shipping Infectious Substances.

Related links

Shipping Infectious Substances
World Health Organization: Laboratory testing for COVID-19 in suspected human cases

(April 7, 2020 – Transport Canada)

Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Formatting Changes).On February 19, 2020, Transport Canada (TC) published the Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Formatting Changes) in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The amendment came into force on the same day. (February 2020)

Notice – 30 day consultation period - CAN/CGSB-43.146The following standard will be undergoing an update by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB). This standard sets out requirements for designing, manufacturing and marking of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) and for selecting and using means of containment for the transportation of dangerous goods of classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9.

CAN/CGSB 43.146 “Design, manufacture and use of intermediate bulk containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9”. (September 25, 2019)

Consultation – Small Containers for the Transport of Dangerous Goods
(CAN/CGSB-43.150)(August 2019)

Notice – Enforcement of Standard TP 14877, Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail (August 2019)

Publication – Reconditioning, remanufacturing and repair of drums for the transportation of dangerous goods (CAN/CGSB 43.126) (August 2019)

Publication – Packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of Explosives (Class 1) (CAN/CGSB-43.151-2019) (August 2019)

Regulations Amending the Explosives Regulations, 2013 (Restricted Components). An amendment to the Regulations Amending the Explosives Regulations, 2013 (Restricted Components) was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on May 18, 2019. Issue is presented below. Please see complete proposed update here: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2019/2019-05-18/html/reg1-eng.html.

Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Jean-Luc Arpin, Director, Chief Inspector of Explosives, Natural Resources Canada, 580 Booth Street, 10th Floor, Room: D1-2, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4 (tel.: 613‑948‑5200; fax: 613‑948‑5195; email: jean-luc.arpin@canada.ca). (May 18, 2019)

Transport Canada – Consultation on International harmonization Updates to the TDG Regulations. The deadline for comments has been extended and IVODGA is preparing comments in response to Transport Canada's request on their proposed amendments to the Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations related to international harmonization. While the topics being considered are based on the 20^th Revised Edition of the UN Model Regulations and the texts that draw information from this document, Transport Canada is also be reviewing recently agreed items in the 21^st Revised Edition. A table comparing the domestic regulations for Canada, the UN and US has been prepared for your reference.

Comparison Table

Consultation Document

Below are a list of highlighted topics being considered as identified by Transport Canada. We do not believe this is an all-inclusive list:

Highlights of the proposed amendments:

Reducing regulatory barriers on cross-border trade with the United States by:
- allowing U.S. placards when dangerous goods are reshipped by road or rail in Canada;
- adopting the U.S. exemption for pressurized tanks used in water pump systems; and
- introducing requirements to mark means of containment that carry non-odourized liquefied petroleum gases.

Reducing the compliance burden on industry by:
- allowing the display of reduced size labels on a cylinder such as “banana labels”; and
- allowing the transportation of UN3175, SOLIDS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. using flexible intermediate bulk containers 13H3 and 13H4.

Referencing the 2018 version of Transport Canada Standard TP 14850E for small containers, which:
- updates packing instructions to align with the 20^th edition of the UN Recommendations; and
- allows the use non-standardized containers that exceed 450 litres in volume to transport batteries.

Improving hazard communication of dangerous goods by:
- requiring the display of the marine pollutant or lithium battery marks on overpacks; and
- requiring the display of orientation arrows for liquid dangerous goods.

Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Rail Security Regulations. Transport Canada (TC) has advised that the Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Rail Security Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on May 15, 2019.

Transport Canada is introducing these regulations to enhance the security of the transportation of dangerous goods by rail in Canada. The regulations apply to railway carriers and loaders that handle, offer for transport, or transport dangerous goods in a railway vehicle, and will require them to proactively engage in security planning processes and manage security risks. The new regulations include the six key components below in order to allow regulated entities the flexibility to adopt security practices tailored to their operations and proportionate to their risks:

Security awareness training,
Development of a security plan and risk assessment,
Security plan training,
Identification of a rail security coordinator,
Security inspection, and
Reporting potential threats and other security concerns.

The official registration date for these Regulations was May 6, 2019.

For more information on the implementation of these Regulations, please visit Transport Canada’s website or the Regulations on Canada Gazette. (May 2019)

Amendment to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Emergency Response Assistance Plan). Transport Canada (Transportation Dangerous Goods Directorate) published an amendment entitled Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Emergency Response Assistance Plan) in Part II of the Canada Gazette on May 1, 2019.

This amendment addresses the recommendations of the Emergency Response Task Force (ERTF) to improve the Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) program and enhance public safety in the event of an incident during the transportation of dangerous goods.

The amendment also sets out new requirements that will come into force on June 1, 2019. Industry will have a transition period of 9 months to comply with the changes (by March 1, 2020).

The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) that precedes the regulatory text explains the updates in plain language, the rationale for the changes, and outlines the expected costs and benefits that may result from this amendment.

The RIAS also includes information on the consultations held by Transport Canada on this amendment and explains how comments received have been addressed.

It is strongly suggested that you also visit the ERAP website, which has been updated to reflect this amendment and help you understand the new requirements. (May 2019)

Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail). SOR/2019-75. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) has amended the Transport Canada Standard (TP 14877), Containers for Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail. The amendment will be incorporated into the 2018 edition of the regulations by reference. The changes aim to consolidate and clarify standards; allow the use of certain new technologies and best management practices; align TDGR with U.S. and International regulations where appropriate; and reduce the risk of transporting toxic inhalation hazard (TIH) standards by rail. Overall, the amendment is expected to reduce safety risks during the transport of dangerous goods by rail, while saving stakeholders upwards of $191 million between 2021-2068.

There are several of instances in which TDGR harmonized their regulations with the U.S. The requirement for one-time movement approvals for non-conforming tank cars and other railway vehicles for purposes such as; cleaning, repairing, testing, dismantling, or unloading has been aligned with U.S. transportation regulations under 49 CFR. 304L and 316L stainless steel varieties will be allowed for the construction of tank cars. The U.S. HM-246 interim TIH tank standard will be adopted as the permanent standard in TDGR. In addition, the service life of tank cars will be extended to 50 years to match U.S. regulations.

Other significant changes include but aren’t limited to:

All tank cars transporting TIH substances will be required to be made of normalized steel. The thickness of any new pressure tank car constructed of carbon steel (483 to 558 MPa minimum tensile strength) has been increased to 16.7 mm (21/32 inch). The use of an enhanced Class 111 tank car is required for transporting Packing Group I and II substances (excluding flammable liquids and TIH substances), if the car was built after October 1, 2015. The requirements from Corrigendum – June 2015, PD NO. 34, PD NO. 37, PD NO. 38, and TDGR, Part 5 have been consolidated under TP 14877. Twelve equivalency certificates were removed from the list of certificates required for tank cars authorized to exceed 119 295 kg but not to exceed 129 727 kg. Hydrogen peroxide (UN2014/UN2015) has a new special provision (no. 85) that addresses requirements for grounding cables and electrical circuits.

Dates to remember:

The rule is effective as of July 2, 2019

The requirement for all tank cars transporting TIH substances to be made of normalized steel is effective as of July 2, 2021.

The full publication can be found here: http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-04-03/html/sor-dors75-eng.html

Transport Canada Modernizing Fees for Marine Cargo Services. Please take a moment to carefully read the information below from Transport Canada . The proposed adjustment in fees may add additional expenses to your operations and we will want to respond to their request for comments.

Transport Canada is proposing to simplify and adjust fees for marine cargo services. IVODGA will be collecting member comments, once you have reviewed the proposal, please send your comments to IVODGA no later than April 1, 2019 - mail@ivodga.com

About Transport Canada Marine Transportation
Canada’s marine transportation sector relies on, and benefits from, services that Transport Canada provides. Their marine safety inspectors ensure higher-risk marine cargo is safely loaded and stowed. They:

Conduct mandatory inspections for regulated cargo (grain, concentrates and timber on deck)
Inspect solid bulk dangerous goods and packaged dangerous goods, under international standards and upon request
Check marine shippers’ procedures, for cargoes which may liquefy, to ensure they comply with international standards

Vessel operators directly benefit from these inspections that are offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Changes to marine cargo service fees
Under the existing system, vessel operators are subject to a complex fee structure for marine cargo services. There are 40 different fees that are authorized by three separate regulations. This is confusing and makes it hard for industry to know what they will have to pay. Under the new Marine Cargo Fee Modernization Proposal, we propose to:

Consolidate and simplify the fee structure
Amend and add new fees to better reflect the cost of delivering services
Ensure those who benefit most from the services pay a greater share of the cost
Create service standards consistent with requirements from the Service Fees Act

Submit You Comments:

Read the Marine Cargo Fee Modernization Proposal to learn more about the proposed changes.
Send your comments to IVODGA no later than April 1, 2019 - mail@ivodga.com (March 28, 2019 - Transport Canada)

Transport Canada – Consultation on International harmonization Updates to the TDG Regulations.

Transport Canada is currently accepting comments on their proposed amendments to the Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations related to international harmonization. While the topics being considered are based on the 20^th Revised Edition of the UN Model Regulations and the texts that draw information from this document, Transport Canada will also be reviewing recently agreed items in the 21^st Revised Edition. Consultation Document

Below are a list of highlighted topics being considered as identified by Transport Canada. We do not believe this is an all-inclusive list:

Highlights of the proposed amendments:

Reducing regulatory barriers on cross-border trade with the United States by:

allowing U.S. placards when dangerous goods are reshipped by road or rail in Canada;
adopting the U.S. exemption for pressurized tanks used in water pump systems; and
introducing requirements to mark means of containment that carry non-odourized liquefied petroleum gases.

Reducing the compliance burden on industry by:

allowing the display of reduced size labels on a cylinder such as “banana labels”; and
allowing the transportation of UN3175, SOLIDS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. using flexible intermediate bulk containers 13H3 and 13H4.

Referencing the 2018 version of Transport Canada Standard TP 14850E for small containers, which:

updates packing instructions to align with the 20^th edition of the UN Recommendations; and
allows the use non-standardized containers that exceed 450 litres in volume to transport batteries.

Improving hazard communication of dangerous goods by:

requiring the display of the marine pollutant or lithium battery marks on overpacks; and
requiring the display of orientation arrows for liquid dangerous goods.

Comments on the proposals will be accepted until May 27, 2019. Please send comments to IVODGA by March 22, 2019 - julie@ivodga.com

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Client Identification Database (TDG CID)

On November 28, 2018, Transport Canada (TC) distributed a report to the members of the General Policy Advisory Council (GPAC) entitled “What We Heard” about the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Client Identification Database. TC requested comments on the report by December 31, 2018, please submit your comments to mail@ivodga.com no later than Friday, December 21, 2018.

As a reminder, the TDG CID will change how businesses that handle, offer for transport, transport, or import dangerous goods in Canada interact with Transport Canada, as those businesses will be required to register with Transport Canada and provide “identifying information and information about their dangerous goods activities.”

On November 29, 2018, during the General Policy Advisory Council (GPAC) meeting, Transport Canada officially presented the “What We Heard” report and mentioned they had additional questions for stakeholders that they would be sending out the next week. The questions were sent out on December 13, 2018.

Transport Canada has established a deadline of January 23, 2019 for providing answers to those questions. Please note that the consultation date for comments on the “What We Heard” report remains the same (December 31, 2018).

Take a moment to read the “What We Heard” report and the IVODGA Comments, and respond to the three questions in the TC email below entitled “Follow-up E-mail for Stakeholders”. Please make a copy of your comments and forward them to IVODGA (mail@ivodga.com) by Friday, December 21, 2018 so that we can also submit them as a whole to Transport Canada.

If you are a trade association or belong to a trade association, please ask them to share this message and encourage members to submit comments and to send a letter to Transport Canada voicing members’ concerns. You can use the attached answer sheet for submitting your comments.

Follow-up E-mail for Stakeholders

Dear Stakeholders,

We are engaging you once more following our update on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Client Identification Database (TDG CID) at the General Policy Advisory Council meeting on November 30, 2018.

As you know, TDG CID is envisioned as a database that will require all those who handle, offer for transport, transport, or import dangerous goods by any mode of transportation in Canada to register with Transport Canada (TC) by providing identifying information and information about their dangerous goods activities (except those exempt under Part 1 – Exemptions (Section 1.15 – 1.50) and in Schedule I of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations).

TDG held policy consultations with stakeholders between February and April 2018, and we were pleased to release the summary of our findings to you on November 29 in the What We Heard report (attached).

We are reaching out to you today, because we have heard that the administrative burden of registering for TDG CID may be greater than anticipated. In order to better understand your concerns, we are asking for more information on what resources you anticipate using in order to comply with TDG CID registration requirements.

To respond to this request, we ask that you please populate the attached table by providing information about three categories of resources that you expect your company would use to complete initial registration and annual profile renewal. The three resource categories are the following:

Personnel: What personnel (e.g., working level, administrative, management, etc.) are most likely to coordinate and conduct data collection, management, and registration with TDG CID?

Please make special mention of whether new staff will need to be hired.

Time: Based on current business practices, how many hours would be required to collect, manage and register the information required for TDG CID initially and at renewal/amendment of registration?

Please make special mention of any impacts on business practices that registering with TDG CID may incur.

Financial: Based on current operating and salary costs, what do you estimate your company’s expenditures over one year?

Please make special mention of any investments, personnel, capital investments (e.g., IM/IT costs) and materials/other costs that your company would require specifically for the purpose of complying with TDG CID. Exclude what is already done for other provincial or federal governmental reporting requirements.

Please let us know how these considerations would affect the business impact of TDG CID on you, especially in light of your business size and particular dangerous goods activities.

Your answers will help us to determine the most efficient way to implement the TDG CID.

Please submit your answers via email to: TC.TDGPolicyProposal-PropositionpolitiquesTMD.TC@tc.gc.ca by Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) meeting Dec 4-5 WDC. We have been notified that the 2018 Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) Stakeholder Forum will be held December 4-5, 2018 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. IVODGA will have be drafting a list of key issues and we plan to participate in the meeting.

“The event will bring together senior regulatory officials, industry, and other members of the public on both sides of the border to provide progress reports on existing RCC work plans and to discuss new opportunities for regulatory cooperation. In the coming weeks you will receive an invitation including details on how to register.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for participating in our consultation on regulatory cooperation last winter. A report highlighting what we heard from stakeholders, as well as the submissions received can be found at: What We Heard Report on Regulatory Cooperation stakeholder consultations.

The U.S. is currently conducting its own consultation process on the RCC to which you may consider making a submission. Further information on how to comment can be found here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=OMB-2018-0006-0001

Thank you for your ongoing interest in the RCC. We look forward to seeing you in Washington, D.C. on December 4-5.“

Consultation on Fee Modernization for the TDG Means of Containment Facilities Registration Program

Transport Canada (TC) is undertaking an ambitious transformation agenda to modernize its programs and services to support industry innovation and better serve Canadians. Some services have been provided to individuals and industry free of charge, while others have not updated their fees in over 20 years and do not reflect what it costs the department to deliver those services.

Over the next few years, the department is moving forward with a plan to introduce new fees, modernize existing fees and streamline fees for some services across the department. We believe that fee modernization will enable TC to continue to provide the quality of services that industry and Canadians expect from us.

As part of these efforts, TC is proposing to introduce new fees and service standards for TDG’s Means of Containment Facilities Registration Program. This program ensures that all Means of Containment used in transporting dangerous goods are designed, manufactured, certified, repaired and maintained according to safety standards referenced in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. We are currently in the early policy development and consultation stages.

TC invites you to provide feedback on this initiative to introduce new fees and service standards for TDG’s Means of Containment Facilities Registration Program, as it wants to ensure that fees are implemented in the most efficient and effective way possible. Thus TC would like to hear from you about the impacts that fees may have on you and your business, and encourage you to review the discussion document and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to learn about this initiative.

The discussion document outlines three (3) main topics that we are considering:

a four tier fee design;
a price range; and
two options for new service standards.

Please provide your comments and answers to the questions found in the discussion document via email to: julie@ivodga.com by October 16, 2018.

Anyone interested in an online information session about this initiative should notify TC by email before October 16, 2018 (TC.TDGPolicyProposal-PropositionpolitiquesTMD.TC@tc.gc.ca). (October 10, 2018)

Transport Canada Notice – 60 Day Consultation period – Updated Safety Standard CGSB‑43.126.

Introduction
The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has released the draft of the updated safety standard CGSB-43.126, “Reconditioning, remanufacturing and repair of drums for the transportation of dangerous goods” for a 60-day consultation. Once the safety standard has been finalized and published, a notice will be issued specifying the coming into force date of the updated standard.

What is the scope of the standard?
The safety standard sets out the requirements for the reconditioning, remanufacturing, and repair of steel and plastic drums for the transportation of dangerous goods. Minor changes have been made to improve the clarity of the requirements for facilities registered with Transport Canada to recondition steel and plastic drums. This Standard only applies to drums that have a capacity greater than or equal to 150 L which are used to transport liquid dangerous goods of Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 or 9, pursuant to subsection 5.12 (2) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations.

This updated version of the standard also aligns with requirements of the 20^th edition of the UN Recommendations. However, no new technical requirements have been introduced.

Draft Safety Standard
A obtain a copy of the draft safety standard, please contact the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) directly via Robert Long at robert.long@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.

Transport Canada – Protective Direction 39
Signed PD

On September 19, 2018, at 12:00pm, Transport Canada released Protective Direction No. 39 regarding the accelerated phase out of unjacketed CPC 1232 and DOT 111 tank cars in crude oil and condensate service.

Protective Direction No. 39 accelerates this phase out timeline for unjacketed CPC 1232 tank cars in crude oil service to November 1, 2018, and DOT 111 and unjacketed CPC 1232 tank cars in condensate service to January 1, 2019. All other provisions relating to the remaining phase-out schedule in the Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TC 117 Tank Cars) published in Canada Gazette Part II in May 2015 remain in effect. Find below an overview of the new timelines.

The complete text of Protective Direction No.39 can be consulted on the Transport Canada website, and questions can be directed to: TC.TDGStakeholderInformation-InformationsintervenantsTMD.TC@tc.gc.ca.

Legacy DOT-111 and CPC-1232 tank cars removed from service

Commodity	Tank Car Type Removed from Service	Last Day to Use Tank Cars Specified in Column 2 in Service for Commodity in Column 1
Commodity	Tank Car Type Removed from Service	Before Coming into Force of Protective Direction 39	After Coming into Force of Protective Direction 39
Crude oil	DOT-111 Non-jacketed	October 31, 2016	Tank cars already removed from service
	DOT-111 Jacketed	October 31, 2016	Tank cars already removed from service
	CPC-1232 Non-jacketed	March 31, 2020	October 31, 2018
Condensates	DOT-111 Non-jacketed	April 30, 2025	December 31, 2018
	DOT-111 Jacketed	April 30, 2025	December 31, 2018
	DOT-111 Non-jacketed	April 30, 2025	December 31, 2018

(September 20, 2018)

Transport Canada FAQ - Amendments to the marine provisions in the TDG Regulations. Transport Canada updates the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations) on a regular basis to harmonize them, to the greatest extent possible, with the United Nations Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN Recommendations), the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions (ICAO TI), the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), as well as to align requirements with the United States (U.S.) under the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) work plan.

Below you will find answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) related to the amendments to the marine provisions in the TDG Regulations.

General Terminology Short-Run Ferry Transportation of Gasoline and Propane in Highway Tanks on board Passenger Carrying Vessels Other Amendments Changes to Part 11 (Marine) (September 5, 2018 - Transport Canada)

Transport Canada Regulatory Reform Agenda. Transport Canada has distributed notification to industry regarding a new consultation recently launched by the “Government of Canada on regulatory reviews and modernization. The consultation is a partnership between the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and a number of government departments and agencies. The consultation and more information on Canada’s regulatory modernization agenda can be found in the Canada Gazette and will run from July 28th to September 15th. IVODGA submitted comments on September 14, 2018.

TDG Newsletter. Transport Canada has also announced that latest edition of the TDG Newsletter is now available on the Transport Canada website at the following address: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/tdg/newsletter-2018-1330.html

Transport Canada: New editions of CSA B339, CSA B340, CSA B341, and CSA B342 have been published. New editions of the following standards have been developed by the Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) Technical Committee on Cylinders, Spheres, and Tubes for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods and were published in June 2018.

CSA B339 “Cylinders, spheres, and tubes for the transportation of dangerous goods”

CSA B340 “Selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2”

CSA B341 "UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods”

CSA B342 "Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2"

Read more... (July 17, 2018 - Transport Canada)

Transport Canada Notice of migration TP14850
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of developments relating to the TP 14850 Standard: Small Containers for Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9. Transport Canada, in collaboration with a Technical Committee of experts, has been working on the development of a new edition of the TP14850 Standard. This process is nearing completion.

Recently, Transport Canada signed an agreement with the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) to return the TP14850 standard to a National Standard of Canada under the CGSB (CAN/CGSB-43.150). The intent is that the new CAN/CGSB 43.150 Standard be published by March 2020.

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