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Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

Version of section 8.2 from 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-21:


 A person who is required by subsection 18(1) of the Act to report a release or anticipated release of dangerous goods that are being offered for transport, handled or transported by road vehicle, railway vehicle or vessel must, as soon as possible after a release or anticipated release, make an emergency report to any local authority that is responsible for responding to emergencies at the geographic location of the release or anticipated release if the dangerous goods are, or could be, in excess of the quantity set out in the following table:

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ClassPacking Group or CategoryQuantity
1Not applicableAny quantity
2Not applicableAny quantity
3, 4, 5, 6.1 or 8I or IIAny quantity
3, 4, 5, 6.1 or 8III, or without packing group30 L or 30 kg
6.2A or BAny quantity
7Not applicableA level of ionizing radiation greater than the level established in section 39 of the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015
9II or III, or without packing group30 L or 30 kg
  • SOR/2016-95, s. 10
  • SOR/2017-253, s. 52
  • SOR/2019-101, s. 9
  • SOR/2026-127, s. 63

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