Exemption List Regulations

1 The modification, maintenance or repair of a structure other than a road, including an internal fixed structure, that will not

• (a) increase the footprint or height of the structure;

• (b) involve a heritage building;

• (c) involve a change in the method of sewage disposal, or an increase in the amount of sewage, waste or emissions;

• (d) involve any excavation beyond the footprint of the structure;

• (e) create a need for additional related facilities, such as parking spaces; or

• (f) entail the release of waste into the environment.

2 The maintenance or repair of a sidewalk, boardwalk, fence or parking lot.

3 The construction, installation, maintenance or repair of a sign in a park, that will be carried out within an existing right-of-way or at a distance of less than 15 m from an existing building.

4 The maintenance or repair of a road, including a pull-off area, that will be carried out on the road right-of-way and that will not

• (a) entail the deposit of waste into a water body; or

• (b) involve the application of a dust control product or salt to the road or of a control product to the areas adjacent to the road.

5 The maintenance or repair of an environmental scientific data collection instrument, or its associated structures or enclosure.

6 The construction or installation of an interpretive display or exhibit associated with a structure, road, pull-off area or trail, where the construction and installation will not

• (a) require the expansion of any associated facilities; or

• (b) be carried out in a special preservation area or a wilderness area set out in a parks management plan laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to subsection 5(1.1) of the National Parks Act.

7 The construction, installation, modification, maintenance or repair of a handrail or guard-rail associated with a structure.

8 The maintenance or repair of a fire tower.

9 The operation of a structure

• (a) in respect of which an environmental assessment has been conducted under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act or the Environmental Assessment Review Process Guidelines Order, where

  • (i) as a result of the assessment, the environmental effects or impacts have been determined to be insignificant, taking into account the implementation of any mitigative or remedial measures, and

  • (ii) any required mitigative or remedial measures and follow-up program have been substantially implemented; and

• (b) that will not entail the release of waste into the environment.