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______________________________________________________________________________Stewart McKelveyDoing Business in Atlantic Canadafisheries in Canada’s territorial and inland seas, it has also been used to protect recreational andenvironmentally sensitive fish stocks as well as habitat for fish and other organisms.Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (“TDGA”)The TDGA is administered by Transport Canada. It applies to all modes of transportation of dangerousgoods within federal authority. This includes inter-provincial transport and goods carried by ship oraircraft. The TDGA prohibits any person from handling, offering for transport or transporting anydangerous goods unless applicable safety requirements are met. It establishes specific safetyrequirements for the packaging, labelling and documentation of dangerous goods, as well as for thenotification and reporting of dangerous goods and the training of employees who handle dangerousgoods.Other Federal Statutes• Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act and accompanying regulations;• Canada-Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and accompanying regulations;• Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act andaccompanying regulations;• Canada Shipping Act, and accompanying regulations;• Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act and accompanying regulations;• Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and accompanying regulations;• Navigable Waters Protection Act;• Species at Risk Act and accompanying regulations; and• legislation pertaining to public harbours and port authorities.Federal Areas of RegulationThe primary areas of federal regulation which businesses should be aware of include:• air, water and land pollution;• toxic substances; and• transportation of dangerous goods and hazardous wastes.Air PollutionThe federal government has enacted numerous air pollution regulations under CEPA to limit theconcentration of a variety of industrial emissions, including: (1) asbestos emissions from asbestos minesand mills; (2) lead emissions from secondary lead smelters; (3) mercury from chlor-alkali mercury plants;and (4) vinyl chloride from vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride plants.Water PollutionAlthough CEPA regulates waste disposal, dumping in Canada’s territorial seas, and international waterpollution, the federal government’s primary regulatory power over water pollution is pursuant to theFisheries Act.Page 70