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Document ID ca-farpp-2025-11-28-4 Title Fisheries Act Registry: pollution prevention URL https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/corporate/transparency/acts-regulations/fisheries-act-registry.html Jurisdiction /ca Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-13 16:01:57.204572+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

4 Qualitative 0 Quantitative 11 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (4)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	prohibition	unknown	mandatory	Prohibition of deleterious substance deposits	aquatic life	Subsection 36(3) prohibits the deposit of deleterious substances into water frequented by fish, or to any place, under any conditions, where they may enter waters frequented by fish.		high
#Q002	administrative	unknown	mandatory	Authorization for deposit of deleterious substances	aquatic life	A deposit of a deleterious substance can only be authorized under regulations made either under the Fisheries Act or under another Act of Parliament.		high
#Q003	administrative	unknown	mandatory	Conditions for regulatory authorizations	aquatic life	One of the conditions in the enabling regulations requires that certain deposits satisfy the recommendations of the Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the protection of aquatic life or their site-specific application.	Applies when satisfying conditions for enabling regulations to authorize deposits	high
#Q004	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Reporting environmental emergencies	aquatic life	Under the Fisheries Act, any release or imminent danger of a release of harmful substances into fish-bearing waters must be reported to the authorities in the province or territory where the incident occurred.	Any release or imminent danger of a release of harmful substances into fish-bearing waters	high

P Quantitative Requirements (0)

No quantitative requirements.

D Definitions (11)

Req ID	Category	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001		deleterious substance	any substance that, if added to any water, would degrade or alter the water quality such that it could directly or indirectly harm fish, fish habitat, or the use of fish by humans.	high
#D002		ECCC	Environment and Climate Change Canada	high
#D003		CCME	Canadian Council of the Ministers of the Environment	high
#D004		Designation order	Order Designating the Minister of the Environment as the Minister Responsible for the Administration and Enforcement of Subsections 36(3) to (6) of the Fisheries Act, SI/2014-21	high
#D005		enabling regulations	Regulations Establishing Conditions for Making Regulations Under Subsection 36(5.2) of the Fisheries Act	high
#D006		Fisheries Act	the main federal legislation to manage and protect Canada’s fisheries resources	high
#D007		Designation order	Order Designating the Minister of the Environment as the Minister Responsible for the Administration and Enforcement of Subsections 36(3) to (6) of the Fisheries Act, SI/2014-21	high
#D008		enabling regulations	Regulations Establishing Conditions for Making Regulations Under Subsection 36(5.2) of the Fisheries Act	high
#D009		CCME	Canadian Council of the Ministers of the Environment	high
#D010		Environmental Damages Fund	Fines resulting from the enforcement of pollution prevention under the Fisheries Act are directed to the Environmental Damages Fund. The money is used to support projects that will benefit Canada’s natural environment, usually in the area where the violation occurred.	high
#D011		Environmental enforcement officers	Environmental enforcement officers enforce federal legislation that deals with different risks to the environment and its biodiversity.	high