| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition on hunting specially protected wildlife | other | A person shall not hunt or trap specially protected wildlife or any bird that belongs to a species that is wild by nature and is not a game bird. | Except as provided in subsection 5(2) | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Requirement for hunting or trapping licence | other | Except under the authority of a licence and in accordance with the regulations, a person shall not hunt or trap, (a) big game; (b) a game mammal that is not referred to in clause (a); (c) a game bird; (d) a furbearing mammal; (e) a game reptile; (f) a game amphibian; (g) a bird referred to in subsection 5 (2); or (h) wildlife that is not referred to in clauses (a) to (g), the hunting of which is not prohibited by section 5. | Subject to exceptions for trappers and farmers under subsections 6(2), 6(3), and 6(4) | high |
| #Q003 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Protection of nests and eggs | other | A person shall not destroy, take or possess the nest or eggs of a bird that belongs to a species that is wild by nature. | Does not apply to American crow, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird or starling, or if authorized by the Minister. | high |
| #Q004 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Interference with black bear dens | other | A person shall not interfere with a black bear in its den or intentionally damage or destroy a black bear’s den. | high | |
| #Q005 | operational | health | mandatory | Hunter clothing requirements | other | A person who holds a licence to hunt or trap shall, while hunting, wear coloured clothing in accordance with the regulations. | Applies while hunting | high |
| #Q006 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Careless use of firearms | other | A person who is in possession of a firearm for the purpose of hunting, trapping or fishing shall not discharge or handle the firearm, or cause it to be discharged or handled, without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for people or property. | high | |
| #Q007 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Report of firearm injuries | other | A person shall notify a conservation officer as soon as practicable if an injury requiring treatment by a physician is caused by the discharge of a firearm while the person is in possession of the firearm for the purpose of hunting, trapping or fishing. | If an injury requiring treatment by a physician is caused by the discharge of a firearm. | high |
| #Q008 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Loaded firearms in hunting areas | other | A person who is in an area usually inhabited by wildlife or who is on the way to or from an area usually inhabited by wildlife shall not, (a) have a loaded firearm in or on a conveyance or discharge a firearm from a conveyance... | Exceptions apply for boats not under motor power, or motorboats when hunting migratory birds according to regulations. | high |
| #Q009 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Night hunting restrictions | other | A person shall not, during the period from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, (a) hunt wildlife; (b) have a firearm in the person’s possession in an area usually inhabited by wildlife, unless the firearm is unloaded and encased; or (c) shine a light for the purpose of hunting wildlife. | Does not apply in circumstances prescribed by the regulations. | high |
| #Q010 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Scope of property protection | other | A person who harasses, captures or kills wildlife under this section shall not harass, capture or kill more wildlife than is necessary to protect the property. | When protecting property from wildlife damage. | high |
| #Q011 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Unnecessary suffering prohibition | other | A person who harasses, captures or kills wildlife under this section shall not cause it unnecessary suffering. | When protecting property from wildlife damage. | high |
| #Q012 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Abandonment of meat | other | A hunter or trapper who kills game wildlife other than a furbearing mammal shall not abandon it if its flesh may become unsuitable for human consumption. | Applies to game wildlife other than furbearing mammals. Exceptions apply for double-crested cormorant. | high |
| #Q013 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Marking birds of prey | other | A person who keeps a specially protected raptor in captivity, or who keeps another bird of prey prescribed by the regulations in captivity, shall mark it in the manner prescribed by the regulations and shall keep the records prescribed by the regulations. | high | |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Prevention of escape of captive wildlife | other | A person who keeps a farmed animal or who keeps game wildlife or specially protected wildlife in captivity shall ensure that it does not escape. | high | |
| #Q015 | corrective_action | reporting | mandatory | Obligations on escape or release | other | If, despite subsection (1) or (2), a farmed animal or game wildlife or specially protected wildlife escapes or is released without authorization or in circumstances not permitted under subsection (1), the person who kept it in captivity, (a) shall immediately notify the Minister; and (b) unless otherwise directed by the Minister, shall return the farmed animal or wildlife to captivity or kill it as soon as practicable. | Except if kept for rehabilitation or personal education under section 44 or 40(2). | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Aquaculture licence requirement | aquatic life | A person shall not engage in aquaculture unless the fish that are cultured, (a) belong to a species prescribed by the regulations; and (b) are cultured under the authority of a licence and in accordance with the regulations. | Except in circumstances prescribed by the regulations. | high |
| #Q017 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Compliance with wildlife disease control zone orders | other | No person shall fail to comply with an order made under this section or engage in an activity prohibited or restricted in the order. | Applies when a wildlife disease control and surveillance zone is established by Minister's order. | high |
| #Q018 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Transport of containers | other | A person shall not transport a container that contains game wildlife, specially protected wildlife or fish unless the container is plainly marked on the outside with a description of the contents, the name and address of the person who is sending the container and the name and address of the person to whom the container is being sent. | Except in circumstances prescribed by the regulations. | high |
| #Q019 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Licence or authorization to be carried | other | A person who is hunting, trapping or fishing shall carry on his or her person any licence or authorization issued under this Act. | high | |
| #Q020 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Production of licence | other | On the request of a conservation officer, the holder of a licence or authorization shall produce and show it to the officer. | high | |
| #Q021 | prohibition | reporting | mandatory | False statements prohibition | other | A person shall not make a false or misleading statement in an application for a licence or authorization or in any document or data required to be created, kept or submitted under this Act or the regulations. | high | |
| #Q022 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Operator to stop conveyance | other | On the conservation officer’s signal to stop, the operator of the conveyance shall immediately stop and produce for inspection any wildlife, invertebrate, fish, document or other thing requested by the officer for the purpose of this Act. | high | |
| #Q023 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Provision of information during inspection | other | A person shall, during the inspection, provide information requested by the conservation officer that is relevant to the inspection. | high | |
| #Q024 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Obstruction of conservation officer | other | A person shall not, (a) knowingly make a false or misleading statement to a conservation officer who is acting under this Act; or (b) otherwise obstruct a conservation officer who is acting under this Act. | high | |
| #Q025 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Surrender of cancelled licence | other | A person whose licence or authorization is cancelled under this section shall promptly surrender the licence or authorization to the Minister. | If a licence or authorization is cancelled by court order following conviction. | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Gravity component penalty increase | other | paragraphs 4 and 5 of subsection 9(1) of the EP regulation require the Director, when determining the amount of the EP order for the violation, to increase the gravity component of the penalty by 35%. | If an unlawful discharge (including a violation of limits in MISA regulations, orders or an OWRA approval) or a violation of a person’s duty to restore the natural environment following a spill involves a substance listed in Table 1 to this Code | high |
| #Q027 | operational | operational | recommended | Caution in PBT substance management | other | special caution in use, manufacturing, storage or waste management of PBT substances should be exercised | Applies to substances with persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity (PBT) risks | high |
| #Q028 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice of proposal for Code amendments | other | Before adding or removing a substance to Table 1, the Ministry will post a notice of proposal to amend Table 1 to this Code on the EBR Registry, seek public and stakeholder input, and consider that input before making a final decision. | high | |
| #Q029 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Publication requirement for legal effect of amendments | other | an amendment to the Table 1 would not have legal effect under the EP scheme until notice of the amendment has been posted on the EBR Registry or in the Ontario Gazette | high | |
| #Q030 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Environmental Penalty Assessment Manner | wastewater, other | EP orders are to be assessed in a manner that will encourage companies to prevent things from happening that harm or have the potential to harm the environment or human health. | high | |
| #Q031 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Periodic Toxic Substances List Review | other | The Ministry will, from time to time, review and amend the substances listed in Table 1 to this Code (List of Toxic Substances) to reflect new information it receives. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Hunting party size on private land | other | requirement | <= 12 people | A person shall not enter private land in a party of more than 12 people without the express permission of the occupier if any of the members of the party possesses a firearm or other hunting device. | Entering private land without express permission of the occupier when any member possesses a firearm or hunting device | high |
| #P002 | design | operational | mandatory | Shotgun capacity | other | requirement | <= 3 shells | A person shall not hunt with a shotgun unless the shotgun has been permanently plugged or altered so that it cannot hold a total of more than three shells at one time in the chamber and magazine. | Hunting with a shotgun | high |
| #P003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minimum residency period | other | requirement | >= 6 months | Definition of resident: a person whose primary residence is Ontario and who has actually resided in Ontario for a period of at least six months during the 12 months preceding the day. | During the 12 months preceding the day residence becomes material | high |
| #P004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Night hunting restriction window | other | requirement | 0.5 hours | A person shall not, during the period from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, hunt wildlife. | Time relative to sunset and sunrise | high |
| #P005 | operational | operational | mandatory | General maximum fine | other | requirement | <= 25000 CAD | A person convicted of an offence under this Act is liable to a fine of not more than $25,000. | General conviction under the Act | high |
| #P006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Commercial offence maximum fine | other | requirement | <= 100000 CAD | A person convicted of an offence... is liable to a fine of not more than $100,000... if the offence was committed for commercial purposes. | Offences under sections 11, 48, 51, 55(3), 58(2) or for commercial purposes | high |
| #P007 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Hearing request deadline | other | requirement | <= 15 days | A person to whom the notice is given... may require a hearing by mailing or delivering a written request for a hearing to the Minister within 15 days after service of the notice. | Following service of notice under section 72, 73, 74 or 75 | high |
| #P008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Limitation period (discovery) | other | requirement | <= 2 years | A prosecution... shall not be commenced more than two years after the day evidence of the offence first came to the attention of a conservation officer. | Time since discovery by conservation officer | high |
| #P009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Absolute limitation period | other | requirement | <= 3 years | A prosecution... shall not be commenced more than three years after the offence was committed. | Time since commission of offence | high |
| #P010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Gravity component penalty increase | wastewater, other | requirement | 35 % | If an unlawful discharge involves a substance listed in Table 1, the gravity component of the penalty is increased. | Violation involves a listed toxic substance | high |
| #P011 | chemical | health | mandatory | Persistence half-life (Water) | aquatic life, drinking water | requirement | >= 6 months | Criteria for Persistence under CEPA regulations used to identify substances for the EP Code. | Medium: Water | high |
| #P012 | chemical | health | mandatory | Persistence half-life (Sediment) | aquatic life | requirement | >= 1 year | Criteria for Persistence under CEPA regulations used to identify substances for the EP Code. | Medium: Sediment | high |
| #P013 | chemical | health | mandatory | Persistence half-life (Soil) | other | requirement | >= 6 months | Criteria for Persistence under CEPA regulations used to identify substances for the EP Code. | Medium: Soil | high |
| #P014 | chemical | health | mandatory | Bioaccumulation Factor (BAF) | aquatic life | requirement | >= 5000 dimensionless | Substances are categorized as bioaccumulative if BAF criteria are satisfied. | Uptake by biota through food and surrounding media | high |
| #P015 | chemical | health | mandatory | Bioconcentration Factor (BCF) | aquatic life | requirement | >= 5000 dimensionless | Substances are categorized as bioaccumulative if BCF criteria are satisfied. | Uptake following exposure to contaminated media | high |
| #P016 | chemical | health | mandatory | Octanol-water partition coefficient (log Kow) | aquatic life | requirement | >= 5 dimensionless | Substances are categorized as bioaccumulative if log Kow criteria are satisfied. | Laboratory derived value indicating bioaccumulation potential | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | animal | means a member of the class Mammalia (mammals), Aves (birds), Reptilia (reptiles) or Amphibia (amphibians), but does not include a human being; | high | |
| #D002 | aquaculture | means the breeding or husbandry of fish, and the verb "culture" has, with respect to fish, a corresponding meaning; | high | |
| #D003 | big game | means black bear, woodland caribou, white-tailed deer, American elk or moose; | high | |
| #D004 | body-gripping trap | means a device designed to capture or kill an animal by seizing and holding it by a part of its body, and includes a spring trap, steel trap, gin, deadfall, snare or leghold trap but does not include a device designed to capture or kill a mouse or rat; | high | |
| #D005 | closed season | means, with respect to a species, the period during which hunting, trapping or fishing for that species is not permitted; | high | |
| #D006 | commercial fish net | means a gill net, hoop net, pound net, seine net, trap net, trawl net, trammel net, roll net, hook line or any other net prescribed by the regulations; | high | |
| #D007 | conveyance | means a vehicle, boat, or aircraft; | high | |
| #D008 | document | means anything recorded on paper or in electronic, photographic or other form; | high | |
| #D009 | domestic animal | means an animal that belongs to a species that is not wild by nature; | high | |
| #D010 | farmed animal | means a white-tailed deer, American elk, fisher, fox, lynx, marten, mink, raccoon or member of another species prescribed by the regulations that is being kept in captivity in Ontario for the purpose of commercial propagation or the commercial production of meat, hides, pelts, antler products or other products; | high | |
| #D011 | farmer | means a person whose chief occupation is farming and, (a) who is living upon and tilling his or her own land, or land to the possession of which he or she is for the time being entitled, or (b) who is a settler engaged in clearing land for the purpose of bringing it to a state of cultivation; | high | |
| #D012 | game bird hunting preserve | means an area in which game birds propagated under a licence are released for hunting purposes; | high | |
| #D013 | licence | means a licence or permit issued under this Act, and includes any document or thing deemed to be a licence by the regulations; | high | |
| #D014 | Minister | means the Minister of Natural Resources; | high | |
| #D015 | Ministry | means the Ministry of Natural Resources; | high | |
| #D016 | motorboat | means a boat with a motor that is attached to the boat and that is capable of being used as a means of propulsion, and includes any floating object being towed by a motorboat; | high | |
| #D017 | non-resident | means a person who is not a resident; | high | |
| #D018 | Ontario Fishery Regulations | means the Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 made under the Fisheries Act (Canada) and any other regulations made under that Act that apply in Ontario and that are prescribed by the regulations made under this Act; | high | |
| #D019 | open season | means, with respect to a species, the period during which hunting, trapping or fishing for that species is permitted; | high | |
| #D020 | pelt | means the untanned skin of a furbearing mammal, whether or not the skin is on a carcass; | high | |
| #D021 | regulations | means the regulations made under this Act; | high | |
| #D022 | resident | means a person whose primary residence is Ontario and who has actually resided in Ontario for a period of at least six months during the 12 months preceding the day that residence becomes material under this Act, and includes a person who belongs to a class of persons deemed to be residents by the regulations; | high | |
| #D023 | snare | means a device for the capturing of animals by a noose; | high | |
| #D024 | train and trial area | means an area in which wildlife is enclosed for the purpose of teaching dogs hunting skills or testing their hunting skills; | high | |
| #D025 | trap | means a body-gripping trap, box trap, cage trap or net used to capture an animal or invertebrate, and "trapping" "trapper" and the verb "trap" have corresponding meanings; | high | |
| #D026 | vehicle | means any kind of vehicle that is driven, propelled or drawn on land or ice by any kind of power, including muscular power, and includes the rolling stock of a railway; | high | |
| #D027 | wildlife | means an animal that belongs to a species that is wild by nature, and includes game wildlife and specially protected wildlife; | high | |
| #D028 | wildlife disease | means a disease or condition impacting wildlife caused by an infectious agent, including but not limited to a virus, prion, bacterium, protozoan, viroid, fungus or metazoan parasite. | high | |
| #D029 | occupier | has the same meaning as in the Trespass to Property Act; | medium | |
| #D030 | guide | means a person who carries out the customary duties of a hunting or sport fishing guide for gain, but does not include a person who is providing black bear hunting services. | high | |
| #D031 | wildlife custodian | means a person who may, under subsection (2), keep injured, sick or immature game wildlife or specially protected wildlife in captivity for the purpose of rehabilitating or caring for them. | high | |
| #D032 | boat | includes a motorboat, rowboat, canoe, punt, sailboat or raft; | high | |
| #D033 | buy or sell | includes lease, barter or trade for consideration, offer to buy, sell, lease, barter or trade for consideration, or possess for the purpose of buying, selling, leasing, bartering or trading for consideration, and “buying or selling” has a corresponding meaning; | high | |
| #D034 | firearm | includes an air gun, pellet gun, bow or crossbow; | high | |
| #D035 | fish | has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act (Canada); | high | |
| #D036 | furbearing mammal | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of furbearing mammal; | high | |
| #D037 | game amphibian | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of game amphibian; | high | |
| #D038 | game bird | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of game bird; | high | |
| #D039 | game mammal | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of game mammal; | high | |
| #D040 | game reptile | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of game reptile; | high | |
| #D041 | game wildlife | means a furbearing mammal, game amphibian, game bird, game mammal or game reptile; | high | |
| #D042 | hunting | includes, (a) lying in wait for, searching for, being on the trail of, pursuing, chasing or shooting at wildlife, whether or not the wildlife is killed, injured, captured or harassed, or (b) capturing or harassing wildlife, except that “hunting” does not include, (c) trapping, or (d) lying in wait for, searching for, being on the trail of or pursuing wildlife for a purpose other than attempting to kill, injure, capture or harass it, unless the wildlife is killed, injured, captured or harassed as a result, and “hunt” and “hunter” have corresponding meanings; | high | |
| #D043 | migratory bird | has the same meaning as in the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 (Canada); | high | |
| #D044 | specially protected amphibian | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of specially protected amphibian; | high | |
| #D045 | specially protected bird | means a specially protected raptor or a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of specially protected bird; | high | |
| #D046 | specially protected invertebrate | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of specially protected invertebrate; | high | |
| #D047 | specially protected mammal | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of specially protected mammal; | high | |
| #D048 | specially protected raptor | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of specially protected raptor; | high | |
| #D049 | specially protected reptile | means a member of a species prescribed by the regulations as a species of specially protected reptile; | high | |
| #D050 | specially protected wildlife | means a specially protected amphibian, specially protected bird, specially protected invertebrate, specially protected mammal or specially protected reptile; | high | |
| #D051 | transport | includes, with respect to a thing, taking the thing from one place to another, causing the thing to be taken from one place to another or possessing the thing for the purpose of taking it or causing it to be taken from one place to another; | high | |
| #D052 | railway land | includes all land set apart under any Act as a land subsidy or otherwise in aid of a railway or any works related to a railway. | high | |
| #D053 | black bear hunting services | has the meaning defined by the regulations; | high | |
| #D054 | CLI ECA | Consolidated Linear Infrastructure Environmental Compliance Approval | high | |
| #D055 | ECA | Environmental Compliance Approval | high | |
| #D056 | Prescribed persons | identified as having an agreement with a municipality under the Planning Act or the Development Charges Act. | high | |
| #D057 | Municipal sewage collection system | Generally, a municipal sewage collection system includes all residential sewage works that collect and transmit sanitary sewage owned by a municipality within their geographic boundaries. | high | |
| #D058 | Municipal stormwater management system | Generally, a municipal stormwater management system includes all residential and commercial sewage works for stormwater management owned by a municipality within their geographical boundaries. | high | |
| #D059 | O&M | operations and maintenance | high | |
| #D060 | Repair | Fixing or replacing something that is broken or not working correctly. | high | |
| #D061 | Maintenance | Inspecting or servicing equipment to proactively to prevent the need for repair. Includes replacing equipment with new equipment that performs the same function. | high | |
| #D062 | Routine maintenance | Maintenance conducted in accordance with requirements listed in the CLI ECA, in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations or generally accepted as good engineering practice. | high | |
| #D063 | Schedule C amendment | an alteration or change to the works that is not pre-authorized under the terms and conditions in Schedule D of your CLI ECA. | high | |
| #D064 | EPA | Environmental Protection Act | high | |
| #D065 | OWRA | Ontario Water Resources Act | high | |
| #D066 | Pre-authorized alterations | future changes to the works that the ministry approves when the CLI ECA is issued. | high | |
| #D067 | LID | low impact development | high | |
| #D068 | Schedule C | contains the list of amendments to the CLI ECA that have been approved by the Director | high | |
| #D069 | Schedule D | contains information regarding pre-authorized alterations to the system | high | |
| #D070 | # | number | high | |
| #D071 | St. | Saint | high | |
| #D072 | Tel | telephone | high | |
| #D073 | Schedule B | contains the description of the system and key components. | high | |
| #D074 | Combined sewers | collect and convey both wastewater from residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings and stormwater runoff through a single-pipe system. | high | |
| #D075 | Third pipe collection system | designed to collect and convey foundation drainage and/or groundwater to a receiving surface water or dry well. | high | |
| #D076 | LID | low impact development (LID) that relies on evapotranspiration, infiltration into the ground or filtration. | high | |
| #D077 | justice | has the same meaning as in the Provincial Offences Act. | high | |
| #D078 | loaded | For the purposes of this Act, a firearm is loaded if, (a) in the case of a firearm that uses shells or cartridges, there is an unfired shell or cartridge in the chamber or in a magazine attached to the firearm; (b) in the case of a percussion muzzle-loading gun, there is a charge of powder and a projectile in the barrel and a percussion cap on the nipple; (b.1) in the case of an electronic ignition muzzle-loading gun, there is a charge of powder and a projectile in the barrel and a battery connected to the primer or charge; (c) in the case of a muzzle-loading gun to which clauses (b) and (b.1) do not apply, there is a charge of powder and a projectile in the barrel and the vent is unplugged; (d) in the case of a gun to which clauses (a), (b), (b.1) and (c) do not apply, there is a projectile in the gun or in a magazine attached to the gun; (e) in the case of a crossbow, the bow is cocked and there is a bolt in the crossbow; and (f) in the case of a bow other than a crossbow, the bow is strung and an arrow is nocked. | high | |
| #D079 | occupier | has the same meaning as in the Trespass to Property Act; | high | |
| #D080 | base side slope | means any portion of the base of the waste fill zone extending from ground surface downward at an angle steeper than one unit vertical to four units horizontal; | high | |
| #D081 | buffer area | means that part of a landfilling site that is not waste fill area; | high | |
| #D082 | contaminant attenuation zone | means a three-dimensional zone that, 1. is located on land adjacent to a landfilling site, 2. is in the subsurface or extends into the subsurface, and 3. is used or is intended to be used for the attenuation of contaminants from the landfilling site to levels that will not have an unacceptable impact beyond the boundary of the zone; | high | |
| #D083 | contaminating life span | means, 1. in respect of a landfilling site, the period of time during which the site will produce contaminants at concentrations that could have an unacceptable impact if they were to be discharged from the site, and 2. in respect of a landfilling site and a contaminant or group of contaminants, the period of time during which the site will produce the contaminant or a contaminant in the group at concentrations that could have an unacceptable impact if they were to be discharged from the site; | high | |
| #D084 | engineered facility | means anything affixed to or made part of land that is intended to be a functional element or feature of a landfilling site for more than five years and that is created or put in place by human activity; | high | |
| #D085 | maximum waste loading | means, for a landfilling site, the total waste disposal volume divided by the area of the waste fill area; | high | |
| #D086 | primary leachate collection system | means the uppermost leachate collection system below the waste fill zone; | high | |
| #D087 | primary liner | means the uppermost liner below the waste fill zone; | high | |
| #D088 | secondary leachate collection system | means a leachate collection system located below the primary leachate collection system; | high | |
| #D089 | secondary liner | means a liner located below the primary liner; | high | |
| #D090 | service life | means the period of time during which a properly maintained engineered facility will function in accordance with the performance specifications for its design; | high | |
| #D091 | total waste disposal volume | means, for a landfilling site, the maximum volume of waste, including the volume of any daily or intermediate cover, to be deposited at the site in the space extending from the base of the waste fill zone or the top of any engineered facilities located on the base of the site to the bottom of the final cover; | high | |
| #D092 | unacceptable impact | means interference with existing or potential reasonable uses of, 1. and, 2. ground water in or under land, or 3. surface water on land; | high | |
| #D093 | waste fill area | means the area on the surface of the landfilling site beneath which or above which waste is disposed of by landfilling; | high | |
| #D094 | waste fill zone | means the three-dimensional zone in which waste is disposed of by landfilling. | high | |
| #D095 | small landfill | considered to be a site with a total waste disposal volume of 40,000 cubic metres or less. | high | |
| #D096 | PIBS | Public Information Banking System | high | |
| #D097 | 3Rs | Reduce, Reuse and Recycle | high | |
| #D098 | EAA | Environmental Assessment Act | high | |
| #D099 | HDPE | high density polyethylene | high | |
| #D100 | GCL | Geosynthetic Clay Liner | high | |
| #D101 | CQC | construction material quality control | high | |
| #D102 | CQA | construction quality assurance | high |