Assessable Activities, Exceptions and Executive Committee Projects Regulations (SOR/2005-379)
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Regulations are current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2021-02-26. Previous Versions
SCHEDULE 2(Paragraphs 3(b) and (c) and subsection 4(2))General Exceptions
PART 1Activities in an Area other than a National Park, National Park Reserve and National Historic Site
1 Maintenance or repair of a structure, facility or installation.
2 Construction of a building if the building has a footprint of less than 100 m 2 and a height of less than 5 m and if the construction
(a) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
3 Construction or modification of a structure or facility if the structure or facility has a footprint that is, and in the case of a modification remains, less than 25 m2 and if the construction or modification
(a) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
4 Modification of a building, including its electrical, heating, fire-prevention, plumbing or security system but not including a system that is intended to produce goods or energy, if the modification
(a) does not increase the footprint or height of the building by more than 10%;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
5 Construction, installation or modification of a ramp, door or handrail to facilitate wheelchair access.
6 Construction of a sidewalk or boardwalk, or a parking lot with a parking capacity of 10 automobiles or less, if the construction
(a) is contiguous to a building;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
7 Modification of a sidewalk, boardwalk or parking lot if the modification
(a) does not increase the area of the sidewalk, boardwalk or parking lot by more than 10%;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
8 Modification of a fence if the modification
(a) does not increase the length or height of the fence by more than 10%;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
9 Construction, installation or modification of a hydrant or a structure or line that connects a building to a main natural gas, sewer, water, electrical transmission or telecommunications line, if the hydrant, structure or line is part of a farm or municipal system of distribution and the activity does not involve the crossing of a water body other than an aerial crossing by a telecommunications or electrical transmission line.
10 Construction, installation or modification of a sign if each surface of the sign has an area that is, and in the case of a modification remains, 25 m2 or less and the sign is, and in the case of a modification remains, either affixed to or located within 15 m of a building.
11 Construction, installation or modification of a radiocommunication antenna and its supporting structure, if the antenna and supporting structure are, and in the case of a modification remain, either affixed to or located within 15 m of a building, and have a footprint that is, and in the case of a modification remains, 25 m2 or less, and if the activity
(a) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
12 Establishment or modification of a field camp used for scientific or technical research, or for reforestation, if the field camp will be in use for less than 200 person-days and if the establishment or modification
(a) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
13 Modification of a road if the modification
(a) is being carried out on the road right of way;
(b) does not increase the length of the road;
(c) does not increase the width of the road by more than 15%;
(d) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(e) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
14 Demolition of a building if the building has a floor area of less than 1000 m2 and if the demolition
(a) is not being carried out within 30 m of another building;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
15 Construction, installation or modification of Canada-United States international boundary monuments.
16 Modification of a pipe, pump, pump house, reservoir or drain, or a canal with an inner lining, that is used for irrigating agricultural land, if the modification is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
17 On agricultural land, construction or modification of a domestic or farm water supply well, pump house, water-tank loading facility, dugout to hold water for consumption by livestock, centre pivot or side roll sprinkler if the construction or modification
(a) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
18 Construction, modification or demolition of a structure or facility located on land and associated with fishing or recreational boating if the structure or facility has a footprint that is, and in the case of a modification remains, less than 100 m2 and a height that is, and in the case of a modification remains, less than 5 m and if the activity is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
19 Modification of a wharf, other than a floating wharf, or of a breakwater that is accessible by land, if the modification
(a) is not being carried out below the ordinary high-water mark;
(b) does not involve dredging; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
20 Re-installation of a floating wharf or a modification of a floating wharf that does not increase its area by more than 10%.
21 Demolition of a wharf if the demolition
(a) does not involve the use of explosives; and
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
22 Modification of that part of a culvert that crosses under a railway or road and is not connected to a water body.
23 Construction, installation, replacement or modification of that part of the following facilities — an oil or natural gas pipeline, a pipeline used for the transmission of any other flammable or highly volatile liquid, a water pipe, a sewer or a drain — that crosses under a railway or road or is located within the railway or road right of way, if the activity
(a) does not result in an increase in airborne emissions or noise during the operation of the pipeline, pipe, sewer or drain;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
24 Addition or installation of an oil or natural gas pipeline component, or a relocation of a section of an oil or natural gas pipeline, except any part of the component or pipeline that crosses under a railway or road or is located within the railway or road right of way, if the activity
(a) does not result in an increase in airborne emissions or noise during the operation of the pipeline;
(b) does not result in the extension of the pipeline beyond the limits of the right of way or of other land on which the pipeline is located;
(c) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(d) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
25 Construction or installation of an electrical transmission line, other than an international electrical transmission line, with a voltage of 130 kV or less, if the construction or installation
(a) is not being carried out beyond a right of way developed for a power line, pipeline, railway line or road;
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body; and
(c) does not involve the placement in or on a water body of the supporting structures for the electrical transmission line.
26 Modification of an electrical transmission line, other than an international electrical transmission line, or of a telecommunications line, if the modification
(a) does not alter its purpose or function;
(b) does not lengthen the line by more than 25 km;
(c) is not being carried out beyond a right of way developed for a power line, pipeline, railway line or road;
(d) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body; and
(e) does not involve the placement in or on a water body of the supporting structures for the electrical transmission or telecommunications line.
27 Construction or installation of a switching station associated with an electrical transmission line with a voltage of 130 kV or less, other than an international electrical transmission line, or associated with a telecommunications line, if the construction or installation
(a) is not being carried out beyond a right of way developed for a power line, pipeline, railway line or road;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
28 Modification of a switching station associated with an electrical transmission line or a telecommunications line if the modification
(a) does not alter its purpose or function;
(b) is not being carried out beyond a right of way developed for a power line, pipeline, railway line or road;
(c) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(d) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
29 Construction, installation or modification of an international electrical transmission line with a voltage of 50 kV or less if the activity
(a) with respect to any modification made, does not alter its purpose or function;
(b) does not extend the line more than 4 km outside Canada;
(c) is not being carried out beyond a right of way developed for a power line, pipeline, railway line or road;
(d) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body; and
(e) does not involve the placement of the supporting structures for the international electrical transmission line in, on or within 30 m of a water body.
30 Modification of an aerodrome, other than a modification of a pavement or gravel area within the boundary of an airport, if the modification
(a) does not increase a pavement or gravel area by more than 20%;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
31 Modification of a pavement or gravel area within the boundary of an airport if the modification
(a) does not increase the pavement or gravel area by more than 10%;
(b) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(c) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
32 Modification of aircraft manoeuvring lights or navigation aids for aircraft.
33 Construction, installation or modification of an automatic warning structure at a railway level crossing.
34 Construction, installation or modification of a railway traffic control signal structure on a railway right of way.
35 Modification of a railway line, other than an expansion, if the modification
(a) does not alter its purpose or function;
(b) is being carried on within the railway right of way and involves the installation of no more than 3 km of track located beyond 100 m of the centre line of the railway line;
(c) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(d) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
36 Modification of a road crossing, other than an expansion, if the modification
(a) does not alter its purpose or function;
(b) is not being carried out beyond a right of way developed for a power line, pipeline, railway line or road;
(c) is in accordance with an agreement referred to in subsection 101(1) of the Canada Transportation Act;
(d) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(e) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
37 Construction, installation or modification of an exhibition structure that is inside or affixed to the exterior of a building and is to remain in place for less than 12 consecutive months.
38 Installation, operation, modification, decommissioning or abandonment of an environmental scientific data collection instrument and its housing or enclosure if the activity
(a) is not being carried out in, on or within 30 m of a water body; and
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body.
PART 2Activities in a National Park, Nationalpark Reserve or National Historic Site
39 Modification, maintenance or repair of a structure, facility or installation, including its electrical, heating, fire-prevention, plumbing or security system but not including a system that is intended to produce goods or energy, if the activity
(a) does not increase the footprint or height of the structure or facility;
(b) does not involve a structure, facility or installation commemorated under section 3 of the Historic Sites and Monuments Act;
(c) does not involve a change in the method of sewage disposal or an increase in the amount of sewage, waste or emission;
(d) does not involve any excavation beyond the footprint of the structure or facility;
(e) does not create a need for related facilities, such as parking spaces; and
(f) is not likely to involve the release of a substance into the environment that is likely to pollute the environment.
40 Maintenance or repair of
(a) a sidewalk, boardwalk or parking lot;
(b) a fence;
(c) an environmental data collection instrument and its housing or enclosure; or
(d) a fire tower.
41 Maintenance or repair of a road, including pull-off areas, if the maintenance or repair
(a) is being carried out on the right of way;
(b) is not likely to involve the release of a polluting substance into a water body; and
(c) does not involve the application of salt, a dust control liquid or a control product.
42 Construction, installation, modification, maintenance or repair of a sign if the sign is, and in the case of a modification remains, located on a right of way developed for a power line, pipeline, railway line or road, or if it is, and in the case of a modification remains, either affixed to or located within 15 m of a building.
43 Construction or installation of an interpretive display or exhibit associated with a building, road, pull-off area or trail if the construction or installation does not require the expansion of any related facilities or is to be carried out in a special preservation area or a wilderness area set out in a management plan tabled in each House of Parliament in accordance with section 32 of the Parks Canada Agency Act or section 11 of the Canada National Parks Act.
44 Construction, installation, modification, maintenance or repair of a handrail or guard-rail associated with a structure.
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