Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations (SOR/99-236)

Interpretation

• 1 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. (Loi)

  additive

  additive means a substance that is added to gasoline that does not materially affect its composition and that has been demonstrated to improve the gasoline’s characteristics so as to enhance engine performance and includes metal deactivators, oxidation inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors, icing inhibitors and induction system detergents. (additif)

  auditor

  auditor[Repealed, SOR/2015-187, s. 1]

  authorized official

  authorized official means

  • (a) in respect of a corporation, an officer of the corporation who is authorized to act on its behalf;

  • (b) in respect of any other person, that person or a person authorized to act on behalf of that person; and

  • (c) in respect of any other entity, a person authorized to act on its behalf. (agent autorisé)

  batch

  batch means an identifiable quantity of gasoline with a single concentration of sulphur, as sampled and measured in accordance with section 3. (lot)

  blend

  blend means the production of a batch by mixing gasoline or gasoline components, including oxygenates. It does not include

  • (a) the mixing of only low-sulphur gasolines; or

  • (b) the adding of only additives, sulphur-limited oxygenates or sulphur-limited butane to low-sulphur gasoline. (mélange)

  blending facility

  blending facility means a facility in Canada in which blending occurs, and includes a cargo tanker, railway car, boat, marine vessel or other type of mobile facility in which blending occurs. (installation de mélange)

  California gasoline

  California gasoline[Repealed, SOR/2015-187, s. 1]

  California Phase 2 gasoline

  California Phase 2 gasoline[Repealed, SOR/2003-319, s. 1]

  cargo tanker

  cargo tanker means a motor vehicle or trailer on which a bulk liquid tank is mounted. (camion-citerne)

  competition vehicle

  competition vehicle means a vehicle, boat or marine vessel that is used exclusively for competition. (véhicule de compétition)

  gasoline

  gasoline means

  • (a) a fuel that is sold or represented as gasoline; or

  • (b) a petroleum distillate, or a mixture of petroleum distillates, oxygenates or additives, that is suitable for use in a spark ignition engine and that has the following characteristics, as determined by the applicable test method listed in the National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-3.5-2011, entitled Automotive Gasoline,

    • (i) a vapour pressure of at least 35 kPa,

    • (ii) an antiknock index of at least 80,

    • (iii) a distillation temperature, at which 10% of the fuel has evaporated, of not less than 35°C and not greater than 70°C, and

    • (iv) a distillation temperature, at which 50% of the fuel has evaporated, of not less than 60°C and not greater than 120°C. (essence)

  gasoline-like blendstock

  gasoline-like blendstock means gasoline, other than gasoline dispensed from a refuelling facility, that is intended to be further refined or blended to produce low-sulphur gasoline and that has been identified as gasoline-like blendstock under section 5. (composé de base de type essence automobile)

  grade

  grade means the differentiation of gasoline by a minimum antiknock index. (qualité)

  imported

  imported[Repealed, SOR/2000-104, s. 5]

  low-sulphur gasoline

  low-sulphur gasoline means gasoline that meets the requirements of subsections 2(1) to (3) and that has been identified as low-sulphur gasoline under section 5. (essence à faible teneur en soufre)

  oxygenate

  oxygenate means an oxygen-containing, ashless, organic compound that, when added to gasoline, increases the oxygen content in the gasoline. (produit oxygéné)

  pool average

  pool average means the volume-weighted average concentration of sulphur in gasoline that, during a year, is produced at a refinery or blending facility or imported, as calculated in accordance with section 10. (moyenne de l’ensemble des lots)

  primary supplier

  primary supplier means

  • (a) in respect of gasoline that is produced at a refinery or blending facility, a person who

    • (i) owns, leases, operates, controls, supervises or manages the refinery or blending facility, or

    • (ii) owns the gasoline in the blending facility; and

  • (b) in respect of gasoline that is imported, the importer. (fournisseur principal)

  produced

  produced[Repealed, SOR/2000-104, s. 5]

  refinery

  refinery means a facility in Canada that separates and converts crude oil or other feedstock into liquid petroleum products, and includes any producing, processing, blending, shipping and packaging facilities located on the property of such a facility. (raffinerie)

  registration number

  registration number means a number provided by the Minister pursuant to section 7 of the Benzene in Gasoline Regulations. (numéro d’enregistrement)

  scientific research

  scientific research does not include research into the preferences of consumers for differing properties of gasoline or marketing research. (recherche scientifique)

  sulphur-limited butane

  sulphur-limited butane means butane with a sulphur concentration that does not exceed the applicable limit set out in paragraph 2(1)(b). (butane à concentration limitée en soufre)

  sulphur-limited oxygenate

  sulphur-limited oxygenate means an oxygenate with a sulphur concentration that does not exceed the applicable limit set out in paragraph 2(1)(b). (produit oxygéné à concentration limitée en soufre)

  trading system

  trading system means the temporary sulphur compliance unit trading system referred to in subsection 13(1). (système d’échange)

  year

  year means a calendar year. (année)

• (2) Any regulation, standard or method that is incorporated by reference in these Regulations is incorporated as amended from time to time.

Application

1.1 These Regulations do not apply to gasoline if

• (a) the gasoline is in transit through Canada, from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada, and is accompanied by written evidence establishing that the gasoline is in transit;

• (b) the gasoline is produced or sold for export and is accompanied by written evidence establishing that the gasoline will be exported; or

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/2015-187, s. 2]

• (d) the gasoline is being imported in a fuel tank that supplies the engine of a conveyance that is used for transportation by water, land or air.

PART 1Requirements Pertaining to Sulphur in Gasoline

Prescribed Levels

• 2 (1) For the purpose of section 139 of the Act, the concentration of sulphur in each batch of gasoline produced or imported by a primary supplier shall not exceed

  • (a) in the case where the primary supplier has elected under section 9 to calculate the concentration of sulphur in that gasoline on the basis of a pool average, 80 mg/kg; and

  • (b) in any other case, 12 mg/kg.

• (2) For the purpose of section 139 of the Act and subject to subsection (2.1), the pool average of a pool in respect of which a primary supplier has made an election under section 9 shall not exceed 10 mg/kg.

• (2.1) For the purpose of subsection 139 of the Act, if a primary supplier uses sulphur compliance units to adjust a pool average in accordance with section 15, the adjusted pool average shall not exceed 10 mg/kg.

• (3) For the purpose of section 139 of the Act, the concentration of sulphur in gasoline that is sold shall not exceed 80 mg/kg.

• (4) Subsections (1) to (3) do not apply to

  • (a) gasoline for use in aircraft, if the gasoline has an octane number of at least 99.5 or contains at least 5 mg/L of lead;

  • (b) gasoline for use in competition vehicles, if the gasoline has an antiknock index of at least 100;

  • (c) gasoline for use in scientific research in Canada; or

  • (d) [Repealed, SOR/2000-104, s. 6]

  • (e) gasoline-like blendstock.

• (5) [Repealed, SOR/2015-187, s. 3]

Methods for Sampling and Analysis

• 3 (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, when a primary supplier takes samples they shall use one of the following methods:

  • (a) in the case where the primary supplier is using an alternative sampling method in accordance with subsection 6(1) of the Benzene in Gasoline Regulations, that sampling method;

  • (b) in any other case, the sampling method described in the National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-3.5-2016, entitled Automotive Gasoline.

• (2) For the purposes of these Regulations,

  • (a) the concentration of sulphur in gasoline and the concentration of sulphur in an oxygenate shall be measured in accordance with the ASTM International test method D5453-19a, entitled Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Spark Ignition Engine Fuel, Diesel Engine Fuel, and Engine Oil by Ultraviolet Fluorescence; and

  • (b) the concentration of sulphur in butane shall be measured in accordance with the ASTM International test method D6667-14(2019), entitled Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Volatile Sulfur in Gaseous Hydrocarbons and Liquefied Petroleum Gases by Ultraviolet Fluorescence.

• (3) to (5) [Repealed, SOR/2003-319, s. 4]

• (6) For the purposes of sections 12, 24 and 25, if a primary supplier is using an alternative method in accordance with subsection 6(2) of the Benzene in Gasoline Regulations, they may use that method to analyze samples of gasoline.

• (7) Despite subsection (6), compliance with a requirement set out in section 2 shall be determined in accordance with the test methods set out in subsection (2).