Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations
Table of contents is current to 2023-10-25 and last amended on 2023-10-25.
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Part 1 - Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases
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- 1.1 - PART 1 - Coming into Force, Repeal, Interpretation, General Provisions and Special Cases
- 1.1 - Coming into Force
- 1.2 - Repeal
- 1.3 - Interpretation
- 1.3.1 - Definitions — Safety Standards and Safety Requirement Documents
- 1.3.2 - Transitional Period
- 1.3.3 - Interpretation of TP 14877
- 1.4 - Definitions
- 1.5 - General Provisions
- 1.5 - Applicability of the Regulations
- 1.5.1 - Schedule 2: Special Provisions
- 1.5.2 - Schedules 1 and 3: Forbidden Dangerous Goods
- 1.6 - Schedule 1: Quantity Limits in Columns 8 and 9
- 1.7 - Safety Requirements, Documents, Safety Marks
- 1.8 - Prohibition: Explosives
- 1.10 - Requirements Respecting the Transportation of Dangerous Goods on Board Passenger Carrying Vessels
- 1.11 - Use of 49 CFR for Non-Regulated Dangerous Goods
- 1.12 - Evidence: Safety Marks, Prescribed Documents
- 1.13 - Defence: Due Diligence
- 1.15 - 150 kg Gross Mass Exemption
- 1.16 - 500 kg Gross Mass Exemption
- 1.17 - Limited Quantities Exemption
- 1.17.1 - Excepted Quantities Exemption
- 1.18 - Medical Device or Article
- 1.19 - Samples for Inspection or Investigation Exemption
- 1.19.1 - Samples Classifying, Analysing or Testing Exemption
- 1.19.2 - Samples Demonstration Exemption
- 1.20 - National Defence
- 1.21 - Agriculture: 1 500 kg Gross Mass Farm Vehicle Exemption
- 1.22 - Agriculture: 3 000 kg Gross Mass Farm Retail Exemption
- 1.23 - Agriculture: Pesticide Exemption
- 1.24 - Agriculture: Anhydrous Ammonia Exemption
- 1.25 - Transportation within a Facility
- 1.26 - Emergency Response Exemption
- 1.27 - Operation of a Means of Transport or a Means of Containment Exemption
- 1.28 - Transportation between Two Properties
- 1.30 - Ferry Exemption
- 1.30.1 - Propane and Gasoline in Highway Tanks on Board Passenger Carrying Vessels
- 1.31 - Class 1, Explosives, Exemption
- 1.32 - Class 2, Gases, or Ammonia Solutions (Class 8) in Refrigerating Machines Exemption
- 1.32.1 - Class 2, Gases, that May Be Identified as UN1075, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
- 1.32.2 - Class 2, Gases, Absolute Pressure between 101.3 kPa and 280 kPa
- 1.32.3 - Class 2, Gases, in Small Means of Containment Exemption
- 1.33 - Class 3, Flammable Liquids: General Exemption
- 1.34 - Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Flash Point Greater Than 60°C but Less Than or Equal to 93°C
- 1.35 - UN1202, DIESEL FUEL, or UN1203, GASOLINE, Exemption
- 1.36 - Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Alcoholic Beverage and Aqueous Solution of Alcohol Exemption
- 1.38 - Polyester Resin Kit Exception
- 1.39 - Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, UN3373, BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE, CATEGORY B Exemption
- 1.41 - Biological Products Exemption
- 1.42 - Human or Animal Specimens Believed Not to Contain Infectious Substances Exemption
- 1.42.1 - Tissues or Organs for Transplant Exemption
- 1.42.2 - Blood or Blood Components Exemption
- 1.42.3 - Medical or Clinical Waste
- 1.43 - Class 7, Radioactive Materials, Exemption
- 1.44 - Residue of Dangerous Goods in a Drum Exemption
- 1.45 - Fumigation of Means of Containment
- 1.45.1 - Marine Pollutants Exemption
- 1.46 - Miscellaneous Special Cases
- 1.47 - UN1044, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, Exemption
- 1.48 - Air Ambulance Exemption
- 1.49 - Cylinder Exemption
- 1.50 - Hot Air Balloon Cylinder Exemption
Part 2 - Classification
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- 2.1 - PART 2 - Classification
- 2.1 - Determining When Substances Are Dangerous Goods
- 2.2 - Responsibility for Classification
- 2.2.1 - Proof of Classification
- 2.3 - Classifying Substances That Are Listed by Name in Schedule 1
- 2.4 - Classifying Substances That Are Included in Only One Class and One Packing Group
- 2.5 - Classifying Substances That Are Included in More Than One Class or Packing Group
- 2.5.1 - Descriptive Text Following a Shipping Name
- 2.6 - Classifying a Mixture or Solution
- 2.7 - Marine Pollutants
- 2.8 - Precedence of Classes
- 2.9 - Class 1, Explosives
- 2.9 - General
- 2.10 - Divisions
- 2.11 - Compatibility Groups
- 2.12 - Packing Groups
- 2.13 - General
- 2.14 - Divisions
- 2.14.1 - Aerosols
- 2.14.2 - Exemption
- 2.15 - Packing Groups
- 2.16 - Determination of LC50
- 2.17 - Determination of LC50 of a Mixture of Gases
- 2.18 - General
- 2.19 - Packing Groups
- 2.20 - General
- 2.21 - Divisions
- 2.21.1 - Polymerizing Substances
- 2.22 - Packing Groups
- 2.23 - General
- 2.24 - Divisions
- 2.25 - Packing Groups
- 2.26 - General
- 2.27 - Divisions
- 2.28 - Criteria for Inclusion in Class 6.1, Toxic Substances
- 2.29 - Packing Groups
- 2.30 - Determination of LD50 (oral or dermal)
- 2.31 - Determination of LD50 (oral or dermal) of a Mixture of Substances
- 2.32 - Determination of LC50 (dust, mist or vapour)
- 2.33 - Determination of LC50 (dust, mist or vapour) of a Mixture of Substances
- 2.34 - Determination of the Packing Group of a Mixture of Liquids with an Inhalation Toxicity by Vapour
- 2.35 - Determination of the Packing Group of a Mixture of Liquids with an Inhalation Toxicity and an Unknown LC50
- 2.36 - Infectious Substances
- 2.36.1 - Medical or Clinical Waste
- 2.37 - General
- 2.38 - Divisions
- 2.39 - Packing Groups
- 2.40 - General
- 2.41 - Divisions
- 2.42 - Packing Groups
- 2.43 - General
- 2.43.1 - Lithium Cells and Batteries
- 2.44 - Divisions
- 2.45 - Packing Groups
Part 3 - Documentation
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- 3.1 - PART 3 - Documentation
- 3.1 - Consignor Responsibilities
- 3.2 - Carrier Responsibilities
- 3.3 - Consist for Transport by Rail
- 3.4 - Legibility and Language
- 3.5 - Information on a Shipping Document
- 3.6 - Additional Information on a Shipping Document
- 3.6.1 - Consignor’s Certification
- 3.7 - Location of a Shipping Document: Road
- 3.8 - Location of a Shipping Document and Consist: Rail
- 3.9 - Location of a Shipping Document: Marine
- 3.10 - Location of a Shipping Document: Storage in the Course of Transportation
- 3.11 - Keeping Shipping Document Information
Part 4 - Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
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- 4.1 - PART 4 - Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
- 4.1 - Requirements for Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
- 4.1.1 - Voluntary Display of a Placard
- 4.2 - Misleading Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
- 4.3 - Display of Dangerous Goods Safety Marks Before Loading or Packing a Large Means of Containment
- 4.4 - Consignor Responsibilities
- 4.5 - Carrier Responsibilities
- 4.6 - Visibility, Legibility and Colour
- 4.7 - Labels and Placards: Size and Orientation
- 4.8 - Ways to Display a UN Number
- 4.9 - Removal or Change of Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
- 4.10 - Labels on a Small Means of Containment
- 4.10.1 - Safety Marks on an Overpack
- 4.10.2 - Safety Marks on a Consolidation Bin
- 4.11 - Shipping Name and Technical Name on a Small Means of Containment or on a Tag
- 4.12 - UN Numbers on a Small Means of Containment or on a Tag
- 4.14 - Class 7, Radioactive Material
- 4.15 - Placards on a Large Means of Containment
- 4.15.1 - Subsidiary Class Placards on a Large Means of Containment
- 4.15.2 - UN Numbers on a Large Means of Containment
- 4.15.3 - Placards and UN Numbers on a Large Means of Containment
- 4.15.4 - Visibility of Labels, Placards and UN Numbers on a Large Means of Containment
- 4.16 - DANGER Placard
- 4.16.1 - Placarding Exemption for Dangerous Goods Having a Gross Mass of 500 kg or Less
- 4.17 - Class 1, Explosives
- 4.18 - Options for Class 2, Gases
- 4.18.1 - Class 2, Gases: Placards for Oxidizing Gases
- 4.18.2 - Class 2, Gases: Placards for UN1005, ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
- 4.18.3 - Class 2, Gases: Placards for Tube Trailers
- 4.19 - Placards and UN Numbers on a Compartmentalized Large Means of Containment
- 4.20 - Elevated Temperature Sign
- 4.21 - Fumigation Sign
- 4.22 - Marine Pollutant Mark
- 4.22.1 - Category B Mark
- 4.23 - Toxic – Inhalation Hazard
- 4.24 - Lithium Battery Mark
Part 5 - Means of Containment
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- 5.1 - PART 5 - Means of Containment
- 5.1.1 - Selecting and Using Means of Containment
- 5.2 - Requirements for a Standardized Means of Containment to Be in Standard
- 5.3 - Certification Safety Marks on a Means of Containment
- 5.4 - Loading and Securing
- 5.5 - Filling Limits
- 5.6 - UN Standardized Means of Containment
- 5.7 - Class 1, Explosives
- 5.7 - Compatibility Groups
- 5.8 - Means of Containment for Class 1, Explosives
- 5.10 - Means of Containment for Class 2, Gases
- 5.11 - UN1950, AEROSOLS, and UN2037, GAS CARTRIDGES
- 5.12 - Small Means of Containment
- 5.14 - Large Means of Containment
- 5.16 - Means of Containment for Class 6.2, Infectious Substances
- 5.17 - Means of Containment for Class 7, Radioactive Materials
- 5.18 - Consolidation Bins
Part 6 - Training
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- 6.1 - PART 6 - Training
- 6.1 - Training Certificate Requirements
- 6.2 - Adequate Training
- 6.3 - Issuance and Contents of a Training Certificate
- 6.4 - Foreign Carriers
- 6.5 - Expiry of a Training Certificate
- 6.6 - Keeping Proof of Training: Employer’s and Self-Employed Person’s Responsibility
- 6.7 - Showing Proof of Training: Employer’s and Self-Employed Person’s Responsibility
- 6.8 - Showing Proof of Training: Trained Person’s Responsibility
Part 7 - Emergency Response Assistance Plan
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- 7.1 - PART 7 - Emergency Response Assistance Plan
- 7.1 - Application
- 7.2 - Requirement to Have an Approved ERAP
- 7.3 - Application for Approval of an ERAP
- 7.4 - Application for Approval of an ERAP – Emergency Response Contractors
- 7.5 - Application for Approval of Changes to Approved ERAP
- 7.6 - Request for Review of Decision
- 7.7 - Authorization to Use an Approved ERAP
- 7.8 - Implementation of an Approved ERAP
- 7.9 - Compensation for the Authorized Implementation of an Approved ERAP
- 7.10 - Compensation Limits
- 7.11 - Claims for Compensation
Part 8 - Reporting Requirements
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- 8.1 - PART 8 - Reporting Requirements
- 8.1 - Application and Interpretation
- 8.2 - Road, Rail and Marine Reports
- 8.2 - Emergency Report — Road, Rail or Marine
- 8.3 - Information To Be Included in an Emergency Report — Road, Rail or Marine
- 8.4 - Release or Anticipated Release Report — Road, Rail or Marine
- 8.5 - Information To Be Included in a Release or Anticipated Release Report — Road, Rail or Marine
- 8.6 - 30-Day Follow-up Report
- 8.7 - Information To Be Included in a 30-Day Follow-up Report
- 8.8 - 30-Day Follow-up Report — Notice and Retention of Report
- 8.9 - Dangerous Goods Accident or Incident Report — Air
- 8.10 - Information To Be Included in a Dangerous Goods Accident or Incident Report — Air
- 8.11 - 30-Day Follow-up Report
- 8.12 - Information To Be Included in a 30-Day Follow-up Report
- 8.13 - 30-Day Follow-up Report — Notice and Retention of Report
- 8.14 - Undeclared or Misdeclared Dangerous Goods Report
- 8.15 - Information To Be Included in an Undeclared or Misdeclared Dangerous Goods Report
- 8.15.1 - Dangerous Goods Occurrence Report (ICAO)
- 8.15.2 - Information To Be Included in a Dangerous Goods Occurrence Report (ICAO)
- 8.16 - Loss or Theft Report
- 8.17 - Information To Be Included in a Loss or Theft Report
- 8.18 - Unlawful Interference Report
- 8.19 - Information To Be Included in an Unlawful Interference Report
- 8.20 - ERAP Incident Report
- 8.21 - Information To Be Included in an ERAP Incident Report
- 8.22 - ERAP Implementation Report
- 8.23 - Information To Be Included in an ERAP Implementation Report
Part 9 - Road
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- 9.1 - PART 9 - Road
- 9.1 - Transporting Dangerous Goods from the United States into or through Canada
- 9.2 - Transporting Dangerous Goods to or from an Aircraft, an Aerodrome or an Air Cargo Facility
- 9.3 - Transporting Dangerous Goods to or from a Vessel, a Port Facility or a Marine Terminal
- 9.4 - Reshipping in Canada
- 9.5 - Maximum Net Explosives Quantity in a Road Vehicle
Part 10 - Rail
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- 10.1 - PART 10 - Rail
- 10.1 - Transporting Dangerous Goods from the United States into or through Canada
- 10.1.1 - Railway Vehicle Reciprocity
- 10.2 - Transporting Dangerous Goods to or from an Aircraft, an Aerodrome or an Air Cargo Facility
- 10.3 - Transporting Dangerous Goods to or from a Vessel, a Port Facility or a Marine Terminal
- 10.4 - Reshipping in Canada
- 10.6 - Location of Placarded Railway Vehicle in a Train
- 10.7 - Coupling of Railway Vehicles
- 10.8 - Reporting
Part 11 - Marine
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- 11.1 - PART 11 - Marine
- 11.1 - Marine Transport — IMDG Code
- 11.2 - Marine Transport — Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations
- 11.3 - Transporting Dangerous Goods from One Country through Canada to Another Country
Part 12 - Air
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- 12.1 - PART 12 - Air
- 12.1 - International and Domestic Transport by Aircraft
- 12.1 - General Requirements
- 12.2 - Shipping Document
- 12.3 - Information to Pilot-in-command
- 12.4 - Explosives, Class 1.4S
- 12.5 - Forbidden Explosives
- 12.8 - Packing Instruction Y963
- 12.9 - Limited Access
Part 13 - Protective Direction
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- 13.1 - PART 13 - Protective Direction
- 13.1 - Effective Date and Expiry of a Protective Direction
- 13.2 - Requesting a Review of a Protective Direction
- 13.3 - Notification of a Decision
Part 14 - Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
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- 14.1 - PART 14 - Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
- 14.1 - Applying for a Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
- 14.2 - Issuance or Refusal of a Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
- 14.3 - Applying for Renewal of a Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
- 14.4 - Issuance or Refusal of a Renewal of a Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
- 14.5 - Revoking a Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
- 14.6 - Requesting a Review of a Decision to Refuse or Revoke a Permit for Equivalent Level of Safety
- 14.7 - Processing a Request for a Review
- 14.8 - Notification of a Decision
Part 15 - Court Order
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- 15.1 - PART 15 - Court Order
- 15.1 - Payment of Money for Research
Part 16 - Inspectors
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- 16.1 - PART 16 - Inspectors
- 16.1 - Certificate of Designation
- 16.2 - Inspection Certificate
- 16.3 - Detention of Dangerous Goods or Means of Containment
- 16.4 - Direction to Remedy Non-compliance
- 16.5 - Direction Not to Import or to Return to Place of Origin
Part 17 — Site Registration Requirements
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- 17.1 - PART 17 - Site Registration Requirements
- 17.1 - Definition
- 17.2 - Application
- 17.3 - Registration
- 17.3.1 - Exception — 12 months after coming into force
- 17.4 - Renewal
- 17.5 - Changes to Information
