Landfill Methane Regulations

Whereas, under subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on June 29, 2024, a copy of the annexed Order, which was proposed to be made under the title Regulations Respecting the Reduction in the Release of Methane (Waste Sector), and persons were given an opportunity to file comments with respect to the proposed Regulations or to file a notice of objection requesting that a board of review be established and stating the reasons for the objection;^notenoteWhereas, in accordance with subsection 93(3) of that Act, the National Advisory Committee has been given an opportunity to provide its advice under section 6 of that Act;^noteAnd whereas, in accordance with subsection 93(4) of that Act, the Governor in Council is of the opinion that the proposed Regulations do not regulate an aspect of a substance that is regulated by or under any other Act of Parliament in a manner that provides, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, sufficient protection to the environment and human health;Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health, makes the annexed Landfill Methane Regulations under subsection 93(1) and section 286.1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.^notenote