Regulations Amending the Fort William First Nation Sawmill Regulations (Miscellaneous Program): SOR/2023-250

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 25

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SOR/2023-250 November 24, 2023

FIRST NATIONS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

P.C. 2023-1165 November 24, 2023

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indigenous Services, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Fort William First Nation Sawmill Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) under section 3^{footnote a} of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act ^{footnote b}.

Regulations Amending the Fort William First Nation Sawmill Regulations (Miscellaneous Program)

Amendments

1 Schedule 1 to the Fort William First Nation Sawmill Regulations ^{footnote 1} is replaced by the Schedule 1 set out in the schedule to these Regulations.

2 Section 8 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Limit of application

8 The Environmental Assessment Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.18) and its regulations apply only in circumstances where the Impact Assessment Act does not apply.

Coming into Force

3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

SCHEDULE

(Section 1)

SCHEDULE 1

(Subsection 1(1) and paragraphs 4(c) and (d))

Incorporated Laws

Statutes and Regulations

• 1 Clean Water Act, 2006 (S.O. 2006, c. 22), and the regulations made under it, except section 26, subsections 34(2) and 36(8), sections 39 to 42, 47 and 48, subsections 49(2) and (3), section 50, subsection 55(4), section 69, subsection 99(3) and sections 104 and 112 to 117 of the Act.
• 2 Conservation Authorities Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27), and the regulations made under it, except:
  • (a) sections 2 to 27, clauses 28(1)(a) and (b), subsection 28(2) and sections 29 and 32 to 39 of the Act; and
  • (b) any regulations that apply only to lands that are not project lands.
• 3 Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 (S.O. 1994, c. 25), and the regulations made under it, except:
  • (a) sections 1, 2, 4 to 51 and 55 to 57, clauses 58(1)(a) to (d) and (f) and sections 59, 65, 68 and 73 of the Act; and
  • (b) Independent Forest Audits (O. Reg. 319/20).
• 4 Environmental Assessment Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.18), and the regulations made under it, except:
  • (a) section 4 and subsection 32(2) of the Act; and
  • (b) any regulations that apply only to lands that are not project lands.
• 5 Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (S.O. 1993, c. 28), and the regulations made under it, except subsection 2(3), sections 3, 5, 7 to 11, 14 to 21, 36 and 49 to 55, subsection 119(2) and section 120 of the Act.
• 6 Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19), and the regulations made under it, except:
  • (a) clauses 4(1)(b) to (l), subsection 4(2), section 20, subsection 27(2), sections 29, 36, 87, 154, 168.1 to 168.9, 168.12 to 168.16 and 169 to 171, clauses 176(10)(f), (g) and (m) and subsections 180(2), 181.1(1) and 197(4) and (8) of the Act;
  • (b) Cessation of Coal Use — Atikokan, Lambton, Nanticoke and Thunder Bay Generating Stations (O. Reg. 496/07);
  • (c) Classes of Contaminants — Exemptions (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 339);
  • (d) Containers (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 340);
  • (e) Deep Well Disposal (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 341);
  • (f) Designation of Waste (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 342);
  • (g) Discharge of Sewage from Pleasure Boats (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 343);
  • (h) Disposable Containers for Milk (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 344);
  • (i) Disposable Paper Containers for Milk (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 345);
  • (j) Exemption — Deloro Mine Site (O. Reg. 577/98);
  • (k) Exemption — General Electric Canada Inc. and Eli Eco Logic International Inc. (O. Reg. 43/97);
  • (l) Exemption — Prospectors (O. Reg. 504/95);
  • (m) Gasoline Volatility (O. Reg. 271/91);
  • (n) Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 349);
  • (o) Lambton Industry Meteorological Alert (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 350);
  • (p) Landfilling Sites (O. Reg. 232/98);
  • (q) Marinas (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 351);
  • (r) Plasco Demonstration Project (O. Reg. 254/06);
  • (s) Records of Site Condition — Part XV.1 of the Act (O. Reg. 153/04);
  • (t) Recovery of Gasoline Vapour in Bulk Transfers (O. Reg. 455/94);
  • (u) Recycling and Composting of Municipal Waste (O. Reg. 101/94);
  • (v) Sulphur Content of Fuels (R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 361);
  • (w) Transfer of Containers (O. Reg. 17/07); and
  • (x) Transitional Provisions Relating to the Repeal of Part VIII of the Act (O. Reg. 156/98).
• 7 Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (S.O. 1997, c. 4), and the regulations made under it, except:
  • (a) subsections 1(3) to (5), sections 2 to 5, subsections 6(1) to (4), sections 7, 7.1, 38 to 57 and 59 to 73 and subsection 74(2) of the Act; and
  • (b) Appointment of Arbitrators and Conciliation Officers (O. Reg. 407/97).
• 8 Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. L.3), and the regulations made under it, except:
  • (a) clauses 3(1)(a) and (c) to (e), subsection 3(2), sections 4 to 6, 9 and 14 to 19, subsection 20(3), sections 22 to 23.1, clauses 28(1)(a) to (b.2) and (2)(b) and (c) and sections 29 and 89 to 93 of the Act; and
  • (b) Construction (O. Reg. 454/96).
• 9 Ontario Water Resources Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40), and the regulations made under it, except:
  • (a) sections 2, 3 and 7 to 9, subsection 10(1), sections 11, 12, 14, 26, 27, 54, 55, 58, 62 to 74, 88, 89.1 to 89.3 and 89.6 to 89.8 and subsections 93(2) and 103(4) and (8) of the Act;
  • (b) Additional Charges (O. Reg. 157/93);
  • (c) Exemption — City of Detroit (O. Reg. 128/09); and
  • (d) Transitional Provisions Relating to the Repeal of Part VIII of the Environmental Protection Act (O. Reg. 155/98).
• 10 Pesticides Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11), and the regulations made under it, except clauses 2(b) to (h), subsection 16(2) and sections 31.3, 32 and 53 of the Act.

Other Instruments

• 11 Amended Certificate of Approval No. 3377-5N5QPH, dated June 4, 2003, issued under section 53 of the Ontario Water Resources Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40).
• 12 Forest Resource Processing Facility Licence No. 2590-07, dated June 26, 2007, issued under section 54 of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 (S.O. 1994, c. 25).
• 13 Minister’s Requirement for Fees (Application Fees for Permits to Take Water under section 34 of the Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40), dated August 28, 2007, made under section 96 of the Ontario Water Resources Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40).
• 14 Minister’s Requirement for Fees (Application Fees for Renewable Energy Approvals under Section 47.4 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19), dated March 10, 2011, made under section 179.1 of the Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990. c. E.19).
• 15 Minister’s Requirement for Fees (Application Fees for Environmental Compliance Approvals under the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19), dated August 23, 2011, made under section 179.1 of the Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19).
• 16 Minister’s Requirement for Fees (Licensing of Sewage Works Operators, O. Reg. 129/04), dated July 23, 2015, made under section 96 of the Ontario Water Resources Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40).
• 17 Minister’s Requirement for Fees (Fees for Registration in the Environmental Activity and Sector Registry Established under Part II.2 of the Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19) dated January 12, 2017, made under section 179.1 of the Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19).
• 18 Amended Environmental Compliance Approval No. 9466-B2QQWE, dated September 26, 2018, issued under the Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19).

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)

Issues

In 2011, the Fort William First Nation Sawmill Regulations (the Fort William Regulations) were made under the authority of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (FNCIDA). The Fort William Regulations incorporate by reference the relevant provincial laws and regulations that govern the operation of sawmills in Ontario in order to provide greater certainty respecting the regulation of this on-reserve project. Since 2011, a number of the incorporated provincial laws have been repealed or have become spent, and a number of incorporated instruments have been updated or replaced. Minor technical amendments are needed to reflect the changes in order to ensure the references are consistent with the updated provincial laws and instruments.

Objective

The amendments have the following objectives:

• To update references to incorporated provincial laws and instruments that have been updated, repealed or are spent.
• To add numbering to the schedule of incorporated provincial laws and instruments.

Description and rationale

Since the Fort William Regulations were first made in 2011, more than 30 changes to incorporated provincial statutes, regulations and other instruments have been made. These changes should be reflected in Schedule 1 of these regulations to promote clarity and legal certainty.

Schedule 1 of the Fort William Regulations is therefore replaced with a new schedule, incorporating amendments that include the following:

• The addition of numbering to the schedule’s list of incorporated laws and instruments for ease of reference and to reflect modern drafting conventions.
• Updated references that reflect the repeal of multiple regulations under the Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E. 19) and the Ontario Water Resources Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40), as well as the repeal of certain sections of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994 (S.O. 1994, c. 25) and the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. L.3).
• Updated references to certificates, licenses and requirements for fees issued under the Environmental Protection Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. E.19) and the Ontario Water Resources Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40).

Schedule 2 is also revised to reflect the replacement of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (S.C. 1992, c. 37) with the Impact Assessment Act (S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1).

Regulatory analysis

One-for-one rule and small business lens

The one-for-one rule does not apply to these amendments, as there is no change in administrative costs or burden to businesses.

Analysis under the small business lens determined that the amendments will not impact small businesses in Canada.

Contact

Jessica Wong
Acting Director
Governance Operations and Legislative Initiatives
Economic Policy Development Branch
Lands and Economic Development Sector
Indigenous Services Canada
10 Wellington Street, Floor 11
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H4
Telephone: 416‑999‑5681
Email: jessica.wong2@sac-isc.gc.ca