This engagement is open to Yukon First Nations governments and industry stakeholders.
We issued a discussion document to Yukon First Nations governments and industry stakeholders on August 6, 2024. You can submit your written feedback on the discussion paper to envprot@yukon.ca by September 30, 2024.
Before you submit your written feedback, you can take part in an online session to ask questions and learn more:
- Yukon First Nations governments – August 21 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. Register for the session.
- Industry stakeholders – September 10 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm. Register for the session.
A new Contaminants Regulation will repeal and replace the existing Contaminated Sites Regulation and the Spills Regulation. The government is proposing a new Contaminants Regulation to better ensure:
- environmental protection by following updated standards aligned with the latest knowledge and national guidance;
- effective contaminated site remediation and development of contaminated land;
- transparent processes by clarifying expectations, requirements and processes for remediating contaminated sites and managing spills; and
- efficiency by reducing timelines and red tape.
The government engaged in 2018 with the public, Yukon First Nations governments and industry on the proposed new Contaminants Regulation. We’re re-engaging Yukon First Nations governments and industry stakeholders that work with contaminated sites and spills because of the time that has passed since 2018.
We’ll consider feedback from Yukon First Nations and industry stakeholders as we finalize the Contaminants Regulation. Through the discussion document, we’re inviting feedback on 10 themes related to contaminated sites and managing spills:
- Updated standards
- Transfer of responsibility
- Designation of contaminated sites
- Changes to permitted activities (including remediation)
- Allowing certain restricted activities
- Certificate of Compliance with conditions
- Remedial Action Plan
- Site investigation and site assessment
- Relocation permit exemptions
- Protocol for remediation facility construction
We’ll publish the results on this site once they’re available.
Send your feedback on this engagement to env-comms@yukon.ca.