Communication expectations

Source parcel responsible person

The ministry expects the following communication should occur when a source parcel responsible person is applying for an Approval in Principle or Certificate for the source parcel and for one or more affected parcels.

The requirements do not replace the conditions for public consultations under Section 52 of the Environmental Management Act (EMA). 

The responsible person for the source parcel must provide a fully completed Notice of Likely or Actual Migration (NOM) (Online Form) to the affected parcel owner and the ministry as required under Sections 57 and 60.1 of the Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR).

Registered letters

Once a NOM is sent, the responsible person for the source parcel should send a registered letter to each affected parcel owner with the following information:

• A request for comments and concerns about the results obtained to date, the work done and proposed work at the source and affected parcels relevant to the source parcel
• A declaration that the source parcel owner intends to seek certification document(s) for the source and affected parcels and a description of the types of documents sought and to which parcels they apply
• The name of the firm preparing the draft document(s) as well as the contact at the firm
  • Name
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • Email address, etc.
• Who will be working with the affected parties
  • For example: the owner, operator, their agent, consulting firm, etc.?
  • Their names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses?
• A detailed report, including figures, describing the work done and results obtained to date at the source and affected parcels
• A statement for both the source and affected parcel as to whether they're classified or would likely be classified as high risk or non-high risk
• A copy of the draft certification document for the affected parcel

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