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Consolidated Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations
including Amendment SOR/2008-34
PART 1
COMING INTO FORCE, REPEAL, INTERPRETATION,

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND SPECIAL CASES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
Coming into Force ....................................................... 1.1
Repeal ......................................................................... 1.2
Interpretation ............................................................... 1.3
Table of Safety Standards and Safety Requirement

Documents SOR/2008-34 .............................................. 1.3.1
Definitions ................................................................... 1.4
Applicability of the Regulations SOR/2008-34 .............. 1.5
Schedule 2: Special Provisions SOR/2008-34 ................ 1.5.1
Schedules 1 and 3: Forbidden Dangerous Goods 1.5.2

SOR/2008-34 ....................................................................
Schedule 1: Quantity Limits in Columns 8 and 9 1.6

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Safety Requirements, Documents, Safety Marks ........ 1.7
Prohibition: Explosives ............................................... 1.8
Use of the Most Recent Version of the ICAO

Technical Instructions, the IMDG Code or 49 CFR .... 1.9
Use of Classification in the ICAO Technical

Instructions, the IMDG Code or the UN
Recommendations ....................................................... 1.10
Use of 49 CFR for Non-regulated Dangerous

Goods .......................................................................... 1.11
Evidence: Safety Marks, Prescribed Documents ......... 1.12
Defence: Due Diligence .............................................. 1.13
Repealed SOR/2002-306 1.14
Part 1/Partie 1 1-1

SECTION
Special Cases
150 kg Gross Mass Exemption 1.15

SOR/2008-34 ....................................................................
500 kg Gross Mass Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.16
Limited Quantities Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................. 1.17
Medical Device or Article ........................................... 1.18
Samples for Inspection or Investigation Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.19
Samples Classifying, Analysing or Testing

Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................................................ 1.19.1
Samples Demonstration Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.19.2
National Defence ......................................................... 1.20
Agriculture: 1 500 kg Gross Mass Farm Vehicle

Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................................................ 1.21
Agriculture: 3 000 kg Gross Mass Farm Retail

Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................................................ 1.22
Agriculture: Pesticide Exemption ................................ 1.23
Agriculture: Anhydrous Ammonia Exemption ............ 1.24
Transportation within a Facility .................................. 1.25
Emergency Response Exemption SOR/2008-34 ............... 1.26
Operation of a Means of Transport or a Means of

Containment Exemption SOR/2008-34........................... 1.27
Transportation between Two Properties ...................... 1.28
Dangerous Goods in an Instrument or in Equipment

Exemption
SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.29
Marine: Short-run Ferry Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.30
Class 1, Explosives, Exemption SOR/2008-34 ............... 1.31
Class 2, Gases, in Refrigerating Machines

Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................................................ 1.32
1-2 Part 1/Partie 1

SECTION
Class 2, Gases, That May Be Identified as UN1075,

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS SOR/2008-34 ........... 1.32.1
Gases, Absolute Pressure between 101.3 kPa and

280 kPa SOR/2008-34 .................................................... 1.32.2
Class 2, Gases, in Small Means of Containment

Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................................................ 1.32.3
Class 3, Flammable Liquids: General Exemption ....... 1.33
Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Flash Point Greater Than

60°C but Less Than or Equal to 93°C
SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.34
UN1203, GASOLINE, to Operate an Instrument or

Equipment Exemption
SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.34.1
UN1202, DIESEL FUEL or UN1203, GASOLINE,

Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................................................ 1.35
Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Alcoholic Beverage and

Aqueous Solution of Alcohol Exemption
SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.36
Polyester Resin Kit Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................ 1.38
Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, Category B

Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................................................ 1.39
Repealed SOR/2008-34 1.40
Biological Products Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.41
Human or Animal Specimens Believed Not to Contain

Infectious Substances Exemption
SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.42
Tissues or Organs for Transplant Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.42.1
Blood or Blood Components Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.42.2
Class 7, Radioactive Materials Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.43
Dangerous Goods in a Drum Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.44
Fumigation of Means of Containment ......................... 1.45
Marine Pollutants Exemption SOR/2008-34 .................... 1.45.1
Part 1/Partie 1 1-3

SECTION
Miscellaneous Special Cases ....................................... 1.46
UN1044, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, Exemption 1.47

SOR/2008-34 ....................................................................
Air Ambulance Exemption

SOR/2008-34 .................................................................... 1.48
1-4 Part 1/Partie 1

COMING INTO FORCE, REPEAL, INTERPRETATION,

GENERAL PROVISIONS AND SPECIAL CASES
1.1 Coming into Force
These Regulations come into force 12 months after the day

on which they are published in Part II of the Canada
Gazette.
1.2 Repeal
On the day these Regulations come into force, the

“Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations”, as made
by Order in Council P.C. 1985-147 dated January 17, 1985
and registered as SOR/85-77, are repealed.
1.3 Interpretation
(1) Anything written in italics in these Regulations is not part of

the Regulations.
(2) In these Regulations,
(a) “must” is imperative and “may” is permissive;
(b) the words “on”, “in” or “by” are synonymous when

they are associated with the defined term “road
vehicle”, “railway vehicle”, “ship” or “aircraft”;
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(c) pressure expressed in kPa is gauge pressure unless

designated as absolute pressure, except for vapour
pressure, which is always absolute pressure;
(d) shipping names listed in Schedule 1 may be
(i) written in the singular or plural,
(ii) written in upper or lower case letters, except that

when the shipping name is followed by the
descriptive text associated with the shipping name
the descriptive text must be in lower case letters
and the shipping name must be in upper case
letters (capitals),
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(iii) in English only, put in a different word order as

long as the full shipping name is used and the
word order is a commonly used one; and
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For example, “AMMONIA, ANHYDROUS” may

be written “ANHYDROUS AMMONIA” and
“SULPHUR, MOLTEN” may be written
“MOLTEN SULPHUR”.
(iv) for solutions and mixtures, followed by the word

“SOLUTION” or “MIXTURE”, as appropriate,
Part 1/Partie 1 1-5

and may include the concentration of the solution

or mixture;
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Examples are ACETONE SOLUTION or

ACETONE 75% SOLUTION.
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(e) a symbol set out in column 1 of the following table

represents the corresponding unit of measure set out in
column 2:
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Table
Column 1 Column 2
Symbol Unit of Measure

Bq becquerel
°C degree Celsius
ft3 cubic feet
g gram
h hour
Hz hertz
J joule
J/g joules per gram
kg kilogram
kBq/kg kilobecquerels per kilogram
km kilometre
km/h kilometres per hour
kPa kilopascal
L litre
L/kg litres per kilogram
LC lethal concentration
LD lethal dose
m metre
m3 cubic metre
mg milligram
mg/kg milligrams per kilogram
mg/L milligrams per litre
mL millilitre
mL/m3 millilitres per cubic metre
mm millimetre
mph miles per hour
MPa megapascal
mSv/h millisieverts per hour
psig pounds per square inch, gauge
µSv/h microsieverts per hour
µm micrometre
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(f) when the word “placard” is used, it refers to a specific

placard illustrated in the Appendix to Part 4,
Dangerous Goods Safety Marks, but when a placard is
required to be displayed, the singular includes the
plural and it means the appropriate number of that
placard required by Part 4;
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(g) the word “or” is used in the inclusive sense unless the
associated text clearly indicates otherwise;
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For example, condition “A or B” is satisfied if A is

satisfied, if B is satisfied or if both A and B are
satisfied. Similarly, condition “A, B, C or D” is
satisfied if one or more of the four conditions is
satisfied.
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(h) when a shipping document or a document is required,

the requirement refers to
(i) the original shipping document or original

document, or
(ii) a copy of the shipping document or document;

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(i) when it is necessary to convert between number of

articles and net explosives quantity, one kilogram net
explosives quantity must be counted as 100 articles and
each 100 articles must be counted as one kilogram net
explosives quantity;
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(j) when dangerous goods are in a means of containment,

it is the minimum required means of containment if
(i) all other means of containment containing it are

removed, the means of containment and the
dangerous goods it contains would be in
compliance with the Act and these Regulations
for the purposes of handling, offering for
transport or transporting, and
(ii) all other means of containment containing it and
the means of containment itself are removed,
some of the dangerous goods it contains would no
longer be in a means of containment that is in
compliance with the Act and these Regulations
for the purposes of handling, offering for
transport or transporting;
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A railway boxcar containing propane in one or more

cylinders would not be the minimum required means of
containment for that propane because, if the railway
boxcar (plus any means of containment containing the
boxcar) were removed, the propane would still be in
means of containment in compliance with the Act and
the Regulations.
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Part 1/Partie 1 1-7

Another example is dangerous goods contained in a

combination packaging that is in compliance with the
Act and the Regulations, such as a Type 1A means of
containment for infectious substances. The outer
packaging is the minimum required means of
containment because, if it and all means of
containment containing it were removed, the
dangerous goods would no longer be in means of
containment in compliance with the Act and these
Regulations.
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In most cases, the identification of the minimum

required means of containment is obvious. The only
situations in which it is not immediately obvious are
situations involving “nested” means of containment,
that is, where a first means of containment is contained
in a second means of containment which may be
contained in a third means of containment, and so on.
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The identification of the minimum required means of

containment is essential in determining gross mass. It
is also useful in some situations to clarify when
dangerous goods safety marks do not need to be
displayed on means of containment inside the minimum
required means of containment. See the definition of
“gross mass”, which is relevant in sections 1.6, 1.15,
1.16, 1.17, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.29 and 7.1.
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(k) when the words “means of containment” are used, they

refer to the minimum required means of containment
unless the associated text clearly indicates otherwise;
and
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For example, the means of containment referred to in

section 4.15 may contain dangerous goods that are
included in different classes so that the means of
containment may or may not be the minimum means of
containment. Consequently, section 4.15 is not
restricted to minimum means of containment.
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(l) the words “gross mass of all dangerous goods” in

sections 1.15, 1.16, 1.21 and 1.22 refer to dangerous
goods that require shipping documents or that are
intended to be transported in accordance with those
sections.
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1.3.1 Table of Safety Standards and Safety Requirement

Documents
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A document set out in column 2 of the following table

is a safety standard or a safety requirement that is cited
in these Regulations by its corresponding short form
set out in column 1:
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1-8 Part 1/Partie 1

The corresponding item number in the French-

language table is shown in parentheses under the
English-language item number.
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Table
Column 1 Column 2
Item Short Form Safety Standard or Safety Requirement

1 ASTM Corrosion ASTM G 31-72, “Standard Practice for
(22) Test Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of
SOR/2002-306 Metals”, May 30, 1972, as reapproved in 1995,
published by the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM)
2 ASTM D 1200 ASTM D 1200-94, “Standard Test Method for
(1) Viscosity by Ford Viscosity Cup”,
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August 15, 1994, published by the American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
3 ASTM D 4359 ASTM D 4359-90, “Standard Test Method for
(2) Determining Whether a Material Is a Liquid or a
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Solid”, July 1990, published by the American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
4 ASTM F 852 ASTM F 852-86, “Standard Specification for
(3) Portable Gasoline Containers for Consumer Use”,
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June 1986, published by the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Parts 171 to 180 of Title 49 of the “Code of
5 49 CFR Federal Regulations” of the United States, 2006,
(4) SOR/2008-34 but does not include Parts 172.800 to 172.804 and
does not include Subpart B of Part 107 when it is
referenced in Parts 171 to 180
6 “Standard for Classification of Toxic Gas
CGA P-20 Mixtures”, Third Edition, 2003, published by the
(5)
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7 National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-32.301-
CGSB-32.301 M87, “Canola Meal”, April 1987, published by
(6)
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8 CGSB-43.123 National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.123-
(7) M86, “Containers, Metal, Aerosol (TC-2P,
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TC-2Q)”, April 1986, published by the Canadian
General Standards Board (CGSB)
(8) 99, “Packaging of Infectious Substances,
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Diagnostic Specimens, Biological Products and
Biomedical Waste for Transport”, May 1999,
published by the Canadian General Standards
Board (CGSB)
(9) 98, “Remanufacturing and Reconditioning of
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Drums Used for the Transportation of Dangerous
Goods”, December 1998, published by the
Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
(10) 2002, “Design, Manufacture and Use of
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Intermediate Bulk Containers for the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods”, January
2002, published by the Canadian General
Standards Board (CGSB)
(11) SOR/2008-34 2005, “Construction, Modification, Qualification,
Maintenance, and Selection and Use of Means of
Containment for the Handling, Offering for
Transport or Transporting of Dangerous Goods by
Rail”, May 2005, published by the Canadian
General Standards Board (CGSB)
National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-43.150-
13 CGSB-43.150
97, “Performance Packagings for Transportation
(12) SOR/2002-306 of Dangerous Goods”, December 1997, published
by the Canadian General Standards Board
(CGSB)
(13) DORS/2002-306 97, “Packing of Explosives (Class 1) for
Transportation”, December 1997, published by the
Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB)
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Column 1 Column 2

15 CSA B339 National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA B339-02,
(16) “Cylinders, Spheres and Tubes for the
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods”,
October 2002, as amended in November 2003 and
February 2005, published by the Canadian
Standards Association (CSA)
(17) SOR/2005-216 “Selection and Use of Cylinders, Spheres, Tubes,
and Other Containers for the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods, Class 2”, October 2002, as
amended in January 2004 and February 2005,
published by the Canadian Standards Association
(CSA)
17 CSA B616 CSA Preliminary Standard B616-M1989, “Rigid
(18) SOR/2002-306 Polyethylene Intermediate Bulk Containers for the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods”, May 1989,
(CSA)
18 CSA Standard B620-03, “Highway Tanks and
CSA B620
(19) Portable Tanks for the Transportation of
SOR/2008-34 Dangerous Goods”, July 2003, as amended in

(20) SOR/2007-179 “Selection and Use of Highway Tanks, Portable
Tanks, Cargo Compartments, and Containers for
the Transportation of Dangerous Goods,
Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8, and 9”, July 2003, as
amended in May 2004 and February 2006,
(CSA)
(21) SOR/2007-179 “Selection and Use of Highway Tanks, Multi-unit
Tank Car Tanks, and Portable Tanks for the
Transportation of Dangerous Goods, Class 2”,
July 2003, as amended in September 2004 and
21 EPA Method 1311 “Method 1311, Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
(31) Procedure”, July 1992, in “Test Methods for
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Evaluating Solid Waste, Volume 1C: Laboratory
Manual, Physical/Chemical Methods”, Third
Edition, SW-846, November 1986, published by
the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
22 ICAO Technical “Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of
(23) Instructions Dangerous Goods by Air”, 2007-2008 Edition, but
SOR/2008-34 does not include Chapter 5 of Part 1, published by
the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO)
23 IMDG Code, 29th Volume I of the “International Maritime
(14) Amendment Dangerous Goods Code”, 1994 Consolidated
Edition, as amended in 1998 by Amendment
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No. 29, published by the International Maritime
Organization (IMO)
24 IMDG Code Volumes 1 and 2 of the “International Maritime
(15) Dangerous Goods Code”, 2006 Edition, and
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includes Amendment 33-06 but does not include
Chapter 1.4, published by the International
Maritime Organization (IMO)
25 ISO 2431 International Standard ISO 2431, “Paints and
(24) varnishes — Determination of flow time by use of
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flow cups”, Fourth Edition, February 15, 1993,
including Technical Corrigendum 1, 1994,
published by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)
26 ISO 2592 International Standard ISO 2592, “Petroleum
(25) Products — Determination of flash and fire
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points — Cleveland open cup method”, First
Edition, December 15, 1973, published by the
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO)
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Column 1 Column 2

27 ISO 9328-2 International Standard ISO 9328-2, “Steel plates
(26) SOR/2002-306 and strips for pressure purposes — Technical
delivery conditions — Part 2: Unalloyed and low-
alloyed steels with specified room temperature
and elevated temperature properties”, First
Edition, December 1, 1991, published by the
(ISO)
28 ISO 10156 International Standard ISO 10156, “Gases and gas
(27) mixtures — Determination of fire potential and
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oxidizing ability for the selection of cylinder
valve outlets”, Second Edition,
February 15, 1996, published by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
29 ISO 10298 International Standard ISO 10298, “Determination
(28) of toxicity of a gas or gas mixture”, First Edition,
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December 15, 1995, published by the
(ISO)
30 Manual of Tests “Recommendations on the Transport of
(30) and Criteria Dangerous Goods: Manual of Tests and Criteria”,
Fourth Revised Edition, 2003, published by the
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United Nations (UN)
31 MIL-D-23119G MIL-D-23119G, “Military Specification: Drums,
(32) Fabric, Collapsible, Liquid Fuel, Cylindrical,
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500-Gallon Capacity”, July 15, 1992, published
by the United States Department of Defense
32 MIL-T-52983G MIL-T-52983G, “Military Specification: Tanks,
(33) SOR/2002-306 Fabric, Collapsible: 3,000, 10,000, 20,000 and
50,000 Gallon, Fuel”, May 11, 1994, published by
the United States Department of Defense
33 OECD Guidelines OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals
(29) SOR/2002-306 No. 404, “Acute Dermal Irritation/Corrosion”,
July 17, 1992, published by the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
34 Supplement to the Supplement to the “Technical Instructions for the
(35) ICAO Technical Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air”,
Instructions 2007-2008 Edition, published by the International
SOR/2008-34 Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
35 ULC Standard National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S504-02,
(36) S504 “Standard for Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers”,
SOR/2008-34 Second Edition, August 14, 2002, published by
Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada
(37) S507 “Standard for Water Fire Extinguishers”, Fourth
SOR/2008-34 Edition, February 28, 2005, published by
Underwriters’ Laboratories of Canada
37 ULC Standard National Standard of Canada CAN/ULC-S512-
(38) S512 M87, “Standard for Halogenated Agent Hand and
SOR/2008-34 Wheeled Fire Extinguishers”, April 1987, as
amended March 1989, March 1990, April 1993,
September 1996, September 1997 and April 1999,
published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of
Canada
(39) S554 “Standard for Water Based Agent Fire
SOR/2008-34 Extinguishers”, Second Edition, February 28,
2005, published by Underwriters’ Laboratories of
Canada
39 UN “Recommendations on the Transport of
(34) Recommendations Dangerous Goods”, Fourteenth Revised Edition,
SOR/2008-34 2005, but does not include Chapter 1.4 and
provision 7.2.4, published by the United Nations
(UN)
1.4 Definitions
Part 1/Partie 1 1-11

In the following definitions, words that are also defined or

that are variations of words that are defined are underlined.
The meanings of the variations should be drawn from the
defined terms. The meanings of other words that are not
defined can be found in a dictionary or a scientific or
technical handbook, journal or text or a similar publication.
The definitions in this section, which include the definitions

from the Act, apply in these Regulations.
accidental means, in relation to dangerous goods, an

release unplanned or accidental
(from the Act)
(a) discharge, emission, explosion, outgassing
or other escape of dangerous goods, or any
component or compound evolving from
dangerous goods; or
(b) emission of ionizing radiation that exceeds
a level established under the “Nuclear
Safety and Control Act”. (rejet accidentel)
Act means the “Transportation of Dangerous

Goods Act, 1992”. (Loi)
aerosol means any non-refillable means of containment

container that
(a) contains a substance under pressure; and
(b) is fitted with a self-closing device allowing

the contents to be ejected
(i) as solid or liquid particles in
suspension in a gas,
(ii) as a foam, paste or powder, or
(iii) as a liquid or a gas. (bombe aérosol)
aircraft means any machine capable of deriving

support in the atmosphere from reactions of the
air, other than a machine designed to derive
support in the atmosphere from reactions
against the earth’s surface of air expelled from
the machine, and includes a rocket. (aéronef)
biological means a product that is derived from living

product organisms and that is used to prevent, treat or
diagnose disease in humans or animals or for
development, experiment or investigation
purposes and includes finished or unfinished
products, live vaccines or attenuated live
vaccines. (produit biologique)
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CANUTEC means the Canadian Transport Emergency

Centre of the Department of Transport.
(CANUTEC)

capacity means, for a means of containment used to

contain
(a) a liquid or a gas, the maximum volume of

water, normally expressed in litres, that the
means of containment can hold at 15°C and
at an absolute pressure of 101.325 kPa; and
(b) dangerous goods other than a liquid or a

gas, the maximum volume, normally
expressed in cubic metres, that the means
of containment can hold. (capacité)
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cargo aircraft means an aircraft, other than a passenger

carrying aircraft, that is carrying goods or
property. (aéronef cargo)
carrier means a person who, whether or not for hire or

reward, has possession of dangerous goods
while they are in transport. (transporteur)
Category A means an infectious substance that is

transported in a form such that, when it is
released outside of its means of containment
and there is physical contact with humans or
animals, it is capable of causing permanent
disability or life-threatening or fatal disease to
humans or animals. (catégorie A)
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Category B means an infectious substance that does not

meet the criteria for inclusion in Category A.
(catégorie B)
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certification means a design, symbol, device, letter, word,

safety mark number or abbreviation that is displayed on a
means of containment or means of transport to
indicate compliance with a safety standard.
(indication de danger — conformité)
49 CFR means Parts 171 to 180 of Title 49 of the “Code

of Federal Regulations” of the United States,
2006, but does not include Parts 172.800 to
172.804 and does not include Subpart B of
Part 107 when it is referenced in Parts 171 to
180. (49 CFR)
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class means, when the word “class” is followed by

(a) one digit, the class of dangerous goods
listed in the schedule to the Act; and
(b) two digits separated by a point, the class
of dangerous goods listed in the schedule
to the Act and its division. (classe)
For example, Class 6.1 is division 1 of Class 6.

Not all classes have divisions. Note that for

explosives, as required in section 3.5, the
compatibility letter must be next to the primary
class number, for example, Class 1.1A or
Class 1.4S.
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classification means, for dangerous goods, as applicable, the

shipping name, the primary class, the
compatibility group, the subsidiary class, the
UN number, the packing group, and the
infectious substance category. (classification)
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compatibility means one of the 13 groups of explosives

group described in Appendix 2 of Part 2,
Classification. (groupe de compatibilité)
The compatibility group for each explosive

listed in Schedule 1 is shown in column 3 of that
Schedule beside the primary class of that
explosive.
consignment means a quantity of dangerous goods

transported at the same time in one or more
means of containment from one consignor at
one location to one consignee at another
location. (envoi)
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consignor means a person in Canada who

(a) is named in a shipping document as the
consignor;
(b) imports or who will import dangerous
goods into Canada; or
(c) if paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply, has
possession of dangerous goods
immediately before they are in transport.
(expéditeur)
A person may be both a consignor and a carrier

of the same consignment, for example, a
manufacturer who also transports the
dangerous goods he or she produces.
Culture means the result of a process by which

pathogens in a specimen are intentionally
propagated. This definition does not include
specimens taken from a human or animal
patient and that are intended to be processed in
a laboratory. (culture)
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Often, a specimen taken from a human or
animal patient in a doctor’s office, a clinic, a
hospital or a lab is referred to by the health
care professional as a “culture”. In fact, such a

specimen is usually intended to be sent to a

laboratory where it will be manipulated or
“cultured”. It is packaged in such a way that
the specimen itself will not deteriorate but any
pathogens it contains will not “grow” during
transport
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cylinder means a small means of containment, other than
an aerosol container, that is cylindrical or
spherical in shape and that is capable of
withstanding an internal absolute pressure of
275 kPa. (bouteille à gaz)
dangerous means a product, substance or organism

goods included by its nature or by the regulations in
(from the Act) any of the classes listed in the schedule to the
Act. (marchandises dangereuses)
Schedule to the Act
Class 1
Explosives, including explosives within the

meaning of the “Explosives Act”
Class 2
Gases: compressed, deeply refrigerated,
liquefied or dissolved under pressure
Class 3
Flammable and combustible liquids
Class 4
Flammable solids; substances liable to

spontaneous combustion; substances that on
contact with water emit flammable gases
Class 5
Oxidizing substances; organic peroxides
Class 6
Poisonous (toxic) and infectious substances
Class 7
Nuclear substances, within the meaning of the

“Nuclear Safety and Control Act”, that are
radioactive
Class 8
Corrosives

Class 9
Miscellaneous products, substances or

organisms considered by the Governor in
Council to be dangerous to life, health,
property or the environment when handled,
offered for transport or transported and
prescribed to be included in this class
In these Regulations the words “Class 7,

Radioactive Materials” are used rather than
the words that are used in the schedule to the
Act, “Class 7, Nuclear Substances within the

meaning of the Nuclear Safety and Control
Act, that are radioactive” so that
theRegulations are more easily read in
conjunction with international documents
incorporated by reference in them.
dangerous means a label, placard, orange panel, sign,

goods safety mark, letter, word, number or abbreviation that
mark is used to identify dangerous goods and to show
the nature of the danger posed by them.
(indication de danger — marchandises
dangereuses)
Director means the Director General of the Transport

General Dangerous Goods Directorate, Department of
Transport. (directeur général)
dust means a mixture of solid particles and air in

which 90 per cent or more of the solid particles
have a diameter less than or equal to 10 µm.
(poussière)
The concentration of these suspended particles

in air is measured as milligrams of solid
particles per litre of air (mg/L).
drum means a flat-ended or convex-ended cylindrical

means of containment made of metal,
fibreboard, plastic or other similar material,
with a maximum capacity of 450 L, or for a
drum made of plywood, a maximum capacity of
250 L. This definition includes means of
containment of other shapes such as pail-shaped
or round with a tapered neck, but does not
include a wood barrel or jerrican (that is, a
means of containment of rectangular or
polygonal cross-section). (fût)
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emergency means an immediate danger to public safety
(a) requiring the use of dangerous goods to

avert or mitigate the danger; or
(b) arising directly or indirectly from

dangerous goods. (urgence)

emergency means a plan that outlines what is to be done if

response there is an accident involving certain
assistance dangerous goods and that is in accordance
plan or with Part 7, Emergency Response Assistance
ERAP or Plan. (plan d’intervention d’urgence ou
ERP PIU)
Employer means a person who
(a) employs one or more individuals; or
(b) provides the services of one or more

individuals and from whom the individuals
receive their remuneration. (employeur)
farmer means a person engaged in farming in Canada

for commercial purposes. (agriculteur)
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farming means the production of field-grown crops,

cultivated and uncultivated and horticultural
crops, the raising of livestock, poultry and fur-
bearing animals, the production of eggs, milk,
honey, maple syrup, tobacco, fibre and fodder
crops, but does not include aquaculture.
(agriculture)
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fire point means the lowest temperature at which a
substance will ignite and will continue to burn
for at least 5 seconds. (point d’inflammation)
flash point means the lowest temperature at which the

application of an ignition source causes the
vapours of a liquid to ignite near the surface of
the liquid or within a test vessel. (point
d’éclair)
The flash point is determined using the closed-

cup test method referred to in Chapter 2.3 of
the UN Recommendations. See paragraph
2.18(1)(a) of Part 2, Classification.
gas means a substance that at 50°C has a vapour

pressure greater than 300 kPa or that is
completely gaseous at 20°C at an absolute
pressure of 101.3 kPa and that is
(a) compressed (other than in solution) so that

when it is packaged under pressure for
transport it remains entirely gaseous at
20°C;
(b) liquefied so that when it is packaged for

transport it is partially liquid at 20°C;

(c) refrigerated so that when it is packaged

for transport it is made partially liquid
because of its low temperature; or
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(d) in solution so that when it is packaged for

transport it is dissolved in a solvent. (gaz)
genetically means a micro-organism in which genetic

modified material has been purposely altered through
micro- genetic engineering in a way that does not
organism occur naturally. (micro-organisme
génétiquement modifié)
gross mass means

(a) for a means of containment, the mass of
the means of containment and all of its
contents; or
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(b) for a quantity of dangerous goods, the

gross mass of all minimum required
means of containment used to contain the
dangerous goods. (masse brute)
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Reference to the minimum required
means of containment (see
paragraph 1.3(2)(i)) clarifies that, when
dangerous goods are in portable tanks
required or permitted by Part 5, Means of
Containment, and the portable tanks are
being transported in an ISO container or
in a rail boxcar, the gross mass of the
dangerous goods does not include the
mass of the ISO container or the rail
boxcar.
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handling means loading, unloading, packing or

(from the Act) unpacking dangerous goods in a means of
containment for the purposes of, in the course
of or following transportation and includes
storing them in the course of transportation.
(manutention)
ICAO means the “Technical Instructions for the Safe

Technical Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air”, 2007-
Instructions 2008 Edition, but does not include Chapter 5 of
Part 1, published by the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO). (Instructions
techniques de l’OACI)
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IMDG Code means Volumes 1 and 2 of the “International

Maritime Dangerous Goods Code”, 2006
Edition, and includes Amendment 33-06 but
does not include Chapter 1.4, published by the
International Maritime Organization (IMO).
(Code IMDG)
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IMDG Code, means Volume I of the “International Maritime

29th Dangerous Goods Code”, 1994 Consolidated
Amendment Edition, as amended in 1998 by Amendment
No. 29, published by the International
Maritime Organization (IMO). (Code IMDG,
Amendement nº 29)
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imminent means, for dangerous goods in transport in a

accidental large means of containment, that there has
release been an incident and
(a) there is likely a need to remove or transfer

all or a portion of the dangerous goods to
another large means of containment;
(b) there is damage to the means of

containment which, if not corrected, could
result in an accidental release of the
dangerous goods in a quantity or emission
level that exceeds those set out in the table
to subsection 8.1(1) of Part 8, Accidental
Release and Imminent Accidental Release
Report Requirements; or
(c) the large means of containment is lost in

navigable waters. (rejet accidentel
imminent)
import means import into Canada, and includes

(from the Act) transporting goods that originate from outside
Canada and pass through Canada to a
destination outside Canada, except when the
goods are being transported on a ship or
aircraft not registered in Canada. (importer)
infectious means a substance known or reasonably

substance believed to contain viable micro-organisms
such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, parasites,
fungi and other agents such as prions that are
known or reasonably believed to cause disease
in humans or animals and that are listed in
Appendix 3 to Part 2, Classification, or that
exhibit characteristics similar to a substance
listed in Appendix 3. (matière infectieuse)
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inspector means a person designated as an inspector

(from the Act) under subsection 10(1) of the Act. (inspecteur)
in standard means that a means of containment meets the

requirements set out in section 5.2 of Part 5,
Means of Containment. (en règle)
in transport means that a person has possession of

dangerous goods for the purposes of
transportation or for the purposes of storing
them in the course of transportation. (en
transport)

large means means a means of containment with a capacity

of contain- greater than 450 L. (grand contenant)
ment
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450 L is equivalent to 0.45 m3 or 15.9 ft3
LC50 means the lowest concentration of gas, vapour,

mist or dust that, when administered by
continuous inhalation to both male and female
young adult albino rats for one hour, results in
the death within 14 days of one half of the
animals. (CL50)
The result is expressed in milligrams per litre

(mg/L) of air for dust and mist, which are
suspended particles, and in millilitres per
cubic metre (mL/m3) of air for gas and vapour.
LD50 (dermal) means the lowest amount of a substance that,
when administered by continuous contact with
the bare skin of both male and female young
adult albino rabbits for 24 hours, results in the
death within 14 days of one half of the animals.
(DL50 (absorption cutanée))
The result is expressed in milligrams per

kilogram (mg/kg) of body mass.
LD50 (oral) means the lowest amount of a substance that,

when administered by mouth to both male and
female young adult albino rats, results in the
death within 14 days of one half of the animals.
(DL50 (ingestion))
The result is expressed in milligrams per

kilogram (mg/kg) of body mass.
Liquid means a substance that

(a) has a melting point less than or equal to
20°C at an absolute pressure of 101.3 kPa;
or
(b) is a viscous substance for which a specific
melting point cannot be determined but
that is determined to be a liquid in
accordance with ASTM D 4359. (liquide)
Manual of means the “Recommendations on the Transport

Tests and of Dangerous Goods: Manual of Tests and
Criteria Criteria”, Fourth Revised Edition, 2003,
published by the United Nations (UN).
(Manuel d’épreuves et de critères)
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Means of means a container or packaging, or any part of a

containment means of transport that is or may be used to
(from the Act) contain goods. (contenant)

means of means a road or railway vehicle, aircraft, ship,

transport pipeline or any other contrivance that is or may
(from the Act) be used to transport persons or goods. (moyen
de transport)
Minister means the Minister of Transport. (ministre)

(from the Act)
Mist means a mixture of liquid particles and air in
which 90 per cent or more of the liquid
particles have a diameter not greater than
10 µm. (brouillard)
The concentration of these suspended particles

in air is measured as milligrams of liquid
particles per litre of air (mg/L).
net explosives means the net mass of explosives, excluding the
quantity mass of any means of containment. (quantité
nette d’explosifs)
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Some explosives are articles and depend on the

means of containment to achieve an explosive
effect. This definition clarifies that, even in such
a case, only the mass of explosives is counted.
For fireworks, when the net explosives quantity
is unknown, it can be calculated using special
provision 4 or 5 of Schedule 2.
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offer for means, for dangerous goods not in transport, to

transport select or allow the selection of a carrier to
transport the dangerous goods, to prepare or
allow the preparation of the dangerous goods
so that a carrier can take possession of them for
transport or to allow a carrier to take
possession of the dangerous goods for
transport. (demande de transport)
packing means a group in which dangerous goods are
group included based on the inherent danger of the
dangerous goods; Packing Group I indicates
great danger, Packing Group II indicates
medium danger and Packing Group III
indicates minor danger. (groupe d’emballage)
passenger Means
(a) for a ship, a person defined as a passenger
in the “Canada Shipping Act”; and
(b) for a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or an
aircraft, a person carried on board the
means of transport but does not include
(i) a crew member,
(ii) a person who is accompanying

dangerous goods or other cargo,
(iii) an operator, owner or charterer of the
means of transport,
(iv) an employee of the operator, owner

or charterer of the means of transport,

who is acting in the course of
employment, or
(v) a person carrying out inspection or
investigation duties under an Act of
Parliament or of a provincial
legislature. (passager)
passenger means an aircraft that is carrying one or more
carrying passengers. (aéronef de passagers)
aircraft
passenger means a railway vehicle that is carrying one or

carrying more passengers. (véhicule ferroviaire de
railway passagers)
vehicle
means a road vehicle that is carrying one or
passenger more passengers. (véhicule routier de
carrying passagers)
road vehicle
passenger means a ship that is carrying
carrying ship (a) for the purposes of the provisions of these
Regulations that refer to dangerous goods
other than explosives,
(i) more than 25 passengers, or
(ii) more than one passenger for each

3 m of the length of the ship; and
(b) for the purposes of the provisions of these

Regulations that refer to explosives,
(i) more than 12 passengers, and
(ii) more than one passenger for each

3 m of the length of the ship.
(navire de passagers)
permit for means an authorization issued under section 31
equivalent of the Act to conduct an activity in compliance
level of safety with the conditions of that authorization
instead of with the requirements of these
Regulations. (permis de niveau de sécurité
équivalent)
person means person as defined in section 2 of the

“Criminal Code”. (personne)
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prescribed means prescribed by regulations of the

(from the Act) Governor in Council. (version anglaise
seulement)
primary class means the first class shown in column 3 of

Schedule 1. (classe primaire)
protective means a direction issued under section 32 of the
direction Act to cease an activity or to conduct other
activities to reduce any danger to public safety.
(ordre)
means the safety of human life and health and

of property and the environment. (sécurité
public safety publique)
(from the Act)
railway means any vehicle that is designed to be drawn
vehicle or propelled on rails by any power other than
muscle power and that is being prepared for use
or being used on rails. (véhicule ferroviaire)
road vehicle means any vehicle that is designed to be drawn

or propelled on land, including on ice roads, by
any power other than muscle power and
includes a machine designed to derive support
in the atmosphere from reactions against the
earth’s surface of air expelled from the
machine, but does not include a railway
vehicle that operates exclusively on rails.
(véhicule routier)
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roll-on means a ship
roll-off ship
(a) with one or more decks that are closed or
open, normally not subdivided in any way
and that generally run the entire length of
the ship; and
(b) onto or from which persons embark or

disembark or goods or vehicles are loaded
or unloaded, normally in a horizontal
direction. (navire roulier)
safety mark includes a design, symbol, device, sign, label,

(from the Act) placard, letter, word, number or abbreviation,
or any combination of these things, that is to be
displayed
(a) on dangerous goods, on means of
containment or transport used in handling,
offering for transport or transporting
dangerous goods, or at facilities used in
those activities; and
(b) to show the nature of the danger or to

indicate compliance with the safety
standards prescribed for the means of
containment or transport or the facilities.
(indication de danger)
See also certification safety mark and
dangerous goods safety mark.
safety means requirements for handling, offering for
requirements transport or transporting dangerous goods, for
(from the Act) reporting those activities and for training
persons engaged in those activities. (règles de
sécurité)
safety means standards regulating the design,

standards construction, equipping, functioning or
(from the Act) performance of means of containment or
facilities used or intended to be used in
handling, offering for transport or transporting
dangerous goods. (normes de sécurité)
ship includes any description of vessel, boat or craft

(from the Act) designed, used or capable of being used solely
or partly for marine navigation, without regard
to method or lack of propulsion. (navire)
shipping means a document that relates to dangerous
document goods that are being handled, offered for
transport or transported and that contains the
information required by Part 3, Documentation,
relating to the goods but does not include an
electronic record. (document d’expédition)
shipping means an entry in upper case letters (capitals) in

name column 2 of Schedule 1, but does not include
any lower case descriptive text except for the
purpose of determining the classification of
dangerous goods. (appellation réglementaire)
shipping means a record that relates to dangerous goods
record being handled, offered for transport or
(from the Act) transported and that describes or contains
information relating to the goods, and includes
electronic records of information. (registre
d’expédition)
short-run means a ship that is operating over the most

ferry direct water route between two points not more
than 3 km apart. (bac)
small means means a means of containment with a capacity
of contain- less than or equal to 450 L. (petit contenant)
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450 L is equivalent to 0.45 m3 or 15.9 ft3.
solid means a substance that is not a liquid or a gas.

(solide)
special means an item of Schedule 2 referred to in

provision column 5 of Schedule 1. (disposition
particulière)
standardized means a means of containment in relation to
means of which a safety standard has been prescribed.
containment (contenant normalisé)
(from the Act)
subsidiary means a class shown in parentheses in column 3

class of Schedule 1. (classe subsidiaire)
Substance includes an article. (matière)
Supplement means the Supplement to the “Technical

to the ICAO Instructions for the Safe Transport of
Technical Dangerous Goods by Air”, 2007-2008 Edition,
published by the International Civil Aviation
Instructions Organization (ICAO). (Supplément aux
Instructions techniques de l’OACI)
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technical means the chemical name or another name

name currently used in a scientific or technical
handbook, journal or text but does not include
a trade name. (appellation technique)

train means
(a) a train as defined in the “Canadian Rail
Operating Rules”, published by The
Railway Association of Canada and
approved by the Minister under the
“Railway Safety Act” on January 16,
1990, as amended to July 1, 2000; or
(b) a number of railway vehicles coupled
together moving at a velocity exceeding
24 km/h (15 mph) with at least one railway
vehicle providing propulsion and at least
one railway vehicle containing dangerous
goods for which a placard is required to be
displayed in accordance with Part 4,
Dangerous Goods Safety Marks. (train)
transport has the same meaning as determined under the

index “Packaging and Transport of Nuclear
Substances Regulations”. (indice de transport)
tube means a large means of containment that is

cylindrical in shape and that is capable of
withstanding an internal absolute pressure of
12.4 MPa. (tube)
Type 1A means a means of containment that is in
means of compliance with the requirements of
containment CGSB-43.125 for Type 1A means of
containment or, if it is manufactured outside
Canada, is in compliance with the requirements
of Chapter 6.3 of the UN Recommendations
and the national regulations of the country of
manufacture. (contenant de type 1A)
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Type 1B means a means of containment that is in

containment CGSB-43.125 for Type 1B means of
containment and with the additional
requirements of section 5.16.1 of Part 5,
Means of Containment. (contenant de
type 1B)
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Type 1C means a means of containment that is in

containment CGSB-43.125 for Type 1C means of
containment. (contenant de type 1C)
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UN number means an entry in column 1 of Schedule 1.

(numéro UN)
UN
Recommen- means the “Recommendations on the Transport
dations of Dangerous Goods”, Fourteenth Revised
Edition, 2005, but not does not include
Chapter 1.4 and provision 7.2.4, published by
the United Nations (UN). (Recommandations
de l’ONU)
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UN means a means of containment that meets the

standardized requirements set out in section 5.6 of Part 5,

means of Means of Containment. (contenant normalisé
containment UN)
vapour means the dispersion in air of imperceptible

particles of a substance that is liquid or solid in
its normal state. (vapeur)
For example, water vapour or benzene vapour.

General Provisions
Subsections 1.5.1(2) and 1.6(3) refer to a conflict between

requirements. A conflict is not the same as a difference. There is
a difference between two provisions if they are not exactly the
same but both can be satisfied at the same time. There is a
conflict between two provisions if it is impossible for both
provisions to be satisfied at the same time.
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For example, if Provision A requires a tank wall to exceed

1 mm in thickness and Provision B requires the same tank wall
to exceed 2 mm in thickness, there is a difference between the
two provisions but there is no conflict because both provisions
can be satisfied at the same time if the tank wall exceeds 2 mm
in thickness.
However, if Provision A prohibits a tank wall from exceeding 1

mm in thickness and Provision B requires the same tank wall to
exceed 2 mm in thickness, there is a conflict between the two
provisions because it is impossible for the tank wall to be less
than or equal to 1 mm in thickness while at the same time
exceeding 2 mm in thickness.
1.5 Applicability of the Regulations
Unless otherwise stated in sections 1.15 to 1.48 of this Part

or in Schedule 1 or 2, dangerous goods must be handled,
offered for transport or transported in accordance with
these Regulations.
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1.5.1 Schedule 2: Special Provisions
(1) When there is a special provision in Schedule 2 for

dangerous goods, that special provision applies.
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(2) When there is a conflict between a special provision in

Schedule 2 and other provisions in these Regulations, the
special provision applies.
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1.5.2 Schedules 1 and 3: Forbidden Dangerous Goods
(1) When the word “Forbidden” is shown for dangerous goods

in column 3 of Schedule 1 or column 4 of Schedule 3, a
person must not handle, offer for transport or transport the
dangerous goods.
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(2) When the word “Forbidden” is shown for dangerous goods

in column 8 or 9 of Schedule 1, a person must not offer for
transport or transport the dangerous goods by the means of
transport set out in the heading of that column.
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1.6 Schedule 1: Quantity Limits in Columns 8 and 9

(1) When there is a number shown in column 8 of Schedule 1,

that number is a quantity limit for the corresponding
dangerous goods in column 2 and a person must not load
dangerous goods that exceed the quantity limit in that
column onto a passenger carrying ship or transport
dangerous goods that exceed the quantity limit on a road
vehicle or a railway vehicle on board a passenger carrying
ship. Dangerous goods exceed the quantity limit if
(a) in the case of a solid, they have a mass that is greater

than the number when that number is expressed in
kilograms;
(b) in the case of a liquid, they have a volume that is

greater than the number when that number is
expressed in litres;
(c) in the case of a gas, including a gas in a liquefied

form, they are contained in one or more means of
containment the total capacity of which is greater than
the number when that number is expressed in litres;
and
(d) in the case of an explosive
(i) not subject to special provision 85 or 86, they

have a net explosives quantity that is greater
than the number when that number is expressed
in kilograms, or
(ii) subject to special provision 85 or 86, they

exceed 100 articles.
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(2) When there is a number shown in column 9 of Schedule 1,

that number is a quantity limit for the corresponding
dangerous goods in column 2 and a person must not offer
for transport or transport by passenger carrying road
vehicle or passenger carrying railway vehicle dangerous
goods that exceed the quantity limit in that column.
Dangerous goods exceed the quantity limit if
(a) in the case of a solid, they have a mass that is greater

than the number when that number is expressed in
kilograms;
(b) in the case of a liquid, they have a volume that is

greater than the number when that number is
expressed in litres;
(c) in the case of a gas, including a gas in a liquefied

containment the total capacity of which is greater than
the number when that number is expressed in litres;
and
(d) in the case of an explosive

(i) not subject to special provision 85 or 86, they

have a net explosives quantity that is greater
than the number when that number is expressed
in kilograms, or
(ii) subject to special provision 85 or 86, they

exceed 100 articles.
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(3) If a quantity limit in column 8 or 9 of Schedule 1 conflicts

with any other quantity limit in these Regulations, other
than a quantity limit in special provisions, the quantity
limit in that column takes precedence.
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1.7 Safety Requirements, Documents, Safety Marks

As provided for in section 5 of the Act, a person must not
handle, offer for transport, transport or import dangerous goods
unless
(a) the person complies with all applicable prescribed safety

requirements;
(b) the dangerous goods are accompanied by all applicable

prescribed documents; and
(c) the means of containment and transport comply with all
applicable prescribed safety standards and display all
applicable prescribed safety marks.
1.8 Prohibition: Explosives
A person must not handle, offer for transport or transport

dangerous goods by any means of transport if the dangerous
goods are explosives and
(a) are in direct contact with a large means of containment,
except when the explosives are to be transported by road
vehicle in quantities that are allowed for the explosives in
Schedule 1 or in any special provision in Schedule 2; or
(b) are also radioactive materials.
1.9 Use of the Most Recent Version of the ICAO Technical

Instructions, the IMDG Code or 49 CFR
A person who is required or permitted by these Regulations to

comply with all or a portion of the ICAO Technical
Instructions, the IMDG Code or 49 CFR may comply with the
most recent version of those documents rather than the version
named in the table to paragraph 1.3(2)(f) and in the definitions
in section 1.4.
1.10 Use of Classification in the ICAO Technical

Instructions, the IMDG Code or the UN
Recommendations
A person may use the appropriate classification set out in

the ICAO Technical Instructions, the IMDG Code or the UN

Recommendations to transport dangerous goods within Canada
by a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a ship on a domestic
voyage if these Regulations or the document from which the
classification is taken does not forbid their transport.
1.11 Use of 49 CFR for Non-regulated Dangerous Goods
When a substance is regulated in the United States by

49 CFR but is not regulated in Canada by these Regulations, a
person may transport the substance between Canada and the
United States by road vehicle or railway vehicle in accordance
with all or part of 49 CFR.
This means that, for example, the safety marks displayed in
accordance with 49 CFR would not be considered misleading.
1.12 Evidence: Safety Marks, Prescribed Documents
As provided for in section 42 of the Act, in any prosecution for

an offence, evidence that a means of containment or transport
bore a safety mark or was accompanied by a prescribed
document is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof
of the information shown or indicated by the safety mark or
contained in the prescribed document.
1.13 Defence: Due Diligence
As provided for in section 40 of the Act, a person must not be

found guilty of an offence if it is established that the person
took all reasonable measures to comply with the Act or to
prevent the commission of the offence.
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Special Cases
A number of the following sections provide exemptions for

dangerous goods based on the gross mass of the dangerous
goods. When appropriate, the text ensures that the exemption
applies to the total of the gross masses of all of the dangerous
goods on the means of transport. This means that a person who
takes advantage of section 1.15 to transport 150 kg gross mass
of dangerous goods on a road vehicle could not also claim the
500 kg gross mass exemption set out in section 1.16 when
adding an additional 450 kg gross mass of dangerous goods
(whether or not they are the same dangerous goods). Indeed,
were the 450 kg gross mass added, none of the resulting 600 kg
gross mass could be claimed under either the 150 kg gross
mass exemption or the 500 kg gross mass exemption.
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Similarly, a person who takes advantage of an exemption set

out in section 1.16 to transport 300 kg gross mass of flammable
liquids on a road vehicle cannot, when adding an additional
350 kg gross mass of corrosives, claim any of the resulting
650 kg gross mass as exempted under section 1.15 or 1.16. .
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1.15 150 kg Gross Mass Exemption

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(1) Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety

Marks), Part 5 (Means of Containment), Part 6 (Training)
and Part 8 (Accidental Release and Imminent Accidental
Release Report Requirements) do not apply to the
handling, offering for transport or transporting of
dangerous goods on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a
ship on a domestic voyage if
(a) in the case of
(i) dangerous goods included in Class 2, Gases,

they are in one or more small means of
containment in compliance with the
requirements for transporting gases in Part 5,
Means of Containment, or
(ii) dangerous goods not included in Class 2, Gases,

containment designed, constructed, filled,
closed, secured and maintained so that under
normal conditions of transport, including
handling, there will be no accidental release of
the dangerous goods that could endanger public
safety;
(b) except for dangerous goods included in Class 2,

Gases, the dangerous goods are contained in one or
more means of containment each of which has a gross
mass less than or equal to 30 kg; and
(c) the gross mass of all dangerous goods
(i) transported on the road vehicle or the railway

vehicle is less than or equal to 150 kg, and
(ii) transported on the ship on a domestic voyage is

less than or equal to 150 kg, excluding
dangerous goods in a road vehicle or railway
vehicle being transported on the ship.
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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to dangerous goods that
(a) are in a quantity or concentration that requires an

emergency response assistance plan;
(b) require a control or emergency temperature;
(c) are included in Class 1, Explosives, except for
(i) UN numbers UN0044, UN0105, UN0131,

UN0161, UN0173, UN0186, UN0191, UN0197,
UN0276, UN0312, UN0323, UN0335 if
classified as a consumer firework, UN0336,
UN0337, UN0351, UN0373, UN0404, UN0405,
UN0431, UN0432, UN0454 and UN0499, and
(ii) UN numbers UN0012, UN0014 and UN0055 if

the cartridges are for shotguns or, in the case of
cartridges for rifles or pistols, the calibre is less

than 12.7 mm (50 calibre);
(d) are included in Class 2.1, Flammable Gases, and are

in a cylinder with a capacity greater than 46 L;
(e) are included in Class 2.3, Toxic Gases;
(f) are included in Class 4, Flammable Solids, and

Packing Group I;
(g) are included in Class 5.2, Organic Peroxides, unless

they are allowed to be transported as limited
quantities in accordance with section 1.17 and column
6 of Schedule 1;
(h) are liquids included in Class 6.1, Toxic Substances,

and Packing Group I;
(i) are included in Class 6.2, Infectious Substances; or
(j) are included in Class 7, Radioactive Materials, and

are required to be licensed by the Canadian Nuclear
Safety Commission.
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1.16 500 kg Gross Mass Exemption
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Marks) and Part 5 (Means of Containment) do not apply to
the handling, offering for transport or transporting of
dangerous goods on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a
ship on a domestic voyage if
(a) in the case of

containment in compliance with the requirements
for transporting gases in Part 5, Means of
Containment, or

they are in one or more means of containment
(A) each of which has a gross mass less than or

equal to 30 kg and that is designed,
constructed, filled, closed, secured and
maintained so that under normal conditions
of transport, including handling, there will
be no accidental release of the dangerous
goods that could endanger public safety, or
(B) that are drums in compliance with the

requirements of section 5.12 of Part 5,
Means of Containment, for transporting
dangerous goods in drums;

(b) the gross mass of all dangerous goods
(i) transported on the road vehicle or the railway

vehicle is less than or equal to 500 kg, and
(ii) transported on the ship on a domestic voyage is

less than or equal to 500 kg, excluding the
dangerous goods in a road vehicle or railway
vehicle being transported on the ship;
(c) each means of containment has displayed on one side,

other than a side on which it is intended to rest or to
be stacked during transport,
(i) the dangerous goods safety marks required by

Part 4, Dangerous Goods Safety Marks, or
(ii) for dangerous goods, other than dangerous

goods included in Class 2, Gases, the shipping
name of the dangerous goods and the marks
required for them in one of the following Acts
and regulations, as long as those marks are
legible and visible during handling and
transporting in the same manner as dangerous
goods safety marks:
(A) the “Pest Control Products Act” and its

regulations, or
(B) the “Hazardous Products Act” and its

regulations;
(d) the dangerous goods are accompanied by a shipping

document or document that is located, for a road or
railway vehicle or a ship, in accordance with the
requirements for location of a shipping document in
sections 3.7 to 3.9 of Part 3, Documentation; and
(e) the shipping document or document referred to in

paragraph (d) includes the following information in
the following order:
(i) the primary class of the dangerous goods,

following the word “Class” or “Classe”, and
(ii) the total number of means of containment, on

which a dangerous goods safety mark is required
to be displayed, for each primary class,
following the words “number of means of
containment” or “nombre de contenants”.
For example,
Class 3, number of means of containment, 10

Class 8, number of means of containment, 12

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(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to dangerous goods that
(a) are in a quantity or concentration that requires an

emergency response assistance plan;
(b) require a control or emergency temperature;
(c) are included in Class 1, Explosives, except for
(i) explosives included in Class 1.4S, or
(ii) UN numbers UN0191, UN0197, UN0276,

UN0312, UN0336, UN0403, UN0431, UN0453
and UN0493;
(d) are included in Class 2.1, Flammable Gases, and are

in a cylinder with a capacity greater than 46 L;
(e) are included in Class 2.3, Toxic Gases;
(f) are included in Class 4, Flammable Solids, and

Packing Group I;
(g) are included in Class 5.2, Organic Peroxides, unless

they are allowed to be transported as limited
quantities in accordance with section 1.17 and column
6 of Schedule 1;
(h) are liquids included in Class 6.1, Toxic Substances,

and Packing Group I;
(i) are included in Class 6.2, Infectious Substances; or
(j) are included in Class 7, Radioactive Materials, and

are required to be licensed by the Canadian Nuclear
Safety Commission.
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1.17 Limited Quantities Exemption

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(1) A quantity of dangerous goods, other than explosives, is a

limited quantity if
(a) the dangerous goods are in one or more means of

containment designed, constructed, filled, closed,
secured and maintained so that under normal
conditions of transport, including handling, there will
be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that
could endanger public safety; and
(b) each means of containment has a gross mass less than

or equal to 30 kg and the dangerous goods

(i) if a solid, have a mass that is less than or equal

to the number shown for them in column 6 of
Schedule 1 when that number is expressed in
kilograms,
(ii) if a liquid, have a volume that is less than or
equal to the number shown for them in column 6
of Schedule 1 when that number is expressed in
litres, or
(iii) if a gas, including a gas in a liquefied form, are
contained in one or more means of containment
each of which has a capacity less than or equal
to the number shown for them in column 6 of
Schedule 1 when that number is expressed in
litres.
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Marks), Part 5 (Means of Containment), Part 6 (Training),
Part 7 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan) and Part 8
(Accidental Release and Imminent Accidental Release
Report Requirements) do not apply to the handling,
offering for transport or transporting of limited quantities
of dangerous goods on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or
a ship on a domestic voyage if
(a) each means of containment is marked on one side,

other than a side on which it is intended to rest or to
be stacked during transport, with
(i) the words “Limited Quantity” or “quantité

limitée”,
(ii) the abbreviation “Ltd. Qty.” or “quant. ltée”, or

(iii) the words “Consumer Commodity” or “bien de
consommation”; and
(b) the words or abbreviations are visible and legible and

displayed on a contrasting background.
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(3) When a limited quantity of dangerous goods is in a means

of containment that is inside another means of containment,
the inner means of containment is not required to be
marked if
(a) the gross mass of the outer means of containment is

less than or equal to 30 kg;
(b) the outer means of containment is not intended to be

opened during transport; and
(c) the outer means of containment is marked, legibly and

visibly on a contrasting background, with

limitée”,


consommation”.
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(4) Instead of the marking required in paragraphs (2)(a) and

(3)(c), the means of containment may have displayed on it
the UN numbers of the limited quantities of dangerous
goods preceded by the letters “UN” placed within a
diamond-shaped mark. The line forming the diamond-
shaped mark must be black with a width of at least
2 mm. If the dangerous goods have different UN numbers,
then the mark must be large enough to include each UN
number but in any case each side must not be less than
50 mm. The UN numbers and letters must be at least 6 mm
high. The line, UN numbers and letters must be on a
contrasting background.
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(5) When the gross mass of an accumulation of limited

quantities of dangerous goods offered for transport by one
consignor to one destination is greater than 500 kg,
(a) the consignor must give to the carrier a document that

includes

limitée”,

consommation”; and
(b) despite subsection (2), the reporting requirements in
Part 8, Accidental Release and Imminent Accidental
Release Report Requirements, must be complied with.
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1.18 Medical Device or Article
These Regulations do not apply to the transport on a road

vehicle, a railway vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage of
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(a) a medical device, wheelchair, medical article or a medical

cylinder if
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(i) the medical device is attached to or implanted in an

individual or an animal, or
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(ii) the wheelchair or medical article is in transport and

is intended for the personal use of a specific

individual,
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(b) a radio-pharmaceutical that has been injected in or

ingested by an individual or an animal.
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1.19 Samples for Inspection or Investigation Exemption

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These Regulations do not apply to samples of goods,

including forensic samples, that are reasonably believed to
be dangerous goods if, for the purposes of inspection or
investigation duties under an Act of Parliament or of a
provincial legislature, the samples are
(a) in transport under the direct supervision of a federal,
provincial or municipal government employee acting
in the course of employment; and
(b) in one or more means of containment designed,
constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so
that under normal conditions of transport, including
handling, there will be no accidental release of the
dangerous goods that could endanger public safety.
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1.19.1 Samples Classifying, Analysing or Testing

Exemption
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Part 2 (Classification), Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4

(Dangerous Goods Safety Marks), Part 5 (Means of
Containment), Part 6 (Training) and Part 7 (Emergency
Response Assistance Plan) do not apply to samples of
goods that the consignor reasonably believes to be
dangerous goods, but the classification or the exact
chemical composition of the goods is unknown and cannot
be readily determined if
(a) in the case of

(i) samples that are reasonably believed to be a gas,
including a gas in a liquefied form, they are in
one or more means of containment in
compliance with the requirements for
transporting gases in Part 5, Means of
Containment, or
(ii) samples that are reasonably believed not to be a
gas, they are in one or more means of
containment designed, constructed, filled,
closed, secured and maintained so that under
normal conditions of transport, including
handling, there will be no accidental release of
the dangerous goods that could endanger public
safety;

(b) the samples are in transport for the purposes of

classifying, analysing or testing;
(c) the samples are believed not to contain explosives,
infectious substances or radioactive materials;
(d) the dangerous goods are contained in one or more
means of containment each of which has a gross mass
less than or equal to 10 kg;
(e) the samples are accompanied by a document that
includes the name and address of the consignor and
the words “test samples” or “échantillons d’épreuve”;
and
(f) each means of containment has marked on it the
words “test samples” or “échantillons d’épreuve” and
the words are legible and displayed on a contrasting
background.
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1.19.2 Samples Demonstration Exemption

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Part 3, Documentation, and Part 4, Dangerous Goods

Safety Marks, do not apply to samples of dangerous goods
if
(a) in the case of
(i) samples included in Class 2, Gases, they are in
one or more means of containment in
Containment, or
(ii) samples not included in Class 2, Gases, they are
in one or more means of containment designed,
constructed, filled, closed, secured and
maintained so that under normal conditions of
transport, including handling, there will be no
accidental release of the dangerous goods that
could endanger public safety;
(b) the samples are in transport for demonstration
purposes;
(c) the samples are in the custody of an agent of the
manufacturer or distributor who is acting in the course
of employment;
(d) the samples are not for sale;
(e) the samples are not transported in a passenger
carrying road vehicle, a passenger carrying railway
vehicle, a passenger carrying aircraft or a passenger
carrying ship other than a short-run ferry;
(f) the dangerous goods are contained in one or more
means of containment each of which has a gross mass
less than or equal to 10 kg; and
(g) each means of containment has marked on it the
words “demonstration samples” or “échantillons de
démonstration” and the words are legible and
displayed on a contrasting background.
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1.20 National Defence

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For the purposes of paragraph 3(4)(a) of the Act, any

activity or thing related to the transportation of dangerous
goods is under the sole direction or control of the Minister
of National Defence if the dangerous goods are in or on a
means of transport
(a) owned and operated by the Department of National
Defence or operated on behalf of the Department of
National Defence by
(i) an employee of the Department of National
Defence,

(ii) a member of the Canadian Forces, or
(iii) civilian personnel who are not employed by the

Department of National Defence if the means of
transport is accompanied at all times by, and is
under the direct responsibility of, an employee
of the Department of National Defence or a
member of the Canadian Forces;
(b) owned and operated by the military establishment of a
member country of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization or operated on behalf of such an
establishment by
(i) military or civilian personnel of that
establishment, or
(ii) civilian personnel who are not employed by that
establishment if the means of transport is
accompanied at all times by, and is under the
direct responsibility of, military or civilian
personnel of that establishment; or
(c) owned and operated by the military establishment of
another country under an agreement with the
Department of National Defence or operated on
behalf of such an establishment by
(i) military or civilian personnel of that
establishment, or
(ii) civilian personnel who are not employed by that
establishment if the means of transport is
accompanied at all times by, and is under the
direct responsibility of, military or civilian
personnel of that establishment.
1.21 Agriculture: 1 500 kg Gross Mass Farm Vehicle

Exemption
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Marks), Part 5 (Means of Containment) and Part 6
(Training) do not apply to the handling, offering for
transport or transporting of dangerous goods on a road
vehicle licensed as a farm vehicle if
(a) in the case of

they are in one or more means of containment in
Containment, or
designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and

(b) the gross mass of all dangerous goods on the road

vehicle is less than or equal to 1 500 kg;
(c) the dangerous goods are to be or have been used by a
farmer for farming purposes;
(d) the dangerous goods are transported solely on land
and the distance on public roads is less than or equal
to 100 km; and
(e) the dangerous goods do not include
(i) Class 1, Explosives, other than explosives
included in Class 1.4S,
(ii) Class 2.1, Flammable Gases, in a cylinder with a
capacity greater than 46 L,
(iii) Class 2.3, Toxic Gases,
(iv) Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, or
(v) Class 7, Radioactive Materials.
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(2) Despite the exemption from Part 3, Documentation, in

subsection (1), when an emergency response assistance
plan is required under Part 7, Emergency Response
Assistance Plan, the dangerous goods for which the plan is
required must be accompanied by a shipping document.
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1.22 Agriculture: 3 000 kg Gross Mass Farm Retail

Exemption
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dangerous goods on a road vehicle if
(a) in the case of
they are in one or more means of containment in
Containment, or
(b) the dangerous goods are transported solely on land
between a retail place of purchase and place of
destination and the distance on public roads is less
than or equal to 100 km;
(c) the gross mass of all dangerous goods on the road
vehicle is less than or equal to 3 000 kg;
(d) the dangerous goods are to be or have been used by a
farmer for farming purposes; and

(e) the dangerous goods do not include
(i) Class 1, Explosives, other than explosives
included in Class 1.4S,
(ii) Class 2.1, Flammable Gases, in a cylinder with a
capacity greater than 46 L,
(iii) Class 2.3, Toxic Gases,
(iv) Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, or
(v) Class 7, Radioactive Materials.
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(2) Despite the exemption from Part 3, Documentation, in

subsection (1), when an emergency response assistance
plan is required under Part 7, Emergency Response
Assistance Plan, the dangerous goods for which the plan is
required must be accompanied by a shipping document.
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1.23 Agriculture: Pesticide Exemption
(1) Part 3, Documentation, the requirements for the display of

a UN number in section 4.15 of Part 4, Dangerous Goods
Safety Marks, and Part 6, Training, do not apply to a
solution of pesticides in transport on a road vehicle if
(a) the dangerous goods are transported solely on land for
a distance less than or equal to 100 km;
(b) the dangerous goods are in a large means of
containment that
(i) has a capacity that is less than or equal to
6 000 L, and
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(ii) is used to prepare the dangerous goods for

application or to apply the dangerous goods; and
(c) only one large means of containment containing the
solution of pesticides is in transport on the road
vehicle.
(2) Despite the exemption for documentation in subsection (1),

when an emergency response assistance plan is required
under Part 7, Emergency Response Assistance Plan, the
dangerous goods must be accompanied by a shipping
document.
1.24 Agriculture: Anhydrous Ammonia Exemption

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Part 3, Documentation, and Part 7, Emergency Response

Assistance Plan, do not apply to UN1005, ANHYDROUS
AMMONIA, if it is
(a) in transport solely on land and the distance on

public roads is less than or equal to 100 km; and

(b) in a large means of containment with a capacity
that is less than or equal to 10 000 L and is used
for the field application of anhydrous ammonia.
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1.25 Transportation within a Facility
These Regulations do not apply to dangerous goods that are

transported solely within a manufacturing or processing
facility to which public access is controlled.
1.26 Emergency Response Exemption

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These Regulations do not apply to dangerous goods that are

in quantities necessary to respond to an emergency that
endangers public safety and that are in transport in a means
of transport that is dedicated to emergency response, unless
the dangerous goods are forbidden for transport in
Schedule 1, Schedule 3 or, for transport by aircraft, the
ICAO Technical Instructions.
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1.27 Operation of a Means of Transport or a Means of

Containment Exemption
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(1) These Regulations do not apply to dangerous goods on a

means of transport that are required for
(a) the propulsion of the means of transport and that are
(i) intended to remain on the means of transport
until used, and
(ii) contained in a fuel tank permanently installed on
the means of transport;
(b) the safety of individuals on board the means of
transport;
(c) the operation or safety of the means of transport
including, while installed in the means of transport
and used or likely to be used for purposes related to
transport, air bags, air brakes, flares, lighting, shock
absorbers or fire extinguishers; or
(d) ventilation, refrigeration or heating units that are
necessary to maintain environmental conditions
within a means of containment in transport on the
means of transport and are intended to remain with
the units or on the means of transport until used.
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(2) The exemption in subsection (1) does not apply to

(a) ammunition; or
(b) dangerous goods being delivered to a destination and
from which a portion is drawn off during transport for
propulsion of the means of transport.

Paragraph (b) is intended to exclude from this exemption

dangerous goods that are in transport on a means of
transport and from which a portion is used to propel the
means of transport. An example is a tank truck delivering
liquefied natural gas that uses part of that load of gas to
propel the vehicle.
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1.28 Transportation between Two Properties
These Regulations do not apply to dangerous goods, other

than Class 1, Explosives, or Class 7, Radioactive Materials,
that are in transport on a road vehicle between two
properties owned or leased by the manufacturer, producer
or user of the dangerous goods if
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(a) the dangerous goods are transported a distance less

than or equal to 3 km on a public road;
(b) the road vehicle has displayed on it
(i) the placard for the primary class of each of the
dangerous goods, or
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(ii) the DANGER placard;

(c) the dangerous goods are in one or more means of
conditions of transport, including handling, there will
be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that
could endanger public safety; and
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(d) the local police are advised, in writing, of the nature

of the dangerous goods no more than 12 months in
advance of the transport.
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Province Authority
Alberta the local police and the appropriate provincial authority
at 1-800-272-9600
British Columbia the local police and the Public Emergency Programme at
1-800-663-3456
Manitoba the Department of Conservation at (204) 945-4888 and
either the local police or fire department
New Brunswick the local police or 1-800-565-1633
Newfoundland the local police and the Canadian Coast Guard at
(709) 772-2083;
Northwest Territories the appropriate authorities at (867) 920-8130
Nova Scotia the local police or 1-800-565-1633 or (902) 426-6030
Nunavut Territory the local police and the Nunavut Emergency Services at
1-800-693-1666
Ontario the local police
Prince Edward Island the local police or 1-800-565-1633
Quebec the local police
Saskatchewan the local police or 1-800-667-7525
Yukon Territory the appropriate authorities at (867) 667-7244

1.29 Dangerous Goods in an Instrument or in Equipment

Exemption
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Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety

dangerous goods that are in transport on a road vehicle, a
railway vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage if
(a) the dangerous goods are contained in, and are not
intended to be discharged from, an instrument or
equipment that is not dangerous goods itself and that is
designed to perform a function other than solely to
contain the dangerous goods;
(b) the dangerous goods have a number in column 6 of

Schedule 1 and
(i) in the case of a solid, they have a mass that is less

than or equal to the number when that number is
expressed in kilograms,
(ii) in the case of a liquid, they have a volume that is

less than or equal to the number when that
number is expressed in litres, and
(iii) in the case of a gas, including a gas in a liquefied

containment whose total capacity is less than or
equal to the number when that number is
expressed in litres; and
(c) despite subparagraphs (b)(i) to (iii), in the case of an

explosive
(i) not subject to special provision 85 or 86, the

dangerous goods have a net explosives quantity
that is less than or equal to the number when that
number is expressed in kilograms,
(ii) subject to special provision 85, the dangerous

goods are in a quantity that is less than or equal to
15 000 articles, or
(iii) subject to special provision 86, the dangerous

goods are in a quantity that is less than or equal to
100 articles.
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1.30 Marine: Short-run Ferry Exemption

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The requirements of these Regulations that relate solely to

dangerous goods by ship do not apply to dangerous goods in
transport on a road vehicle or railway vehicle that is being
transported on board a short-run ferry.
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1.31 Class 1, Explosives Exemption

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Marks), Part 6 (Training), Part 9 (Road) and Part 10 (Rail)
do not apply to the handling, offering for transport or
transporting on a road vehicle or a railway vehicle
dangerous goods included in Class 1, Explosives, if
(a) the quantity of all the explosives in the road vehicle or

railway vehicle that are not subject to special provision
85 or 86, expressed in net explosives quantity, is less
than or equal to the number shown in column 6 of
Schedule 1 for each of the explosives;
For the purpose of this explanation, suppose the

explosives have net explosives quantities NEQ1, NEQ2,
NEQ3, etc. and have UN numbers NUM1, NUM2,
NUM3, etc. This section is satisfied if the total net
explosives quantity of all the explosives taken together
(NEQ1+NEQ2+NEQ3+etc.) is less than or equal to
the number in column 6 of Schedule 1 for NUM1, and
is also less than or equal to the number in column 6 of
Schedule 1 for NUM2 and is also less than or equal to
the number in column 6 of Schedule 1 for NUM3, etc.
(b) the quantity of all the explosives in the road vehicle or

railway vehicle that are subject to special provision 85
or 86, expressed in number of articles, is less than or
equal to the number shown in special provision 85 or
86 for each of the explosives;
For the purpose of this explanation, suppose the

explosives have number of articles NB1, NB2, NB3,
etc. and have UN numbers NUM1, NUM2, NUM3, etc.
This section is satisfied if the total number of articles of
all the explosives taken together
(NB1+NB2+NB3+etc.) is less than or equal to the
number shown in special provision 85 or 86 for NUM1,
and is also less than or equal to the number shown in
special provision 85 or 86 for NUM2, and is also less
than or equal to the number shown in the special
provision for NUM3, etc.
(c) each means of containment has displayed on it the

class, compatibility group and UN number of the
explosives contained inside it; and
(d) a placard is displayed in accordance with paragraph

4.15(1)(e) of Part 4, Dangerous Goods Safety Marks, if
the explosives are included in Class 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 or 1.5
(i) in any quantity exceeding 10 kg net explosives

quantity, or
(ii) in any number of articles exceeding 1 000 for
explosives subject to special provision 85 or
86.
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1.32 Class 2, Gases, in Refrigerating Machines Exemption

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Part 7 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan), Part 8
Report Requirements), Part 9 (Road) and Part 10 (Rail) do
not apply to UN2857, REFRIGERATING MACHINES, and
refrigerating machine components, containing Class 2.2,
Non-flammable, Non-toxic gases or UN2672, AMMONIA
SOLUTIONS, if the quantity of gas has a mass that is less
than or equal to 12 kg and the quantity of ammonia solutions
is less than or equal to 12 L.
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Refrigerating machines include air conditioning units and

machines or other appliances designed for the specific
purpose of keeping food or other items at a low temperature
in an internal compartment.
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1.32.1 Class 2, Gases, That May Be Identified as UN1075,

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
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(1) The following dangerous goods may be identified by the UN

number UN1075 and the shipping name LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GAS instead of the UN number and shipping
name identified for them:
(a) UN1011, BUTANE;
(b) UN1012, BUTYLENE;
(c) UN1055, ISOBUTYLENE;
(d) UN1077, PROPYLENE;
(e) UN1969, ISOBUTANE; and
(f) UN1978, PROPANE.

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(2) The shipping name of the dangerous goods listed in

paragraphs (1)(a) to (f) may be shown on the shipping
document, in parentheses, following the words LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GAS.
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(3) If either UN1077, PROPYLENE or UN1978, PROPANE is

to be transported on a road or railway vehicle on board a
ship and is identified as LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
on the shipping document in accordance with subsection (1),
the shipping name PROPYLENE or PROPANE, as
appropriate, must be shown on the shipping document, in
parentheses, following the words LIQUEFIED
PETROLEUM GAS.
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1.32.2 Gases, Absolute Pressure between 101.3 kPa and

280 kPa
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Gases that have an absolute pressure between 101.3 kPa and

280 kPa at 20°C, other than gases included in Class 2.1 or
Class 2.3, may be transported on a road vehicle, a railway
vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage as Class 2.2, Non-
flammable, Non-toxic gas. In this case, the requirements of
these Regulations that relate to gases included in Class 2.2
must be complied with.
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1.32.3 Class 2, Gases, in Small Means of Containment

Exemption
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Part 3, Documentation, and Part 6, Training, do not apply to

dangerous goods that are transported in one or more small
means of containment on a road vehicle solely on land if
(a) the dangerous goods are
(i) UN1001, ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED,
(ii) UN1002, AIR, COMPRESSED,
(iii) UN1006, ARGON, COMPRESSED,
(iv) UN1013, CARBON DIOXIDE,
(v) UN1060, METHYLACETYLENE AND

PROPADIENE MIXTURE, STABILIZED,
(vi) UN1066, NITROGEN, COMPRESSED,
(vii) UN1072, OXYGEN, COMPRESSED, or
(viii) UN1978, PROPANE;
(b) the dangerous goods are contained in no more than five

small means of containment;
(c) the gross mass of the dangerous goods is less than or

equal to 500 kg; and
(d) the labels displayed on the small means of containment

can be seen from outside the road vehicle.
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1.33 Class 3, Flammable Liquids: General Exemption

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Part 7 (Emergency Response Assistance Plan), Part 9 (Road)
and Part 10 (Rail) do not apply to the handling, offering for
transport or transporting of dangerous goods included in
Class 3, Flammable Liquids, on a road vehicle, a railway
vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage if the dangerous

goods
(a) have no subsidiary class;
(b) are included in Packing Group III and have a flash

point greater than 37.8°C; and
(c) are in one or more small means of containment

accidental release of the dangerous goods that could
endanger public safety.
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1.34 Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Flash Point Greater Than

60°C but Less Than or Equal to 93°C
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Substances that have a flash point greater than 60°C but less
than or equal to 93°C may be transported on a road vehicle,
a railway vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage as Class 3,
Flammable Liquids, Packing Group III. In that case, the
requirements of these Regulations that relate to flammable
liquids that have a flash point less than or equal to 60°C
must be complied with.
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1.34.1 UN1203, GASOLINE, to Operate an Instrument or

Equipment Exemption
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Marks), Part 5 (Means of Containment) and Part 6
(Training) do not apply to the handling, offering for
transport or transporting of UN1203, GASOLINE, that is in
transport on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a ship on a
domestic voyage if the dangerous goods are in a fuel tank
with a capacity less than or equal to 200 L that is
permanently attached to a machine operated by fuel from
that tank.
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1.35 UN1202, DIESEL FUEL, or UN1203, GASOLINE,

Exemption
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Part 3 (Documentation), the UN number requirements in

section 4.15 of Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Safety Marks), and
Part 6 (Training) do not apply to the handling, offering for
transport or transporting on a road vehicle of dangerous
goods that are UN1202, DIESEL FUEL or UN1203,
GASOLINE, if
(a) the dangerous goods are in one or more means of

containment, each of which is visible from outside the
road vehicle and each of which has displayed on it

(i) the label or placard required for the dangerous

goods by Part 4, Dangerous Goods Safety Marks,
or
(ii) if a side or end of the means of containment is not
visible from outside the road vehicle, the label or
placard required for the dangerous goods by Part
4, Dangerous Goods Safety Marks, on a side or
end that is visible from outside the road vehicle;
(b) each means of containment is secured to the road

vehicle so that the required label or at least one of the
required placards displayed on it is visible from outside
the road vehicle during transport; and
(c) the total capacity of all the means of containment is

less than or equal to 2 000 L.
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1.36 Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Alcoholic Beverage and

Aqueous Solution of Alcohol Exemption
SOR/2008-34

not apply to the handling, offering for transport or
transporting on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a ship on
a domestic voyage of
(a) an alcoholic beverage if the alcoholic beverage
(i) contains alcohol that is less than or equal to 24

per cent by volume,
(ii) is included in Packing Group II and is in a means

of containment with a capacity that is less than or
equal to 5 L, or
(iii) is included in Packing Group III and is in a means

of containment with a capacity that is less than or
equal to 250 L; or
(b) an aqueous solution of alcohol if the aqueous solution

has a flash point greater than 23°C and
(i) contains alcohol that is less than or equal to 50

per cent by volume and at least 50 per cent by
volume of a substance that is not dangerous
goods, and
(ii) is contained in a small means of containment.
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1.38 Polyester Resin Kit Exception

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transporting of a polyester resin kit that consists of a
substance included in Class 3, Packing Group II or III and a
substance included in Class 5.2, Type D, E or F that does
not require temperature control if
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(a) the kit is in transport on a road vehicle, a railway

vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage;
(b) the gross mass of the kit is less than or equal to 30 kg;
(c) the quantity of Class 3 substance in the kit is less than

or equal to
(i) 1 L for Packing Group II substances, and
(ii) 5 L for Packing Group III substances; and
(d) the quantity of Class 5.2 substance in the kit is less

than or equal to
(i) 125 mL for liquids, and
(ii) 500 g for solids.
1.39 Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, Category B Exemption

SOR/2008-34
Part 3, Documentation, and Part 7, Emergency Response

Assistance Plan, do not apply to the handling, offering for
transport or transporting of infectious substances that are
included in Category B if
(a) one external surface of the means of containment for

the substances is flat and measures at least
100 mm × 100 mm;
(b) the means of containment is in compliance with Part 5,
Means of Containment, and has displayed on the
external surface
(i) the mark illustrated in Part 4, Dangerous Goods
Safety Marks, for infectious substances included
in Category B, and
(ii) the shipping name, on a contrasting background,
next to the mark in letters at least 6 mm high; and
(c) the 24-hour telephone number required under
paragraph 3.5(1)(f) is displayed next to the shipping
name on the means of containment.
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1.41 Biological Products Exemption

SOR/2008-34

Report Requirements) do not apply to the handling, offering
for transport or transporting of biological products if they
(a) are prepared in accordance with the requirements set

out under the “Food and Drugs Act”;
(b) are in a means of containment
(i) that is a Type 1B means of containment, or

(ii) that is designed, constructed, filled, closed,
conditions of transport, including handling, there
will be no accidental release of the dangerous
goods that could endanger public safety; and
(c) the means of containment is marked with the words

“Biological Product” or “Produit biologique” in black
letters at least 6 mm high on a contrasting background.
SOR/2008-34
1.42 Human or Animal Specimens Believed Not to Contain

Infectious Substances Exemption
SOR/2008-34

for transport or transporting of human or animal specimens
that a person has no reason to believe contain infectious
substances.
Professional judgment is required to determine if a
specimen is exempt under this section. Factors such as the
known medical history, symptoms and individual
circumstances of the source, human or animal, and endemic
local conditions should be considered. Examples of
specimens that may be transported under this section
include
• blood or urine specimens to monitor cholesterol levels,
blood glucose levels, hormone levels, prostate-specific
antigens (PSA) or organ function;
• specimens to determine the presence of drugs or
alcohol for insurance or employment purposes;
• pregnancy tests;
• biopsies to detect cancer; and
• specimens for antibody detection in humans or
animals.
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(2) The human or animal specimens referred to in subsection (1)

must be in a means of containment that is marked with the
words “Exempt Human Specimen” or “spécimen humain
exempté” or “Exempt Animal Specimen” or “spécimen
animal exempté” and
(a) that is a Type 1B means of containment or Type 1C

means of containment; or
(b) that is designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and

maintained so that under normal conditions of transport,
including handling, there will be no release of the
specimen.
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1.42.1 Tissues or Organs for Transplant Exemption

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These Regulations do not apply to the handling, offering for

transport or transporting of tissues or organs for transplant.
SOR/2008-34
1.42.2 Blood or Blood Components Exemption

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for transport or transporting of blood or blood components
that are intended for transfusion or for the preparation of
blood products and are reasonably believed not to contain
infectious substances.
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(2) The blood or blood components referred to in subsection (1)

must be in a means of containment
(a) that is a Type 1B means of containment or Type 1C

means of containment; or
(b) that is designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and

transport, including handling, there will be no release
of the blood or blood components.
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1.43 Class 7, Radioactive Materials Exemption

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(Road), Part 10 (Rail), Part 11 (Marine) and Part 12 (Air) do
transporting of Class 7, Radioactive Materials, if the
radioactive materials
(a) satisfy the conditions in the “Packaging and Transport
of Nuclear Substances Regulations” to be transported
in an excepted package;
(b) are in an excepted package; and
(c) are accompanied by a document that includes the

shipping name and UN number of the radioactive
materials.
SOR/2008-34
1.44 Dangerous Goods in a Drum SOR/2008-34
Part 2 (Classification), Part 3 (Documentation), Part 4

(Dangerous Goods Safety Marks) and Part 7 (Emergency
Response Assistance Plan) do not apply to a residue of
dangerous goods contained in a drum that is in transport on
a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a ship on a domestic
voyage, except for dangerous goods included in Packing
Group I or contained in a drum otherwise requiring a label
for Class 1, 4.3, 6.2 or 7, if
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(a) the drum has been emptied to the maximum extent

possible in the course of normal use and is less than 10
per cent full;
(b) the drum is being transported for the purpose of

reconditioning or refilling in accordance with CGSB-
43.150;
(c) when more than 10 drums are on the road vehicle or on

the railway vehicle, the road vehicle or railway vehicle
has displayed on it the DANGER placard in
accordance with Part 4, Dangerous Goods Safety
Marks; and
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(d) the drums are accompanied by a document that

includes the following information:
(i) the primary class of each residue followed by the

words “Residue Drum(s)” or “fût(s) de résidu”
when the primary class can be reasonably
determined, preceded by the number of drums
containing dangerous goods with that primary
class, and
Examples: 14 Class 3 Residue Drums

1 Class 8 Residue Drum

(ii) the words “Residue Drum(s) – Content(s)

Unknown” or “fût(s) de résidu – contenu
inconnu” if there are any residues for which the
primary class cannot be reasonably determined,
preceded by the number of drums containing the
residues.
Example: 3 Residue Drums — Contents Unknown

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1.45 Fumigation of Means of Containment
These Regulations, except for subsection 3.5(3) of Part 3,

Documentation, and section 4.21 of Part 4, Dangerous
Goods Safety Marks, do not apply to a means of
containment, or the contents of a means of containment, that
is being fumigated with dangerous goods and that is in
transport if the fumigant is the only dangerous goods in
transport in the means of containment.
1.45.1 Marine Pollutants Exemption

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Part 3, Documentation, and Part 4, Dangerous Goods Safety

Marks, do not apply to substances that are classified as
marine pollutants in accordance with section 2.43 of Part 2,
Classification, if they are in transport solely on land by road
vehicle or railway vehicle. However, substances may be
identified as marine pollutants on a shipping document and
the required dangerous goods safety marks may be displayed
when they are in transport by road or railway vehicle.
SOR/2008-34
1.46 Miscellaneous Special Cases
These Regulations do not apply to the following dangerous

goods:
(a) ammoniating fertilizer solutions with an absolute
pressure of ammonia less than or equal to 276 kPa at
41°C;
(b) antimony oxides and antimony sulphides with 0.5 per

cent or less arsenic by mass;
(c) charcoal or carbons that are
(i) non-activated carbon blacks of mineral origin,
(ii) carbons made by a steam activation process, or
(iii) activated or non-activated carbons that pass the

self-heating test for carbon in section 33.3.1.3.3
of the Manual of Tests and Criteria;
(d) cinnabar;
(e) cyclohexanone peroxides with 70 per cent or more

inert inorganic solid, by mass;
(f) Di-4-chlorobenzoyl peroxide or p-chlorobenzoyl

peroxide with 70 per cent or more inert inorganic solid,
by mass;
(g) 1,3-Di-(2-tert-butylperoxyisopropyl) benzene or 1,4-

Di-(2-tert-butylperoxyisopropyl) benzene, or mixtures
of both, 60 per cent or more, by mass, of which
consists of an inert solid, if the substance is in a means
of containment in a total quantity less than or equal to
200 kg;
(h) dibenzoyl peroxide or benzoyl peroxide that is in a

concentration less than 35.5 per cent, by mass, with
finely ground starch, calcium sulphate dihydrate or
dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, or that is in a
concentration less than 30 per cent, by mass, with 70
per cent or more, by mass, inert solid;
(i) dicumyl peroxide with 60 per cent or more inert

inorganic solid, by mass;
(j) ferricyanides and ferrocyanides;
(k) fish-meal that is acidified and is wetted with 40 per

cent or more water, by mass;
(l) mercurous chloride;
(m) Repealed SOR/2008-34
(n) sodium dichloroisocyanurate dihydrate;
(o) solvent extracted soya bean meal free of flammable

solvent and containing 1.5 per cent or less oil, by mass,
and 11 per cent or less moisture, by mass; or
(p) wood or wood products treated with wood
preservatives.
1.47 UN1044, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, Exemption

SOR/2008-34
Paragraphs 5.10(1)(a) and (b) and subsection 5.10(2) of Part

5, Means of Containment, do not apply to the handling,
offering for transport or transporting of UN1044, FIRE
EXTINGUISHERS on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a
ship on a domestic voyage if the fire extinguishers
(a) do not contain dangerous goods included in Class 2.3,

Class 6.1 or Class 8;
(b) are contained in an outer means of containment;
(c) have a capacity less than 18 L or, if they contain

liquefied gas, a capacity less than 0.6 L;
(d) have an internal pressure less than or equal to

1 650 kPa at 21°C; and
(e) are manufactured, tested, maintained, marked and used

in accordance with ULC Standard S504, ULC Standard
S507, ULC Standard S512 or ULC Standard S554.

1.48 Air Ambulance Exemption

SOR/2008-34
These Regulations, except for Part 8, Accidental Release

and Imminent Accidental Release Report Requirements, do
not apply to dangerous goods required for patient care on an
aircraft if
(a) the aircraft is configured as an air ambulance and is

used only as an air ambulance;
(b) the transport of the dangerous goods is not forbidden in

Schedule 1, Schedule 3 or the ICAO Technical
Instructions;
(c) the dangerous goods are under the control of a health

care professional or a person who is trained in
accordance with Part 6, Training;
(d) in the case of
(i) dangerous goods included in Class 2, Gases, they

are in one or more small means of containment in
compliance with the requirements for transporting
gases in Part 5, Means of Containment, or

conditions of transport, including handling, there
will be no accidental release of the dangerous
goods that could endanger public safety; and
(e) the means of containment are secured to prevent

unintended movement during transport.
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Consolidated Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations

including Amendment SOR/2008-34

COMING INTO FORCE, REPEAL, INTERPRETATION,

Coming into Force ....................................................... 1.1

Repeal ......................................................................... 1.2

Interpretation ............................................................... 1.3

Table of Safety Standards and Safety Requirement

Definitions ................................................................... 1.4

Applicability of the Regulations SOR/2008-34 .............. 1.5

Schedule 2: Special Provisions SOR/2008-34 ................ 1.5.1

Schedules 1 and 3: Forbidden Dangerous Goods 1.5.2

Schedule 1: Quantity Limits in Columns 8 and 9 1.6

Safety Requirements, Documents, Safety Marks ........ 1.7

Prohibition: Explosives ............................................... 1.8

Use of the Most Recent Version of the ICAO

Use of Classification in the ICAO Technical

Use of 49 CFR for Non-regulated Dangerous

Evidence: Safety Marks, Prescribed Documents ......... 1.12

Defence: Due Diligence .............................................. 1.13

Repealed SOR/2002-306 1.14

Part 1/Partie 1 1-1

150 kg Gross Mass Exemption 1.15

500 kg Gross Mass Exemption

Limited Quantities Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................. 1.17

Medical Device or Article ........................................... 1.18

Samples for Inspection or Investigation Exemption

Samples Classifying, Analysing or Testing

Samples Demonstration Exemption

National Defence ......................................................... 1.20

Agriculture: 1 500 kg Gross Mass Farm Vehicle

Agriculture: 3 000 kg Gross Mass Farm Retail

Agriculture: Pesticide Exemption ................................ 1.23

Agriculture: Anhydrous Ammonia Exemption ............ 1.24

Transportation within a Facility .................................. 1.25

Emergency Response Exemption SOR/2008-34 ............... 1.26

Operation of a Means of Transport or a Means of

Transportation between Two Properties ...................... 1.28

Dangerous Goods in an Instrument or in Equipment

Marine: Short-run Ferry Exemption

Class 1, Explosives, Exemption SOR/2008-34 ............... 1.31

Class 2, Gases, in Refrigerating Machines

1-2 Part 1/Partie 1

Class 2, Gases, That May Be Identified as UN1075,

Gases, Absolute Pressure between 101.3 kPa and

Class 2, Gases, in Small Means of Containment

Class 3, Flammable Liquids: General Exemption ....... 1.33

Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Flash Point Greater Than

UN1203, GASOLINE, to Operate an Instrument or

UN1202, DIESEL FUEL or UN1203, GASOLINE,

Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Alcoholic Beverage and

Polyester Resin Kit Exemption SOR/2008-34 ................ 1.38

Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, Category B

Repealed SOR/2008-34 1.40

Biological Products Exemption

Human or Animal Specimens Believed Not to Contain

Tissues or Organs for Transplant Exemption

Blood or Blood Components Exemption

Class 7, Radioactive Materials Exemption