Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33)

Marginal note:Toxic substances

64 For the purposes of this Part and Part 6, except where the expression “inherently toxic” appears, a substance is toxic if it is entering or may enter the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that

• (a) have or may have an immediate or long-term harmful effect on the environment or its biological diversity;

• (b) constitute or may constitute a danger to the environment on which life depends; or

• (c) constitute or may constitute a danger in Canada to human life or health.