Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (SOR/2001-286)

Class 2, Gases, in Small Means of Containment Exemption

1.32.3 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.

Class 3, Flammable Liquids: General Exemption

1.33 Parts 3 to 7, 9 and 10 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods included in Class 3 if they

• (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 designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety.

Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Flash Point Greater Than 60°C but Less Than or Equal to 93°C

• 1.34 (1) Substances that have a flash point greater than 60°C but less than or equal to 93°C may be transported as if they were included in Class 3 and Packing Group III. In that case, the requirements of these Regulations that relate to flammable liquids included in Class 3 must be met, except the requirement set out in paragraph 7.2(1)(f).

• (2) For greater certainty, a dangerous goods mark displayed in accordance with the requirements of subsection (1) is not misleading as to the presence or nature of any danger.

1.34.1 [Repealed, SOR/2017-137, s. 9]

UN1202, DIESEL FUEL, or UN1203, GASOLINE, Exemption

1.35 Part 3 (Documentation), the UN number requirements in sections 4.12 and 4.15.2 of Part 4 (Dangerous Goods Marks) and Part 6 (Training) do not apply to the offering for transport, handling 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 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 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.

Class 3, Flammable Liquids, Alcoholic Beverage and Aqueous Solution of Alcohol Exemption

1.36 Parts 3 to 10 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of

• (a) an alcoholic beverage if the alcoholic beverage

  • (i) contains alcohol that is less than or equal to 24% 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% by volume and at least 50% by volume of a substance that is not dangerous goods, and

  • (ii) is contained in a small means of containment.

1.37 [Repealed, SOR/2008-34, s. 19]

1.38 [Repealed, SOR/2026-112, s. 28]

Class 6.2, Infectious Substances, UN3373, BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE, CATEGORY B Exemption

1.39 Parts 3 and 4, except section 4.22.1, and Part 17 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of infectious substances that are included in Category B if

• (a) one external surface of the means of containment for the substances 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 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)(j) is displayed next to the shipping name on the means of containment.

1.40 [Repealed, SOR/2008-34, s. 21]

Biological Products Exemption

1.41 Parts 3 to 8 and 17 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling 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 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 dangerous goods that could endanger public safety; and

• (c) are in a means of containment that is marked with the words “Biological Product” or “Produit biologique” in black letters at least 6 mm high on a contrasting background.

Human or Animal Specimens Believed Not to Contain Infectious Substances Exemption

• 1.42 (1) Parts 3 to 8 and 17 do not apply to the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting of human or animal specimens for which a competent professional has determined that there is minimal likelihood that infectious substances are present.

• (1.1) In making the determination, the professional must take into account the medical history, symptoms and relevant circumstances of the human or animal and the endemic local conditions applicable to the human or animal.

• (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 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.

Tissues or Organs for Transplant Exemption

1.42.1 These Regulations do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transport of tissues or organs for transplant.

Blood or Blood Components Exemption

• 1.42.2 (1) Parts 3 to 8 and 17 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling 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.

• (2) The blood or blood components referred to in subsection (1) must be in a means of containment 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 blood or blood components.

Medical or Clinical Waste

1.42.3 Part 3, sections 4.10 to 4.12 and Parts 5 to 8 and 17 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods that are medical waste or clinical waste if

• (a) the dangerous goods are UN3291, (BIO) MEDICAL WASTE, N.O.S.;

• (b) the dangerous goods are in a means of containment that is in compliance with CGSB-43.125; and

• (c) the following information is displayed on the means of containment:

  • (i) the biohazard symbol; and

  • (ii) the word “BIOHAZARD” or “BIORISQUE”.

Class 7, Radioactive Materials, Exemption

1.43 Parts 3 to 7, 9 to 11 and 17 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods included in Class 7 if the dangerous goods

• (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.

Residue of Dangerous Goods in a Drum Exemption

1.44 Parts 2 to 4 and 7 do not apply to a residue of dangerous goods contained in a drum in transport, except for dangerous goods included in Packing Group I or contained in a drum that would otherwise require a label for Class 1, 4.3, 6.2 or 7, if

• (a) [Repealed, SOR/2019-101, s. 3]

• (b) the drum is being transported for the purpose of reconditioning or reuse in accordance with section 5.12 of Part 5 (Means of Containment);

• (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 Marks); and

• (d) the drums are accompanied by a document that includes the following information:

  • (i) the primary class of each residue and 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

  • (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.

Fumigation of Cargo Transport Unit

• 1.45 (1) These Regulations, except for Part 1, sections 3.1 and 3.2, subsection 3.4(1) and section 4.21, do not apply in respect of a cargo transport unit, or the contents of a cargo transport unit, being fumigated with dangerous goods if the fumigant is the only dangerous goods in the cargo transport unit and the cargo transport unit and its contents are accompanied by a document that includes the following information:

  • (a) the shipping name “FUMIGATED CARGO TRANSPORT UNIT” or “ENGIN DE TRANSPORT SOUS FUMIGATION”;

  • (b) the class, Class 9;

  • (c) the UN number, UN3359;

  • (d) the quantity and type of the fumigant;

  • (e) the date and time of fumigation; and

  • (f) instructions for the disposal of residues of the fumigant and, if applicable, for the disposal of any fumigation devices used.

• (2) For the purposes of this section, a reference to “shipping document” in sections 3.1 and 3.2 and subsection 3.4(1) is to be read as a reference to the document referred to in subsection (1).

Marine Pollutants Exemption

1.45.1 Parts 3 and 4 do not apply to a substance included in Class 9 under subparagraph 2.43(b)(ii) if it is in transport on a road vehicle or railway vehicle solely on land. However, the substance may be identified as a marine pollutant on a shipping document and the required dangerous goods marks may be displayed when the substance is in transport on a road vehicle or railway vehicle.