Download or read book Compliance and Enforcement Policy for the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 -- Draft written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this draft policy, set out to invite comments from interested parties, is to facilitate compliance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The policy establishes the principles for fair & consistent enforcement of the Act and tells everyone who shares a responsibility for protection of the environment what is expected of them. The policy document includes background on key elements of the Act; an overview of relationships with other governments under the Act and of the authorities responsible for implementation of the Act; and policies relating to the measures to be used to promote compliance, inspection & investigation activities, and responses to violations of the Act (such as orders, injunctions, prosecution, and civil suits).