PERMIT AND AUTHORIZATION GUIDE FOR YUKON ACTIVITIES

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1 PERMIT AND AUTHORIZATION GUIDE FOR YUKON ACTIVITIES Corporate Policy and Planning Energy, Mines and April 2013

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Purpose... 1 Points to Remember... 1 How to Use this Guide... 2 al Assessment... 2 Activities on Settlement Land... 2 Work in Municipalities... 2 TABLE OF ACTIVITIES... 3 Agriculture... 3 Building-related Activities... 3, Contaminants and Waste... 5 Explosives... 7 Fish and Wildlife... 7 Harvesting / Timber Clearing... 9 Land Acquisition Activities Mining Oil and Gas Parks, Historic and Tourism Public Health Radioactive Materials Scientific Research Transportation Appendix A... 18

3 and Guide for Yukon Activities The guide is the result of a coordinated effort between the federal government s of Fisheries & Oceans and Canada and several Yukon government departments including ; ; Community Services; Highways & Public Works; Tourism & Culture and the Executive Council Office (Development Assessment ). Purpose This is a reference guide for people who need to identify specific federal and territorial government authorizations and contacts for project development activities. The guide may be helpful during any phase of project development, but it does not replace any legislation or regulation that governs project development in Yukon. This guide is intended to provide initial information only and requires that you contact the appropriate agency for more complete assistance. Points to Remember Processing applications for permits, licences and authorizations takes time. Please contact the relevant government departments early in the application process to assist you in meeting your project plan timelines. Contact information for each authorization or permit can be found in the last column of each table in the permit guide. You may be required to pay a fee depending on the type of permit. Fees may also vary depending on the type of permit. For more detailed information on permit fees, please contact the government department or agency that issues the permit or authorization. If you are not familiar with the authorization process, you may want to first consider consulting the relevant government department as they may be aware of details that could be important to your project application. Please ensure that you contact the government department or agency listed in the guide to determine whether or not your project will require further review or authorization by other governments (First Nation, municipal, etc.). In addition, your project may also require an environmental assessment. The government department or branch issuing the permit can either inform you of any environmental assessment requirements or direct you to the appropriate office for further assistance. Limitations This guide is intended to assist land users and is not to be considered exhaustive. Please forward information updates to paguide@gov.yk.ca. Additional information can be found at 1

4 How to Use this Guide 1. Find the general activity that best describes your project in the table of contents. 2. Locate the specific activity that best describes your project in the first column of each table.* 3. Find the column headings; they will guide you to permit/authorization information.** al Assessment Prior to receiving an authorization, projects in Yukon may be subject to an assessment under the Yukon al and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA). The determination of whether an assessment is required is made by the regulator. To find out whether your project requires an assessment under YESAA please contact: the government department issuing the permit or authorization for your project; or the Yukon government s Development Assessment Process Manager at the Development Assessment. Phone numbers for Yukon government departments and branches can be found at: Activities on Settlement Land Many surface activities on Settlement Land (under a Yukon First Nation Final Agreement) may require permission or a permit from the First Nation. Please check with the First Nation in the area where your project is proposed to find out more about permission or permit requirements. The requirements for sub-surface activities on Settlement Land are more complex. A detailed explanation of when permission or a permit may be required can be found here: Even when a permit is not required, the of Yukon encourages all those planning to undertake activities on Settlement Land to communicate their plans in advance to the relevant First Nation. Work in Municipalities s for work carried out in municipalities may not be listed in this guide. Please contact the appropriate municipal government for more information about which authorizations you require. Notes *If your project includes more than one of the activities listed, it may require more than one authorization. Please check with the corresponding government departments (Responsible Authorities) for more information. **We have included the names of acts, government departments, contact numbers and addresses where we can. Bold italicized indicates a territorial act or regulation and italicized indicates a federal act or regulation. 2

5 TABLE OF ACTIVITIES Agriculture Agricultural land acquisition Agricultural Land Disposition Lands Act Agriculture (867) Livestock grazing Grazing Agreement Lands Act, Grazing s Agriculture (867) agriculture@gov.yk.ca Game farming Game Farm Licence Wildlife Act, Game Farm Conservation Officer Services (867) Land Lease Lands (Yukon) Act; Lands Act Lands (867) land.disposition@gov.yk.ca Building-Related Activities Construction of buildings outside a municipality Installation of oil and solid fuel appliances (residential), fuel oil storage tanks up to 5,000 litres aggregate capacity and 2,500 litres individual capacity, outside of Whitehorse Plumbing outside of Whitehorse Building Building Plumbing Building Community Services Standards Act Building Building Community Services Standards Act Building Building Community Services Standards Act Building (867) buildingsafety@gov.yk.ca (867) buildingsafety@gov.yk.ca (867) buildingsafety@gov.yk.ca On-site sewage disposal system to install a sewage disposal system Public Health & Act, Sewage Disposal Systems Health & Social Services al Health Services (867) environmental.health@gov.yk.ca 3

6 Building-Related Activities (continued) PERMIT/AUTHORIZATION GUIDE 2013 Electrical work Gas installation or modification Electrical Electrical Community Services Protection Act Building Canadian Electrical Code Gas Installation Gas Burning Devices Act Community Services Building (867) (867) Use of propane gas in a gas burning device Installation of power boilers over 10 KW, heating boilers over 20 KW, pressure vessels and piping systems Operation of fuel burning equipment greater than 5Mbtu/hr Service or install equipment containing ozone depleting substances (refrigeration equipment) Improvement project (such as flood control structures and dams for hydroelectricity) on international rivers Fire prevention Trenching excavations in excess of 6 meters Asbestos abatement Gas Installation Registration Air Emissions Ozone Depleting Substances and Other Halocarbons (service/ installation technician must have this permit) International River Order to Remedy Problem Notification to Director OHS Requirement to conduct a preproject meeting with a Officer. Gas Burning Devices Act Yukon Boiler and Pressure Vessel Act Act, Air Emissions Act, Ozone Depleting Substances and Other Halocarbon Boundary Waters Treaty Act, International River Improvements Community Services Building Community Services Building al al Canada al Protection Fire Community Services, Protection Act Protective Services, Fire Marshal s Office Occupational Health and s, Section Occupational Health s Section 34 (1). General Provisions for Asbestos Control Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & (867) buildingsafety@gov.yk.ca (867) buildingsafety@gov.yk.ca (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867)

7 , Contaminants and Waste PERMIT/AUTHORIZATION GUIDE 2013 Purchasing, handling, and services in/of ozone depleting substances equipment Use of ozone depleting substances and equipment Use and sale of restricted pesticides Solid waste disposal facility or commercial dump Operation of land treatment facility for contaminated soils Water use or deposit of waste in water ODS/OH Act, Ozone Depleting Substances ODS/OH Act, Ozone Depleting Substances Pesticide Use, Service or Vendor Solid Waste or Waste Management Land Lease Land Treatment Facility Act, Pesticides Act, Solid Waste Act; Lands Act Act, Contaminated Sites al al al al Lands al Water Licence Waters Act Executive Council Office Yukon Water Board (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) Water (867) Storage and handling of petroleum products Storage Tank Systems, Act, Storage Tank Community Services, Protective Services, Fire Marshal s Office (867) Act, Lands Act, Lands (867)

8 , Contaminants and Waste (continued) Use of storage tanks containing petroleum and allied petroleum products Fuel caches of more than 4,000 litres or any single container of more than 2,000 litres on Commissioner s Land Handling, disposal, generation or storage of special (hazardous) wastes Sale, subdivision or excavation of a contaminated site Use of risk-based standards for restoration of a contaminated site Relocation of contaminated material Release of air pollutants Operation of solid waste incinerator Operation of mobile PCB destruction or treatment system Application for Operation, Closure, Abandonment, or Renovations to Storage Tanks Special Waste to conduct work on a Designated Contaminated Site Risk-based Assessment Relocation Air Emissions Air Emissions /Waste Management for PCB Treatment and Destruction Act, Storage Tank Act; Lands Act, Act, Special Waste Act, Contaminated Sites Act, Contaminated Sites Act, Contaminated Sites Act, Air Emissions Act, Air Emissions Canadian al Protection Act, Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Community Services, Protective Services, Fire Marshal s Office Lands al al al al al al Canada al Protection (867) or (876) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867)

9 Explosives Use of more than 50 kg of explosives on Commissioner s land in any 30-day period Act, s Lands Manufacture of ANFO ANFO Explosives Act Natural Canada Minerals & Metals Sector (867) (604) Manufacture of explosives other than ANFO Overnight storage of explosives at any site other than a mine or quarry Explosives storage Blasting underground or surface Temporary blasting Fireworks: importing, retail sales, displaying, storing over 1,000 kg Factory Licence Explosives Act for use of explosives Explosives Magazine Explosives Act Explosives Act Underground Occupational and Surface Health and authorization to conduct s blasting in Mine Yukon Temporary Blaster s Magazine Licence Occupational Health and s Mine Explosives Act Natural Canada Minerals & Metals Sector Natural Canada Minerals & Metals Sector Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & Natural Canada Explosives Regulatory Division (604) (604) (867) (867) (867) (613) Fish and Wildlife Sport fishing Angling Licence and/or sports fishing license Fisheries Act Conservation Officer Services/ Client Services (867) (See Appendix A for District contacts) (867) Hunting Hunting Licence, Big Game Seals Wildlife Act Conservation Officer Services/ Client Services (867) (See Appendix A for District contacts) 7

10 Fish and Wildlife (continued) Activities in a Habitat Protection Area Stocking pothole lakes Harvesting of furbearing animals Activities in a migratory bird sanctuary Deposit of oil or oil waste harmful to migratory birds Introduction of migratory birds not indigenous to Canada Destruction, capture or possession of birds, nests, endangered migratory birds or collection of eiderdown Activities in a Wildlife Area Working near water may include, but not restricted to: - Harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat - Destruction of fish by means other than fishing - Obstruction of fish passage - Deposit of deleterious substance in waters frequented by fish Deposit of deleterious substance in waters frequented by fish Permission for Fish Farming Licence and introductions and transfers permits Trapping Licence or Assistant Trapper Licence for for for for Wildlife Act, Wildlife, Management Plans Fisheries Act Wildlife Act Migratory Bird Sanctuary Migratory Birds Migratory Bird Sanctuary Migratory Bird Sanctuary Conservation Officer Services Fish and Wildlife Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officer Services Canada al Protection Canada al Protection Canada al Protection Canada al Protection (Canadian Wildlife Service) Wildlife Wildlife Act Fish and Wildlife Fisheries Section 22, 32, 35 (2) under Section 36 Fisheries Act Fisheries Act Fisheries & Oceans Canada Habitat & Enhancement Canada al Protection (867) fish.wildlife@gov.yk.ca (867) fish.wildlife@gov.yk.ca (867) (See Appendix A for District contacts) (867) (867) (867) (867) (867) fish.wildlife@gov.yk.ca 867) (867)

11 Harvesting / Timber Clearing Harvesting fuel wood for personal use Harvesting timber for personal use Harvesting timber / fuel wood for commercial sale Harvest of non-timber forest resources (berries, mushrooms, etc.) for commercial sale Harvest of non-timber resources (berries, mushrooms, etc.) for personal use Harvesting Licence / Cutting may be No Act Act Act Act Act Client Services and Inspections on behalf of Management Management Management Management Management District Offices (See Appendix A) (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca Clearing of forest resources incidental to other activity (including mining, land-use, road construction, FireSmart, work in the R.O.W., etc.) Construction, Operation or increase in capacity of a facility to process forest resources Transportation of timber on public highways (greater than 25 m 3 for personal use) required Timber Marking authorization Act Act Act Management Management Management (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca Construction of road to access or assist in the harvest of forest resources may be Act Management (867) forestry@gov.yk.ca 9

12 Land Acquisition Title to land Registration of interest in land Land Titles Act Justice Land Titles (867) Tenure for land lease or agreement of sale Application for Land Act, Lands Act, Lands Lands (867) Survey approvals outside of municipalities Subdivision Application Subdivision Act Land Planning (867) Activities Temporarily using or occupying Commissioner s Land Act Lands (867) Lands Act Burn refuse (wood) Burning Protection Act, Protection Community Services Protective Services Zone Protection Officers (See Appendix A) anagement/permits.html Act Permission to obtain gravel/sand from a quarry Quarry, Quarry Lease Quarry s, Act, Quarry s, Lands Act Lands (867) Air Emissions (if excavation is greater than 4 ha) Act, Air Emissions al (867)

13 Activities (continued) PERMIT/AUTHORIZATION GUIDE 2013 Land use on Dempster Highway (8 km on either side of highway from km 68 to NWT border) Dempster Highway Development Act Area Development Act, Dempster Highway Area Development al (867) Clearing or installing a utility right-of-way, Disposition Approval Act, Lands (867) Lands Act (867) land.disposition@gov.yk.ca Conducting geotechnical studies Act, Lands (867) Lands Act, Lands Construct road access on highway right-of-way Access Highways Highways & Public Works Transportation Maintenance (867) highways.regulations@gov.yk.ca Construction of new road access under Highways Act Section 7(2) s, Act, Lands Act, Highways Act Lands Highways and Public Works Transportation Maintenance (867) highways.regulations@gov.yk.ca Use of land within highway right-of-way Licence of Occupation Highways Act Highways & Public Works Transportation Maintenance (867) highways.regulations@gov.yk.ca Perform work within highway right-of-way Work in Right-of-way Highways Highways & Public Works Transportation Maintenance (867) highways.regulations@gov.yk.ca Erect a sign within highway right of way Sign Highways Highways & Public Works Transportation Maintenance (867) highways.regulations@gov.yk.ca 11

14 Activities (continued) PERMIT/AUTHORIZATION GUIDE 2013 Bridge crossing Water Licence Navigable water authorization Waters Act, Act,, Lands Act Navigable Waters Act (if bridge crosses navigable waters) Executive Council Office Yukon Water Board Lands Transport Canada (867) (867) Railway crossing Work that does not substantially interfere with navigation Work, build or place in, on, over, under, through or across any navigable water Approval of a notice of work for road crossings of railway Review for possible exemption Application for an approval of proposed works Canadian Transport Canada Transportation Act Rail Navigable Water Protection Act Navigable Water Protection Act Lands Act, Act, Transport Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada Habitat and Enhancement Lands (604) (867) (867) Mining Staking mineral claim Recording Mineral Claim Placer Mining Act Quartz Mining Act Minerals Management Mining Lands District Office (See Appendix A) mining@gov.yk.ca Mineral exploration (quartz or placer) Class 1 activities No permit but operating condition of mining land use regulations apply (Class 1 MLU) Placer Mining Quartz Mining Minerals Management Mining Lands District Office (See Appendix A) mining@gov.yk.ca 12

15 Mining (continued) Mineral exploration (quartz or placer) Class 2 activities Class Two Notification to Chief MLUO Placer Mining Quartz Mining Minerals Management Mining Lands District Office (See Appendix A) mining@gov.yk.ca Mineral exploration (quartz or placer) Class 3 activities Approval for Operating Plan Placer Mining Quartz Mining Minerals Management Mining Lands District Office (See Appendix A) mining@gov.yk.ca Mineral exploration (quartz) Class 4 activities Approval for Operating Plan Quartz Mining Minerals Management Mining Lands District Office (See Appendix A) mining@gov.yk.ca Mineral exploration (placer) Class 4 activities Approval for Operating Plan, Water Licence Placer Mining Executive Council Office Yukon Water Board (867) ywb@yukonwaterboard.ca Waters Act, Water Operating a diesel engine underground Approval to operate a diesel engine underground Mine Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & (867) Underground, exploration drilling and mining operations with more than 12 employees per shift First Line Supervisors Certification (permit) Mine Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & (867) Underground, exploration drilling and mining operations with more than 10 employees per shift Mine Rescue Certification - Underground, Surface and Instructor Mine &15.37 Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & (867) Discharge effluent from a mine to deposit effluent Fisheries Act, Metal Mining Effluent Canada al Protection (867) Blasting: See Explosives Use of nuclear devices: see Radioactive Materials 13

16 Oil and Gas Acquiring oil and gas rights Oil and Gas Rights Disposition Oil and Gas Act, Disposition Oil and Gas (867) Oil and gas exploration and production Oil and Gas Licence, Air Emissions (for flaring), Land Use Oil and Gas Act, Drilling and Production s, Geoscience and Exploration s Oil and Gas Lands (867) (867) Lands Act, Acts, Act, Air Emissions al (867) Parks, Historic and Tourism Use of a territorial park Use of a territorial campground Activities including research, education and commercial activities in a territorial park Use of national parks and historic sites Wilderness tourism Remove wreck, vessel or parts thereof from water Park Campground Park (dependent on use) Wilderness Tourism Licence Review for possible exemption, for abandoned wreck in excess of 45 years old Parks & Land Certainty Act Parks & Land Certainty Act Parks & Land Certainty Act & Associated s Parks Parks Parks (867) yukon.parks@gov.yk.ca (867) yukon.parks@gov.yk.ca (867) yukon.parks@gov.yk.ca National Parks Act Parks Canada (867) Wilderness Tourism Licensing Act Canada Shipping Act Part 6 Historic Act Parks Transport Canada Tourism & Culture Heritage (867) yukon.parks@gov.yk.ca (867)

17 Public Health Operating a food premise to Operate a Food Premise Public Health & Act, Eating and Drinking Places Health & Social Services al Health Services (867) environmental.health@gov.yk.ca Potable water supply Must meet the Health Criteria under the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality Public Health & Act Health & Social Services al Health Services (867) environmental.health@gov.yk.ca Radioactive Materials Abandonment or disposal of a substance, material, device or equipment that contains more than 10 kg of uranium, thorium or a prescribed substance, or where its surface is contaminated or use of a prescribed substance as a tracer Licence for Nuclear Substance, Licence to use Radiation Device Nuclear & Control Act Canadian Nuclear Commission Use, possession or importing of a prescribed substance in a device such as: analyzers, chromatographs, calibrators, fixed and portable gauges, industrial radiography, logging, detectors, etc. Licence for Nuclear Substance, Licence to use Radiation Device Nuclear & Control Act Canadian Nuclear Commission Reading media density, analysing elements and BIN level indicators using stationary nuclear devices Register nuclear devices Occupational Health and s Radiation Protection s Part 3 Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Board Occupational Health & (867) Form A available at nershipofradiationequipment.asp x 15

18 Scientific Research Scientific and social scientific research in the Yukon, including studies connected with environmental assessments Search for and research at archaeological and paleontological sites Fish research and surveys Scientists and Explorers required for non-resident researchers in the Yukon and optional for residents Archaeological Sites s Scientists and Explorers Act Fisheries Fisheries Act Tourism and Culture Heritage Historic Tourism and Culture Act, Heritage Archaeological Sites Fish and Wildlife (Freshwater Fish) Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Salmon) Habitat & Enhancement (867) (867) (867) fish.wildlife@gov.yk.ca (867) Collection of fish Licence to Collect Fish for Scientific Purposes Fisheries Act, General (Fishery) Fisheries & Oceans Canada Habitat & Enhancement (867) Wildlife research and survey activities (residents or companies with Yukon address) Wildlife Research Non-residents also require a Scientists & Explorers License Wildlife Act Scientists and Explorers Act Conservation Officer Services Tourism and Culture Heritage (867) (See Appendix A for District contacts) (867) Transportation Operate motor vehicles in Yukon Driver s Licence and Vehicle Registration Motor Vehicles Act Highways & Public Works Motor Vehicles (867) motor.vehicles@gov.yk.ca Operating pleasure craft Vessel Licensing and Operators Competency Card Canada Shipping Act Transport Canada Office of Boating obs-pnr-bsn@tc.gc.ca 16

19 Transportation (continued) Transportation of freight, passengers by water Inspection and Certification Canada Shipping Act Transport Canada Marine hern/menu.htm Bulk commodity hauling Bulk Commodity Haul Agreement Bulk Commodity Haul s Highways & Public Works Transport Services (867) weighstation.whitehorse@gov.yk. ca Oversize trucking Overdimensional or Over-weight Vehicle s (single trip or multiple trip) Highways Act Highways & Public Works Transport Services (867) weighstation.whitehorse@gov.yk. ca Transport of dangerous goods/waste Certificate and/or permit for transport of dangerous goods; special waste permit & waste manifest Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act; Act, Special Waste s Highways & Public Works Transport Services al (867) weighstation.whitehorse@gov.yk. ca (867) Transportation of PCBs to transport PCBs Transportation of Dangerous Good Act Highways & Public Works Transport Services (867) weighstation.whitehorse@gov.yk. ca Sell new tires or store used tires Designated Materials Act, Designated Materials al (867)

20 Appendix A Conservation Officers Carmacks (867) Dawson City (867) Faro (867) Haines Junction (867) Mayo (867) Old Crow (867) Ross River (867) Teslin (867) Watson Lake (867) Whitehorse (867) District Offices Energy, Mines and Carmacks (867) Dawson City (867) Haines Junction (867) Mayo (867) Ross River (867) Teslin (867) Watson Lake (867) Whitehorse (867) Zone Protection Officers Community Services Beaver Creek (867) Carmacks (867) Dawson City (867) Haines Junction (867) Mayo (867) Old Crow (867) Ross River (867) Teslin (867) Watson Lake (867) Whitehorse (867) Mining Lands District Offices Energy, Mines and Dawson City (867) Mayo (867) Watson Lake (867) Whitehorse (867)