NEW! Consultation on international harmonization updates to the TDG Regulations

Transport Canada is currently consulting on proposed amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR).

TC regularly updates the Canadian regulations to harmonize, where possible, on the following:

Harmonization helps TC:

Highlights of the proposed amendments

The amendments proposed are meant to align with the most recent changes in the UN Recommendations (20th Revised Edition), ICAO TI (2019-2020) and IMDG Code (2018).

The 21st Revised Edition of the UN Recommendations will be published in the spring or summer of 2019. Therefore, TC will include further proposals that take into account changes in this edition when the proposed amendment is pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part I.

To request a copy of the consultation document, please email TDGRegulatoryProposal-TMDPropositionReglementaire@tc.gc.ca.

Please send your comments in writing to Transport Canada by May 27, 2019 to: 

Regulatory Affairs Branch
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Transport Canada
330 Sparks St.
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0N5

E-mail: TDGRegulatoryProposal-TMDPropositionReglementaire@tc.gc.ca

The CPA would also like to receive a copy of your comments. Please send them to info@propane.ca.