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Packing Groups are indicated in Column 4 of the Schedule 1 in Canada’s Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. More than one packing group may be indicated for a given dangerous good.
It is the shipper/offeror’s responsibility to determine which packing group applies to the dangerous goods being shipped.
In Part 2, Classification, of the TDG Regulations, it states if a substance is included in only one class and one packing group, the substance is dangerous goods and the shipping name in Column 2 of Schedule I that most precisely describes the dangerous goods and that is most consistent with the class and the packing group determined by the criteria and tests must be selected as the shipping name. That shipping name and the corresponding data for that shipping name in Columns 1, 3, and 4 of Schedule 1 must be used as the classification of the dangerous goods.
On the other hand, if a substance meets the criteria for inclusion in more than one class or packing group, the substance is dangerous goods and its classification is determined in the following manner: