Transportation of dangerous goods - Manitoba

Dangerous goods transport

An agreement respecting administration of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 was signed by representatives of Transport Canada and the Province of Manitoba in 1996.

Manitoba has additional province-specific requirements that include hazardous waste transportation in its Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act.

Dangerous goods contacts

Federal-provincial/Territorial dangerous goods coordinators and TDG task force members

Gary Trask
Dangerous Goods/Emergency Response
Manitoba Conservation
Headquarters Operations
Box 46, 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3W3
Telephone: (204) 945-7025
Fax: (204) 948-2420
Email: Gary.Trask@gov.mb.ca

Provincial/Territorial regulatory agencies

Environment Officer
Dangerous Goods/Emergency Response
Department of Conservation
123 Main Street, Suite 160
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1A5
Telephone: (204) 945-7025
Fax: (204) 948-2420

Hazardous waste

In Manitoba, the management system for hazardous waste involves the registration of hazardous waste generators and the licencing of hazardous waste carriers and hazardous waste receivers. The hazardous waste movement document/manifest (a special shipping document for hazardous waste that is completed by the generator, carrier, and receiver of the waste) provides the means for tracking the movement of hazardous waste.

Carrier responsibilities include:

• Submitting an application for a licence to transport hazardous waste to Manitoba Conservation in order to be assigned a Provincial ID No. as a hazardous waste carrier.
• Must possess a hazardous waste transporter licence (with the exception of recyclable material that is exempt from this regulation).
• Compliance with terms and conditions associated with the licence.
• Prior to picking up hazardous waste, ensure that the waste generator is registered.
• Complete Part B of the manifest and retain appropriate copy for two years.

For recyclable material that is exempt from manifest, a copy of shipping document must be retained for two years.

Manitoba Conservation
Environmental Services
Box 46, 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3W3
Telephone: (204) 945-7086

Other agencies

Enforcement

Compliance in Manitoba is handled by the Department of Transportation and Government Services, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), as well as local police departments.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
"D" Division Headquarters
1091 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 0R9
Telephone: (204) 983-5420