Substitutions or Exceptions Application Process

The Chief Safety Officer (CSO) and/or the Chief Conservation Officer (CCO) may issue substitutions or exemptions from regulatory requirements in accordance with the Accord Acts and associated regulations.

An applicant may submit an application for a substitution/exemption using the following form:

• Regulatory Query Application

Once the applicant has been notified of the decision, the decision will be posted to the full RQ Database in Excel format, here.

Public Submissions – Part III.1 Substitutions

Any application to the CSO for a substitution in lieu of any requirement under Part III.1 of the Accord Act – Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and regulations under that Part is available to the public for a period of 30 days, or such shorter time as determined by the CSO with the agreement of the Workplace Committee.

All applications currently out for public consultation related to Part III.1 or regulations under that Part are listed below. There is no obligation to publicly post applications received relating to any other regulations.

The public is invited to provide comments in relation to an application by submitting them to information@cnlopb.ca. Please include the reference number in all submissions. Any submissions received will be forwarded to the applicant without the name and contact information of the submitter. The applicant will be requested to provide a written response to the CSO. The submissions and applicant’s response will form part of the CSO’s deliberations of the application.