The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) is Canada’s legislated, publicly accessible inventory designed to track and catalogue the release of pollutants, their disposal, or their transfer to recycling facilities. Every year on June 1st, facilities nationwide are subject to compile information on the following pollutants: air contaminants, pollutants released in water, and waste products disposed on land. The NPRI oversees the usage of over 300 unique substances Canada-wide and over 7000 facilities were included in the registry last year alone.

Facilities in every province and territory across Canada are responsible for registering with the NPRI if they meet certain conditions, such as:

• If one (or more) designated NPRI substance is manufactured, processed, or otherwise used at the facility during the year.
• If the total working hours accumulated within the facility is greater than 20,000 hours. This is equivalent to approximately 10 full-time workers over the calendar year.

If a facility you own or manage meets these conditions, you must register in accordance with Federal Law. Additionally, facilities involved in incineration, wood preservation, terminal operations (among others) must adhere to NPRI reporting requirements regardless of employee hours worked.

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