Does Canada have regulations in place to control mercury emissions from waste incineration?
1 This guideline applies to commercial fish only and not to fish caught for such non-commercial purposes as sport, recreation, or subsistence. 2 Threshold Limit Values – Time Weighted Average (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists). 3 Threshold Limit Values – Short Term Exposure Limit (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists). • To ensure that mercury levels in fish consumed by Canadians meet Health Canada standards, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regularly monitors domestically produced and imported fish to determine if the product meets federal standards. Test results obtained by the CFIA, under the contaminants monitoring program, are provided to Health Canada to assist in the review of guidelines. • Provincial governments are responsible for monitoring mercury levels and for setting and publicizing safe consumption standards and guidelines for the recreational fishing industry. In certain specific instances, e.g. where fish habitat
