Services

BCX's team of experts have successfully completed numerous Environmental Compliance Approval (Air) (ECA) applications for a variety of industries including, but not limited to, aggregates, concrete, asphalt, mining, foundry, forging and stamping, metal product fabrication, scrap metal recycling and general manufacturing. Our air permitting services include:

• ECA Application
• Emission Inventory and Dispersion Modelling Report (ESDM)
• Air Dispersion Modelling
• Written Summary Reports (for ECA with Limited Operational Flexibility)
• Best Management Practices Plan for Fugitive Dust (Dust BMP)
• Best Management Practices Plan for Odour (Odour BMP)

The provincial and federal governments and some municipalities in Ontario require annual emissions reporting to air and/or water and/or disposal/recycling. We provide tailored assistance to our clients ranging from simple clarifications to full submissions. The annual reporting programs we offer services for include, but are not limited to:

• National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI)
• Federal and Ontario Greenhouse Gas Reporting (GHGRP, O.Reg. 390/18)
• City of Toronto Reporting (ChemTRAC)
• Chemical Management Plan (CMP)
• Environmental Emergency Regulation (E2)
• Written Summary Reports (for ECA with Limited Operational Flexibility)

Air quality and/or odour impact assessments are often required as part of environmental assessment, and licensing applications.  BCX's team of specialists have extensive experience in preparing air quality and/or odour impact assessments for various sectors including aggregate, asphalt, concrete, mining, waste management, general manufacturing and residential development.

We assist clients to prepare and implement best management practices plans for fugitive dust, odour and/or opacity (BMPP) which are often required as part of ECA conditions.  We work closely with our clients to develop management strategies which include reducing incident risks and complaint management. 

We also work with air pollution control and ventilation specialists to develop and implement dust and odour controls.

Industry technical standards are a compliance option for facilities that are unable to meet one or more point-of-impingement (POI) limits. We were actively involved, alongside the applicable industry association, in the development of two industry technical standards: Foundries Industry Standard (FIS) and Asphalt Mix Industry Standard (AMIS). 

If you are wondering if an industry technical standard may apply to your facility, or if you are interested in the development of a new industry technical standard, please contact us. Other support services include preparation of industry technical standard registration applications, preparation of required documentation, implementation of requirements, and training.

Whether it’s to reduce environmental risk, prepare for a government agency inspection or meet environmental compliance, an environmental gap analysis is a smart move! This is a high-level regulatory compliance assessment in which environmental operations/activities are compared to specified environmental criteria related to both regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Due diligence goes beyond compliance to environmental regulations and just meeting the status quo. It involves steps such as reducing environmental risk and liability, reducing environmental costs, and improving public perception.

Drawing on our varied experience, we will work closely with you to help prioritize your goals and develop an environmental policy, corporate mandate, objectives, and targets tailored for your organization.

A visit by a government agency can be stressful, especially if you are unprepared and/or are unsure of your compliance status. Let us help remove the stress of these visits by identifying steps to undertake ahead of time to prepare, conducting an environmental gap analysis and/or performing a test inspection to check your readiness.  We also recommend having a member of our team attend the site inspection and respond to agency questions on your behalf. 

Let us take the guess work out of interpreting environmental regulations and permit conditions. Whether it is a question or two, or the need to understand an entire piece of legislation, our experts can explain the requirements in laymen’s terms and in a practical manner. We also offer various levels of training in environmental regulations from webinars, site training, or half/full day seminars/workshops with your staff.

As experts in air quality and environmental compliance, we are well equipped to assist you in communications with government agencies, public interest groups or members of the public.

Facilities that emit more than 10,000 tonnes of CO2e per year are subject to the Federal GHG and Ontario GHG reporting programs.  Participants in the Federal Output-Based Pricing Systems (OBPS) and Ontario's Emission Performance Standards (EPS) are also subject to GHG verification requirements.  Our team of experts have extensive experience in GHG quantification, reporting and providing assistance to address verification questions.

With the ever changing carbon policies in Canada and Ontario, developing an appropriate GHG management strategy for your organization can be a challenge. Our team of experts are well versed on the carbon polices and are staying on the look out for upcoming changes.  

We provide training on carbon policies, work closely with our clients to review their site-specific GHG emissions and develop the appropriate carbon management strategy for their facilities.

GHG and environmental data are often required as part of a sustainability report under different framework of reporting and disclosure such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP, etc. Contact us to find out how we can help! 

We prepare waste permitting documentation (e.g., Design & Operation reports) and coordinate ECA or EASR applications for the following types of waste operations: waste transfer stations, waste processing facilities, wood recycling yards, mobile waste processing facilities, End-of-Life-Vehicle (ELV) facilities, and waste management (transportation) operations.

We can also assist with waste permit conditions such as waste record keeping, employee training, submitting annual reports, financial assurance calculations/evaluations, and third-party site inspections.

It is not uncommon for facilities to over-pay for waste disposal by up-categorizing their subject waste. Let us review your waste characterization to make sure your subject waste is categorized appropriately and potentially save you money!  

From the preparation of simple work instructions to more complex procedures, we can assist your facility.

Facilities that use/store substances that pose an acute hazard to the environmental or to human health should an accidental release occur may have requirements under this federal regulation such as emergency plan preparation, conducting simulation exercises and/or reporting. Let us complete an E2 assessment to determine what, if any requirements, under this regulation apply to your facility.

We have developed strategic alliances with leaders in the environmental fields of noise, surface water management, ambient/source testing, health & safety, and ventilation to ensure our clients receive the best environmental services available in Ontario.