Imperial Oil Limited - Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

ERO number
026-0215
Ministry reference number
8060-DRES4E
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
February 26, 2026 - April 12, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
April 12, 2026

Proposal summary

This proposal is to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 6254-9LVQ3V issued to Imperial Oil Limited Company, for a refining and petrochemical manufacturing facility located at 602 Christina Street South, Sarnia.

Location details

Site address

602 Christina Street South
Sarnia, ON
Canada

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Proponent(s)

Imperial Oil Limited
602 Christina Street South
Sarnia, ON
N7T 7M5
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 6254-9LVQ3V issued to Imperial Oil Limited Company, for a refining and petrochemical manufacturing facility located at 602 Christina Street South, Sarnia.

The emission sources from the manufacturing and associated processes that discharge to the air include:

  • crude distillation and conversion
  • hydrogen treating and production
  • hydrocarbon fractionation, cracking, separation, extraction
  • desulphurization
  • sulphur recovery
  • polymerization
  • catalyst manufacturing
  • steam generation
  • electricity generation
  • product blending, storage, transfer and loading
  • wastewater treatment
  • landfarming; and
  • research and laboratory operations

This amendment is for an installation of a caustic wet gas scrubber and an increase in sulphur recovery capacity.

Contaminant emissions to the atmosphere include:

  • benzene
  • chromium
  • nickel, and
  • zinc

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Client Services and Permissions Branch
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
Canada

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