Imperial Oil Limited - Compagnie Petroliere Imperiale Ltee - Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (air)

ERO number
026-0971
Ministry reference number
1581-DWXQZA
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
September 28, 2026 - November 12, 2026 (45 days) Open
Last updated

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

Proposal summary

This proposal is for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 6254-9LVQ3V for Imperial Oil Limited, operates an oil refinery that converts crude oil into a wide variety of petroleum products, located in the City of Sarnia, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

602 Christina Street South
Sarnia, ON
Canada

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Proponent(s)

Imperial Oil Limited - Compagnie Petroliere Imperiale Ltee
602 Christina Street South
Sarnia, ON
N7T 7M5
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is for the renewal of the Limited Operational Flexibility for an Environmental Compliance Approval (air & noise) No. 6254-9LVQ3V for Imperial Oil Limited, operates an oil refinery that converts crude oil into a wide variety of petroleum products, including motor gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, aviation fuel and lubricating oils located in the City of Sarnia, Ontario.

The emission sources from the manufacturing and associated processes that discharge to the air include laboratory fume hoods, material handeling, storage tanks, catalytic cracking, flares, and cooling towers.

Contaminant emissions to the atmosphere include:

  • acrolein
  • cobalt
  • naphthalene
  • vanadium
  • toluene
  • particulate matter

The Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (Air), when issued, permits modifications to the facility subject to limits on operational flexibility that include a production limit for the facility to be specified on the Environmental Compliance Approval with Limited Operational Flexibility (air). The limited operational flexibility conditions have an expiry date. The company will be required to make an application for amendment at that time to renew these conditions.

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40 St. Clair Avenue West
Floor 2
Toronto, ON
M4V 1M2
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