Table Of ContentOntario Toxics Reduction Program
Help Guide for Completing
the Toxic Substance Reduction
Planner Application Form
Becoming a Licensed Toxic Substance
Reduction Planner
The process to become a Toxic Substance • pass the ministry-approved examination.
Reduction Planner involves four parts:
Two weeks notice is required to cancel your
• meet specific education and/or work attendance at a scheduled course.
experience requirements
Before you get started, you will need:
• qualifications to become a licensed
4 Details of your educational certificates,
Toxic Substance Reduction Planner are
detailed in Ontario Regulation 455/09 degrees, diplomas or equivalencies
under the Toxics Reduction Act, 2009
4 Details of your work experience and
• submit the application form and pay the total fee references
• first-time applicants will be charged
4 A certified cheque or money order made
an amount of $2,100 covering training,
payable to the Minister of Finance.
examination and licence fees
• complete the ministry-approved on-line and
in-class training
Completing and Mailing the Application Form
You must mail in your completed application Verification of Information
form. Please follow the steps below:
You must verify that the information you
1. Download the form provided with your application is true and
correct. It is an offence under the Toxics
2. Complete the form (all required fields are
Reduction Act to give or submit false or
marked with an asterisk*)
misleading information.
3. Print the completed form You must also confirm that you meet the
education and work experience requirements
4. Prepare package for mailing, including:
under the Toxics Reduction Act.
c Toxic Substance Reduction Planner
Please type/write your first and last name in the
Application form
spaces provided as they appear in the Contact
c Copies of your educational certificates,
Information section of the form. Sign and date
degrees, diplomas or equivalencies
your application form.
c Certified cheque or money order made
payable to the Minister of Finance. Mail your application form with the
documents and materials listed above to:
Receptionist
Ministry of the Environment
2 St. Clair Avenue West, 18th Floor
Toronto ON M4V 1L5
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Instructions for Completing the Application Form
Contact Information First Option
First and last name: Provide your legal name. Education & Experience: Select this option if
This will appear on your licence. you have a Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree
in any of the fields of study listed in the table
Email address: A current email address is
below, or a field the Ministry of the Environment
mandatory as you will be sent information
considers equivalent, and you have a minimum
by email.
of four years of full-time experience or part-time
Postal address: Your licence will be mailed to equivalency in at least one of the areas listed
this address. under Category A or Category B.
Training Dates and Locations Second Option
Select a training/exam location and date. Follow Education & Experience: Select this option if you
the link on this section of the application form for have a college diploma in any of the fields of
a list of choices. List your top preferred training study listed in the table on page 4, or a field the
dates and locations. Ministry of the Environment considers equivalent,
and you have a minimum of six years of full-
Exams will be administered immediately after the
time experience or part-time equivalency in at
in-class training is complete, at the same location.
least one of the areas listed under Category A or
Acceptance is offered on a first-come, first- Category B.
served basis once your payment and completed
Third Option
application form is received by the Ministry. Every
Experience only: Select this option if you have no
effort will be made to register you for one of your
education in the identified fields of study listed
preferred session dates.
in the table below, but you have a minimum of
Education and Experience
eight years of full-time experience in the areas
To qualify for the Toxic Substance Reduction listed under Category A and Category B.
Planner program, you must meet certain
Note: If you select this option, you must have
education and/or experience requirements.
at least two years of experience or part-time
Choose only one of the three available options
equivalency in an area listed under Category A
that best describes your education and
and at least two years of experience or part-time
experience. Applicants who have less than the
equivalency in an area listed under Category B.
required education and experience will not be
accepted into this program.
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Education: Fields of Study
biology environmental science occupational health & safety
business administration environmental technology physics
chemistry geology quality control
engineering metallurgy toxicology
environmental management mineral processing other field (must be considered
equivalent by the ministry)
Experience (please see Category A and Category B)
Category A – Environmental Management
Compliance with environmental regulations
Environmental management system development and implementation
Pollution prevention plan development and implementation
Reporting under NPRI Notices
Other (please specify in the space provided)
Category B – Operational Activities in a Manufacturing or Mineral Processing Facility
Business administration Engineering
Industrial design Management
Occupational health and safety Planning
Process control Quality control
Research and development
Education: In the appropriate field, select the Educational Institute Degree/Diploma was
type of degree or diploma that applies to your Issued: Provide the name of the institution that
education from the following choices: Doctoral issued your degree/diploma.
Degree, Master’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, College
Copy of degree/diploma or foreign
Diploma or choose no relevant Degree/Diploma.
educational assessment: Indicate whether you
Field of Study: Indicate the field of study relative are including a copy of your degree/diploma or
to your selection above. an assessment from a recognized educational
assessment agency. Education credentials
obtained outside of Canada or the United States
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of America must be assessed for equivalency to the space provided.
the education requirements listed in the Toxics
Comments
Reduction Act. Foreign credentials must be
assessed by a recognized educational assessment Use this field to either explain your job duties
agency. Proof of equivalency must be included or provide additional supporting information
with your application. For more information, about your experience while you were in the
please visit the Canadian Information Centre for job you identified.
International Credentials (CICIC).
Full or Part Time
Work Experience
Indicate whether you acquired the experience
Include information about your most recent and you checked off in the Additional Work
past employment to support the experience Information section on a full-time or part-time
option(s) you chose that qualify you for the Toxic basis. Provide details as to how many hours you
Substance Reduction Planner program. Please performed relevant duties each week, and the
fill out all the sections for each position you number of years you performed them.
identify in your application. You can describe up
Note: The Ministry considers 1,800 hours per year
to five positions, including your current one.
to equal full-time employment.
The Ministry of the Environment may ask for
Payment Information
additional supporting information to assess your
Payment of $2,100 by certified cheque or
work experience. The employers you identify may
money order made payable to the Minister of
be contacted.
Finance, must be received with your completed
For every job you include in your application
application form before you can be registered
form, you must provide the following:
for a course session, begin online training,
• Employer/Business name attend the training session, write the exam and
receive a licence. The breakdown of the total fee
• Your job title/position
is as follows:
• Company address and contact information
• Supervisor/manager name and job title Training and Licence Fees
• Supervisor/manager phone number and
Training (online & in-class) ...............$1,250
email address
Examination .............................$225
Supervisors/managers must be able to confirm
Licence: .................................$625
your employment as well as your work duties.
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,100
Additional Work Information
In this section, select one or more areas listed
under Category A and Category B that best
describes your experience while you were in
the job you identified. If you select “other”,
please describe the equivalent experience in
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For additional information, please visit:
www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/category/
toxic_substances/index.htm
Ministry of the Environment
Public Information Centre
1st floor, 135 St. Clair Avenue West
Toronto ON M4V 1P5
Email: [email protected]
General Inquiries: 416 325-4000 or 1 800 565-4923
Fax: 416 325-3159
TTY: 416 326-9236 or Toll Free: 1 800 515-2759
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