Certificate of Property Use

Where a Risk Assessment has been submitted to the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry may issue a Certificate of Property Use (CPU). The CPU requires an owner to take action to:

• Prevent or eliminate any problems with contamination on the property;


• Monitor contamination; and/or


• Follow specified lansummaryd use or building restrictions set out in the Risk Assessment.

A CPU includes a of risk management measures identified through the Risk Assessment.

If a CPU is registered on the title of a property, future property owners, municipal officials, and occupants of a property will be aware of any property use restrictions, building restrictions or equipment installation required to be sure that contaminants remaining on a site meet Risk Assessment standard levels.