About these regulations
Description: Regulations respecting the transportation of dangerous goods and activities relating to road, rail, air and marine transport.
Enabling act: Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992
Related topics: Dangerous goods
Related institutions:
- Transport Canada
- Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) – Hazardous Materials Regulations (Title 49 CFR)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Related regulations:
- Air Transport Policy and Regulation – International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, 2015 – Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
- International Marine Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) – Hazardous Materials Regulations (Title 49 CFR)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Additional help
- Application for an Equivalency Certificate
- CANUTEC
- Containers
- Reporting requirements
- Safety Awareness Materials and FAQ
Contact us
In the event of an emergency
In the event of an emergency involving dangerous goods, call CANUTEC at 1-888-CAN-UTEC (226-8832), 613-996-6666 or *666 on a cellular phone.
For regulatory questions, contact the TDG regional office in your region:
Western and Yukon Region (Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta)
- Pacific: TDGPacific-TMDPacifique@tc.gc.ca
Ontario, Prairies and Northern Region (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario)
- Ontario: TDG-TMDOntario@tc.gc.ca
- Prairie & Northern: TDG-TMDPNR@tc.gc.ca
Quebec and Atlantic Region (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Atlantic: TDG-TMDAtlantic@tc.gc.ca
- Quebec: TMD-TDG.Quebec@tc.gc.ca