List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

From Eco Issues

These are terms having to do with environmental policy in Ontario that have been used in previous ECO reports to the legislature.

Please also see Glossary of Environmental Terms.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

AAQC	Ambient Air Quality Criteria
AMP	Administrative monetary penalty
AFP	Agreement Forest Program
AGO	Auditor General of Ontario
AOC	Area of Concern
ANSI	Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest
BBPP	Blue Box Program Plan
BSE	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BPS	Broader Public Sector
C of A	Certificate of Approval
COA	Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem
CAR	Compliance Assessment Report
CCME	Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
CELA	Canadian Environmental Law Association
CEPA	Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CFCs	Chlorofluorocarbons
CFIA	Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CFSA	Crown Forest Sustainability Act
Class EA	Class Environmental Assessment
CLTIP	Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program
CPAWS	Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
CSC	Community Stakeholder Committee
CWD	Chronic Wasting Disease
CWQG	Canadian Water Quality Guidelines
CWS	Canada-wide Standard
DWSR	Drinking Water Systems Regulation
EAA	Environmental Assessment Act
EBR	Environmental Bill of Rights
ECO	Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
ECS	Emission Control System
ERC	emission reduction credit
ENG	Ministry of Energy
ENGO	Environmental Non-Governmental Organization
EMS	Environmental Management System
EPA	Environmental Protection Act
EPR	Environmental Protection Requirements
ERT	Environmental Review Tribunal
ESA	Endangered Species Act
ESAs	Environmentally Significant Areas
FHAG	Fish Habitat Advisory Group
FMP	Forest Management Plan
FMPM	Forest Management Planning Manual
FOI request	Freedom of Information request
FWCA	Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act
GIS	Geographic Information System
GHGs	Greenhouse Gases
IC&I	Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (waste sectors)
IFAPP	Independent Forest Audit Process and Protocol
IJC	International Joint Commission
IMO	Independent Electricity Market Operator
IFO	Industry Funding Organization
LDC	Local distribution company
LEED	Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
MF	Management Forest
MFTIP	Managed Forest Tax Incentive Program
MISA	Municipal Industrial Strategy for Abatement
MNDM	Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
MNR	Ministry of Natural Resources
MOE	Ministry of the Environment
MOF	Ministry of Finance
MPAC	Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
MSCBS	Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services
MTO	Ministry of Transportation
MHSW	Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste
NPRI	National Pollutant Release Inventory
NH4+	Ammonium
NMA	Nutrient Management Act
NMP	Nutrient Management Plan
NMS	Nutrient Management Strategy
NO3-	Nitrate
NU	Nutrient unit
NOx	Oxides of nitrogen
ORIS	Occurrence Report Information System
ODT	Odour detection threshold
OU	Odour Unit
OEB	Ontario Energy Board
OEBA	Ontario Energy Board Act
OFA	Ontario Forestry Association
OLA	Outdoor Living Area
OMAFRA	Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
OMB	Ontario Municipal Board
ODWS	Ontario Drinking Water Standards
ORC	Ontario Realty Corporation
ORM	Oak Ridges Moraine
ORMCA	Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act
OWRA	Ontario Water Resources Act
PET	Polyethylene terephthalate (plastic)
POA	Provincial Offences Act
POI	Point of Impingement
PCBs	Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PAHs	Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PVC	Polyvinyl Chloride
PPS	Provincial Policy Statement
PWQO	Provincial Water Quality Objectives
PTTW	Permit to take Water
RESOP	Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program
SDWA	Safe Drinking Water Act
STAC	Selected Targets for Air Compliance program
SEV	Statement of Environmental Values
SO	Stewardship Ontario
STP	Sewage Treatment Plant
SWMP	Stormwater Management Planning
SWSSA	Sustainable Water and Sewage Systems Act
TSE	Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
TSSA	Technical Standards and Safety Authority
US EPA	United States Environmental Protection Agency
VFSS	Vegetative Filter Strip System
VOCs	Volatile Organic Compounds
WMP	Water Management Plan
WMPG	Water Management Planning Guidelines
WDA	Waste Diversion Act
WEEE	Waste electrical and electronic equipment
WDO	Waste Diversion Ontario