Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type B)

Authorized form of name

Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1990-1995

      History

      In August 1988, the Ministry of the Environment released a discussion paper on the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards (ACES) and the development of environment standards and guidelines. The ensuing committee was established in May 1990 as an independent advisory body made up of professionals with expertise in the scientific, economic, labour, social and legal fields and was set up with the intent of opening up the process of standard setting to provide for public involvement.

      At the request of the Minister of the Environment, ACES reviews the ministry's scientific and technical documentation on the proposed standards, consults the public, undertakes further consultation, if necessary, forwards its recommendations for a standard and a supporting rationale to the Minister within a specified time frame and provides feedback to the public on its decision and how public was considered.

      In conducting public consultation on acceptable levels of particular environmental contaminants, the Committee publishes a Notice of Intent in the Ontario Gazette, Ontario newspapers as well as contacting potentially interested parties on its mailing list.

      ACES was abolished in 1995.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards provides the Ministry of the Environment with recommendations on standards for environmental contaminants following consideration of the public input received and pertinent scientific, legal, economic and sociocultural issues.

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      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA65

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of the Environment (1972-1993) controls Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards

      Dates of relationship

      1990-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy (1993-1997)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA67

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy controls Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards

      Dates of relationship

      1993-1995

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      BA758

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      For Review

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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        Script(s)

          Sources

          KWIC Index, 1993-1994

          Ministry of the Environment. The Advisory Committee on Environmental Standards, 1989.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Smith