Report an environmental concern

Environmental emergency that is occurring now:

• Dense smoke
• Burning of prohibited materials 
• An incident that has already occurred
• Ongoing concerns (e.g. dust)
• Odour complaints

• Report all Polluters and Poachers (R.A.P.P.)

• Outdoor air quality and odour complaints in Metro Vancouver (Metro Vancouver has delegated authority for air quality from the Province)

• Metro Vancouver complaints line: 604-436-6777
• Metro Vancouver-Air quality complaints

• Workplace indoor air quality

• Work Safe BC: 1-888-621-7233, 604-276-3100 (Lower Mainland)

Environmental emergency that is occurring now or to follow up on an issue you have already reported. 

• Report all Polluters and Poachers (R.A.P.P.)

Impacts to Crown land related to:

• Foreshore work
• Work in a creek/stream
• Use of fire in forests or on grasslands
• Development or use of Crown land
• Forestry operations
• Aggregate extraction
• Culturally sensitive sites and artifacts
• Forest service roads
• Damage to the environment due to the use of off-road vehicles
• Habitat damage
• Forest recreation sites and trails
• Crown pastures and associated livestock

• Report a Natural Resource Violation

Environmental emergency that is occurring now:

• Something being spilled or leaking into a water body, storm drain, ground water
• Fuel, oil, manure, paint, hazardous waste
• An incident that has already occurred
• Ongoing concerns
• Impacts to water may include litter in water, algae or oily sheen

• Report all Polluters and Poachers (R.A.P.P.)

• Drinking water quality concerns and impacts to human health
• Drinking water wells
• Ground water beside a drinking water well

• Complaints about drinking water

Fisheries violations:

• Fishing in a closed area
• Exceeding daily catch limit
• Damage to fish habitat

• Report all Polluters and Poachers (R.A.P.P.)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada Observe Report, Record (ORR) Line: 1-800-465-4336

Impacts to Crown Land related to:      

• Foreshore work
• Work in a creek/stream

• Report a Natural Resource Violation

• Partially sunken vessels, threat to navigation

• Transport Canada

• Vessels that pose a potential, actual or immediate threat to the environment such as leaking oil

• Canadian Coast Guard

• Vessels at the bottom of a water body

• BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

Environmental emergency that is occurring now or an incident that has already occurred:

• Pesticide application, leak or spill into a water body
• Pesticide drift
• Suspected misuse of a pesticide
• Concerns about treatment notification

• Report all Polluters and Poachers (R.A.P.P.)

• Negative effect (adverse reaction) to humans, animals (pets or livestock) or the environment (plants or wildlife) resulting from pesticide exposure

• Health Canada - PMRA Voluntary Incident Report
• Report all Polluters and Poachers (R.A.P.P.)

• A store selling an unregistered pest control product.
• A company/user importing a pest control product that is not registered in Canada.
• Suspected misuse of a registered pest control product by a licensed applicator/farmer.
• The manufacture of an unlicensed pest control product.

• Health Canada – PMRA Complaint & Violation Report

In a workplace

• Fatality, serious incident, or unsafe working conditions.

• WorkSafeBC:
  1-888-621-7233,
  604-276-3100 (Lower Mainland)