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Exemption for Personal Use
  1. The Regulations do not apply to dangerous goods in transport on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage, if the dangerous goods:
    1. Are transported between a retail outlet and the residence of the purchaser, a retail outlet and the purchaser's place of use, the residence of the purchaser and a place of use, or two residences;
    2. are contained in one or more means of containment each of which has a gross mass less 150kg
    3. are not for resale, or for commercial or industrial use; and
    4. are in a quantity and concentration available to the general public at retail outlets.
Examples: gasoline jerrican, BBQ propane cylinders, pool chemicals, etc.

Examples of a retail outlet: hardware store, automotive industry store, pool supply store or farm co-op.
  1. This exemption does not apply to explosives except for explosives identified in Schedule 1. This may apply to things like ammunition and fireworks. In addition, this does not apply to dangerous goods in a quantity greater than 150 kg gross mass that are in transport on a road vehicle, a railway vehicle or a ship on a domestic voyage, or to radioactive materials that are required to be licensed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.