Dangerous goods are exempt from the regulations in quantities up to 150kg per vehicle (gross mass)
- Each package or container:
- must not exceed 30 kg (limit for gases is 46-litre cylinder capacity)
- must be strong and secure enough that it will not spill or leak (container does not require a certification mark, unless it is a gas cylinder)
- The exemption cannot be used for the items below or for any explosives (Class 1) except:
- UN 0044, UN 0105, UN 0131, UN 0161, UN 0323, UN 0335 (if classified as a consumer firework), UN 0336, UN 0337, UN 0351, UN 0373, UN 0404, UN 0405, UN 0431, UN 0432, UN 0454, UN 0499
- UN 0012, UN 0014 and UN 0055 if the cartridges are for shotguns or, in the case of cartridges for rifles or pistols, the calibre is less than 12.7 mm (50 calibre)
- The 150-kg exemption cannot be used for:
- Class 2.1 (Flammable Gases) in cylinders larger than 46-litre capacity
- Class 2.3 (Toxic Gases)
- Class 4, Packing Group I (Flammable Solids, Spontaneously Combustible, Dangerous When Wet)
- Class 5.2 (Organic Peroxides) unless they are limited quantities
- Class 6.1 (Toxic) Packing Group I, liquids
- Class 6.2 (Infectious)
- Class 7 (Radioactive) that requires licensing by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
- dangerous goods that require an ERAP, or a control or emergency temperature
