Government of New Brunswick

Cooling Towers (Water Circulation System)

Health

Overview

The Department of Health is regulating cooling towers under the Public Health Act. Building owners are responsible for obtaining a licence to operate cooling tower systems associated with their buildings, which include an evaporative condenser and fluid cooler.

Licensing is required by August 1st, 2022. There will be no fees for licensing in 2022 and licenses are valid until March 31st of each year.

The Department of Justice and Public Safety is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Act and Regulation.

Eligibility


A licence may be issued to a building owner who has completed an application for a licence and paid the required fee. Initial licence application fees have been waived until March 31st, 2023.

Description

Following recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in the province, the Government of New Brunswick has committed to implementing a regulatory framework that will be introduced in 2 phases.

• Phase 1: includes mandatory licensing of Cooling Systems (cooling towers) by August 1st, 2022
• Phase 2: includes legislated requirements such as water management plans and Legionella testing. These details will be finalized after a stakeholder consultation process (to be held Fall 2022) and will be implemented by April 2023.

Violations of the Act or Regulation may lead to fines and/or licence suspension or revocation.

Contacts for Licensing Questions - Coolingtowers-Toursderefroidissement@gnb.ca

The New Brunswick Cooling Tower Registry is powered by GroveWare Technologies Inc., a third party application vendor under contract to GNB. The registry is a managed service provided by GroveWare and operated by GNB. The link will redirect you to a secure external portal under the vendor’s domain, - groveware.com

Fees

Unless otherwise specified, Fees exclude the harmonized sales tax (HST).

Fee DescriptionRate in $Effective Date
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Fees will be in effect for the April 1st, 2023 licensing year and will be defined after August 1st, 2022