To whom do I report illegal freon top-ups and suspicious servicing?

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To whom do I report illegal freon top-ups and suspicious servicing?

To whom do I report non-certified AC repairmen?

Any suspicious AC servicing should be reported to your district office of the Ministry of Environment and Energy or the 24 hour Pollution Hotline at 1-866-MOE-TIPS (1-866-663-8477).

This is Clause 2.7.4, from the Environmental Code of Practice for Elimination of Fluorocarbon Emissions,

2.7.4 Service Records

An up-to-date service record should be kept close to the equipment or with the owner and should
be made available for inspection by the proper authorities. This should include details on leak
testing and quantities charged or recovered.

This is Clause 6.1, from the Refrigerant O.Reg 189/94,

6.1  (1)  Every person who services or tests refrigeration equipment shall create records containing the following information:

1. All amounts and types of refrigerant purchased or obtained for the purpose of servicing or testing equipment.
2. The amount of and explanation for any discharge of a refrigerant, whether or not it occurs in the course of servicing or testing equipment.
3. The date of any work done servicing or testing equipment, the name of the company doing the work and the name of the individual doing the work.
4. A description of the work done, the amount and type of refrigerant used in the work, the type of refrigerant recaptured in the course of the work and an estimate of the amount of refrigerant recaptured in the course of the work.  O. Reg. 238/01, s. 5; O. Reg. 180/07, s. 5 (1).

       (2)  A copy of each record created under subsection (1) shall contain the name of the seller of the refrigerant and shall be kept for a period of two years from the date of its creation by,
(a) the employer of the person who serviced or tested the refrigeration equipment if done as part of the person's employment; or
(b) if clause (a) does not apply, the person who serviced or tested the refrigeration equipment.  O. Reg. 180/07, s. 5 (2).

       (3)  This section does not apply to servicing or testing that takes place in the course of the manufacture of a product that is or that contains refrigeration equipment.  O. Reg. 180/07, s. 5 (2).