If a provincial government issues a permit that allows a firm to discharge some amount of specific toxic waste into a waterway and the federal government prohibits dumping of this specific toxin,there is no conflict because the provincial regulation would supersede the federal ban.
If the federal government could prove that the toxin was damaging to a fishery located in the waterway,they have the power under the Fisheries Act to regulate the toxin.

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In Canada, federal laws generally have supremacy over provincial laws when there is a direct conflict between the two. Therefore, if the federal government prohibits the dumping of a specific toxin, this ban would override a provincial permit allowing such dumping, especially if it's under the purview of federal jurisdiction like the Fisheries Act.

If a Provincial Government Issues a Permit That Allows a Firm