SEM Compliance Tracker

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This tool has been established to provide the public with a resource to track compliance with the SEM process deadlines established under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, the Guidelines for Submissions on Enforcement Matters and Articles 24.27 and 24.28 of the Environment Chapter of the free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States (CUSMA, T-MEC, USMCA).

Clicking on the title of a submission will link to that submission’s page in the SEM Registry.

Submissions under USMCA

Active Submissions

Submission title (date filed)	Secretariat Meets criteria? 30d	Submitters Revised submission 60d	Secretariat Meets criteria and Merits Response? 30d	Party Response 60d	Secretariat Factual Record? 60d	Council Instruction 60wd	Secretariat Draft Factual Record 120d
Sonora Railway Project (October 2, 2024)	n/a	n/a	30	IP
Vessel Pollution in Pacific Canada (November 2, 2023)	30	37	30	60	60	IP
Illegal Logging in Jalisco (May 17, 2023)	n/a	n/a	30	60	60	IP
Valle de Bravo-Amanalco Sub-Basin (May 15, 2023)	n/a	n/a	30	60	60	IP
Agave Production in Jalisco (April 11, 2023)	30	41	30	60	60	IP
Avocado Production in Michoacán (February 2, 2023)	30	51	28	60	60	IP
Tren Maya (July 21, 2022)	30	60	39	60	74	IP
North Atlantic right whale (October 4, 2021)	30	60	30	60	60	IP
Vaquita Porpoise (August 11, 2021)	n/a	n/a	28	143	60	475	IP

Closed Submissions

Submission title (date filed)	Secretariat Meets criteria? 30d	Submitters Revised submission 60d	Secretariat Meets criteria and Merits Response? 30d	Party Response 60d	Secretariat Factual Record? 60d	Council Instruction 60wd	Secretariat Draft Factual Record 120d	Party Comments 30d	Secretariat Final Factual Record	Council Vote 30d
Cadereyta Refinery (February 5, 2024)	30	60	30
Time Ceramics (February 1, 2024)	30	60	30
La Primavera Forest II (May 11, 2023)	30	31	30	60	60
Residential Development in San Cristóbal de las Casas (January 11, 2023)	30	60
Madín Dam Basin (October 26, 2022)	30	51	20
Pollution in Playa Hermosa (June 1, 2022)	n/a	n/a	30	60	60
Fairview Terminal (February 8, 2021)	29	20	29	60	60
Loggerhead Turtle (December 17, 2020)		n/a	53	109	59	409	240	30	23	30

Submissions under NAAEC

Active Submissions

Submission title (date filed)	Secretariat Meets basic criteria? 30wd	Submitters Revised submission 60wd	Secretariat Merits Party Response? 30wd	Party Party Response 60wd	Secretariat Factual Record? 120wd	Council Instruction 60wd	Secretariat Draft Factual Record 180wd	Party Comments 45wd	Secretariat Final Factual Record 45wd	Council Vote 60wd
Hydraulic Fracturing in Nuevo Leon (October 3, 2018)	30	56	23	229	118	719	180	47	30	IP

Closed Submissions

Submission title (date filed)	Secretariat Meets basic criteria? 30wd	Submitters Revised submission 60wd	Secretariat Merits Party Response? 30wd	Party Party Response 60wd	Secretariat Factual Record? 120wd	Council Instruction 60wd	Secretariat Draft Factual Record 180wd	Party Comments 45wd	Secretariat Final Factual Record 45wd	Council Vote 60wd
Barred Owl (September 30, 2019)	30	n/a	7	65	16
Lake Memphremagog (July 5, 2019)	29
City Park Project (April 16, 2019)	30	n/a	23	177	91	244	215	45	42	86
Radiation Exposure in Los Altares (February 22, 2019)	30	n/a	30	216	118
Grand-Brûlé—Saint Sauveur Supply Line (December 7, 2018)	25	60	28
Chileno Bay Club (November 9, 2018)	30	n/a	16	60	104
Metrobús Reforma (February 2, 2018)	30	n/a	30	60	109	472	399	65	45	116
Transboundary Agricultural Burning (January 10, 2018)	14	n/a	14	60	23
Alberta Tailings Ponds II (June 26, 2017)	30	n/a	6	60	108	90	292	57	36	111
Monterrey VI Aqueduct (July 11, 2016)	30	23	29	30	103
Agricultural Waste Burning in Sonora (January 22, 2016)	28	39	30	60	120	66	180	42	27	60
Municipal Wastewater Drop Shafts (November 3, 2015)	30	n/a	25	60	42
Management of Analog TV Waste (August 24, 2015)	20	50	30	60	129
La Primavera Forest (July 20, 2015)	14	59	24	60	136	94
Refinery Releases in Shreveport, Louisiana (July 9, 2013)	27
Louisiana Refinery Releases (July 3, 2013)	25
Tourism Development in the Gulf of California (April 11, 2013)	30	59	30	60	120	159
St. Lawrence River Wind Farms (December 14, 2012)	30	59	34
BC Salmon Farms (February 10, 2012)	n/a	n/a	n/a	19	118	138
Protection of Polar Bears (December 5, 2011)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	122
Sumidero Canyon II (November 29, 2011)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	127	253	44	21	60
Iona Wastewater Treatment (May 7, 2010)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Alberta Tailings Ponds (April 13, 2010)	n/a	n/a	n/a	27	104	115
Wetlands in Manzanillo (February 4, 2009)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	199	404	45	31	60
Ex Hacienda El Hospital III (September 22, 2006)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	335	45	27	59
Ex Hacienda El Hospital II (July 17, 2006)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	335	45	27	59
Environmental Pollution in Hermosillo II (August 30, 2005)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	303	45	15	57
Quebec Automobiles (November 3, 2004)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
Coal-fired Power Plants (September 20, 2004)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45	38	65
Lake Chapala II (May 23, 2003)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	58

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30d	Number of calendar days allocated for each stage in the process (including weekends and holidays)
30wd	Number of working days allocated for each stage in the process (weekdays that are not national holidays of any of the parties)
IPIP	Key step in progress - green if applicable deadline has not passed - red if it has
2593	Number of days taken to complete a key step: green if applicable deadline was met; red if not
n/a	Not applicable: Target deadlines do not apply retroactively to those key steps that were already completed or in progress prior to the July 11, 2012 adoption of the revised SEM Guidelines