Share your thoughts: Draft Update to Canada’s National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Current status: Closed

The Government of Canada published a Draft Update to Canada’s National Implementation Plan (NIP) under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). It is open for a 45-day public comment period ending on August 31, 2023.

Background

In May 2022, Canada approved the listings of 5 POPs listed to the Stockholm Convention:

1. Dicofol
2. Hexachlorobutadiene
3. Polychlorinated naphthalenes
4. Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (known as short-chain chlorinated alkanes in Canada)
5. Technical endosulfan and its related isomers

The Draft Update to Canada’s National Implementation Plan, which outlines Canada’s plans, policies and programs in place to meet our commitments with these listings, has been prepared to address our obligations under Article 7 of the Stockholm Convention. The final version of the Update to Canada’s National Implementation Plan will take into consideration comments received on the draft and will be transmitted to the Stockholm Convention Secretariat by August 2024.

Who is the focus of this consultation

We would like to hear from:

• Indigenous Peoples
• Provincial, territorial and local governments
• Industry stakeholders and association members
• Non-governmental organizations
• Public

Related information

• Update to Canada’s national implementation plan: Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (2013)
• Final National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - May 2006
• Persistent organic pollutants: Stockholm Convention

Contact us

By email

Email:  POPs-POPs@ec.gc.ca

By mail

Risk Management, Persistent organic pollutants, PFAS and Asbestos
Chemicals Management Division, Industrial Sectors and Chemicals Directorate
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard 19th floor
Gatineau QC  K1A 0H3