Proposed amendments to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2018 consultation document: chapter 3

3. Next steps

3.1 Comment period

Comments on this consultation document or information to address data gaps identified in the Information Gathering sections of this document must be submitted no later than February 18, 2019 to the contact information below.

Comments received will be taken into consideration in the drafting of the proposed regulatory amendments to the regulations.

Pursuant to section 313 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), any person who provides information to the Minister of the Environment under CEPA may submit with the information a written request that it be treated as confidential. Please address comments to the Chemical Management Division with the subject line “PCTSR: Consultation - proposed amendments for PFOS, PFOA, LF-PFCAs, PBDEs, HBCD, DP and DBDPE”. Comments can be submitted by email (preferred) or mail.

By email:

ec.interdiction-prohibition.ec@canada.ca

A confirmation email will be sent to those who submit their information and comments by email.

By mail:

Chemicals Management Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Place Vincent Massey 10th Floor
351 St. Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau (QC)
K1A 0H3

3.2 Planned timelines

The proposed regulatory amendments are expected to be published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, in Winter 2020, and may include other modifications to the regulations, as required.