Export Control List: all versions

This list contains substances whose export is controlled because their use in Canada is prohibited or severely restricted, or because Canada has accepted, through an international agreement, to control their export.

For specific information on export controls on substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and to access the notice of proposed export and permit application forms, please consult the Export Controls on Substances page.

Export Control List (Schedule 3 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)

• Latest update to the Export Control List, Schedule 3 (October 1, 2018)
• A proposed Order Amending Schedule 3 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published on May 14, 2022 for a 75-day public comment period ending on July 28, 2022. Click here to access the consultation page.

• A consultation document on the Risk Management of Short-chain, Medium-chain and Long-chain Chlorinated Alkanes was published on February 13, 2025 for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 14, 2025. Click here to access the consultation page.

Previous versions of the Export Control List are listed below.

• Export Control List, Schedule 3 (January 11, 2017)
• Export Control List, Schedule 3 (January 28, 2015)
  • Response to Comments for a proposed Order Amending Schedule 3 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Endosulfan) (2012-11)
• Export Control List, Schedule 3 (June 5, 2013)
• Export Control List, Schedule 3 (September 12, 2012)
• Export Control List, Schedule 3 (August 28, 2002)
• Original Export Control List, Schedule 3

Annual reports

Annual reports must be published pursuant to section 103 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2024

Previous annual reports are listed below.

• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2023
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2022
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2021
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2020
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2019
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2018
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2017
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2016
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2015
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2014
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2013
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2012
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2011
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2010
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2009
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2008
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2007
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2006
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2005
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2004
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2003
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2002
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2001
• Export of substances on the Export Control List for 2000

For more information, please contact:

Export Controls Program
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint Joseph Blvd
Gatineau QC  K1A 0H3

Telephone: 819‑938‑4228
Email: sec-ecs@ec.gc.ca