New substances: program initiatives

Welcome to the Program Initiatives section of the New Substances homepage. This portion of the website is intended to provide you with information on past and ongoing initiatives of the New Substances Program.

Click on the appropriate heading on the left to find out more information about these different initiatives.

• Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
• New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers)
• New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms)
• Regulations Amending the New Substances Fees Regulations
• New Substances Fees Regulations (Chemicals, Polymers and Other Services)
• Guidance Documents - Chemicals, Polymers, Biochemicals and Biopolymers
• Guidance Documents - Animate Products of Biotechnology