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November

• The Final Screening Assessment for Substances Identified as Being of Low Concern Using the Ecological Risk Classification of Inorganic Substances and Three Human Health Science Approaches was published. [2020-11-14]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on January 13, 2021. [2020-11-14]

October

• The Draft Screening Assessment for coumarin 1 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 30, 2020. [2020-10-31]
• An order deleting BNST from Schedule 1 of CPA 1999 was published. [2020-10-28]
• A final order adding Mitotane to Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999 was published. [2020-10-28]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Triarylmethanes Group was published. [2020-10-17]
• The updated draft screening assessments and risk management scopes for melamine, TCPP and TDCPP were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 16, 2020. [2020-10-17]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Benzenesulfonic acid (PTSA) was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 16, 2020. [2020-10-17]
• A summary of the non-confidential information received in response to the information gathering Notice for certain quaternary ammonium compounds in Canadian commerce – Phase 1 has been made available. [2020-10-13]
• A summary of the non-confidential information received in response to the information gathering Notice for the risk management of certain coal tars and their distillates has been made available. [2020-10-13]
• A summary of the non-confidential information received in response to the information gathering Notice for the risk management of BENPAT has been made available. [2020-10-13]
• A summary of the non-confidential information received in response to the information gathering Notice for certain quaternary ammonium compounds in Canadian commerce – Phase 1 has been made available. [2020-10-13]
• A summary of the non-confidential information received in response to the information gathering Notice for the risk management of certain coal tars and their distillates has been made available. [2020-10-13]
• A summary of the non-confidential information received in response to the information gathering Notice for the risk management of BENPAT has been made available. [2020-10-13]
• The notice for the Science Assessment for Plastic Pollution was published in the Canada Gazette. A proposed Order adding plastic manufactured items to Schedule 1 was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 9, 2020. [2020-10-10]
• A mandatory notice under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 with respect to PFHxS was published.[2020-10-10]
• A Final Pollution Prevention Planning Notice with respect to Triclosan was published. [2020-10-10]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Triclocarban was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 9, 2020. [2020-10-10]
• The Science Assessment for Plastic Pollution was published on the Canada.ca (Chemical Substances) Website. A Discussion Paper on a Proposed Integrated Management Approach to Plastic Products to Prevent Waste and Pollution was also published for a public comment period ending December 9, 2020. [2020-10-07]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for the Other Polymers Group was published for a 60 day public comment period ending on December 2, 2020. [2020-10-03]

September

• A consultation document on proposed removal of low volume or discontinued substances from the Revised In Commerce List was published for a public comment period ending on November 25, 2020. [2020-09-26]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Petroleum Coke Group was published for a 60 day public comment period ending on November 18, 2020. [2020-09-19]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for Thallium and its Compounds was published for a 60 day public comment period ending on November 18, 2020. [2020-09-19]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for TMSS was published for a 60 day public comment period ending on November 18, 2020. [2020-09-19]
• A notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to ethanol, 2-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]- (AEEA) was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on November 11, 2020. [2020-09-12]
• A notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate and 2-ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoate was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on November 11, 2020. [2020-09-12]
• The Release Guidelines for Disperse Yellow 3 and 25 other Azo Disperse Dyes in the Textile Sector were published. [2020-09-05]
• The Final Regulations Amending the Ozone-Depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations (ODSHAR) have been published. [2020-09-02]

August

• The Code of Practice for Certain Methylenediphenyl Diisocyanates in Low-Pressure Two-Component Spray Polyurethane Foam Products was published. [2020-08-29]
• The meeting record and committee report for the CMP Science Committee June 2019 meeting was published. [2020-08-27]
• An order amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to BAPP was published. [2020-08-19]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for Aromatic Amines Group was published for a 60 day public comment period ending on October 14, 2020. [2020-08-15]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Silver and its compounds was published for a 60 day public comment period ending on October 14, 2020. [2020-08-15]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Poly(amines) Group was published. [2020-08-15]
• The Final Screening Assessment and Significant New Activity Notice of Intent for the Epoxides and Glycidyl Ethers Group was published. [2020-08-08]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Fatty Acids and Derivatives Group was published. [2020-08-01]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Nitro Musks Group was published. [2020-08-01]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Pigments and Dies Group was published. [2020-08-01]

July

• The performance measurement evaluations for Isoprene and Pigment Red 3 were published. [2020-07-27]
• A Significant New Activities order for Phenacetin was published. [2020-07-22]
• The performance measurement evaluations for butanone oxime was published. [2020-07-21]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Alkanolamines and Fatty Alkanolamides Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on September 16, 2020. [2020-07-18]
• A summary of feedback from the consultation: An integrated strategy for the protection of Canadian workers from exposure to chemicals was published. [2020-07-17]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Base Oils was published. [2020-07-11]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Antimony-containing Substances Group was published. [2020-07-11]
• Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines for Lead, Quinoline, and Strontium were published. [2020-07-10]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Sulfurized isobutylene was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on September 2, 2020. [2020-07-04]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Naphthalene Sulfonic Acids and Salts Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on September 2, 2020. [2020-07-04]
• The performance measurement evaluation strategy was published. [2020-07-03]
• The performance measurement evaluations for lead, PBDEs, BPA-ecological component and mercury have been published. [2020-07-03]

June

• The summary report of the Chemicals Management Plan Stakeholder Advisory Council Meeting for May 22-23, 2019 was published.[2020-06-12]

March

• Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution - The Public Comment Period for the Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution has been extended by 30 days. Stakeholders are invited to submit comments until May 1, 2020. [2020-03-30]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Acyclic, Monocyclic, and Bicyclic Monoterpenes Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 13, 2020. [2020-03-14]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Salicylates Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 13, 2020. [2020-03-14]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Parabens Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 13, 2020. [2020-03-14]
• A new fact sheet on approaches for addressing data needs in risk assessment was published. [2020-03-13]
• A new fact sheet on the use of analogues and read-across in risk assessment was published. [2020-03-13]

February

• The Draft Screening Assessment for Sodium ortho-phenylphenate (SOPP) was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 29, 2020. [2020-02-29]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Flourescent Brightener 367 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 22, 2020. [2020-02-22]
• The Draft Science Assessment of Plastic Pollution was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 1, 2020. [2020-02-01]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Heptamethylnonane was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 1, 2020. [2020-02-01]
• A notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to mitotane was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 1, 2020. [2020-02-01]

January

• The updated Science Approach Document for the Ecological Risk Classification of Inorganic Substances was published. [2020-01-06]