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April

• A summary of feedback from the consultation: Informed substitution within Canada’s chemicals program was published. [2021-04-16]
• The Government of Canada strengthens its Canadian Environment Protection Act to better protect Canadians and their environment. [2021-04-13]
• The federal environmental quality guideline for copper was published. [2021-04-09]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Acetonitrile was published. [2021-04-03]
• The Final Screening Assessment for DTPMP was published. [2021-04-03]

March

• Information regarding the rolling workplan for risk management performance measurement has been published.[2021-03-26]
• An order amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to 19 substances with pesticidal use was published. [2021-03-17]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Ethers Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 12, 2021. [2021-03-13]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Piperazine was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 12, 2021. [2021-03-13]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for the Thiophosphate Alkyl Esters Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 12, 2021. [2021-03-13]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for the Aliphatic Amines Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 5, 2021. [2021-03-06]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for the Benzotriazoles and Benzothizoles Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 5, 2021. [2021-03-06]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for the Hexamethylenetetramines Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 5, 2021. [2021-03-06]
• The Science Approach Document for the Bioactivity Exposure Ratio: Application in Priority Setting and Risk Assessment was released for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 5, 2021. [2021-03-06]
• The proposed order adding Chlorhexidine and its salts to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 5, 2021. [2021-03-06]

February

• A summary table of the Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines was published. [2021-02-12]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Dinoseb was published. A proposed risk management approach was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 7, 2021. [2021-02-06]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Dimethoxymethane was published. [2021-02-06]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for Protein Derivatives and Yeast Extract was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 7, 2021. [2021-02-06]

January

• The Final Screening Assessment for Benzophenone was published. A proposed risk management approach was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on March 31, 2021. [2021-01-30]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Acetic Acid was published. [2021-01-16]
• The Final Screening Assessment for Diazenedicarboxamide was published. [2021-01-16]
• The draft screening assessment and risk management scope for the Decenes Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on March 10, 2021. [2021-01-08]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Thiocarbamates Group was published. [2021-01-08]