Latest News - 2023
Latest News - 2023
December
November
October
- Titanium-containing Substances Group: The Draft Assessment for the Titanium-containing Substances Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on December 27, 2023. [2023-10-28]
September
- Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act: Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada will be holding information sessions in Fall 2023 for those interested in learning more about the Right to a Healthy Environment amendments to CEPA. English session: October 3, 2023, from 11:00am to 12:00pm (eastern time), French session: October 4, 2023, from 1:30pm to 2:30pm (eastern time) [2023-09-12]
August
- Plastic Pollution: The Consultation document - Pollution prevention planning notice for primary food plastic packaging: Targets for reduction, reuse, redesign, and recycled content was published for a 30-day consultation period ending on August 30, 2023. [2023-08-01]
June
- Information gathering under the Chemicals Management Plan: Supplemental tools and information regarding the notice under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 were published. [2023-06-28]
- A notice, applying to 850, was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I: Vol. 157, No. 25, under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999. [2023-06-24]
- Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines: The Draft federal environmental quality guidelines for Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene (BTEX) were published. [2023-06-24]
- Formaldehyde: the proposed Regulations Amending the Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations and the Directive concerning testing for formaldehyde emissions were published for a 75-day public comment period. [2023-06-17]
- Naphthalene Sulfonic Acids and Salts (NSAs) Group: The Final Screening Assessment for the Naphthalene Sulfonic Acids and Salts (NSAs) Group was published. 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 three substances in the NSAs Group was also published. [2023-06-10]
- Selected C3-C5 Alcohols Group: The Draft Screening Assessment for the Selected C3-C5 Alcohols Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on August 9, 2023. [2023-06-10]
May
- Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): A Draft State of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Report and a Risk Management Scope for Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were published for a public comment period ending July 19, 2023. A Supporting document: Ecological State of the Science Report on Short-chain (C4 - C7) Perfluorocarboxylic Acids (SC-PFCAs); Short-chain (C4 - C7) Perfluorosulfonic Acids (SC-PFSAs); Long-chain (C9 - C20) Perfluorosulfonic Acids (LC-PFSAs) was also published. [2023-05-20]
- Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances: Three new fact sheets were published: 1. Species sensitivity distributions for water quality guidelines and ecological risk assessment 2. The ecological risk classification of organic substances approach, and 3. Use of new approach methods in risk assessment. [2023-05-19]
- Coumarin 1: The Final Screening Assessment for 2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, 7-(diethylamino)-4-methyl- (coumarin 1) was published. The Risk Management Approach for 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 7-(diethylamino)-4-methyl- (Coumarin 1) was also published for a public comment period ending July 12, 2023. [2023-05-13]
- Other Polymers Group: The Final Screening Assessment for the Other Polymers Group was published. The Risk Management Approach for PHMB was also published for a public comment period ending July 12, 2023. [2023-05-13]
- A Notice with respect to the proposed amended Guidelines for the Reduction of Dyes Released from Pulp and Paper Mills was published. [2023-05-05]
April
March
- Triclocarban: The Final Screening Assessment for Triclocarban was published. Federal environmental quality guidelines for Triclocarban were also published. [2023-03-24]
- Bisphenol A (BPA) structural analogues and functional alternatives: A compilation of the non-confidential information received in Excel and CSV formats for the data gathering initiative on BPA and BPA SAFAs was published. [2023-03-21]
- Furan Compounds: The Additional Risk Characterization Document in Support of the Draft Screening Assessment for Furans Compounds Group: Furfuryl alcohol and tetrahydrofuran outdoor air exposure and human health risk characterization was published for a 60 day public comment period ending May 17, 2023. An Addendum to the Risk Management Scope for Furan Compounds - Furfuryl alcohol and tetrahydrofuran in outdoor air was also published for a 60 day public comment period ending May 17, 2023. [2023-03-18]
- Cyanides: The proposed order adding free cyanide, cyanide salts and cyanide complexes to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on May 17, 2023. [2023-03-18]
February
- Cyanides: The Final Screening Assessment for Cyanides was published. The Proposed Risk Management Approach for Cyanides was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 26, 2023. [2023-02-25]
- Resins and Rosins Group : The proposed order adding CTO to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 17, 2023. [2023-02-18]
- Caprolactam : The Final Screening Assessment for 2H-Azepin-2-one, hexahydro- (caprolactam) was published. [2023-02-18]
- Plastic Pollution: A what we heard report that summarizes feedback received on the Consultation paper: Towards Canada-wide rules to strengthen recycling and composting of plastics through accurate labelling and the Consultation paper: a proposed federal registry for producers of plastic products was published. [2023-02-17]
- The Prohibition of the Manufacture and Importation of Wheel Weights Containing Lead Regulations were published. [2023-02-15]
- Ethers Group: The Final Screening Assessment for Ethers was published. [2023-02-04]
January
- Ethylene thiourea: The Final Screening Assessment for 2-Imidazolidinethione (Ethylene thiourea) was published. [2023-01-14]
- New Substances: a notice of intent to consider possible amendments to the NSNR (Chemicals and Polymers) to promote the reduced reliance on animal testing was published for a 75-day public comment period. [2023-01-14]
