Canada intends to approach PFAS as single class

The Government of Canada evaluated the risks of PFOS, PFOA, and LC-PFCAs, and published the findings in screening assessment reports in 2006 and 2012. The PFOS, PFOA, and LC-PFCAs (and their salts and precursors)...

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Selenium and its compounds added to Canada’s Schedule 1 – Toxic Substance List

Final screening assessment and proposed risk management approach  The Government of Canada under the Act of Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), has added selenium and 28 of its compounds to Schedule 1 (list of toxic substances).  For the...

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Canadian Draft Guidance for Notification and Testing of New Substances

Apr-21-2021

CEPA

Under the New Substance Program, Environment and Climate Canada and Health Canada are responsible for administering the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) and the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms). Recently, the Canadian...

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Fee Change for New Substance Notifications in Canada

As per Canada’s New Substances Fees Regulations, fees must be provided with each New Substance Notification (NSN) package submitted under the New Substance Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers).  The amount of fee will be dependent...

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Canadian Government plans order adding ‘plastic manufactured items’ to Schedule One of Cepa

Canada is one of the countries that take action on plastic waste and pollution. On October 10th 2020 the Canadian government plans to propose an order to add "plastic manufactured items"...

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