Canada seeking input on environmental risk of petroleum, other substances

 

The Government of Canada issued a notice under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) in the Canada Gazette, Part 1, July 25, 2015, to gather information to support risk assessment and risk management activities.

Survey deadlines vary as follows:

  • For certain petroleum substances October 20, 2015;
  • For certain polymers deadline December 3, 2015;
  • For certain nano-materials deadline February 23, 2016.

Petroleum Substances
A Notice under section 71 of CEPA 1999 with respect to certain priority petroleum substances on the Domestic Substances List (DSL) was published with respect to certain priority petroleum substances on the DSL:

More information on Petroleum substances can be found here.

Deadline to report: October 20, 2015, 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time using the online reporting system available through Environment Canada’s Single Window, or to the attention of the Substances Management Coordinator, Chemicals Management Plan, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, substances@ec.gc.ca (email), 819-938-3231 (fax).
Polymers
A Notice under section 71 of CEPA 1999 with respect to certain polymers on the Domestic Substance List was published with respect to certain polymers on the DSL:

View more information on Polymers here.

Deadline to report: December 3, 2015, 5 p.m. EDT using the online reporting system available through Environment Canada’s Single Window, or to the attention of the Substances Management Coordinator, Chemicals Management Plan, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, substances@ec.gc.ca (email), 819-938-3231 (fax).

Nanomaterials
A Notice under section 71 of CEPA 1999 with respect to certain nano-materials in Canadian commerce was published with respect to certain nanomaterials:

View more information on Nanomaterials here.

Deadline to report: February 23, 2016, 5 p.m. EDT using the online reporting system available through Environment Canada’s Single Window, or to the attention of the Substances Management Coordinator, Chemicals Management Plan, Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0H3, substances@ec.gc.ca (email), 819-938-3231 (fax).

Earlier Mandatory Surveys – Section 71 Notices
The Government of Canada has previously issued Notices under section 71 of CEPA 1999 to gather information under the following initiatives.

For general inquiries regarding data collection initiatives, please contact Environment Canada.

Questions or concerns on the survey? Contact:
Chemical Substances Website Inquiries
c/o Health Canada
A.L. 4905B
Ottawa (ON) K1A 0K9
chemicalsubstanceschimiques@hc-sc.gc.ca
Fax: 613-952-8857