Health Canada Explains the Moiety Approach in Chemical Risk Assessment under CEPA
Mar-25-2025
On March 5, 2025, as part of its ongoing commitment to transparent chemical safety practices, Health Canada has published a detailed fact sheet explaining the moiety approach - a scientific methodology...
Read MoreCanada Updates Domestic Substances List: SNAc Provisions Now Apply to AEEA Under CEPA SOR/2025-17
Mar-25-2025
On February 5, 2025, the Government of Canada registered SOR/2025-17, officially amending the Domestic Substances List (DSL) under subsection 87(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). This amendment, entitled...
Read MoreCanada Proposes CEPA Schedule 1 Listing for Boric Acid and Benzothiazoles Following Updated Risk Assessments
Mar-25-2025
On March 8, 2025, the Government of Canada published two regulatory proposals in the Canada Gazette to list boric acid, its salts and precursors, as well as certain substances in the...
Read MoreCanada Adds DBDPE and Dechlorane Plus to Schedule 1 of CEPA
Mar-24-2025
On February 14, 2025, Canada published SOR/2025-27, officially listing decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) and dechlorane plus (DP) under Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). This...
Read MoreCanada Seeks Input on Risk Management of Chlorinated Alkanes under CEPA
Feb-25-2025
On February 13, 2025, the Government of Canada launched a consultation on risk management measures for short-chain chlorinated alkanes (SCCAs), medium-chain chlorinated alkanes (MCCAs), and long-chain chlorinated alkanes (LCCAs) with up...
Read MoreRegulatory Updates on Trisiloxane and Terpene Substances in Canada
Feb-25-2025
On January 25, 2025, the Government of Canada published regulatory updates in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 4, regarding the management of chemical substances, specifically addressing trisiloxane and...
Read MoreCanada Adds Chlorhexidine and Its Salts to Part 2 of CEPA’s Schedule 1
Feb-20-2025
On February 12, 2025, the Government of Canada officially added 2,4,11,13-tetraazatetradecanediimidamide, N,N″-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-(chlorhexidine) and its salts to Part 2 of Schedule 1 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) through Order...
Read MoreCanada - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA 1999) remains Canada’s most important chemical control law, requiring assessments of new substances placed on the market after 1994. It mandates reviews of substances...
Read MoreCanada Issues Significant New Activity Notice No. 21862 for Cosmetic Ingredient under CEPA
Jan-21-2025
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) governs the assessment and management of substances that may pose a risk to human health or the environment. On December 7, 2024, the Minister...
Read MoreCanada Launches Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Export Control List Regulations – Share Your Input
Jan-21-2025
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations. The consultation will runs from December...
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