August

• The Minister of the Environment published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the final ecological state of the science report on decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), a member of the polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) family of substances, and final revised risk management strategy for PBDEs. [2010-08-28]
• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a Notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment report on hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD). The risk management scope document was also released for a 60-day public comment period. [2010-08-28]
• The Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette Part II, two Orders amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to three substances in Batch 8 of the Challenge. [2010-08-18]
• The Government of Canada has released its Report on Human biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada. This report provides the results of the biomonitoring component from the first cycle of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). [2010-08-16]
• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a Notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment report on 20 substances in Stream 1 of the Petroleum Sector Stream Approach. [2010-08-14]

July

• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published 11 Notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the final screening assessment reports for 13 substances in the eighth batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. The proposed risk management approach documents were also released for a 60-day public comment period. [2010-07-31]
• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a Notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft assessment report on quinoline. The risk management scope document was also released for a 60-day public comment period. [2010-07-31]
• The Summary Report for the February 19, 2010 meeting of the Challenge Advisory Panel and the Government response to recommendations from the Challenge Advisory Panel pertaining to Batch 9 substances are now available. [2010-07-06]
• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a Notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment report for one substance in Batch 1 of the Challenge. [2010-07-03]
• The Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to four substances in Batch 1 of the Challenge. [2010-07-03]
• New! Risk Management Action Milestones table for Batch 1 substances has been published. This table will be updated periodically to highlight key milestones achieved in risk management. [2010-07-03]

June

• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published seven Notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment reports for the 12 substances in Batch 10 of the Challenge together with the additional cobalt sulfate. The proposed risk management scope document was also released for 60-day public comment period. The Minister of the Environment also published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to one substance in Batch 10 of the Challenge. [2010-06-26]
• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a Notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, to recommend that mercury compounds be added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. [2010-06-12]
• The Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a Notice of intent to assess and manage the risks to the health of Canadians and their environment posed by aromatic azo substances which may break down to certain aromatic amines, substances which may break down to certain benzidines, and the corresponding aromatic amines or benzidines. This approach will address certain substances to reduce related health and ecological risks. [2010-06-05]

May

• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published three Notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft assessment reports on 10 substances in Stream 1 of the Petroleum Sector Stream Approach. [2010-05-29]
•  Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 93(1) and subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby makes the Regulations Amending the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) in the Canada Gazette, Part I. [2010-05-22]
• Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health, has announced in the Canada Gazette Part II, an Order adding toxic substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for five substances and one group of three substances in Batch 1 of the Challenge. [2010-05-12]
• The Governor in Council has announced, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, the proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for three substances in Batch 7 of the Challenge. [2010-05-01]

April

• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the final assessment report and the final proposed measures on ethylene glycol. [2010-04-17]

March

•   Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 93(1) and section 97 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, hereby makes the Regulations amending the PCB Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II. [2010-03-31]
• The Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette Part II, an Order amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to five substances in Batch 7 of the Challenge. [2010-03-31]
• We will soon be updating several links on this Web site in response to Environment Canada's transition to a CLF 2.0 compliant Web site. During this transition, you may experience a number of broken links on this Web site. If you require electronic copies of published reports during this time, please contact the Substances Management Information Line. Thank you for your patience. [2010-03-24]
• The Summary Report for the December 2009 meeting of the Challenge Advisory Panel and the Government response to recommendations from the Challenge Advisory Panel pertaining to Batch 8 substances are now available. [2010-03-24]
• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published 13 notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment reports for the 17 substances in the ninth batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. The proposed risk management scope documents were also released for a 60-day public comment period. The Minister of the Environment also published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a Notice of Intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to five substances in Batch 9 of the Challenge.
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• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published 9 Notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the final screening assessment reports for 14 substances in the seventh batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. The proposed risk management approach documents were also released for a 60-day public comment period. [2010-03-06]
• The Minister of the Environment published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to eight additional substances in Batch 6 of the Challenge. [2010-03-06]

February

• The Governor in Council has announced, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, the proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for one substance in Batch 6 of the Challenge. [2010-02-27]

January

• The Governor in Council has announced, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, the proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for one substance in Batch 6 of the Challenge. [2010-02-27]
• The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published 11 notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment reports for 14 substances in the eighth batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. The risk management scope documents were also released for a 60-day public comment period. The Minister of the Environment also published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a Notice of Intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to four substances in Batch 8 of the Challenge. [2010-01-30]
• The results of a final Second Priority Substances List (PSL2) assessment report on three aluminum salts (aluminum chloride, aluminum nitrate and aluminum sulphate) were published in the Canada Gazette, Part I.  [2010-01-23]