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Latest News - 2008
November
October
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the final screening assessment report for Phenol, 4,4 -(1-methylethylidene)bis- (Bisphenol A), one substance in the second batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. [2008-10-18]
Government of Canada Protects Families With Bisphenol A Regulations [2008-10-17]- The Government of Canada announced today that it has confirmed its assessment that bisphenol A poses a risk to human health and the environment, and will add this substance to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). [2008-10-17]
September
- The Governor in Council has announced, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for chlorinated paraffins. [2008-09-20]
- The Governor in Council has announced, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a proposed Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for nine substances in Batch 1 of the Challenge. [2008-09-20]
August
- Government of Canada Moves to Evaluate 14 More Substances under the Chemicals Management Plan [2008-08-30]
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for the seventh batch of substances identified under the Chemicals Management Plan's Challenge component, entitled: Notice of seventh release of technical information relevant to substances identified in the Challenge. [2008-08-30]
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the release of a final follow-up assessment report on chlorinated paraffins. The proposed risk management approach document was also released for public comments. [2008-08-30]
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published 17 notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment reports for the 19 substances in the third batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. Also published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, was a Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List (DSL) to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of CEPA 1999 to three of these substances. [2008-08-23]
July
- Government of Canada Bans More Harmful Chemicals
More Action Taken Under Chemicals Management Plan [2008-07-11] - 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, New Regulations on Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, pursuant to subsection 93(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Read more ... [2008-07-09]
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published 14 notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the final screening assessment reports for the first batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. [2008-07-05]
June
- The Minister of the Environment published, in the Canada Gazette, Part II, an order amending the Domestic Substances List (DSL) to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of CEPA 1999 to 145 substances. [2008-06-25]
- Canada Gazette Part II - Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and its Salts and Certain Other Compounds Regulations. [2008-06-11]
- The Challenge Advisory Panel Summary Report for Batch 2 has been published. The Government response to recommendations from the Challenge Advisory Panel is also available. [2008-06-09]
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, a Notice of the final decision on the screening assessment of 145 substances on the Domestic Substances List (DSL). [2008-05-07]
- Another 18 Substances To Be Evaluated As Part of Government's Chemicals Management Plan [2008-06-02]
May
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for the sixth batch of substances identified under the Chemicals Management Plan's Challenge component, entitled: Notice of sixth release of technical information relevant to substances identified in the Challenge. [2008-05-31]
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published four notices in the Canada Gazette, Part I, concerning the draft screening assessment reports for the remaining five substances in the second batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. Also published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, was a Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List (DSL) to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of CEPA 1999 to two of these substances. [2008-05-24]
- 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 11 substances in the second batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. [2008-05-17]
- Government Takes More Action Under Groundbreaking Chemicals Management Plan [2008-05-16]
April
March
February
- The Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health published a notice in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for the fifth batch of substances identified under the Chemicals Management Plan's Challenge component, entitled: Notice of fifth release of technical information relevant to substances identified in the Challenge. [2008-02-16]
- The Terms of Reference for the Chemicals Management Plan Stakeholder Advisory Council have been published. [2008-02-08]
January
- 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 first batch of substances identified under the Challenge component of the Chemicals Management Plan. [2008-01-19]
- The membership of the Chemicals Management Plan Challenge Advisory Panel is announced. [2008-01-10]
