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Proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances

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Proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022

Canada issued an addendum on 7 January 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CAN/673. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 18 May 2022. The comment period closed on 28 July 2022.

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At a glance

Products

Environmental protection

Notifying member
Canada
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CAN/673Latest notice: G/TBT/N/CAN/673/Add.2

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 28 July 2022
Proposed adoption
2023
Proposed entry into force
These Regulations come into force six months after the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 28 July 2022. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CAN/673/Add.2; it can take them up with Canada.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/CAN/673/Add.2⁩, 7 January 2026)

Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025: SOR/2025-270

The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members of the publications of the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025 (the 2025 Regulations). As notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/673 (dated 18 May 2022), on 14 May 2022, the Government of Canada published the proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022 (the proposed Regulations) in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for a 75-day public comment period that ended on July 28, 2022. Feedback and comments received from stakeholders and other jurisdictions were taken into consideration in the development of the 2025 Regulations. The 2025 Regulations aim to reduce the risk of toxic substances entering the Canadian environment contributing to the protection of Canada’s environment and wildlife. The 2025 Regulations repeal and replace the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the 2012 Regulations) and introduce restrictions on the manufacture, use, sale and import of Dechlorane Plus (DP) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), and products containing these substances, with some time-limited exemptions (authorized activities). The 2025 Regulations also further restrict the manufacture, use, sale and import of perfluorooctane sulfonate, its salts and precursors (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts and precursors (PFOA), long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and precursors (LC-PFCAs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and products…

The proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022 (the proposed Regulations) aim to reduce the risk of toxic substances entering the Canadian environment contributing to the protection of Canada’s environment and wildlife. The proposed Regulations would repeal and replace the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the current Regulations), which prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale and import of certain toxic substances and products containing them, with a limited number of exemptions. The proposed Regulations would further restrict the manufacture, use, sale and import of the following five substances, which are regulated under the current Regulations, by removing exemptions, by making most remaining exemptions time-limited or by imposing other conditions: 1) Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), its salts and its precursors; 2) Perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts, and its precursors (PFOA); 3) Long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts, and their precursors (LC-PFCAs); 4) Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD); and 5) Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The proposed Regulations would also include concentration limits for these five substances at or below which their presence would be considered incidental. The proposed Regulations would also introduce restrictions on the manufacture, use, sale and import of: 6) Dechlorane Plus (DP) and 7) Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE). The final screening assessments conducted in 2019…

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/CAN/673/Add.2

    Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025: SOR/2025-270

    The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members of the publications of the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025 (the 2025 Regulations). As notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/673 (dated 18 May 2022), on 14 May 2022, the Government of Canada published the proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022 (the proposed Regulations) in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for a 75-day public comment period that ended on July 28, 2022. Feedback and comments received from stakeholders and other jurisdictions were taken into consideration in the development of the 2025 Regulations. The 2025 Regulations aim to reduce the risk of toxic substances entering the Canadian environment contributing to the protection of Canada’s environment and wildlife. The 2025 Regulations repeal and replace the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the 2012 Regulations) and introduce restrictions on the manufacture, use, sale and import of Dechlorane Plus (DP) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), and products containing these substances, with some time-limited exemptions (authorized activities). The 2025 Regulations also further restrict the manufacture, use, sale and import of perfluorooctane sulfonate, its salts and precursors (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts and precursors (PFOA), long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and precursors (LC-PFCAs), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and products…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/CAN/673/Add.1

    Proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022

    The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members of a delay in the publication of the final Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022 (the final Regulations). The final Regulations, initially expected to be published in 2023, are now expected to be published in summer 2024, at the earliest. On May 14, 2022, the Government of Canada published the proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022 (the proposed Regulations) in the Canada Gazette, Part I, for a 75-day public comment period that ended on July 28, 2022. The proposed Regulations would repeal and replace the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the current Regulations) on the day the final Regulations come into force. The proposed Regulations would further restrict three subgroups of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and two flame retardants, and products containing them, that are already subject to the Regulations, and would add two additional flame retardants, and products containing them. Many complex and technical comments were received during the public comment period, which are being carefully considered.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CAN/673

    Comment deadline: Closed on 28 July 2022

    Proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022

    The proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022 (the proposed Regulations) aim to reduce the risk of toxic substances entering the Canadian environment contributing to the protection of Canada’s environment and wildlife. The proposed Regulations would repeal and replace the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the current Regulations), which prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale and import of certain toxic substances and products containing them, with a limited number of exemptions. The proposed Regulations would further restrict the manufacture, use, sale and import of the following five substances, which are regulated under the current Regulations, by removing exemptions, by making most remaining exemptions time-limited or by imposing other conditions: 1) Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), its salts and its precursors; 2) Perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts, and its precursors (PFOA); 3) Long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts, and their precursors (LC-PFCAs); 4) Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD); and 5) Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). The proposed Regulations would also include concentration limits for these five substances at or below which their presence would be considered incidental. The proposed Regulations would also introduce restrictions on the manufacture, use, sale and import of: 6) Dechlorane Plus (DP) and 7) Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE). The final screening assessments conducted in 2019…

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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