Six Substances Added to Domestic List

Summary#

This order, Order 2020-87-06-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List (registered February 27, 2020, published March 18, 2020), adds six substances to the federal Domestic Substances List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. It was signed in Gatineau on February 21, 2020 by Jonathan Wilkinson and came into force on the day it was registered (February 27, 2020).

What it does#

• Adds three substances to Part 1 of the Domestic Substances List: 26099-08-1, 156064-92-5, and 1995865-87-6.
• Adds three substances to Part 3 of the Domestic Substances List. These are listed by their registry numbers and chemical descriptions:
  • 19403-1 — a long polymer name starting with “2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester, polymer …”
  • 19407-5 — described as “Plant-based oil, polymer with di-Et malonate, pentaerythritol, phthalic anhydride and trimethylolpropane”
  • 19408-6 — described as “1,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with hexanedioic acid, 1,1′-methylenebis[isocyanatobenzene], oxybis[alkanol] …”
• The order states it comes into force on the day it is registered (that registration date was February 27, 2020).

Who's affected#

• Companies that make, import, sell or use the specific substances added to the list are the most directly affected.
• Regulators and organizations that track chemical inventories and assessments will also note the change.
• The source does not say which specific products, industries, or consumer goods use these substances. The chemical descriptions suggest they are specialty polymers, but the order does not identify end uses.

Why it matters#

• The Domestic Substances List is Canada’s inventory of chemicals recognized by the federal government. Adding a substance records that it is part of that inventory.
• For businesses, being on the list can affect what federal notifications or assessments are triggered; the order itself does not explain those downstream rules.
• For the public and watchdog groups, the update is a signal to look for any related safety assessments or regulatory activity tied to these substances.