New Chemicals Added to Domestic Substances List
Order 2021-87-03-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List: SOR/2021-15
This order adds several named chemical substances (listed by CAS numbers) to the Domestic Substances List; it was registered and came into force on 2021-02-15 and published in the Canada Gazette on 2021-03-03. The listing formally recognizes these substances as existing in Canada and affects manufacturers, importers and suppliers by changing whether new-substance notifications or other pre‑market reporting steps are required under CEPA.
- Published
- March 3, 2021
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- February 15, 2021
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
Order 2021-87-03-01 is a government order under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 that adds several chemical substances to the Domestic Substances List. The order was registered on February 15, 2021, and the additions came into force on that date.
What it does#
- Adds three substances to Part 1 of the Domestic Substances List: 34354-45-5, 142519-99-1, and 1644456-30-3.
- Adds a set of polymer and complex chemical entries to Part 3 of the Domestic Substances List, including entries with CAS numbers 19228-6, 19496-4, 19500-8, 19502-0, 19503-1, 19504-2, 19505-3, 19506-4, 19507-5, 19508-6, 19509-7, 19510-8, 19511-9, and 19512-0 (each listed in the order text with their full chemical descriptions).
- Notes from the order: officials had received information showing these substances were already being manufactured or imported above notification thresholds, and there were no outstanding conditions preventing their addition.
Who's affected#
- Chemical manufacturers and importers who make or bring these specific substances into Canada.
- Suppliers and downstream businesses that use these substances in products or processes.
- Environment and health regulators who track what substances are listed as existing in Canada.
- The general public could be indirectly affected if any of these substances are used in consumer goods, but the order itself does not describe specific products or exposures.
If it’s unclear whether a particular company or product is affected, businesses should check the full list of CAS numbers and chemical names in the order or consult Environment Canada guidance.
Why it matters#
- Being added to the Domestic Substances List means these chemicals are officially recognized as “existing” in Canada. That can change whether companies must submit new-substance notifications or follow other pre-market reporting steps.
- For businesses, this can affect regulatory obligations and paperwork.
- For communities and consumers, the change is a signal that regulators have recorded these substances as present in Canada; it may prompt further monitoring or risk-assessment work by federal authorities.
- The order itself is mainly administrative: it records that the government received information about use/import and finalized the listing.
Key topics
Source: Canada Gazette