Chemical permit, MSP assessment, hunting consultation

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry contains several Environment notices. Key items: a ministerial condition that allows limited manufacture or import of a specific chemical (with strict limits and disposal rules), publication of an updated draft assessment of phenol, methylstyrenated (MSP) with a call for public comment, and a consultation on changes to migratory game bird hunting rules. These items set rules or invite feedback that could affect some manufacturers, waste handlers, industries that use MSP, hunters and conservation groups.

What it does#

• Ministerial Condition:
  • Ministerial Condition No. 22256 permits the manufacture or import of amides, tall‑oil fatty, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS RN 68650‑79‑3) but only under strict conditions for a single notifier (the company that provided information to the government).
  • Limits the import to use as a component of asphalt or bitumen emulsions only.
  • Requires transfers only to people who agree to use it that way.
  • Requires the notifier to give the Minister of the Environment at least 120 days notice before starting manufacture in Canada and to provide specific information about quantities, facility, transport, releases and disposal.
  • Sets disposal rules: rinsates must be incorporated into asphalt emulsions or incinerated or sent to an engineered hazardous waste landfill; containers must be rinsed and disposed appropriately.
  • Requires record-keeping (including quantities, recipients and disposal records) for at least five years.
  • The conditions came into force on December 15, 2025.
• Substances list change:
  • Order 2026-87-01-02 Amending the Non‑domestic Substances List removes two CAS numbers from Part I of that list. This Order comes into force when Order 2026-87-01-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List comes into force.
• MSP assessment and proposed action:
  • The updated draft assessment of MSP (CAS RN 68512‑30‑1) finds it can persist, bioaccumulate and harm aquatic life. It proposes that MSP meet the conditions for being added to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (i.e., be formally listed for risk management).
  • Notified imports in recent years are in the range of 10,000 kg to 100,000 kg per year, mainly for paints and coatings for ships and large equipment.
  • A public comment period runs from January 17, 2026 to March 18, 2026.
• Migratory bird hunting consultation:
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada proposes updates to the Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022 for the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 hunting seasons (season dates, bag/possession limits, and some administrative tweaks).
  • The department also proposes stopping paper hunting permits and summaries starting in 2027–2028.
  • Public comment period: January 17, 2026 to February 15, 2026.

Who's affected#

• The notifier named for the tall‑oil amide and any company that would manufacture or import amides, tall‑oil fatty, N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl] (CAS RN 68650‑79‑3) in Canada.
• Companies that use asphalt or bitumen emulsions and their suppliers.
• Waste handlers, incinerators and hazardous waste landfills that would receive containers or residues.
• Businesses that import or use MSP (CAS RN 68512‑30‑1) — for example, paint and coating manufacturers and shipyards.
• Communities near industrial sites that might release MSP to water.
• Hunters, conservation groups, provinces/territories and Indigenous communities with an interest in migratory game bird regulations.
• The general public that wants to comment on the MSP assessment or the proposed hunting-season changes during the listed comment periods.

Why it matters#

• The ministerial condition shows how the government can allow a potentially harmful chemical to be used while trying to limit how it’s handled, disposed of and who can use it. That affects companies, waste managers and local communities.
• The MSP draft assessment signals a likely move toward stricter controls on a substance used in large‑scale industrial coatings. If added to Schedule 1, MSP could face new risk‑management rules that change how it’s used or sold.
• Proposed changes to migratory bird hunting rules and the move away from paper permits could change how hunters get permits and how seasons or limits apply — and they matter for conservation and communities who rely on hunting.
• There are active public comment windows (see the dates above) if you want to provide feedback or get more detail.