13 Substances Added to Domestic List

Summary#

Order 2020-87-11-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List: SOR/2020-175 adds 13 substances to Canada’s inventory of chemicals, the Domestic Substances List, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Order was registered on August 18, 2020 and published on September 2, 2020; it takes effect on the day it was registered.

What it does#

• Adds a total of 13 substances to the Domestic Substances List.
  • 3 substances identified by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers are added to Part 1.
  • 10 substances with masked names and Confidential Accession Numbers (CANs) are added to Part 3.
• Because these substances are now on the list, they are no longer subject to the pre-market notification requirements under the New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers).
• The Order is administrative: it records that the government received required information and that the substances met the statutory criteria for listing. It does not by itself approve any particular use or remove other laws that might apply to these substances.

Who's affected#

• Businesses that manufactured or imported any of these 13 substances (including the firms that provided the information to the government).
• Chemical suppliers, importers and downstream users who handle or sell those specific substances may see less paperwork to continue or expand activities with them.
• Because several entries use masked names, it may be hard for the public to identify exactly which consumer products (if any) contain these substances.

Why it matters#

• For companies: removing these substances from the pre-notification rules can make it simpler and faster to bring them into Canada or continue using them in products.
• For regulators and the public: addition to the list is an administrative step showing the substances were already present above reporting thresholds; it is not a safety endorsement or a new health assessment. Other regulations or safety requirements could still apply.
• Because some entries are masked, the practical impact for consumers or communities depends on whether those chemicals are used in familiar products — the Order itself does not provide that detail.