18 Substances Added to Domestic List

Summary#

Order 2020–87–05–01 Amending the Domestic Substances List adds 18 substances to Canada’s inventory of chemicals, the Domestic Substances List, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The order was registered on February 3, 2020 and published in the Canada Gazette on February 19, 2020. As a result, those substances are no longer subject to the federal “new substance” pre‑market notification rules.

What it does#

• Adds a total of 18 substances to the Domestic Substances List.
• Under this order, 17 substances were added because the government accepted the information provided about them; of those:
  • 2 substances (identified by CAS numbers 15834-04-5 and 1255680-66-0) were added to Part 1 of the List.
  • 15 substances (listed by masked names and Confidential Accession Numbers) were added to Part 3 of the List.
• A related order added 1 polymer to Part 1 because it was shown to have been manufactured or imported in Canada between 1984 and 1986 at or above the reporting threshold.
• The order takes effect when it is registered (see February 3, 2020).

Who's affected#

• Chemical manufacturers and importers who work with these specific substances.
• Downstream users such as formulators, product manufacturers, distributors and retailers who rely on access to those chemicals.
• Regulators, researchers and environmental groups tracking what chemicals are present in Canada’s marketplace.
• It is not always clear from the order which industrial sectors or consumer products use each listed substance.

Why it matters#

• Being on the Domestic Substances List means those substances no longer trigger the federal “new substance” notification requirements. That can make it quicker and easier for businesses to import or manufacture them in Canada.
• This is an administrative change, not a government safety endorsement. The order does not remove other legal or regulatory rules that might apply to these substances.
• The government said the change has no expected costs or benefits beyond removing the new‑substance paperwork.