Permit for Confidential Substance 19721-9

Summary#

This Canada Gazette issue publishes several government notices and short decisions from different departments. Key items include a ministerial condition allowing the manufacture or import of a chemical (Confidential Substance Identity Number 19721‑9) under reporting and safety rules, consultations on radio tools used in auto theft and on controlled‑substance rules for health care settings, and administrative updates about Port of Vancouver property and public‑service appointments.

What it does#

• Ministerial Condition No. 21810 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 allows a specific polymer (Confidential Substance Identity Number 19721‑9) to be made or imported, but only if the notifier follows conditions. Those include:
  • telling the federal government at least 120 days before starting manufacture in Canada about quantities, the plant address and likely environmental releases;
  • taking immediate action and informing authorities if any release to the environment happens;
  • telling anyone they transfer the substance to about these conditions and getting written confirmation;
  • keeping records of uses, quantities, transfers and confirmations and keeping them for at least five years. The conditions came into force on May 23, 2024.
• Transport Canada issued supplementary letters patent adding specific land parcels to Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Schedule C of properties. The additions take effect when each parcel’s title is registered. (Letters issued May 17, 2024.)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada launched consultation DGSO‑003‑24 to gather information on how radio devices are used in auto theft. Comments are due June 17, 2024.
• The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions published an assignment of certain prosecutorial powers under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, covering parts of the Cannabis Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, and the Criminal Code (with several listed exceptions). The assignment is dated May 21, 2024 and replaces an earlier assignment.
• The Attorney General directed that an older policy on “alternative measures” will stop being in effect once the Director of Public Prosecutions issues a replacement guideline.
• The Privy Council Office listed many open Governor‑in‑Council appointment opportunities and closing dates for applications (several in June 2024, e.g. June 20, 2024, June 7, 2024 for some posts).
• Health Canada published a notice of intent to consult on modernizing parts of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act regulations that relate to hospitals and practitioners. This starts a six‑month consultation that ends December 1, 2024 and asks for input on issues such as roles for pharmacists, nurses, paramedics, hospitals and non‑hospital care settings.

Who's affected#

• The company or person who notified the government about the chemical (the “notifier”), and any businesses that might manufacture, import, handle or receive that substance. Local communities and workers near manufacturing sites could also be affected if releases occur.
• Landowners, neighbours and users around the new parcels added to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s holdings.
• Law enforcement, auto‑industry groups, device makers, insurers and the public interested in auto theft prevention; they can comment on the radio‑device consultation.
• Federal prosecutors, defence lawyers and others involved in criminal prosecutions because of the reassignment of some prosecutorial powers.
• Canadians interested in public appointments and those who might apply for listed positions.
• Health care providers (for example pharmacists, nurse practitioners, nurses, paramedics, and hospitals and long‑term care providers), provincial and territorial regulators, and patients who need controlled medicines. These groups are asked for input on how rules should change.

If any notice leaves details unclear (for example, exact parcels added to the port or the full list of exceptions in the prosecutorial assignment), the Gazette text is the official source.

Why it matters#

• The ministerial condition shows the government can allow a potentially risky chemical into Canada but attach steps to limit harm and track where it goes. That affects health, workplace safety and local environmental risk.
• Changes to port property can affect local land use, development plans, and who manages the waterfront land.
• The ISED consultation could lead to rules or guidance that limit how radio gadgets are sold or used, which could reduce one way cars are stolen.
• Reassigning prosecutorial powers is an administrative change that can affect who decides whether to bring certain criminal charges in major drug‑ or crime‑related matters.
• The appointment notices are how the public gets a chance to apply for influential roles in Crown corporations and agencies.
• The Health Canada consultations matter because they could change who can prescribe, possess or administer controlled medicines in places like long‑term care, community clinics and home care. That could make access to some treatments easier or change how risks of misuse are managed.