Additions to the Domestic Substances List

Summary#

Order 2024-87-02-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List (SOR/2024-37) was registered on February 27, 2024. It adds a handful of chemicals (listed by CAS number and name) to Parts 1 and 3 of the Domestic Substances List, and the order came into force on the registration date.

What it does#

• Adds the following substance to Part 1 of the Domestic Substances List:
  • 2631567-49-0 (listed with designation N-P).
• Adds the following substances to Part 3 of the Domestic Substances List:
  • 19691-9 — 12-Hydroxyalkanoic acid, reaction products with carbomonocycle dimethanamine (designation N).
  • 19692-0 — 12-Hydroxyalkanoic acid, reaction products with alkylenediamine (designation N).
  • 19693-1 — 12-Hydroxyalkanoic acid, reaction products with polymethylenediamine (designation N).
  • 19695-3 — 1,3-Heteropolycyclicdione polysubstituted polymer with 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (designation N-P).
• The order was made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and signed by Steven Guilbeault.
• The order came into force on the day it was registered: February 27, 2024.

Who's affected#

• Companies that make, import, sell or use the specific chemicals added to the list.
• Industries that handle specialty chemicals, coatings, adhesives, or other products that may contain these substances.
• Government regulators and analysts who track substances on the federal inventory.

If it’s unclear whether a particular business or product is affected, the source does not provide further detail on uses or quantities.

Why it matters#

• Being added to the Domestic Substances List officially records these chemicals on the federal inventory.
• That can change how the chemicals are tracked, reported, assessed, or regulated in Canada.
• For businesses, it may mean new reporting or compliance checks; for the public, it affects which chemicals regulators monitor for health or environmental risks.

Note: The Canada Gazette entry says the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this order appears alongside SOR/2024-38, which may give more detail about the reasons and expected effects.