Information received in response to the 2017 Inventory Update (chemicals and polymers)

Information received in response to the 2017 Inventory Update (chemicals and polymers)
 To increase transparency and to facilitate access to information on manufactured and/or imported substances in Canada, the Government of Canada is providing a summary of the information received in response to the Notice with respect to substances included as part of the 2017 Inventory Update, (the Notice) which was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I in January 2017 under section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. The Notice was applicable to the 2014 and 2015 calendar years with the requirement to report for the most recent calendar year. The information will be used to update the commercial status of these substances, to inform priority setting, and to support risk assessment and risk management activities. In line with communicating information received in response to information gathering initiatives, the Government of Canada published the Approach to disclose confidential information and promote transparency in chemicals management. 

 The files in the resources section below offer an overview of the information gathered under this initiative including:
 • type of submission;
 • reported substances;
 • substances that are manufactured or imported;
 • industrial sectors involved;
 • substance functions and commercial uses reported; and
 • intended use (in commercial activity, in consumer activity, and by children).

 It should be noted that these documents do not include an assessment of the potential risks these substances may pose to the environment or to the health of Canadians.
 To complement the information summary document, a compilation of the non-confidential information received is available for download in Excel and CSV format and includes a list of the substances for which no information was submitted. 
 Important information about this summary:
 In order to protect confidential business information, quantity ranges and exclusion of qualitative data elements have been applied in some cases. Qualitative data includes information that characterizes and categorizes information [e.g., company names, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, specified uses, Substance Function Codes, and Consumer and Commercial Codes]. The dataset does not include confidential business information; consequently, the figures presented may be an underestimate. 
 Code 999 "Other" was provided for a Substance Function Code or a Consumer and Commercial Code, it indicates that the codes listed in the Notice did not apply and a description of the function or use was required. 
 Please refer to the Notice or guidance document for the full list of codes and their corresponding descriptions.

Supplemental Information

Useful links: 
 https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-01-14/html/notice-avis-eng.html
 https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-04-22/html/notice-avis-eng.html
 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemicals-management-plan/initiatives/transparency-risk-assessment-activities.html 
 https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/inventory-updates.html
 https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/evaluating-existing-substances/guidanceresponding-tonoticerespectsubstances-includedpart-of2017-inventory-update-the-notice.html

Organization: Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada