G/TBT/N/CAN/425  
 
25 September 2014  
(14-5384)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: CANADA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Department of Health 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 111 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 
Canada 
Telephone: (343)203-4273 Fax: (613)943-0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Chemicals  
(ICS: 13.020, 71.100) (HS: 28, 29) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
Hazardous Products Regulations (138 pages, in English and French) 
6. Description of content: The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of 
Chemicals (GHS) created by the United Nations, is designed to replace the different 
classification and labeling standards used in various countries. It uses globally consistent 
criteria for the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals.  
Canada's adoption of the GHS necessitated the amendment of the Hazardous Products Act  
(HPA). Under the authority of the amen ded HPA, it is proposed that the Controlled 
Products Regulations  on which Canada's current hazard communication standard is based 
be repealed and replaced with new regulations based on the GHS, to be titled the 
Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). In addition, consequential amendments are 
proposed to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Regulations and Hazardous 
Materials Information Review Act Appeal Board Procedures Regulations  to reflect changes 
to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act  that came into force on April 1, 2013, 
as a result of the Jobs and Growth Act, 2012 . 
The proposed regulatory amendments woul d support the Government of Canada in 
facilitating international trade through common labeling and other hazard communication 
requirements; lowering costs for businesses and consumers by reducing the need for 
re-testing and re-classifying chemicals from, or for, different markets; and increasing worker protections through the adoption of a globally recognized standard for 
communicating the hazards associated with workplace chemicals. G/TBT/N/CAN/425 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health and safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Canada Gazette , Part 1, 9 August 2014, pages 2057-2194 (available in English and 
French). 
 The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), 
fifth revised edition. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Within 5 to 10 months of publication in the Canada Gazette, 
Part 1 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Transitional Provisions in the HPA allow for a 
transition period after adoption that would facilitate the phasing out of the old Controlled 
Products Regulations (CPR). This period would begin when the regulations come into force, 
on or before 1 June 2015, and would be for approximately two to three years. During the transition period, both the CPR and HPR would be in use at the same time with the HPR 
gradually taking precedence over the CPR. At the end of the transition period, only the HPR 
would be in use.   
10. Final date for comments: 26 October 2014 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2014/2014-08-09/pd f/g1-14832.pdf 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2014/2014-08-09/html/reg1-eng.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2014/2014-08-09/html/reg1-fra.php  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/ 2014/2014-08-09/html/reg3-eng.php  
http://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-08-09/html/reg3-fra.php