G/TBT/N/CAN/434
11 December 2014 
(14-7222)  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: Environment Canada 
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 SPS & TBT 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 [ X ], 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): Hydrofluorocarbons 
(HFCs) (ICS: 13.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Proposed Notice of 
Intent (3 pages, available in English and French) 
6. Description of content: Notice is hereby given that the Department of the Environment is 
initiating the development of proposed regulations under the Canadian Environmental 
Protection Act, 1999  (CEPA 1999) to control the manufacture, import and use of 
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The proposed controls will apply to HFCs as set out in Item 77 on Schedule 1 of CEPA 1999 and will include bulk HFCs and manufactured products 
containing HFCs.  
Internationally, Canada has been advocating for global action on HFCs by promoting a North 
American Proposal to phase down HFCs under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that 
Deplete the Ozone Layer. While the Proposal has not yet been adopted by the international 
community, Canada is committed to addressing HFCs and their serious implications for our climate. 
HFCs are used as coolants in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment in homes, 
buildings, industrial operations and vehicles, as blowing agents in the manufacture of 
insulating foams, and to a lesser extent, as aerosol propellants, fire suppression agents, and cleaning solvents. G/TBT/N/CAN/434 
 
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  On August 6, 2014, the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency announced 
proposed rulemaking under their Significant New Alternatives Policy Program. (see footnote 1) Under these proposed rules, various HFCs and HFC-containing blends that were previously 
listed as acceptable alternatives to ozone-depleting substances will be listed as unacceptable 
for some uses. This proposal is based on information showing that substitutes that pose lower risk overall to human health and/or the environment are available for the same uses. 
The sectors targeted in the proposal include consumer aerosols, foam blowing end uses, 
commercial refrigeration and motor vehicle air conditioning. 
Environment Canada is considering the following proposed measures for HFCs, which are 
based on the proposed U.S. measures publis hed in August 2014. Recognizing that the 
Canada–U.S. market is well integrated, Environment Canada will take into account changes made by the United States as their regulatory measures are being finalized as well as stakeholder feedback.  
The Minister of the Environment will initiate a process to develop regulations under CEPA 
1999 to control the manufacture, import and use of HFCs. This process will include consultations with representatives of provincial and territorial governments, industry, non-
governmental organizations and other interested stakeholders. Input received during these 
consultations will be considered during the development of the proposed regulations. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health and the environment 
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 6 December 2014, pages 2943-2945 
(available in English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Not available at this time 
Proposed date of entry into force:   Not available at this time   
10. Final date for comments: 16 January 2015 
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 Notice of Intent can be downloaded at: 
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-12 -06/pdf/g1-14849.pdf  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-12-06/ html/notice-avis-eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-12-06/ html/notice-avis-fra.php