Canadian Environmental Protection Act Registry

Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act received Royal Assent on June 13, 2023. Bill S-5 modernizes the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 by recognizing a right to a healthy environment, as provided under the Act, and strengthening Canada’s chemicals management regime. The amendments in Bill S-5 are explained in this plain language summary.

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In this registry you can find documents relating to the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). The Act governs a variety of environmental matters such as air and water pollution, waste management and toxic substances. Read more about Canada’s action on pollution and waste management.

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2023
Title:
Notice of consultation published pursuant to subsection 108.1(2) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for four genetically modified fish
Publication date:
2023-11-11
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.45
Category:
Miscellaneous notices
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Title:
Publication after assessment of 13 substances in the Titanium-containing Substances Group specified on the Domestic Substances List (section 77) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Publication date:
2023-10-28
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.43
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality - Microbiological Pathogens and Biological Hazards
Publication date:
2023-10-28
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.43
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality - Iron
Publication date:
2023-09-30
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.39
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Proposed Residential Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Benzene
Publication date:
2023-09-30
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.39
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 21535
Publication date:
2023-09-23
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.38
Category:
Miscellaneous notices
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Title:
Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List, adding the letter “P” to the identifiers of 145 reduced regulatory requirement polymers
Publication date:
2023-09-16
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.37
Category:
Notices of intent
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 19317
Publication date:
2023-08-05
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.31
Category:
Substances - Notice of the ministerial conditions
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 20267
Publication date:
2023-08-05
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.31
Category:
Substances - Notice of the ministerial conditions
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 21574
Publication date:
2023-08-05
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.31
Category:
Substances - Notice of the ministerial conditions
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality – Iron
Publication date:
2023-08-05
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.31
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 21551
Publication date:
2023-07-29
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.30
Category:
Substances - Conditions for the manufacture or Importation of certain substances
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Title:
Notice with respect to the updated guidance document on Protocols and Performance Specifications for Continuous Monitoring of Gaseous Emissions from Thermal Power Generation and Other Sources (formerly EPS 1/PG/7)
Publication date:
2023-07-29
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.30
Category:
Substances - Notice with respect to certain substances
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Title:
Waiver of information requirements for living organisms (subsection 106(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-07-15
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.28
Category:
Substances - Waiver of information requirements of certain substances
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Title:
Waiver of information requirements for substances (subsection 81(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-07-15
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.28
Category:
Substances - Waiver of information requirements of certain substances
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Title:
Draft Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX)
Publication date:
2023-06-24
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.25
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Notice with respect to certain substances under the Chemicals Management Plan - 2023
Publication date:
2023-06-24
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.25
Category:
Substances - Notice with respect to certain substances
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Title:
Notice with respect to the availability of environmental occurrences notification agreements
Publication date:
2023-06-17
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.24
Category:
Substances - Notice with respect to reporting of certain substances
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Title:
Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List under subsection 87(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to indicate that subsection 81(3) of that Act applies to three substances
Publication date:
2023-06-10
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.23
Category:
Notices of intent
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Title:
Publication after screening assessment of six Selected C3-C5 Alcohols Group substances specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) or subsection 77(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-06-10
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.23
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of six Naphthalene Sulfonic Acids and Salts Group substances specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) or subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-06-10
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.23
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Publication of the draft state of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-05-20
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.20
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 21471
Publication date:
2023-05-20
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.20
Category:
Substances - Conditions for the manufacture or Importation of certain substances
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of a substance - 2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, 7-(diethylamino)-4-methyl- (coumarin 1), CAS RN 91-44-1 - specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-05-13
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.19
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of four substances in the Other Polymers Group specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-05-13
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.19
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List, unmasking the identities of 132 substances listed confidentially on Part 3
Publication date:
2023-05-06
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.18
Category:
Notices of intent
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Title:
Notice with respect to the proposed amended Guidelines for the Reduction of Dyes Released from Pulp and Paper Mills
Publication date:
2023-05-06
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.18
Category:
Substances - Notice with respect to certain substances
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality – Microbiological sampling and analysis
Publication date:
2023-04-22
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.16
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Notice of intent to address 65 existing substances identified as Chemicals Management Plan priorities following categorization and other prioritization mechanisms
Publication date:
2023-04-22
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.16
Category:
Notices of intent
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Title:
Significant New Activity Notice No. 21436
Publication date:
2023-04-15
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.15
Category:
Significant new activity notice
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Title:
Draft Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines for triclocarban
Publication date:
2023-03-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.12
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Waiver of information requirements for living organisms (subsection 106(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-03-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.12
Category:
Substances - Waiver of information requirements of certain substances
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Title:
Waiver of information requirements for substances (subsection 81(9) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-03-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.12
Category:
Substances - Waiver of information requirements of certain substances
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of a substance - urea, N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N′-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)- (triclocarban), CAS RN 101-20-2 - specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-03-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.12
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Publication of supplemental material after draft screening assessment of the Furan Compounds Group, including 2-furanmethanol (furfuryl alcohol), CAS RN 98-00-0, and furan, tetrahydro- (tetrahydrofuran), CAS RN 109-99-9, specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-03-18
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.11
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality: Understanding and Managing Risks in Recreational Waters
Publication date:
2023-03-18
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.11
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 21280
Publication date:
2023-03-11
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.10
Category:
Miscellaneous notices
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Title:
Publication of the final science assessment of benzene releases from gasoline stations and implications for human health
Publication date:
2023-03-11
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.10
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian drinking water quality — Boron
Publication date:
2023-03-04
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.9
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of cyanides, including those specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) or subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-02-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.8
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 19916a (variation to Ministerial Condition No. 19916)
Publication date:
2023-02-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.8
Category:
Miscellaneous notices
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality: Indicators of Fecal Contamination
Publication date:
2023-02-25
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.8
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of a substance - 2H-azepin-2-one, hexahydro- (caprolactam), CAS RN 105-60-2 - specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-02-18
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.7
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 21235
Publication date:
2023-02-18
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.7
Category:
Miscellaneous notices
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Title:
Guidance on Improving Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings
Publication date:
2023-02-11
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.6
Category:
Miscellaneous notices
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Title:
Objective for Canadian Drinking Water Quality - Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances in Drinking Water
Publication date:
2023-02-11
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.6
Category:
Objectives
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Title:
Notice with respect to the proposed Code of Practice for the Environmentally Sound Management of Chemical Substances in the Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber Sectors
Publication date:
2023-02-04
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.5
Category:
Codes of practice
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of four substances in the Ethers Group specified on the Domestic Substances List (paragraphs 68(b) and (c) or subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-02-04
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.5
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Ministerial Condition No. 21338
Publication date:
2023-01-21
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.3
Category:
Miscellaneous notices
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Title:
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality - Malathion
Publication date:
2023-01-21
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.3
Category:
Guidelines
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Title:
Publication of final decision after screening assessment of a substance — 2-imidazolidinethione (ethylene thiourea [ETU]), CAS RN 96-45-7 — specified on the Domestic Substances List (subsection 77(6) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999)
Publication date:
2023-01-14
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.2
Category:
Substances - Publication of assessments, results, recommendations and decisions regarding certain substances
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Title:
Guide to Addressing Moisture and Mould Indoors
Publication date:
2023-01-14
Source:
Canada Gazette Part I, Vol.157, No.2
Category:
Guidelines
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