Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2012-285)
About the regulations
These regulations prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of certain toxic substances, as well as products containing these substances.
Additional information
- Factsheet for the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations
- Information for laboratories using certain toxic substances
- Schedule 3: information related to the use of certain toxic substances in a laboratory for analysis, in scientific research or as a laboratory analytical standard
- Schedule 4: information to be contained in an application for a permit or an application for renewal of a permit
- Schedule 5: information relating to the manufacture or import of a toxic substances or the import of a product containing it
- Fall 2016 amendments to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations
- Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations: frequently asked questions
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Chemicals Management DivisionEnvironment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3
Email: ec.interdiction-prohibition.ec@canada.ca
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These regulations prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of certain toxic substances, as well as products containing these substances.
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Regulations are current to 2017-11-06 and last amended on 2017-01-01. Previous Versions
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Legislative change
These regulations prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale or import of certain toxic substances, as well as products containing these substances.
News, notices, and recent amendments
Recent amendments
- Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under Subsection 93(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (SOR/) [Proposed]
- Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (BNST) (SOR/2017-247)
- Regulations Amending the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (for the addition of 5 substances) (SOR/2016-252)
Parent regulations
- Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 (SOR/2005-41) [Repealed]
Canada Gazette Part II
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: Vol.147, No.1, PDF (6.46 MB, go to page 30)
Canada Gazette Part I
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: Vol.145, No.30, PDF (2.18 MB, go to page 138)
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