| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Proposal of CEPA Control Instrument | other | The Ministers of the Environment and Health must now propose a CEPA control instrument respecting preventative or control action to manage these substances no later than July 1, 2008. | No later than July 1, 2008 | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Implementation of CEPA Control Instrument | other | Furthermore, the proposed instrument must be implemented within 18 months thereafter. | Within 18 months following the proposal of the CEPA control instrument | high |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Proposed Metal Plating Surface Tension Control Requirement | wastewater, other | One of the three permissible control options under these proposed regulations is a requirement to maintain the surface tension of plating solutions below specified limits through the addition of surfactants combined with daily measurements of surface tension. | Applicable as a control option under the proposed Chromium Electroplating, Chromium Anodizing and Reverse Etching Regulations | medium |
| #Q004 | prohibition | unknown | recommended | Proposed Prohibition of PFOS | other | It is, therefore, proposed that PFOS, its salts and compounds that contain the C8F17SO2, C8F17SO3 or C8F17SO2N group be added to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005. This will result in a prohibition on manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale and import of PFOS its salts and its precursors and products or formulations containing PFOS, its salts and its precursors. | Proposed action to be added to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2005 | medium |
| #Q005 | monitoring | unknown | mandatory | Domestic Research and Monitoring Activities | other | Environment Canada will also continue domestic research and monitoring activities related to the presence of PFOS in the Canadian environment to contribute to the international body of knowledge on perfluorinated substances and to evaluate if the environmental objective and risk management objective are being achieved. | medium | |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Company Reporting Obligation | other | Companies were required to report if they were involved in activities pertaining to the manufacture, import or export of more than 100 kilograms of a substance belonging to the class substances identified in Schedule 1 to the Notice, whether the substance is "alone, in a mixture or in a product, and in a concentration greater than 10 grams per kilogram in a mixture or in a product". | Activities involving substances identified in Schedule 1 in amounts > 100 kg and concentrations > 10 g/kg | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | International Engagement Duty | other | Environment Canada will continue to engage international partners related to the long term reduction and eventual elimination of the worldwide manufacturing and use of PFOS. | high | |
| #Q008 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Consultation Prior to Instrument Implementation | other | Consultations with affected stakeholders will be required prior to determining the need for complementary instruments. | Prior to determining the need for complementary instruments under CEPA | high |
| #Q009 | prohibition | treatment | guideline | Proposed AFFF Stock Use Restriction | aquatic life, other | Exemptions that are already being considered include: the use of existing stock of PFOS AFFF, other than for testing or training purposes, for a period of up to five years following the date on which the proposed regulations come into force | Up to five years following the coming into force of proposed regulations; prohibited for testing or training purposes | high |
No quantitative requirements.
No definitions.