Consumer Products: Canada Sets New Reporting Rules for PFAS Users and Importers

The Canadian Government’s Minister of the Environment published a notice requiring manufacturers, importers and users of certain types PFAS to submit a report by January 29, 2025, for activities conducted during the 2023 calendar year. This is intended to assess the toxicity of the PFAS listed in Schedule 1 of the Notice and to determine if and how these substances should be controlled.

Only Canadian entities (PFAS manufacturers, importers and users) are required to file a report. Foreign suppliers are not subject to the notice, although Canadian customers and/or importers of record may be liable if they exceed the quantity thresholds. Section 2 of the Notice details the criteria, while Section 5 excludes certain uses of PFAS as a mixture or in finished products.

For more details on the information required to be reported, refer to the Notice. The Canadian government has also published a guidance document related to this Notice. The reports may be submitted to the online reporting system available through Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Single Window.

Source

Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 30: SUPPLEMENT