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This section includes a variety of general information that is related to the activities which take place under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Such information is broad in nature and includes documents such as recent CEPA 1999 annual reports and news releases.
Fact Sheets
CEPA Annual Reports
Committees
Interdepartmental Cooperation
The Environment Canada/Health Canada CEPA Management Committee
The CEPA Management Committee was established pursuant to the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding between Environment Canada and Health Canada concerning toxic substances and CEPA. It oversees Environment Canada and Health Canada programs dealing with priority substances, new chemicals and biotechnology products, the development of regulatory and non-regulatory control options for toxic substances, amendments to CEPA and its regulations and other related issues. Joint subcommittees have been set up to address new chemicals and toxic substances.
The National Advisory Committee (NAC) Under CEPA 1999
Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, Section 6 provides for the CEPA National Advisory Committee (NAC) to be the main intergovernmental forum for the purpose of enabling national action and avoiding duplication in regulatory activity among governments. The NAC replaces the former Federal-Provincial Advisory Committee (FPAC) established under CEPA 1988, and possesses a broader mandate that goes beyond toxic substances.
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