 The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999), is an Act respecting pollution prevention and the protection of the environment and human health in order to contribute to sustainable development. It provides the Government of Canada with instruments to protect the environment and/or human health, establishes strict timelines for managing substances found toxic under the Act, and requires the virtual elimination of releases to the environment from substances found toxic under the Act that are bioaccumulative, persistent and anthropogenic.
This site provides information on toxic substances managed under CEPA 1999 and related policies and processes.
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Explore the links on this page to learn about the Toxic Substances Management Policy and the Toxics Management Process.
The Government of Canada's Toxic Substances Management Policy puts forwards a precautionary and preventive approach to deal with substances that enter the environment and could harm the environment and/or human health. It provides a framework for making science-based decisions on the effective management of toxic substances.
The Toxics Management Process is the consultative approach taken to develop management tools for toxic substances under CEPA 1999. Under this process, Environment Canada and Health Canada prepare a Risk Management Strategy which outlines the proposed approach for reducing risks to human health or the environment posed by a substance found toxic under the Act.
The overall objective of the Toxics Management Process is similar to that of the Strategic Options Process which developed goals, targets and management options for substances found to be toxic under the original CEPA. The Toxics Management Process was developed to meet CEPA 1999 requirements and replaces the Strategic Options Process.
Information on substances found toxic under the Act can be viewed by clicking on either the substance or source lists.
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