Canada's National Implementation
Plan under the Stockholm Convention
on Persistent Organic Pollutants,
May 2006
Canada ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) on May 23, 2001, becoming the first Party. Each Party to the Convention must develop and endeavour to implement a national implementation plan (NIP). As part of this NIP, each Party must also develop and subsequently implement an action plan, designed to identify, characterize and address the release of unintentionally produced POPs (UPOPs).
Canada completed and submitted its NIP to the Stockholm Convention Secretariat on May 17, 2006. The NIP informs the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the public about how the obligations of the Convention will be implemented in Canada. Canada’s National Action Plan for reducing emissions of UPOPs forms Part II of the NIP.
Development of Canada’s NIP was led by Environment Canada on behalf of the Government of Canada. The NIP has been developed cooperatively with federal departments, in consultation with representatives of Canada’s provinces and territories, northern Aboriginal organizations, industrial associations and businesses, and environmental and health non-governmental organizations, including organizations focusing on women’s and children’s health.
The NIP is intended to be flexible and will be reviewed and updated in future years to reflect the evolution of the Stockholm Convention and progress and results of Canadian policy. As specified in the Convention, Canada’s NAP will be reviewed and updated on a five-year basis, also taking into account decisions of the COP and other factors of relevance.
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