Should I Notify an Aquatic Living Organism Under This Program?

The NSNR (Organisms) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) is jointly administered by Environment Canada and Health Canada. The NSNR (Organisms) apply to new living organisms that are animate products of biotechnology, including aquatic organisms, proposed for manufacture (e.g. develop, produce or breed) in or import into Canada.  The Departments of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Environment Canada and Health Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding respecting the implementation of the NSNR (Organisms) for certain aquatic living organisms.  As such, DFO will assist in administering the NSNR (Organisms) and conduct risk assessments for these aquatic organisms.

• Brief overview of the New Substances Program for Aquatic Living Organisms.
   

• Acts Listed in CEPA Schedules 4 Considered as "CEPA-equivalent" for the Purposes of Risk Assessment of New Substances