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Health Canada recognizes that one of the key challenges in governance today is meaningful public involvement in policy and programme development, service delivery, and legislative and regulatory initiatives. Canadians are better educated and informed than ever before, and they expect to have a say in public policy decision-making. On this page, you will find an overview of current public consultations in which you can take part, and you can find out about past consultations as well.
What Information is Available
This section provides information on consultation opportunities going on in the area of Environmental and Workplace Health.
- Air Quality
- Existing Substances
- Noise
- Radiation
- Radon
- Water Quality
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Information about the full range of departmental consultation activities can be found in Public Involvement and Consultations and you can subscribe to updates on consultations.
Air Quality
Health Canada seeks to address the risk to health posed by indoor and outdoor air pollutants.
Comments should be forwarded to the Air Quality Divisions. For our records, and in order to contact you, should we require any clarification of the comments, we ask that you include your name, affiliation, email address or telephone number.
Learn more about our commitment to your privacy.
Current Consultations
Past Consultations
2011
- Public Consultation on Proposed Guidance for Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Residential Indoor Air
2010
- Public Consultation on Proposed Residential Indoor Air Quality Guideline for Toluene
2009
- Proposed Residential Indoor Air Quality Guideline for Carbon Monoxide
- Proposed Residential Indoor Air Quality Guideline for Ozone
2008
Existing Substances
Health Canada is responsible for the assessment and management of potential risks to human health posed by existing substances in Canada under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The Existing Substances Risk Assessment Bureau and the Risk Management Bureau conduct this work within Health Canada.
Comments should be forwarded to the Existing Substances Risk Assessment Bureau or to the Risk Management Bureau. For our records, and in order to contact you, should we require any clarification of the comments, we ask that you include your name, affiliation, email address or telephone number.
Learn more about our commitment to your privacy.
Current Consultations
Past Consultations
2005
Noise
Health Canada is working with Statistics Canada and other external experts possessing expertise in areas including noise, health assessment, clinical medicine and epidemiology, to design a research study that will explore the relationship between wind turbine noise and the extent of health effects reported by, and objectively measured in, those living near wind power developments. The research design for this Health Canada study is being posted for a 30-day comment period to allow public review and input. Learn more about the Health Canada Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study. Comments should be forwarded to wind.turbine.health.study@hc-sc.gc.ca.
Current Consultations
Past Consultations
2012
Radiation
Comments should be forwarded to the Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau. For our records, and in order to contact you, should we require any clarification of the comments, we ask that you include your name, affiliation, email address or telephone number.
Past Consultations
2012
- Consultation on new Guidance Document: Compliance Requirements for Cabinet X-ray Equipment
- Consultation on Amendments to Safety Code 34: Radiation Protection and Safety for Industrial X-ray Equipment
2011
Radon
ealth Canada's Radiation Protection Bureau has a mandate to promote and protect the health of Canadians by assessing and managing the risks posed by radiation exposure in living, working and recreational environments. Through research we assess health risks and impacts of ionizing radiation, such as radon.
Comments should be forwarded to the Radiation Protection Bureau. For our records, and in order to contact you, should we require any clarification of the comments, we ask that you include your name, affiliation, email address or telephone number.
Learn more about our commitment to your privacy.
Current Consultations
There are currently no consultations.
Past Consultations
2006
- Consultations with Stakeholders on Changes to Canada's Radon Guideline
- Results of consultation
Water Quality
Comments should be forwarded to the Water Quality Divisions. For our records, and in order to contact you, should we require any clarification of the comments, we ask that you include your name, affiliation, email address or telephone number.
Learn more about our commitment to your privacy.
Following each consultation, the guideline technical document will be revised and posted on the Health Canada website. A summary of the comments received and how they have been addressed will be available upon request.
Current Consultations
Past Consultations
Past consultation documents are available upon request. Please forward requests to the Water, Air and Climate Change Bureau and be sure to include the title of the consultation document you are requesting.
2013
- 1,2-Dichloroethane in Drinking Water
- Ammonia in Drinking Water
- Nitrate and Nitrite in Drinking Water
2012
- Guidance on Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens
- Vinyl Chloride in Drinking Water
- Turbidity in Drinking Water
2011
- Escherichia coli in Drinking Water
- Total Coliforms in Drinking Water
- Guidance on the use of Heterotrophic Plate Counts in Canadian Drinking Water Supplies
- Enteric Protozoa: Giardia and Cryptosporidium
