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Canada Releases Final State of PFAS Report and Proposed Risk Management Approach

On March 5, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) announced the availability of its final State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report (State of PFAS Report) and proposed risk management approach...more

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Le Canada publie son rapport final sur l’état des substances perfluoroalkylées et polyfluoroalkylées

Introduction - Le gouvernement du Canada a annoncé son intention de désigner les substances perfluoroalkylées et polyfluoroalkylées (les « SPFA »), soit une famille de milliers de produits synthétiques connus pour leur...more

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Federal Court Orders Review of PMRA Decision Renewing Glyphosate Pesticide

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The Federal Court has ordered the review of another Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) decision, spotlighting how the regulatory agency handles new scientific evidence in the renewal process for pesticides in Canada....more

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Federal Government Publishes State of PFAS Report and Risk Management Approach

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The Government of Canada published the final "State of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report" (State of PFAS Report), the "Risk management approach for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), excluding...more

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Canada Publishes Final State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report

Introduction - The Government of Canada has announced its intention to designate PFAS, a family of thousands of human-made chemicals known for their oil- and water-resistant properties, as “toxic” under the Canadian...more

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Federal Government Publishes Notice Requiring PFAS Information and Updates its Draft State of PFAS and Risk Management Scope...

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On July 27, 2024, the Federal Government published a Notice with respect to certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Canada Gazette under paragraph 71(1)(b) of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999...more

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La Cour fédérale annule le décret désignant les plastiques en tant que substances toxiques

Le 16 novembre 2023, dans l’affaire Coalition pour une utilisation responsable du plastique c. Canada (Environnement et Changements climatiques), la Cour fédérale (la « Cour ») a annulé le décret du gouvernement fédéral...more

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Federal Court Strikes Down Order Designating Plastics as Toxic Substances

On November 16, 2023, the Federal Court (Court) in Responsible Plastic Use Coalition v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change) struck down the federal government’s Order-in-Council (Order) adding “plastic manufactured items”...more

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The Federal Court Rules that the Order Labelling Plastics as a Toxic Substance is Unreasonable and Unconstitutional

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The Federal Court of Canada (Court) released its decision on November 16, 2023, in Responsible Plastics Use Coalition v Canada, which held that the Federal Government's labelling of all Plastic Manufactured Items (PMI) as...more

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Federal Government Seeks Input on Draft PFAS Report and Risk Management Scope

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The Government of Canada published a "Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report” (Draft Report) and "Risk Management Scope for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)" (Risk Management Scope) on May...more

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[Podcast] Catching Up on Canadian Environmental Regulation

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In this follow-up to last year’s episode, “The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations,” Martha Marrapese and W. Scott Thurlow come together once again to discuss updates in Canada’s...more

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The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations

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On today’s episode, Martha Marrapese and W. Scott Thurlow discuss Canada’s regulatory developments in the environmental and chemical spaces. Martha and Scott offer a review of the environmental regulatory differences between...more

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Le gouvernement du Canada propose des modifications à la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement

Le 13 avril 2021, le gouvernement fédéral a déposé le projet de loi C-28, qui, s’il est adopté, modifiera la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (1999) (la « LCPE ») et d’autres lois fédérales. Principale...more

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Canada Proposes to Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act

On April 13, 2021, the federal government introduced Bill C-28, which, if enacted, will amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) and other federal legislation. CEPA is the primary federal legislation...more

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Ontario to Simplify Pesticide Management

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The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) is proposing to "reduce complexity and modernize pesticide management in Ontario". On October 28, 2019, the MECP posted a proposal to the Environmental Registry of...more

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