As reported in our July 29, 2024, blog item, on July 27, 2024, Canada’s Minister of the Environment published a Canada Gazette notice announcing a mandatory survey to obtain information on the manufacture, import, and use of 312 specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On September 11, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. (EDT), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) will hold an information session in English on the survey. The session will be non-interactive and will not be recorded. Registration is not required. Questions can be submitted in advance to substances@ec.gc.ca (the Substances Management Information Line) with “Info Session Question — PFAS s.71 Notice” in the subject line. Canada will hold a second session on the same content in November 2024.

The purpose of Canada’s survey is to collect information on certain PFAS substances, either alone or in mixtures, products, or manufactured items in Canadian commerce for the calendar year 2023. Canada will use this information to establish baseline commercial use data and support future activities related to the class of PFAS. The list of specific PFAS “is focused on those substances known, or anticipated to be in Canadian commerce that have not been recently surveyed.” Responses are due January 29, 2025.

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