Four new fact sheets on various risk assessment subjects were published. Application of weight of evidence and precaution in risk assessment https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/fact-sheets/application-weight-of-evidence-precaution-risk-assessments.html Consideration of endocrine-related effects in risk assessment https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/fact-sheets/consideration-endocrine-related-effects-risk-assessment.html The identification of risk assessment priorities https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/fact-sheets/identification-risk-assessment-priorities.html Uses of human biomonitoring data in risk assessment https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/fact-sheets/human-biomonitoring-data-risk-assessment.html

The Draft Screening Assessment for 74 Substances Identified as being of Low Concern was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on August 16, 2017. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemicals-management-plan-3-substances/74-substances-low-concern.html

The Year One Work Planning Update for the Third Phase of the Chemicals Management Plan was published. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/third-phase-chemicals-management-plan.html

A proposed order adding 5 MDI substances to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on August 16, 2017. http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-06-17/html/reg3-eng.php

The Microbeads in Toiletries Regulations were published. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/other-chemical-substances-interest/microbeads.html

A final order adding Fuel Oil No. 2 to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/petroleum-sector-stream-approach/stream-3.html

The Final Screening Assessment for the MDI/MDA Substance Grouping was published. The Proposed Risk Management Approach Document for MDI Substances was also published for a public comment period ending on August 8, 2017. Final Screening Assessment: http://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/default.asp?lang=En&n=3139721E-1 Proposed Risk Management Approach: http://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/default.asp?lang=En&n=E05194C1-1 Notice in Canada Gazette: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-06-10/html/notice-avis-eng.php#nb1 A notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List to [...]

The Draft Screening Assessment for the Rapid Screening of Substances with Limited General Population Exposure was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on August 8, 2017. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/chemicals-management-plan/initiatives/rapid-screening-approach-chemicals-management-plan.html#s1

The Final Screening Assessment for Cobalt and Cobalt-containing Substances and the revised Federal Environmental Quality Guidelines for Cobalt were published. A Proposed Risk Management Approach Document for Cobalt and Soluble Cobalt-compounds was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on July 26, 2017. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/substance-groupings-initiative/cobalt.html

The proposed Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petroleum Sector) pursuant to subsection 93(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on July 26,2017. http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-05-27/html/reg2-eng.php