Toxic Substances List CEPA 1999 provides the Government of
Canada instruments including regulations to protect the
environment and human health, and establishes strict timelines
for managing substances found toxic under the Act. Substances
that are determined to be "toxic" under CEPA 1999 are
recommended for addition to the List of Toxic Substances
(Schedule 1) of the Act. Preventive or control actions such as
regulations, guidelines or codes of practice, are then
considered for any aspect of the substance's life cycle from the
research and development stage through manufacture, use,
storage, transport and ultimate disposal or recycling.
Furthermore, substances determined to be "toxic", persistent,
bioaccumulative, anthropogenic, and which are not naturally
occurring radionuclides or naturally occurring inorganic
substances shall be proposed for implementation of virtual
elimination under Section 65 (3) of CEPA 1999. Determining what
is Toxic Under CEPA 1999, both the Minister of the Environment
and the Minis