A Canadian mandatory survey Notice, published on July 25, 2015, requires that manufacturers and importers of certain nanomaterials report to Environment Canada. The survey was published as a Section 71 Notice under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). It specifies a legal requirement for entities who meet the conditions specified in the Notice to report the information described in the Notice.
This information gathering approach is coordinated with the reporting requirements being launched within the U.S. The two countries undertook a Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) Nanotechnology Initiative starting in 2011 to increase alignment in regulatory approaches for nanomaterials between Canada and the US, so the similarity in approach and timing is not surprising.
Environment Canada described the purpose and objective of the Notice is to:
“… gather information on 206 nanomaterials identified as potentially in commerce in Canada from the primary reference list. The information collected from the Notice will support the development of a list of nanomaterials in commerce in Canada by confirming their commercial status, and subsequent prioritization activities for these substances, which may include risk assessment and risk management activities, if required. This will ensure that future decision making is based on the best available information.”
Manufacturers and importers are required to submit a response to Environment Canada if the conditions specified in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the notice are met. Schedule 1 provides a list of substances that require reporting if they meet the definition of nanoscale as provided in the notice.
For the purposes of the Notice, nanoscale means a size range between 1 to 100 nanometres, inclusive, in any one external dimension, or internal or surface structure.
There are 206 substances listed in Schedule 1. The Schedule 1 substances are shown in the Annex to this post for informative purposes only. Reporting is required if greater than 100kg of a nanoscale substance is manufactured or imported during the 2014 calendar year. The importation of the nanoscale substance is relevant whether it’s imported as in substance form, within a mixture or included in a product. The Notice states: “product” excludes “mixture” and “manufactured item”. Exemptions are provided for a few situations such as in transit through Canada, naturally occuring nanomaterials, incidental production, and some agricultural products,
The deadline for reporting is on February 23, 2016.
There are details and subtleties in the survey Notice; please refer to the Notice for the exact legal wording to assess whether or not you are required to report . The survey notice is available from the Canada Gazette part I.
Contact ECD Compliance. We can provide your organization with timely updates on global environmental regulatory requirements and can assist with the Canadian survey Notice.
The substance list is provided for general reference only. Please refer to the Notice for the official substance list.
Annex - Schedule 1 - Substances for reporting if in nanoscale form
| CAS RN | Name of the Substance |
|---|---|
| 75-20-7 | Calcium carbide (CaC2) |
| 156-62-7 | Cyanamide, calcium salt (1:1) |
| 409-21-2 | Silicon carbide (SiC) |
| 471-34-1 | Carbonic acid calcium salt (1:1) |
| 592-01-8 | Calcium cyanide (Ca(CN)2) |
| 1302-87-0 | Clays |
| 1303-00-0 | Gallium arsenide (GaAs) |
| 1303-11-3 | Indium arsenide (InAs) |
| 1303-61-3 | Gold sulfide (Au2S3) |
| 1304-76-3 | Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) |
| 1304-85-4 | Bismuth hydroxide nitrate oxide (Bi5(OH)9(NO3)4O) |
| 1305-62-0 | Calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) |
| 1305-78-8 | Calcium oxide (CaO) |
| 1305-79-9 | Calcium peroxide (Ca(O2)) |
| 1306-23-6 | Cadmium sulfide (CdS) |
| 1306-24-7 | Cadmium selenide (CdSe) |
| 1306-25-8 | Cadmium telluride (CdTe) |
| 1306-38-3 | Cerium oxide (CeO2) |
| 1307-96-6 | Cobalt oxide (CoO) |
| 1308-04-9 | Cobalt oxide (Co2O3) |
| 1308-06-1 | Cobalt oxide (Co3O4) |
| 1309-37-1 | Iron oxide (Fe2O3) |
| 1309-42-8 | Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) |
| 1309-48-4 | Magnesium oxide (MgO) |
| 1309-55-3 | Hausmannite (Mn3O4) |
| 1310-43-6 | Iron phosphide (Fe2P) |
| 1313-13-9 | Manganese oxide (MnO2) |
| 1313-99-1 | Nickel oxide (NiO) |
| 1314-06-3 | Nickel oxide (Ni2O3) |
| 1314-13-2 | Zinc oxide (ZnO) |
| 1314-22-3 | Zinc peroxide (Zn(O2)) |
| 1314-23-4 | Zirconium oxide (ZrO2) |
| 1314-36-9 | Yttrium oxide (Y2O3) |
| 1314-87-0 | Lead sulfide (PbS) |
| 1314-98-3 | Zinc sulfide (ZnS) |
| 1317-34-6 | Manganese oxide (Mn2O3) |
| 1317-35-7 | Manganese oxide (Mn3O4) |
| 1317-37-9 | Iron sulfide (FeS) |
| 1317-38-0 | Copper oxide (CuO) |
| 1317-39-1 | Copper oxide (Cu2O) |
| 1317-40-4 | Copper sulfide (CuS) |
| 1317-61-9 | Iron oxide (Fe3O4) |
| 1327-36-2 | Aluminatesilicate |
| 1332-37-2 | Iron oxide |
| 1333-84-2 | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3), hydrate |
| 1333-88-6 | Aluminum cobalt oxide (Al2CoO4) |
| 1344-28-1 | Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) |
| 1344-43-0 | Manganese oxide (MnO) |
| 1344-54-3 | Titanium oxide (Ti2O3) |
| 1345-25-1 | Iron oxide (FeO) |
| 7439-89-6 | Iron |
| 7440-22-4 | Silver |
| 7440-57-5 | Gold |
| 7631-86-9 | Silica |
| 7757-93-9 | Phosphoric acid, calcium salt (1:1) |
| 7758-23-8 | Phosphoric acid, calcium salt (2:1) |
| 7758-87-4 | Phosphoric acid, calcium salt (2:3) |
| 7778-18-9 | Sulfuric acid, calcium salt (1:1) |
| 7778-44-1 | Arsenic acid (H3AsO4), calcium salt (2:3) |
| 7783-96-2 | Silver iodide (AgI) |
| 7785-23-1 | Silver bromide (AgBr) |
| 7789-79-9 | Phosphinic acid, calcium salt |
| 7789-80-2 | Iodic acid (HIO3), calcium salt |
| 7789-82-4 | Molybdate (MoO42-), calcium (1:1), (T-4)- |
| 7790-75-2 | Tungstate (WO42-), calcium (1:1), (T-4)- |
| 7790-76-3 | Diphosphoric acid, calcium salt (1:2) |
| 9000-11-7 | Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether |
| 9004-32-4 | Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether, sodium salt |
| 9004-34-6 | Cellulose |
| 9004-35-7 | Cellulose, acetate |
| 9004-36-8 | Cellulose, acetate butanoate |
| 9004-38-0 | Cellulose, acetate hydrogen 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate |
| 9004-39-1 | Cellulose, acetate propanoate |
| 9004-41-5 | Cellulose, 2-cyanoethyl ether |
| 9004-57-3 | Cellulose, ethyl ether |
| 9004-58-4 | Cellulose, ethyl 2-hydroxyethyl ether |
| 9004-62-0 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl ether |
| 9004-64-2 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxypropyl ether |
| 9004-65-3 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxypropyl methyl ether |
| 9004-67-5 | Cellulose, methyl ether |
| 9004-70-0 | Cellulose, nitrate |
| 9005-22-5 | Cellulose, hydrogen sulfate, sodium salt |
| 2597852 | Cellulose, triacetate |
| 9013-34-7 | Cellulose, 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ether |
| 9032-42-2 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl methyl ether |
| 9041-56-9 | Cellulose, hydroxybutyl methyl ether |
| 9051-13-2 | Cellulose, hydrogen carbonodithioate, sodium salt |
| 9081-58-7 | Cellulose, alkali |
| 9088-04-4 | Cellulose, carboxymethyl 2-hydroxyethyl ether, sodium salt |
| 10279-57-9 | Silica, hydrate |
| 11104-61-3 | Cobalt oxide |
| 11104-65-7 | Chromium copper oxide |
| 11113-75-0 | Nickel sulfide |
| 11115-91-6 | Iron manganese oxide |
| 11126-12-8 | Iron sulfide |
| 11126-22-0 | Silicon oxide |
| 11129-60-5 | Manganese oxide |
| 11137-98-7 | Aluminum magnesium oxide |
| 11138-49-1 | Aluminum sodium oxide |
| 12002-86-7 | Silver selenide (AgSe) |
| 12004-35-2 | Aluminum nickel oxide (Al2NiO4) |
| 12014-14-1 | Cadmium titanium oxide (CdTiO3) |
| 12018-10-9 | Chromium copper oxide (Cr2CuO4) |
| 12022-95-6 | Iron silicide (FeSi) |
| 12033-07-7 | Manganese nitride (Mn4N) |
| 12033-89-5 | Silicon nitride (Si3N4) |
| 12035-57-3 | Nickel silicide (NiSi) |
| 12035-72-2 | Nickel sulfide (Ni3S2) |
| 12037-47-7 | Silicon phosphate (Si3(PO4)4) |
| 12060-00-3 | Lead titanium oxide (PbTiO3) |
| 12063-19-3 | Iron zinc oxide (Fe2ZnO4) |
| 12068-56-3 | Aluminum oxide silicate (Al6O5(SiO4)2) |
| 12069-00-0 | Lead selenide (PbSe) |
| 12137-20-1 | Titanium oxide (TiO) |
| 12141-46-7 | Aluminum oxide silicate (Al2O(SiO4)) |
| 12160-30-4 | Iron potassium oxide (Fe5KO8) |
| 12160-44-0 | Iron potassium oxide |
| 12168-85-3 | Calcium oxide silicate (Ca3O(SiO4)) |
| 12190-87-3 | Chromium titanium oxide (Cr2TiO5) |
| 12214-12-9 | Cadmium selenide sulfide (Cd2SeS) |
| 12271-95-3 | Boron silver oxide (B4Ag2O7) |
| 12442-27-2 | Cadmium zinc sulfide ((Cd,Zn)S) |
| 12511-31-8 | Silicic acid (H4SiO4), aluminum magnesium salt (2:2:1) |
| 12515-32-1 | Cerium tin oxide (Ce2Sn2O7) |
| 12626-36-7 | Cadmium selenide sulfide (Cd(Se,S)) |
| 12626-81-2 | Lead titanium zirconium oxide (Pb(Ti,Zr)O3) |
| 12687-78-4 | Lead silicate sulfate |
| 12737-27-8 | Chromium iron oxide |
| 12767-90-7 | Boron zinc oxide (B6Zn2O11) |
| 12789-64-9 | Iron titanium oxide |
| 13463-67-7 | Titanium oxide (TiO2) |
| 13565-96-3 | Bismuth molybdenum oxide (Bi2MoO6) |
| 13596-12-8 | Aluminum fluoride oxide (AlFO) |
| 13767-32-3 | Molybdenum zinc oxide (MoZnO4) |
| 13769-81-8 | Iron molybdenum oxide (Fe2Mo3O12) |
| 13870-30-9 | Silicon sodium oxide (Si3Na2O7) |
| 14059-33-7 | Bismuth vanadium oxide (BiVO4) |
| 14987-04-3 | Magnesium silicon oxide (Mg2Si3O8) |
| 16812-54-7 | Nickel sulfide (NiS) |
| 18820-29-6 | Manganese sulfide (MnS) |
| 20344-49-4 | Iron hydroxide oxide (Fe(OH)O) |
| 20405-64-5 | Copper selenide (Cu2Se) |
| 20667-12-3 | Silver oxide (Ag2O) |
| 21548-73-2 | Silver sulfide (Ag2S) |
| 22205-45-4 | Copper sulfide (Cu2S) |
| 22914-58-5 | Molybdenum zinc oxide (Mo2Zn3O9) |
| 24304-00-5 | Aluminum nitride (AlN) |
| 24623-77-6 | Aluminum hydroxide oxide (Al(OH)O) |
| 25583-20-4 | Titanium nitride (TiN) |
| 26508-33-8 | Iron phosphide (FeP) |
| 37206-01-2 | Cellulose, carboxymethyl methyl ether |
| 39390-00-6 | Lead chloride silicate |
| 50815-87-7 | Sodium borate silicate |
| 50922-29-7 | Chromium zinc oxide |
| 51331-09-0 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl 2-hydroxypropyl ether |
| 51745-87-0 | Titanium oxide |
| 53169-23-6 | Cerium tin oxide (CeSnO4) |
| 54991-58-1 | Aluminum chromium oxide |
| 55353-02-1 | Chromium copper iron oxide (Cr2CuFe2O7) |
| 59766-35-7 | Zinc oxide sulfate (Zn4O3(SO4)) |
| 59794-15-9 | Calcium borate silicate |
| 60676-86-0 | Silica, vitreous |
| 63231-67-4 | Silica gel |
| 63497-09-6 | Chromium cobalt iron oxide |
| 64539-51-1 | Zinc oxide phosphite (Zn4O3(HPO3)) |
| 67762-90-7 | Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, reaction products with silica |
| 67953-81-5 | Octadecanoic acid, polymer with silica and trimethoxy[3-(oxiranylmethoxy)propyl]silane |
| 68310-22-5 | Cellulose, acetate butanoate, polymer with (chloromethyl)oxirane, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[phenol], triethoxyphenylsilane and 3-(triethoxysilyl)-1-propanamine |
| 68441-63-4 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl methyl ether, reaction products with glyoxal |
| 68512-49-2 | Cadmium zinc sulfide ((Cd,Zn)S), copper chloride-doped |
| 68583-46-0 | Cellulose, methyl ether, propoxylated |
| 68583-49-3 | Cyclotetrasiloxane, octamethyl-, reaction products with silica |
| 68583-58-4 | Ethanamine, N-ethyl-N-hydroxy-, reaction products with hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane, silica and 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)silanamine |
| 68584-81-6 | Silane, trimethoxymethyl-, hydrolysis products with silica |
| 68585-82-0 | Yttrium oxide (Y2O3), europium-doped |
| 68610-92-4 | Cellulose, ether with α-[2-hydroxy-3(trimethylammonio)propyl]-ω-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) chloride |
| 68611-24-5 | Phenol, polymer with formaldehyde, magnesium oxide complex |
| 68611-44-9 | Silane, dichlorodimethyl-, reaction products with silica |
| 68611-70-1 | Zinc sulfide (ZnS), copper chloride-doped |
| 68784-83-8 | Yttrium oxide sulfide (Y2O2S), europium-doped |
| 68909-20-6 | Silanamine, 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-, hydrolysis products with silica |
| 68937-51-9 | Silanamine, 1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)-, reaction products with ammonia, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and silica |
| 68957-96-0 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl ether, polymer with ethanedial |
| 68987-52-0 | Benzenesulfonic acid, octadecenyl-, reaction products with succinic anhydride monopolyisobutenyl deriv., tetraethylenepentamine and zinc oxide |
| 68988-89-6 | Silica, [(ethenyldimethylsilyl)oxy]- and [(trimethylsilyl)oxy]-modified |
| 69011-08-1 | Chromium titanium antimonate oxide (CrTi10(SbO3)O20) |
| 69012-64-2 | Fumes, silica |
| 71077-22-0 | Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, polymer with formaldehyde, 4-nonylphenol and zinc oxide (ZnO) |
| 71889-01-5 | Silane, chlorotrimethyl-, hydrolysis products with silica |
| 71889-02-6 | Silane, trichlorooctadecyl-, hydrolysis products with silica |
| 72162-13-1 | Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether, sodium salt, reaction products with bis[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]acetic acid |
| 72869-37-5 | Zinc sulfide (ZnS), cobalt and copper-doped |
| 81859-24-7 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl 2-[2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propoxy]ethyl 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chloride |
| 85919-51-3 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl methyl ether, polymer with ethanedial |
| 92183-41-0 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl ether, polymer with N,N-dimethyl-N-2-propenyl-2-propen-1-aminium chloride |
| 98616-25-2 | Cellulose, ether with α-[3-(dodecyldimethylammonio)-2-hydroxypropyl]-ω-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) chloride |
| 100209-12-9 | Silane, trimethoxyoctyl-, reaction products with titanium oxide (TiO2) |
| 103170-24-7 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxypropyl methyl ether, reaction products with glyoxal |
| 111774-28-8 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl ether, polymer with N,N-dimethyl-N-2-propenyl-2-propen-1-aminium chloride, graft |
| 112926-00-8 | Silica gel, pptd., cryst.-free |
| 112945-52-5 | Silica, amorphous, fumed, cryst.-free |
| 116565-74-3 | Chromium lead oxide sulfate, silica-modified |
| 124578-08-1 | 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro-, homopolymer, reaction products with zinc oxide |
| 147868-40-4 | Cellulose, 2-hydroxypropyl ether, reaction products with 1,6-diisocyanatohexane homopolymer and 2,4-TDI |
| 155240-18-9 | Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, reaction products with succinic anhydride monopolyisobutylene derivs., tetraethylenepentamine and zinc oxide |
| 308075-23-2 | Silica gel, aero- |