The Canadian Environmental Protection Act requires the Ministers of the Enviroment and of National Health and Welfare to prepare and publish a Priority Substances List that identifies substances, including chemical, groups of chemicals, effluents and wastes, that may be harmful to the environment of constitute a danger to human health. The Act also requires both Ministers to assess these substances and determine whether they are "toxic" as interpreted in Section 11 of the Act.

Log in to favorite or list