Specific Substances which use Masked Names

Act: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, c. 33.
Regulation: Masked Name Regulations, SOR/94-261, as amended

To Whom Does This Apply?

A person who provides information to the Minister of the Environment under Part II; Toxic Substances of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). The key application is to manufacturers and importers of chemicals, biochemicals, polymers, bipolymers and products of biotechnology who notify the Minister of new substances.

Summary

The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999) establishes that a substance may be identified by a masked name where the publication of the actual name of the substance would result in the release of confidential business information.

The Masked Name Regulations set out the manner in which the masked name is determined. The application for masked designation is made following a request for confidentiality.

Additional Information

For more information, consult the Guidelines for the Notification and Testing of New Substances: (Chemicals and Polymers or Organisms) available online or from the Environmental Protection Publications Centre.

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Manitoba Contact(s):
See National Contact.

 

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National Contact(s):

Environmental Protection Publications Centre
Environment Canada
Telephone: 613-953-5921 or 613-953-5750
Fax: 819-953-7253
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html
 

 

To obtain information:

NSN Information Line
Notification and Client Services
New Substances Division
Environment Canada
8th Floor
Fontaine Building
200 Sacré-Coeur Boulevard
Telephone: 819-953-7156
Fax: 819-953-7155
Toll-free (information): 1-800-567-1999 (In Canada)
E-mail: nsn-infoline@ec.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.ec.gc.ca/envhome.html