Canada opens a mandatory CEPA section 71 data call on ~200 substances
Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada published two section 71 notices under CEPA 1999 in the Canada Gazette on 29 August 2026, together covering about 200 substances. Response is mandatory for anyone who manufactured, imported or used a listed substance above the reporting threshold in 2025. Phase 1 (184 substances) closes 3 March 2027; Phase 2 (16 substances) opens the next day and closes 8 September 2027. This is an information-gathering action, not a WHMIS reclassification or a restriction.