Information received in response to the data gathering initiative on certain coal tars and their distillates

In an effort to increase transparency and to facilitate access to information on substances in commerce in Canada, the Government of Canada is publishing a summary of the information received in response to the Notice to provide information for the risk management of certain coal tars and their distillates. The notice was published on December 1, 2018 in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 152, No. 48, pursuant to paragraph 71(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). Information gathered under the notice will be considered to determine whether to control, or the manner in which to control the risks posed by the substance.

This summary offers an overview of the information gathered under the initiative and includes general information on what was received from persons subject to the notice, including:

number and type of submissions;

substances reported;

activities (manufacture, import, use to manufacture);

quantities;

industry classification; and

applications.

The draft screening assessment report on certain coal tars and their distillates can be found on the Stream 0 substances in the Petroleum Sector Stream Approach webpage.

To complement this summary, data compilation tables, containing additional details on the non-confidential information received, are available for download in Microsoft Excel and comma-separated value (CSV) format.

Important information about this summary:

In order to protect confidential business information (CBI), quantity ranges and exclusion of qualitative data elements have been applied in some cases. Qualitative data includes information that characterizes and categorizes information [e.g. company names, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, specified uses, and Application codes]. The dataset does not include CBI, consequently, the figures presented may be an underestimate.

Code C999 "Other" was provided for an Application code, it indicates that the codes listed in the notice did not apply and a description was required.

Please refer to the notice for the full list of codes and their corresponding descriptions.

Supplemental Information

Useful links:

https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2018/2018-12-01/html/notice-avis-eng.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/evaluating-existing-substances/coal-tars-guidance-summary.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/petroleum-sector-stream-approach/stream-0.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/petroleum-sector-stream-approach/stream-0/coal-tars-distillates.html