Canada's proposed greenwashing amendment raises concerns about government overreach and its potential impact on businesses and brand reputations in Canada.
In this edition of Focus on Canada, CPCA President Gary LeRoux discusses the implications of legislative and regulatory challenges facing the CASE market in Canada. As regulations seem to be on the rise, the CASE industry must find effective ways to adapt to current regulations in order to get more reasonable regulations, or live with the consequences later.
The CPCA discusses upcoming Canadian TiO2 regulatory assessments in the wake of the European Union’s recent related decisions, specifically surrounding TiO2 carcinogen classification.
Industry must continue to make the case for chemicals in manufactured products to continue supplying valuable and reasonably priced products demanded by consumers in Canada.
In order to manage and mitigate risk, and to make sound business decisions, industry leadership must also have access to data related to marketing, sales, supply chains and distribution channels. This is why CPCA developed the Canada CoatingsHUB for manufacturers and raw material suppliers shipping or producing products in Canada.
The study revealed that the coatings industry, while continuing to address certain challenges, continues to be a stable and steadily growing industry in Canada.
Canada’s approach to chemicals management over the past decade is an evidenced-based assessment of chemicals in commerce, using the latest scientific data to determine a chemical’s risk to human health and the environment.
