Canada amends Import Control List to add one toxic chemical and three chemical families

Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to importers No. 1087 that an Order amending the Import Control List was approved on June 24, 2022, adding one toxic chemical and three families of toxic chemicals recently added to Schedule 1A of the Chemical Weapons Convention Schedule, and addressing editorial issues raised by the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations. Import permits are now required to import these chemicals into Canada. Specific details are published in the Canada Gazette Part II, and importers should also be aware of related obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act.