12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Consumer Issues
• Environment
• Health
• Industry
• Internal Trade
• International Trade
• Privacy and Access to Information
• Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act - interest in provisions that affect personal care products and ingredients.
• Cosmetic Animal Testing Legislation - interest in advancing workable legislation that aligns with the ban in the E.U. and fits within the context of the Self-Care Framework.
• FOOD AND DRUGS ACT: Interest in portions of the Food and Drugs Act that relate to personal care products.
• USER FEES ACT (COST RECOVERY FOR DRUGS): Interest in user fees that pertain to personal care products.

Policies or Program

• Chemicals Management Plan - interest in substance assessments and risk management planning relating to personal care product ingredients of interest to our industry.
• SELF-CARE PRODUCT FRAMEWORK (Under Development): Development of a new framework for cosmetics, nonpresciption drugs and natural health products

Regulation

• COSMETIC REGULATIONS: Interest in the Modernization of the Cosmetic Regulations and the development of guidelines related to the manufacture, packaging, labelling, advertising, sale and importation of cosmetic products.
• DRUG REGULATIONS: Interest in the Drug Regulations as they relate to personal care products.
• ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REGULATIONS: Interest in the development of environmental assessment regulations for substances in products registered under the Food and Drugs Act.
• NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCT REGULATIONS: Interest in aspects of the Natural Health Product Regulations as they relate to personal care products.
• NEW SUBSTANCE NOTIFICATION REGULATIONS: Interest in the development of regulatory notices and corresponding policy considerations regarding the management and assessment of new substances of interest to our industry.
• NEW VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS REGULATIONS: Interest in the development of new volatile organic compound for certain products regulations.