Steering Committee 2008-2009:

Anna Tilman (Chair)
Save The Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition (STORM), ON

Sandra Boswell
The Allergy & Environmental Illness Group, PEI

Delores Broten
Reach for Unbleached, BC

Michel Gaudet
The Allergy and Environmental Health Association of Quebec, QC

John Jackson
Citizens' Network on Waste Management, ON

Anne Kuersten Tantramar Environmental Alliance, NB

Bruno Marcocchio
Sierra Club of Canada, NS

Olga Speranskaya
KAN Center for Environment and Development, ON

Dave Stevens Community Health Opposition to Known Emissions Dangers (CHOKED), BC

Caucus Coordinator:

Leela Ramachandran
Tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223
Fax: (613) 728-2963

Toxics Caucus

Mandate

Members of the RCEN Toxics Caucus work toward Pollution Prevention and the Precautionary Principle in regard to toxic substances. The issues in which the caucus members are involved are primarily related to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). These include the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), New Substances, and assessments of substances declared toxic under CEPA. Caucus members are also engaged in the Review of CEPA.

Workplan

• Read the 2007-2008 Toxics Caucus Workplan

Annual Report

• Read the 2007-2008 Toxics Caucus Annual Report

Consultations

In Progress: current consultations in which caucus members are participating:

• Chemicals Management Plan Stakeholder Advisory Council
  Date: January 25, 2008 (first meeting)
• NGO Advisory Committee to the RCEN-ED Chemicals Management Plan NGO Capacity Building project
  Date: December 13, 2007 (first teleconference)
• Technical Expert Group for the Screening Assessment of Living Organisms listed on the Domestic Substances List
  Date: Ongoing 2007-2008
• Pest Management Advisory Council (PMAC)
  Date: Ongoing 2007-2009
• EAWG on Substances in Products Regulated under Health Canada’s Foods and Drugs Act
  Date: November 2-3, 2006
• National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) Consultations
  Date: Ongoing 2006-2007
• CEPA Review Public Workshops
  Date: Ongoing (2005)

Closed: view past consultations in which caucus members have participated.

* Please note that ENGO Reports related to consultations can be found on these consultations webpages.

Other Projects and Activities

• Chemicals Management Plan Capacity-Building Project:

In partnership with Environmental Defence, the RCEN coordinates this research and outreach project to enhance civil society engagement in the Government of Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). This project is open to all civil society stakeholders, including RCEN members as well as health, labour, consumer, youth and First Nations organizations. Please visit the project website for more information.

• Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Global Outreach Campaign:

In partnership with the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN), the RCEN hosted a meeting in January 2008 to plan the SAICM NGO Global Outreach Campaign. Toxics Caucus members participated at this meeting and continue to contribute to the Campaign through outreach and the development of educational materials (see Documents).

Documents

• An NGO Guide to The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

Related Links

• Chemicals Portal
• Pollution Watch
• Environment Canada
• Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME)
• Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)
• Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP)
• Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention

* Please note that the RCEN is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Archives

Consult the archived documents, projects and activities section of the Toxics Caucus.

• 2006-2007 Toxics Caucus Annual Report