Consultation in Progress

Industry and NGO meeting with Australia: views on the Categorization process on existing chemicals under Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan

When:  June 27, 2008
Where: Ottawa, ON (or via teleconference for ENGOs outside the National Capital Region)

Environment Canada invited the RCEN to select three (3) ENGO delegates to participate in a consultation with delegates from the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment (NICNAS), Government of Australia. NGO and industry representatives will engage in discussions on the categorization activity on existing chemicals under Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan. In addition to NICNAS, Environment Canada and Health Canada will also participate in the meeting.

The selected delegates are:

• Fe de Leon, Canadian Environmental Law Association, ON
• Kapil Khatter, Environmental Defence, ON
• Anna Tilman, STORM Coalition, ON

For more information, please contact Leela Ramachandran, RCEN National Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 223.