Canada amends Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR)

On January 4, 2023, Health Canada published amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) in the Canada Gazette, Part II, to align with the 7th revised edition, and certain provisions of the 8th revised edition, of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The amendments came into force on December 15, 2022.

The regulatory amendments provide a 3-year transition period, ending on December 14, 2025. The transition to the amended HPR is from the former HPR that were in effect immediately before the coming into force of the amendments.

The 3-year transition period gives suppliers, employers, and workers time to adjust to the changes, and helps ensure consistency across Canada through coordination and alignment between federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions.