Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan faces uncertain future, and that’s a big toxic problem

The current short-sighted arrangement of unpredictable funding cycles impedes the program's ability to efficiently deliver results.

Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. Protecting people and the environment from toxic exposure is a core responsibility of the federal government, write representatives of the Environmental Defence, Ecojustice, David Suzuki Foundation, and Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CASSIE BARKER, SEáN O’SHEA, LISA GUE, JANE MCARTHUR

March 25, 2026

For the past two decades, Canada's Chemicals Management Plan has been helping to protect people and the environment from harmful substances. Despite not being a household name, the Chemicals Management Plan serves a vital function. As mandated by the Canadian Environmental P...

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