Bisphenol A (BPA) Control Act

An Act to prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in specified products and to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

Sponsor

Paul Dewar  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Jan. 28, 2008
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment requires the Minister of the Environment to make regulations prohibiting the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in certain specified products within 6 months after the enactment comes into force.
The enactment also amends Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to include bisphenol A (BPA).

Similar bills

C-299 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Bisphenol A (BPA) Control Act
C-299 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Bisphenol A (BPA) Control Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-497s:

C-497 (2013) An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (St. Croix River, Restigouche River and Saint John River)
C-497 (2013) An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (St. Croix River, Restigouche River and Saint John River)
C-497 (2010) Tanning Equipment Warning (Cancer Risks) Act
C-497 (2004) An Act to amend the Holidays Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts