Finance committee  Certainly, Mr. Chair. I'm Director General of Consumer Product Safety at Health Canada.

Finance committee  Fees for filing claims for exemption depend on the number of claims filed. A single claim will cost $1,800. If several claims are filed simultaneously, fees will be $1,800 for each of the first 15 claims, $400 for each of the next 10 claims, and $200 for each of the claims filed

Finance committee  That's a very good question, Chair. Yes, there is. Obviously, the federal government is not the main player when it comes to occupational health and safety. The provisions that exist in other acts—in the Hazardous Products Act—requiring the presentation of this information.... Al

Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  Maybe. I suspect that you're probably thinking about the true copy requirement under the Hazardous Products Act.

Finance committee  Yes. These amendments relate to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, which is really the act that sets out the process we go through when a company wants to obscure the information it would otherwise have to present on its label.

Finance committee  They are two different issues. The documentation retention requirements under the HPA, the Hazardous Products Act, are totally unrelated to these particular amendments that are being proposed. They are different topics.

Finance committee  It's a pleasure.

Finance committee  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. To give you some context, Canadian law requires businesses to disclose on their labels the ingredients used in chemical products sold for use in the workplace. That said, some companies consider their formulas trade secrets, and accordingly

Finance committee  It's the same process as the one currently in place, the purpose of which is to review all information that must be presented to workers. As I mentioned, the idea is mainly to make minor improvements to the process. We want to make it more effective and efficient both for us at H

Finance committee  All businesses are entitled to file a claim for exemption, and we usually grant them. We at Health Canada take the time to review all the information accompanying a claim for exemption and the information the business proposes to disclose to workers. We thus ensure that this info