
On 2022-06-03, Canada published the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Surface Coating Materials): SOR/2022-122. The Regulations amend the Surface Coating Materials Regulations and four other regulations under the CCPSA that set requirements for applied coating materials.
Major Changes:
| Regulations | Reference | Changes | 
| Toys | SOR/2011-17 | (1) The definition “good scientific practices” in Section 1 is changed (2) Section 1 of the Regulations is amended by adding the definition for “good laboratory practices” (3) The terms “Stickers, films and surface coating materials” and “accessible part and surface coating material” are re-defined in Section 23 of the Regulations | 
| Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets | SOR/2016-152 | The terms “Stickers, films and surface coating materials” and “accessible part and surface coating material” are re-defined in Section 3 of the Regulation | 
| Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures | SOR/2016-179 | (1) Definitions of “good laboratory practices” is added to Section 1 of the Regulation (2) The terms “Stickers, films and surface coating materials” and “accessible part and surface coating material” are re-defined in Section 2 of the Regulation | 
| Surface Coating Materials | SOR/2016-193 | (1) The terms “surface coating material” and “accessible part” are re-defined in Section 1 of the Regulation (2) The requirements of “Mercury content and test method” and “lead content” are added to Section 5 of the Regulation | 
| Playpens | SOR/2018-186 | The terms “Stickers, films and surface coating materials” and “accessible part and surface coating material” are re-defined in Section 3 of the regulation | 
Effective Date:
The Regulations come into force on the 180th day after the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The effective date is 2022-11-30.
References:
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-06-22/html/sor-dors122-eng.html
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