Implementing the GHS in Canada

On February 4, 2011, the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States (U.S.) established the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC). The RCC is designed to align Canadian and American regulatory approaches in various sectors.

In December 2011, the Joint Action Plan for the Canada-U.S. RCC was announced. It includes a key commitment to "align and synchronize implementation of common classification and labelling requirements for workplace hazardous chemicals within the mandate of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US-OSHA) and Health Canada."

Implementing the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) for workplace chemicals in Canada and the U.S. will meet this commitment.

Read more about the  RCC Joint Action Plan