Canada’s Proposed Plan of Priorities, released by Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada in October 2024, outlines the government’s strategy and priorities to protect human and environmental health over the next few years through chemical management. The Plan includes which substances are prioritized for safety assessment, activities to manage chemical risks, and the development of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to replace animal testing.

Asbestos will be prohibited in Canada by December 30, 2018 according to new rules published in the Canada Gazette, Part II in October 2018.

Dr. Kimberly Ong of Vireo Advisors will present Vireo’s ongoing collaborative work* entitled, "Advancing Adverse Outcome Pathways as a Tool for the Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials – the NanoAOP Project", during NanoCanada's first national conference: Converging on Nanomanufacturing from September 25-26, 2017 in Montréal, Canada. 

Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada are currently in the process of completing a prioritization of nanomaterials on their Domestic Substances List.