Uncomplicate Canadian Compliance

The non-stop avalanche of new regulatory requirements makes it hard to sort and prioritize compliance activities, and the CPCA HUB offers a convenient centralized place from which to track, understand, sort, organize, and plan. It is a great tool for fulfilling our regulatory obligations. — Michel Hachey, MG Chemicals

To ensure a 'Whole of Industry' approach works requires coordination with a focused and sustained advocacy plan. Current and emerging regulatory issues impacting the CASE industry are addressed by CPCA via a comprehensive digital database directly addressing the challenges and actions being taken for more positive regulatory outcomes. Details on those actions are available on the Canada CoatingsHUB. Companies must have immediate access to this important source of information on proposed regulatory changes so they can ‘act’ before regulations are cast in stone. The whole of industry must act in unison with a common front. There is strength in numbers.?

More importantly, companies must engage and support ongoing data gathering to strengthen CPCA’s formal industry recommendations to the Government as the first line of advocacy. Being part of industry stakeholder groups will convey both the importance of getting regulations right at each point in the process while keeping an eye on more sustainably sourced materials and the innovation needed for improved formulations over the long term. Time is often the difference between success and failure for both Government initiatives and industry success or rather success as it relates to economic growth and productivity for the benefit of Canadians.?

The CoatingsHUB is a key part of CPCA’s advocacy effort. More than 600 users from CPCA Member companies access 2,500 industry resources on 16 key issue categories representing 2,947 chemicals used in thousands of products. These resources track the status of existing requirements and the evolving regulatory changes. The Hub provides:

• A personalized regulatory dashboard
• Industry resources covering 16 critical issue categories
• Real-time search and tracking of CASE chemicals in commerce by CAS-RN?
• Compliance alerts ensure deadlines are never missed on existing and pending regulations and government-mandated calls for industry data
• Up-to-date regulatory information such as formal position papers, aggregated industry submissions, member bulletins, formal consultation letters, etc.

Canada’s regulatory development process is getting more complex. The CASE industry trusts the Canada CoatingsHUB to support their compliance efforts. A recent CPCA survey revealed that 77%, at least 8 out of 10 HUB users, are fully satisfied with their digital database experience.

The CASE industry is already very focused on sourcing more sustainably sourced substances for manufactured products and reducing its carbon footprint. It is also in full compliance with all existing regulations for ‘best in class’ product stewardship. Companies must keep a close eye on evolving regulations in support of their customer's continued economic success as well as helping them reduce their environmental footprint.

In the end, strong data equals better outcomes for the CASE industry and its customers in Canada. To learn more visit: https://canadacoatingshub.ca/