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Canada’s Section 71 Reporting Deadline Is Approaching. Are Your Products Affected?
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has issued a mandatory Section 71 notice under the Chemicals Management Plan (2026 Phase 1), with reporting due March 3, 2027.
If your organization manufactured or imported specified substances into Canada during 2025, this notice may apply to you.
Download our Regulatory Update Guide now to learn:
- Who may need to report
- Key dates and reporting requirements
- Recommended actions to prepare
What Products May Be Affected by the New Section 71 Notice?
If you manufactured or imported products into Canada in 2025, now is the time to understand the potential impact on your formulations.
Relevant product categories include:
Children’s products
Products involving dermal or mucosal contact
Cookware and food packaging
Apparel, footwear, and textiles
Furniture and mattresses
Residential flooring
Seeing your product category on this list doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll need to report. Your specific substances, 2025 activity, and applicable thresholds also matter.
Understand Your Potential Canada Section 71 Reporting Requirements Before the March 2027 Deadline
Determining whether you need to report requires visibility into your formulations, ingredient data, product quantities, and supplier information. You may need to:
Identify covered substances
Review your 2025 formulations and import data against the Schedule 1 substance list and concentration thresholds.
Connect products to formulas
Make sure the products and quantities you sold into Canada can be traced back to specific formula and product codes.
Fill in ingredient gaps
Work with raw material suppliers and formulators when complete formulation details aren’t available.
Prepare to report
If reporting is required, submissions are due through ECCC’s Single Window by March 3, 2027.
Assessing the impact across your products and formulations can require pulling together ingredient, formula, supplier, and sales data.
Ithos can help make that process more manageable.
Start with our Regulatory Update Guide to understand the requirements and what you may need to review. If you need support assessing the potential impact on your formulations, talk to the Ithos Regulatory Team.
Simplify Your Section 71 Impact Assessment Process with Ithos
For existing Ithos Information Network (IIN) clients, the Where-Used feature can help you connect the new requirements to your actual formulations and products.
You can use IIN to help:
- Identify covered substances within your formulations
- Determine ingredient percentages for further assessment
- Calculate annual tonnages using market sales data for comparison against reporting thresholds
Not an IIN client? Contact Ithos to discuss your regulatory requirements and learn how we can help with your impact assessment.
Don’t Wait Until the March 3 Deadline to Understand Your Reporting Requirements
Download our Regulatory Update Guide now to:
- Get clear on the new Section 71 requirements
- Understand the potential impact on your products and formulations
- Give your team more time to prepare