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Canada issued Hazard Products Regulation (HPR) in 11^th Feb. 2015. It amended Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS). It combines with Globally Harmonized System (GHS).

From 1^st June 2017, manufacturers or importers of hazard products must comply with WHMIS which is based on the GHS version 5.

Classification

The hazard GHS classification in the following table should not apply to WHMIS:

Hazard species	Hazard class	code	Hazard introductions of health hazard
Acute toxicity	category 5(oral)	H303	May be harmful if swallowed
	category 5(dermal)	H313	May be harmful in contact with skin
	category 5(inhalation)	H333	May be harmful if inhaled
Acute hazards to the aquatic environment	category 1	H400	Very toxic to aquatic life
	category 2	H401	Toxic to aquatic life
	category 3	H402	Harmful to aquatic life
Chronic hazards to the aquatic environment	category 1	H410	Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
	category 2	H411	Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
	category 3	H412	Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
	category 4	H413	May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life

The following hazards classified by WHMIS are not covered within GHS classification: COMBUSTIBLE DUSTS. See picture 1.

Picture 1

Label

Language: it must be in English and French.

The pictogram labels in WHMIS needn’t a frame, such as the flame label of flammable liquids.

GHS：    WHMIS：

 

Pictogram：the pictogram of the environment hazard is not mandatory to be shown on the label.

Biohazardous Infectious Materials, if applicable, it has a specific pictogram. See picture 2.

Picture 2

The information of the supplier must be the information of Canadian manufacturer or importer.

The CPR bulk shipment exemption was extended to products sold without packaging of any sort (such as bulk oil) regardless of whether they are shipped. This is harmonized with the HCS 2012. In addition, these products are exempt from the requirement for a label as all label information would be provided within sections 1 and 2 of the SDS required by the HPR; the purchaser is able to create a label based on that information.

Small-capacity containers — 100 ml or less

5.4. (1) The sale or importation of a hazardous product in a container that has a capacity of less than or equal to 100 ml, including any subsequent container of the same capacity in which that first container is packaged, is exempt from the application of paragraph 3(1)(c) and subparagraph 3(1)(d)(i) or (ii) in respect of the requirement to provide any precautionary statement or hazard statement on the label of the hazardous product or the container.

Small-capacity containers — 3 ml or less

(2) The sale or importation of a hazardous product in a container that has a capacity of less than or equal to 3 ml is exempt from the application of section 3.5 in respect of normal conditions of use if the label interferes with the normal use of the hazardous product.

 

SDS

1. SDS used in Canada must be in English and/or French.

2. The MSDS used in Canada has been changed to SDS.

3. In Canada, SDS contains 16 sections which are consistant with GHS format.

4. The second part of SDS is GHS classification as well as the announcement of hazard information. Except the classification of GHS, if there is any applicable classification of WHMIS regulation, it should be announced.

5. The third part of SDS is Composition/information on ingredients. If the product is a kind of mixture and it contains the substance which is hazardous to human health, it must be shown in this part.

6. If the supplier wants to keep his own recipes, namely he doesn’t want to disclose some recipes, he must report to the relevant department for auditing.