The purpose of this notice is to advise the importing community that certain parts of the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations, made pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, came into force on December 20, 2022.
The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, import and sale of the following six categories of single-use plastics products:
- Checkout bags
- Cutlery
- Foodservice ware containing expanded or extruded polystyrene foam, polyvinyl chloride, oxodegradeable plastic or black plastic made with carbon black
- Ring carriers
- Stir sticks
- Straws (with some exceptions for single-use plastic flexible straws to ensure accessibility for those who need them)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) assists Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and its regulations at the border.
For more information regarding requirements under the new Regulations, please refer to the Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations – Technical guidelines.
Additional information including a timeline for specific prohibitions is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website.