Controlled Products Regulations (SOR/88-66)

12. (1) For the purposes of subparagraph 13(a)(v) and paragraph 14(a) of the Act, a material safety data sheet shall disclose the nine categories of information set out in Column I of an item of Schedule I and each category shall be identified by a heading that is the same as or similar to the suggested heading set out for that category in Column II of that item.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (10), for the purposes of subparagraph 13(a)(v) and paragraph 14(a) of the Act, the material safety data sheet of a controlled product shall disclose, under an appropriate heading set out in column II of an item of Schedule I or a similar heading, the information set out in each applicable subitem of column III of that item, including the unit of measure, where applicable, if the information is available to the supplier.

(3) The material safety data sheet of a controlled product shall disclose the information set out in column III of subitems 1(1) and 2(1) and (2) of Schedule I under the appropriate heading set out in column II of items 1 and 2 of that Schedule or the similar heading referred to in subsection (1).

(4) Information disclosed under one heading of a material safety data sheet is not required to be repeated under any other heading.

(5) Where any information required to be disclosed by subsection (2) is the subject of a claim for exemption or of an exemption under the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, the information shall be replaced by the information required to be disclosed by section 26 or 27.

(6) Where there is no information disclosed in respect of a category set out in Column I of an item of Schedule I, the material safety data sheet shall disclose, under the heading for that category in English, the words “not available” or “not applicable”, as the case may be, and the material safety data sheet shall disclose, under the heading for that category in French, the words “pas disponible” or “sans objet”, as the case may be.

(7) Where a controlled product is sold to a distributor for the purpose of sale or resale, the distributor is not required, on the material safety data sheet, to disclose the supplier identifier of the distributor and particulars of the distributor, if the supplier identifier and particulars of the manufacturer or importer are disclosed on the material safety data sheet in accordance with subsection (2).

(8) Where a controlled product is packaged for a distributor by a manufacturer, the manufacturer is not required, on the material safety data sheet, to disclose the name of the manufacturer and particulars of the manufacturer, if the supplier identifier and particulars of the distributor are disclosed on the material safety data sheet in accordance with subsection (2).

(9) Where a supplier imports a controlled product for his own use, the supplier is not required, on the material safety data sheet, to disclose the name of the manufacturer and particulars of the manufacturer.

(10) Where the LD₅₀ or LC₅₀ of a controlled product that is a mixture is determined by testing the mixture, the supplier shall disclose, on the material safety data sheet for the controlled product, that LD₅₀ or LC₅₀ in place of the LD₅₀ or LC₅₀ of the ingredients of the mixture.

(11) In addition to the information required to be disclosed by subsection (2), a material safety data sheet shall disclose all additional hazard information that is available to the supplier with respect to the controlled product or, if appropriate, a product, material or substance that has similar properties, including any evidence based on established scientific principles.