Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Architectural Coatings Regulations (SOR/2009-264)

Marginal note:Most restrictive VOC concentration limit

• 8 (1) If anywhere on the container of an architectural coating set out in the schedule, or in any documentation relating to the architectural coating supplied by the architectural coating’s manufacturer, importer, seller or their duly authorized representative, it is indicated that the architectural coating may be used for the purpose of a different coating category set out in column 1 of the schedule, then the most restrictive VOC concentration limit applies.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following architectural coatings set out in column 1 of the schedule:

  • (a) antenna coating;

  • (b) bituminous roof primer;

  • (c) calcimine recoater;

  • (d) conjugated oil varnish;

  • (e) fire retardant coating;

  • (f) flow coating;

  • (g) any other high-temperature coating;

  • (h) impacted immersion coating;

  • (i) any other industrial maintenance coating;

  • (j) any other lacquer, including lacquer sanding sealers;

  • (k) low solids coating;

  • (l) metallic pigmented coating;

  • (m) nuclear coating;

  • (n) pre-treatment wash primer;

  • (o) shellac;

  • (p) specialty primer, sealer and undercoater;

  • (q) temperature-indicator safety coating; and

  • (r) thermoplastic rubber coating and mastic.