Canada moves to declare ‘forever chemicals’ toxic, plans nationwide phase-out

Business Intelligence for B.C.
Stefan Labbé
2025 03 05

The minister’s comments came after the release of the federal State of PFAS Report, a wide-ranging government analysis of a large body of science investigating the impacts of the chemicals, including recent studies showing certain sub-classes of PFAS have negative effects on humans at lower levels than previously thought.

The chemicals take many years to break down and have been linked to a range of illnesses — including altered immune and thyroid function, negative reproductive and developmental outcomes, liver and kidney disease, and cancer.