Canadian regulators lag behind U.S. after harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in fertilizer, say experts

Business Intelligence for B.C.
Stefan Labbé
2025 01 15

The Canadian federal government is in the process of developing a chemical management plan for PFAS. A July 2024 updated draft state of PFAS in Canada found contamination from “forever chemicals” present throughout Canada and “not limited to a few sources or areas.”

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), meanwhile, has been working with provinces and municipalities since 2023 to implement interim standards for PFAS in biosolids. The agency implemented an interim standard in October 2024 that prohibits the importation and sale of municipal biosolids into Canada that contain PFOS levels at 50 parts per billion or higher.