Share your thoughts: Proposed amendments to the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations
Current status: Closed
This consultation was open from September 22, 2025, to November 21, 2025.
The Government of Canada is soliciting feedback on proposed amendments to the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations.
Comments on the proposed amendments were accepted in writing up to November 21, 2025.
Find information on the proposed amendments.
Join in: how to participate
The consultation is now closed.
Who was the focus of this consultation
The Government of Canada engaged with:
- industry and association members
- non-governmental organizations
- provincial, territorial and local governments
- the general public
Key theme for discussion
The Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations were published in 2009. In 2022, the government published the Notice of Intent to Renew the Federal Agenda on the Reduction of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compound from Consumer and Commercial Products. The notice indicated ECCC’s intention to amend the AR Regulations to:
- further align regulatory requirements with those of our trading partners,
- to clarify certain parts of the Regulations to enhance regulatory implementation and enforcement,
This consultation also seeks the public’s input on ways to improve the current regulations.
Related information
For more information, please read
- Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations
- Notice of Intent to Renew the Federal Agenda on the Reduction of Emissions of Volatile Organic Compound from Consumer and Commercial Products
Contact us
Industrial Sectors and Chemicals Directorate
Chemical Production Division
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Place Vincent Massey, 9th Floor
351 Saint-Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau, Québec J8Y 3Z5
Email address: Produits-Products@ec.gc.ca
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