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Government commitment
Completed - fully metHealthy CanadiansCycle 2015· status updated Mar 22, 2019

Implement Canada's ban on asbestos.

What success looks like

Canada comprehensively bans asbestos.

Government's narrative on progress

In December 2016, the government announced a set of comprehensive measures to ban asbestos and products containing asbestos by 2018. The government brought into force changes to the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations in July 2017 to lower the exposure limit to as close to zero as possible for airborne chrysotile asbestos. These changes protect federally regulated employees at risk.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.

Source: Privy Council Office Mandate Letter Tracker on open.canada.ca. Commitment ID: 2015-256