SEARCH for Consumer Product RECALLS & SAFETY ALERTS
Wondering about the safety of the things you have or are thinking about buying?
You can search and keep informed of recalls and safety alerts issued by federal and provincial consumer and health agencies!
Search recalls and safety alerts issued by the Government of Canada for Consumer products, food, cosmetics and health products
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/index-eng.php
Search Product Recall notices issued to address product concerns related to electrical safety with the Electrical Safety Authority here:
https://www.esasafe.com/electricalproducts/recalls-and-alerts
Report serious electrical accidents with the Electrical Safety Authority here:
https://www.esasafe.com/electricalproducts/reporting-an-incident/electrical-incident-report
Search the Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database to see if your vehicle, child car seat or tires are subject to a safety recall. You can search by make, model and year.
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng
Search Food Recall Warnings issued by Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) here: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/eng/1299076382077/1299076493846
REPORT Consumer Products that are unsafe!
Report side effects (adverse reactions), injuries and other product-related health and safety concerns.
Report concerns with child car seats here:
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/fc-cp.aspx?lang=eng
Report concerns with consumer products (including cosmetics) here:
Report concerns with food safety / labelling here:
Report concerns with vehicles and tires here:
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/PCDB-BDPP/fc-cp.aspx?lang=eng
Report side effects with drugs (medicines), including natural health products here:
Report concerns with product safety relating to drugs (medicines) here:
Report concerns with medical devices here:
Report pesticide incidents here:
Have a thought on Canada's plans? INTERFACE with the Canadian Government on Legislative and Regulatory Proposals!
The Government of Canada provides Canadians (yes, you too!) with opportunities to comment and share your ideas on new legislation and regulations.
LEGISLATION CONSULTATIONS
Canada operates a "Consulting with Canadians" section of its website. Here, you can find open consultation projects in a variety of areas of federal exercises of power, including health, environment, water, and resource management.
Find open consultations that you can participate in here:
You can also find reports on consultations that have already occurred and are now closed. These reports document what was said by participants of these consultation sessions.
Find reports of closed consultations here:
REGULATION CONSULTATIONS
Canada publishes the "Canada Gazette" as its official newspaper. It provides information on new statutes, new and proposed regulations, administrative board decisions and public notices. It also has a section that allows Canadians (you!) to give your opinion on proposed regulations. Brows the list of current regulatory proposals here and submit your comments!
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/consult/consult-eng.html
PESTICIDE CONSULTATIONS
Canada has a different site to consult Canadians on major registration decisions (new registrations or new uses) of a pesticide, re-evaluations or special reviews. Find current consultations on pesticides here: