Canada’s proposed asbestos ban would force construction and automotive repair companies to stop using products containing the carcinogenic mineral next year, while giving some chemical manufacturers more time to adjust.
Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada published proposed regulations for a ban of asbestos Jan. 5, seven years after the country’s last asbestos mine closed in Quebec.
The ban proposes an end to the import of asbestos and the manufacturing of products containing the mineral, while allowing asbestos-containing products already in use, such as building materials, to reach the end of ...
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