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Canada’s Risk Assessment Framework for Nanomaterials

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on May 15, 2026 in Blog | 0 comments

Potential human health and environmental risks evolve as our various technological developments also grow and change. One of those newer technologies is the use of engineered nanomaterials. While natural nanomaterials have been present since our planet was formed (volcanic emissions, sea spray, etc.), engineered nanomaterials are relatively new. In 1959, the physicist Richard Feynman laid the scientific foundations for the nanomaterial revolution (Source: EUON)....

Canada’s Risk Management Approach for PFAS: Phase 1

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Oct 15, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

As we covered in our March 11, 2025, blog, the Government of Canada introduced the Risk Management Approach to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances. The approach includes three phases. Phase I of the Risk Management Approach was released on September 26, 2025. Phase 1 proposes to address all known remaining uses of PFAS that are not already regulated in firefighting foams that contain Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF). Proposed Risk Management Plan for...

Abandoned Oil and Gas Exploration Wells: A Hidden Environmental and Human Health Risk

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Aug 13, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Each month, we provide an environmental compliance tip that is based on provincial and federal regulations. However, there are environmental risks that are not covered by existing regulations, including risks associated with historical (abandoned) oil and gas exploration wells. An Explosion The issue of the potential significant risks associated with abandoned oil and gas wells drew public attention in 2021. In downtown Wheatley, Ontario, there was a hydrogen sulphide...

Final Greenwashing Guidelines Create Business Risks

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Jul 22, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

Updating our January 31, 2025, blog regarding Environmental Claims and the Competition Act, the Competition Bureau Canada (the Bureau) has released the final version (June 5, 2025) of its guidelines on “Environmental Claims and the Competition Act” (The Act). In general, these “anti-greenwashing” provisions prohibit businesses from making representations about the environmental benefit of a product, business, or business activity that are not based on “adequate testing.”...

Proposed Risk Management Approach for PFAS

Posted by Dragun Corporation Staff on Mar 11, 2025 in Blog | 0 comments

As we reported in our July 25, 2024, blog, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued the “Updated draft state of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report.” In March 2025, ECCC issued a notice: “Government of Canada publishes State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report and proposed Risk Management Approach.” The notice outlines the proposed approach to address PFAS. PFAS Background PFAS are a class of chemicals used worldwide for a...