Every hazardous product sold to a Canadian workplace needs a WHMIS supplier SDS and label in English and French that name a Canadian supplier. We prepare or adapt yours so customers and inspectors can accept them as they are.
WHMIS adopted slightly different parts of the GHS than the US or the EU, so the classification, pictograms or statements may differ. A US SDS is the closest starting point, but it is rarely compliant as it stands.
Customers ask for a Canadian SDS before they will buy.
Every element of the SDS and label must be in English and French, in every province, not only Quebec. French "available on request" does not meet the rule.
An English-only label does not comply anywhere in Canada.
The SDS and label must normally give the name, address and phone number of the Canadian manufacturer or importer, not only the foreign maker.
Importers take on the supplier duties, including the SDS and label.
Start with the one you need now. They are built to work together, so nothing has to be redone when you add the next.
Your existing SDSs checked against the Hazardous Products Regulations, with each gap ranked by risk and the fix written out.
Explore the service SDS and label authoringBilingual SDSs and supplier label text, classified under WHMIS 2015 and naming the right Canadian supplier.
Explore the service Regulatory monitoringHealth Canada changes and deadlines matched to your products, so your documents do not drift out of date.
Explore the serviceSend one SDS. You get a short written summary of what it would need for Canada.
Every product checked, with a list of what can be adapted and what needs a rewrite.
Canadian SDSs and labels in English and French, signed off by a specialist.
Optional monitoring flags rule changes that affect your Canadian documents.
What you receive
Every file reviewed and signed off by a regulatory specialist.
Each one links to a plain-language guide with the sources.
Both systems are based on the GHS, but a US SDS is rarely enough on its own for WHMIS. The differences that matter, and how to cover both markets.
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Yes. WHMIS requires every SDS and supplier label to be in both official languages. What counts as bilingual, how the two versions must be delivered, and how to keep the French accurate.
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The six elements every WHMIS supplier label needs, the English and French and layout rules, small-container exemptions, and when a workplace label is needed instead.
Read articleYes, if it is written deliberately for both: bilingual, naming both the Canadian and the US responsible parties, with a classification that meets each country's rules. Where the classifications differ, separate documents are usually cleaner.
Yes. The Hazardous Products Regulations are federal, so a product sold only in Alberta or British Columbia still needs a bilingual SDS and label.
The same specialist who signs off the English version. Signal words, hazard and precautionary statements use the official French texts, and numbers are kept identical in both versions.
Send one SDS or a short description. A specialist replies within one business day with what it would take.
Update your SDSs before the deadline, not after.
See the solution You import products and take on the supplier duties.Bring imported products into compliance.
See the solution You plan to sell in a country you have not sold in before.Know what a new market requires.
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