The standards contained in this document are designed to limit the volatile organic compound (VOC) content of surface coating products used by Canadian commercial/industrial automotive refinishers or refurbishers. The introduction has a brief overview of the automotive refinishing industry in Canada and a glossary. The main section sets out the standards, including the principles on which they are based, VOC content limits, compliance criteria, methods used for calculating VOC content of automotive refinish products, labelling and reporting requirements, and standards review.

The standards contained in this document are designed to limit the volatile organic compound (VOC) content of surface coating products used by Canadian commercial/industrial automotive refinishers or refurbishers. The introduction has a brief overview of the automotive refinishing industry in Canada and a glossary. The main section sets out the standards, including the principles on which they are based, VOC content limits, compliance criteria, methods used for calculating VOC content of automotive refinish products, labelling and reporting requirements, and standards review.

This report describes progress made by the federal government on the commitments outlined in the Interim Plan 2001 on Particulate Matter and Ozone. It provides brief summaries of federal achievements in the areas of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network, the National Pollutant Release Inventory, and vehicles and fuels. It then presents details on a future area of activity (volatile organic compounds) as well as highlights of other clean air initiatives.