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.