SDS Authoring Canada (WHMIS)

Selling into Canada? You need a Safety Data Sheet that meets Canadian rules, in both English and French, not a sheet written for the US or EU. Our Canada SDS authoring service delivers a compliant 16-section SDS built to the Amended Hazardous Products Regulations (WHMIS) and GHS Rev. 7, with bilingual coverage where required, matched to your product and ready for Amazon.ca, distributors, importers, and Canadian workplace customers.

Why Canada Has Its Own SDS Standards (WHMIS)

Canada's hazard communication framework is WHMIS, the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, implemented through the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). When Canada updated WHMIS to align with the latest version of GHS, it did so through an amendment to the HPR, with a transition period that closed in 2025. So as of today, a compliant Canadian SDS must be built to the Amended HPR aligned with GHS Revision 7, not the older WHMIS 2015 (GHS Rev. 5) sheets that some legacy documents still follow.

A US OSHA HazCom sheet or an EU REACH/CLP sheet does not automatically satisfy Canadian rules. The classification criteria, regulatory references, supplier details, and, critically, the language requirements differ enough that a sheet from another market will not pass.

The Bilingual Requirement: English and French

This is the requirement that catches sellers off guard. Under Canadian law, Safety Data Sheets for hazardous products supplied in Canada must be available in both English and French. That is not a marketing-language preference; it is a legal requirement for compliance, and it applies regardless of which province or territory you ship into.

In practical terms, every section of your SDS, hazard statements, precautionary statements, supplier details, and regulatory references, needs an accurate French version alongside the English. We handle the full bilingual SDS so your document is ready for Canadian customers, importers, and regulators from day one, rather than something you have to scramble to translate after a listing is flagged.

Canadian SDS Requirements at a Glance

• Amended HPR (WHMIS) and GHS Rev. 7 classification, hazard statements, signal word, and pictograms.
• 16-section format matching the HPR structure.
• Bilingual English and French content for products supplied in Canada.
• Canadian supplier identifier in Section 1, with a valid Canadian contact where applicable.
• Relevant Canadian regulatory references, including the HPA and HPR, and Canadian inventory schemes (DSL/NDSL) where pertinent.

What You Get

• A complete, 16-section Safety Data Sheet authored to the Amended HPR (WHMIS) and GHS Rev. 7.
• Bilingual English and French content where required for compliance.
• Accurate hazard classification based on your product's actual composition.
• Your product and brand name matched to your Amazon.ca or distributor listing.
• A clean, print-ready PDF, ready to upload, share with importers, or supply to Canadian workplace customers.
• Fast turnaround; priority delivery available on request when you're working to a tight deadline.

Who It's For

Built for sellers and brands launching on Amazon.ca, importers and distributors moving products into Canada, manufacturers expanding from the US, EU, UK, or Australia into the Canadian market, and Canadian businesses that need a compliant SDS for workplace customers, retail buyers, or freight handlers.

How It Works

1. Place your order and send us your product details and ingredient information.
2. We classify the hazards under GHS Rev. 7 and author your SDS to the Amended HPR, with bilingual English and French content where required.
3. You receive a print-ready PDF, matched to your listing and ready to use across Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an SDS specifically for Canada to sell on Amazon.ca?

Yes. Amazon.ca and Canadian customers expect documentation that meets Canadian WHMIS requirements (the Amended HPR aligned with GHS Rev. 7), not a US, EU, UK, or Australian sheet. The 16-section format is shared globally, but the classification rules, language requirements, and regulatory references differ enough that a non-Canadian SDS will read as non-compliant.

Why does my Canadian SDS need to be in both English and French?

It is a legal requirement under Canadian hazard-communication law: SDS for hazardous products supplied in Canada must be available in both official languages. This applies nationwide, not just in Quebec, and it is one of the most common reasons US sellers' sheets are rejected when they enter the Canadian market.

What is the difference between WHMIS 2015 and the current WHMIS (Amended HPR)?

WHMIS 2015 was Canada's first GHS-aligned version (GHS Rev. 5). The Amended HPR brought Canada into alignment with GHS Rev. 7, and the transition period for industry closed in 2025. Any new SDS for the Canadian market should now be built to the Amended HPR, not the older WHMIS 2015 framework.

Can you also author SDS for other regions?

Yes. We author region-specific SDS for the US, EU, UK, Canada, and Australia individually, and if you sell into multiple markets, our Multi-Region SDS Package covers them in one order.

Add the Canada SDS to your cart to get started, or contact us with your product details, we'll classify the hazards correctly and have your WHMIS-compliant, bilingual SDS ready for your Canadian launch.