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We are Canada’s chemistry industry
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada’s members create solutions to the world’s toughest problems, while adhering to Responsible Care® – our association’s internationally-recognized sustainability initiative. Our members and partners produce essential building-blocks for Canadian manufacturing, and provide innovative technology, marketing, research and development, transportation and other services to the Canadian chemistry industry.
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CIAC− Celebrating 50 years as the voice of Canada's chemistry industry
As CIAC enters its 50th year, it’s fitting to reflect on the origins of our association and what we have achieved over the past five decades.
CIAC started in 1962 as the Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association, with a small group of companies located in Quebec and Ontario. Like most business associations, CCPA’s exclusive purpose was to deal with economic issues. However, as the chemistry industry evolved over the next two decades, it faced a number of domestic and international safety incidents, (including the infamous Mississauga train derailment) which forced the association to rethink its “raison d’être”.
The reality was that the public did not trust the chemistry industry. Recognizing that, in 1985, Canada’s chemistry CEOs began developing Responsible Care®− an industry-led responsibility initiative. CCPA became the first Canadian business association to require its members to commit to a set of principles as a condition of their membership. Responsible Care required members to do the right thing, and ultimately, to be seen to be doing the right thing through public verifications.
Read CIAC President Richard Paton’s complete message here.
The evolution to TEAP III
The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada recently introduced the third version of its Transportation Emergency Response Assistance Program (TEAP® III), including a Transportation Emergency Response Standard, which establishes the minimum criteria for effective road and rail emergency planning, preparedness and response for CIAC member-companies.
CIAC has also engaged stakeholders in developing a standard for on-scene service providers: the TEAP III Transportation Emergency Response Service Provider Standard. Through these initiatives, CIAC has established a network of emergency responders across Canada, which has the capacity to safely and efficiently respond, control, contain and remediate the impacts of a chemical transportation incident.
TEAP has evolved over four decades, from a reactive members-only incident-response plan, to a comprehensive, proactive program with a broad range of participants.
To read more about its evolution, click here.