Certain commodities are regulated by some government agencies due to their special nature and related risks when they are handled improperly.  These special commodities include:

• Controlled Goods as defined in the Control Goods Program (CGP) of Canada by Public Works and Government Services Canada;
• Hazardous Materials as defined by the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and its Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Regulation;
• Dangerous Goods as defined by Transport Canada in Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and related Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations. 

Purchases of these special commodities must be compliant with the related government regulations and the University's Special Authority Approval procedures. 

To learn more about these Regulations, click each category to visit related government websites.