From Health Canada

Current status: Closed This consultation ran from November 21, 2017 to January 20, 2018 See the Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis: Summary of Comments Received During the Public Consultation for summaries of the discussions that took place.

We have committed to legalizing, strictly regulating and restricting access to cannabis. In April 2017, we introduced Bill C-45, the proposed Cannabis Act. Should the proposed Cannabis Act be approved by Parliament, regulations will be needed to support its implementation.

In November 2017, Health Canada published a consultation paper entitled Proposed Approach to the Regulation of Cannabis.

Who was the focus of this consultation

We engaged with:

Canadians

Provincial, territorial governments

Indigenous governments and representative organizations

Municipalities

Patients

Public health community

Law enforcement

Cannabis industry, present and future

Hemp industry

Key questions for discussion

The consultation paper set out a series of regulatory proposals on:

Licences, permits, and authorizations

Security clearances

Cannabis tracking system

Product standards

Packaging and labelling

Cannabis for medical purposes

Health products and cosmetics containing cannabis

This Summary of Comments Received During the Public Consultation summarizes the feedback received from thousands of Canadians, as well as:

Indigenous organizations

provincial and territorial governments

other stakeholders, including public health experts

current and prospective cannabis licensed producers

Should the proposed Cannabis Act be approved by Parliament, we intend to publish final regulations as soon as possible following Royal Assent of the Act.

To help licensed producers, provinces and territories, and others prepare for the coming into force of the proposed Cannabis Act, the Summary of Comments Received During the Public Consultation provides details on 2 key elements of the proposed regulations:

the definitions of micro-scale licences

the requirements for plain packaging and labelling of cannabis products

What we are hearing

Related information

Contact us

Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Secretariat

Address locator 0602E

Health Canada

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9

Email: cannabis@canada.ca