In March 2025, Health Canada published a discussion paper titled Towards a Pathway for Health Products Containing Cannabidiol for public consultation. This paper explored potential regulatory frameworks for authorizing […]
In alignment with the U.S. FDA’s alerts regarding benzene risk, the NNHPD has revised several entries in the Natural Health Products Ingredients Database (NHPID). Benzene is a Class I […]
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS: Class I Applications: Currently meeting service standards. Class II Applications (meeting Workload Management eligibility criteria): Prioritized Class 2 applications are issued a decision within the […]
On February 3rd, we received an email from Health Canada alerting stakeholders to recent developments affecting cross-border regulatory alignment for hazardous products. The U.S. OSHA extended the Hazard Communication […]
On January 31, 2026, the Government of Canada published Significant New Activity Notice No. 22999 in the Canada Gazette, Part I. This applies SNAc provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) […]
The Federal Court of Appeal has delivered a major win for the Liberal government, unanimously upholding the classification of manufactured plastic items as “toxic” under the Canadian Environmental Protection […]
Health Canada, as a member of PIC/S, has published their revised guidance document on GMPs – Drugs Used in Clinical Trials and supersedes the 2009 version to align with […]
The Natural and Non-Prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) is launching a 15‑business‑day consultation on a new Prebiotics Monograph. Consultation closes on February 20, 2026, and comments can be […]
Health Canada released a stakeholder update explaining that, as part of the 2025 federal budget and Comprehensive Expenditure Review, the department is modernizing its operations to focus on core […]
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS: Class I Applications: Currently meeting service standards. Class II Applications (meeting Workload Management eligibility criteria): Prioritized Class 2 applications are issued a decision within the […]
