Proposed Fees for Cannabis Regulation (Infographic)

Step 1: Licence Application Development

Determine which licence or licences you want to apply for and develop your application.^{Footnote 1}

• Standard: You can apply for both Standard licences (Cultivator and/or Processor) in one application.
• Micro: You can apply for both Micro licences (Cultivator and/or Processor) in one application.
• Nursery
• Sale For Medical Purposes

Step 2: Application Screening

Submit your application and your non-refundable Application Screening Fee:

• $3,277 – Standard Cultivator, Standard Processor, and Sale for Medical Purposes.

OR

• $1,638 – Micro Cultivator, Micro Processor and Nursery.

If your application screening is rejected, the application process must be restarted at Step 1.^{Footnote 4} If your application screening is accepted, the next step is security screening.

Step 3: Security Screening

Submit your non-refundable Security Screening Fee(s)

• $1,654 – The Security Screening Fee is for each individual that requires a security screening

If your security screening is rejected, the application process must be restarted at Step 1.^{Footnote 4} If your application screening is accepted, the next step is granting the licence.

Step 4: Licence Granted

Submit your Annual Regulatory Fee^{Footnote 2}  before beginning operations and once a year thereafter.

Annual Regulatory Fee:

• For Micro or Nursery – The Annual Regulatory Fee is the higher of $2,500 or 1% of the first $1 million in gross revenue, and 2.3% on revenue above $1 million
• For Standard – The Annual Regulatory Fee is the higher of $23,000 or 2.3% of gross revenue.^{Footnote 3} 

Ongoing Fees

Annual Regulatory Fee (at the rate established for the given licence class)