Good production practices guide for cannabis

Overview

This document will provide guidance to federally regulated holders of a licence under the Cannabis Act on how to meet the requirements of Part 5: Good Production Practices (GPP) of the Cannabis Regulations.

Who this guide is for

This document is for licence holders under the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations.

In this guide

• 1. Purpose
• 2. Background
• 3. Scope
• 4. Definitions and abbreviations
  • 4.1. Definitions
  • 4.2. Abbreviations
  • 4.3. Icons
• 5. Good production practices: Regulatory requirements
  • 5.1. General requirements
  • 5.2. Additional requirements – Holder of a licence for processing
  • 5.3. Testing requirements
• 6. Contact us
• 7. Feedback – Help us improve
• Appendix A: GPP requirements by licence class
• Appendix B: GPP requirements by class of cannabis
• Appendix C: Part 2 – Licensing requirements related to GPP
• Appendix D: Part 6 – Cannabis products requirements related to GPP
• Appendix E: Part 11 – Retention of documents and information requirements related to GPP
• Appendix F: Preventive control plan best practices

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Contact Us

Licence holders who have questions about the information or requirements in this guide are invited to contact the Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch at cannabis@canada.ca.

For questions related to Health Canada inspections, licence holders may contact the Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch at hc.inspectionscannabisinspections.sc@canada.ca