Producing and selling cannabis
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have published a joint red tape reduction report that identifies 42 key initiatives to reduce red tape. These include:
- reducing administrative burden in the cannabis program
- streamlining requirements of the Cannabis Regulations
- streamlining the Cannabis Tracking System Order
General information about cannabis licences, applying for a licence, managing a licence.
Services and information
Licensed cultivators, processors and sellers of cannabis
List of cultivators, processors and sellers of cannabis that are authorized by Health Canada.
Industry guidelines and requirements
Rules for import and export, production, advertising, packaging, labelling and shipping, classifying edible cannabis, reporting. About fees, compliance and enforcement, penalties.
Types of cannabis and industrial hemp licences
Licences to grow, process, sell, test and perform research on cannabis and industrial hemp, permits for import and export.
New cannabis licence holders: Cultivation, processing or sale for medical purposes licences
About your new licence, including conditions, authorized activities, reporting requirements, managing your licence.
Laboratories authorized to conduct analytical testing
List of laboratories authorized by Health Canada to conduct analytical testing of cannabis.
Updates for cannabis and industrial hemp
Recent notices and updates from Health Canada for the cannabis and industrial hemp industry.
Types of research with cannabis
Overview on conducting research with cannabis, types of research studies including studies involving humans, clinical trials.
Contact information for licence holders, applicants and industry
Contact information within the Government of Canada if you have questions about cannabis and industrial hemp.
Apply for a cultivation, processing or sale for medical purposes licence
The application process for a medical purposes licence, what you need to prepare before you apply, how to apply.
Apply for a research licence
The application process for a research licence, what you need to prepare before you apply, how to apply.
Apply for an analytical testing licence
The application process for a licence to conduct analytical testing, how to apply.
Apply for a cannabis drug licence
The application process for a licence to produce, sell or distribute drugs containing cannabis, how to apply.
Manage your cultivation, processing or sale for medical purposes licence
Types of licence change requests, how to make changes to your licence, such as to the site plan, sale activities, licence class, renewing and ceasing activities.