Cost recovery for the regulation of cannabis

On this page

• Who is this for
• Foreword and disclaimer
• Compliance and enforcement
• Contact us

Who is this for

The content on these pages apply to the following Health Canada cannabis licences:

• standard-processing and standard-cultivation
• micro-processing, micro-cultivation, and nursery
• sale for medical purposes

Licence holders with a sale for medical purposes licence should refer to the annual regulatory fee exemption to see if you qualify for it.

Foreword and disclaimer

Foreword

The goal of the Cannabis Fees Order is to recover the regulatory cannabis program costs by fairly charging those that benefit from the legal market, thereby reducing costs to taxpayers.

This guide provides cannabis licence holders with information on:

• how to comply with the Cannabis Fees Order
• how Health Canada administers the annual regulatory fee
• how the transactional fees and annual regulatory fee are calculated and invoiced
• how to claim an exemption from the annual regulatory fee if you have a sale for medical purposes licence
• how to pay your fees

Disclaimer

You need to read these pages along with the Cannabis Act, the Cannabis Regulations and the Cannabis Fees Order. If there are differences between these pages and the Cannabis Act, the Cannabis Regulations or the Cannabis Fees Order, the Act, Regulations and Order are to be considered correct.

Compliance and enforcement

If you don't pay your fees on time, Health Canada will take compliance and enforcement action to collect any overdue fees.

These compliance and enforcement actions are specified under Section 145 of the Cannabis Act and Section 30 of the Cannabis Regulations. They can include:

• withdrawal or withholding of services (such as issuing an import or export permit, or amending a licence)
• suspension or revocation of a licence

See the Compliance and enforcement policy for the Cannabis Act for a breakdown of actions authorized under the Cannabis Act and its Regulations.

Contact us

• For general inquiries about how to pay your fees, email ar-cr@hc-sc.gc.ca
• For questions about your invoice, email criu-cannabis-ufrc@hc-sc.gc.ca
• For questions about the Cannabis Fees Order or any other information contained in this guide, email cannabiscrf-rcf@hc-sc.gc.ca
• For general questions about the Cannabis Act and its Regulations, email cannabis@hc-sc.gc.ca