Cost recovery for the regulation of cannabis
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Who is this for
The content on these pages apply to the following Health Canada cannabis licences:
- micro-cultivation, micro-processing and nursery
- standard cultivation and standard processing
- sale for medical purposes
Licence holders with a sale for medical purposes licence should refer to the annual regulatory fee exemption to see if they qualify for it.
Foreword and disclaimer
Foreword
The goal of the Cannabis Fees Order (the Order) is to recover cannabis regulatory 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 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 Act), the Cannabis Regulations (the Regulations) and the Cannabis Fees Order (the Order). If there are differences between these pages and the Act, the Regulations or the Order, the Act, Regulations and Order are to be considered correct.
Compliance and enforcement
If you don't submit your statement of cannabis revenue or pay your fees on time, Health Canada will take compliance and enforcement action to collect unpaid fees and ensure all required statements of cannabis revenue have been submitted correctly to Health Canada. These actions include:
- withdrawal or withholding of services (such as issuing an import or export permit or processing a security clearance application)
- suspension or revocation of a licence or licences
- refusal to issue, renew or amend a licence (such as renewing or amending an existing cannabis licence or issuing a new cannabis licence)
See the Compliance and enforcement policy for the Cannabis Act for a breakdown of actions authorized under the Act and its regulations and the Cannabis Fees Order: Compliance and enforcement actions for specific compliance and enforcement actions related to the Order.
Contact us
- For general inquiries about how to pay your fees, email Accounts Receivable at ar-cr@hc-sc.gc.ca
- For questions about your invoice, email Invoicing at criu-cannabis-ufrc@hc-sc.gc.ca
- For questions about the Order or any other information contained in this guide, email the Cost Recovery and Fees Unit at cannabiscrf-rcf@hc-sc.gc.ca
- For general questions about the Act and its regulations, email cannabis@hc-sc.gc.ca
For additional contact information, refer to Cannabis and industrial hemp contact information for licence holders, applicants and industry.
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