Summary: Cannabis licence management guide

From Health Canada

Overview

This document will tell you how to manage your licence after it has been issued. It includes information on:

• licence renewals
• licence amendments
• changes requiring Health Canada's approval
• changes requiring notification to Health Canada
• import and export permit applications and notification requirements
• reporting and disclosure requirements including:
  • Notice to local authorities
  • Notice of cessation of activities
  • Notice of new cannabis products
  • Reporting promotion-related information
  • Annual reporting of key investors
• licence and permit refusals, suspensions and revocations

Who this guide is for

This document is for licence holders under the Cannabis Act and the Cannabis Regulations. It does not apply to hemp licence holders under the Industrial Hemp Regulations or cannabis drug licence holders under the Cannabis Regulations.

In this guide

• 1.0 Purpose
• 2.0 Background
• 3.0 Scope
• 4.0 Definitions and Abbreviations
• 5.0 Licence Renewals and Changes
• 6.0 Import/Export Permits
• 7.0 Other Notification and Reporting Requirements
• 8.0 Licence Suspensions and Revocations
• 9.0 Contact Us
• 10.0 Feedback - Help Us Improve
• Appendix A: Summary of Other Notification and Reporting Requirements
• Appendix B: Cannabis Licence Attestation Form
• Appendix C: Notification Attestation Form
• Appendix D: Application for a Permit to Import Cannabis for Medical or Scientific Purposes
• Appendix E: Application for a Permit to Export Cannabis for Medical or Scientific Purposes
• Appendix F: Cannabis Shipment Detail Notification Form
• Appendix G: Notice of Cessation of Cannabis Activities Form
• Appendix H: Annual Reporting Form: Reporting Information Related to Promotions
• Appendix I: Notice of a New Cannabis Product Form

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Details and history

Published:

November 9, 2018

Updated:

August 29, 2019

Contact us

For specific questions related to an individual licence:
e-mail us at HC.licensing-cannabis-licences.SC@canada.ca

Please Note: The subject line of the email must clearly state the subject of the correspondence. You must also give your:

• licence number
• application file number, if applicable
• licence holder name

For general questions about the Cannabis Act and its Regulations, outside of a specific application, including those related to the Cannabis Tracking and Licensing System (CTLS):
email us at cannabis@canada.ca

You may also contact the Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Branch by phone at:
1-866-337-7705.