Physical security measures for cannabis licences: Introduction

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Who this is for

Anyone who wants to do activities with cannabis needs to meet certain physical security requirements at their site. These pages can help applicants and licence holders understand the physical security requirements for their site, and how to comply.

Use the content of these pages for the following licences:

• micro-cultivation, nursery and standard cultivation
• micro-processing and standard processing
• sale for medical purposes
• analytical testing
• research
• cannabis drug licence

These pages don't include instructions on what you need to submit to show compliance with these regulations. For information on what you need to submit to Health Canada, refer to the following:

• for cultivation, processing and sale for medical purposes licences
  • Cannabis licensing application: Cultivation, processing and sale for medical purposes
  • Manage your licence: Cultivation, processing and sale for medical purposes
• for analytical testing licences
  • Application requirements for cannabis analytical testing
  • Making changes to your site: email sp-licensing-cannabis-licences-sp@hc-sc.gc.ca
  • for research licences
  • Application requirements for cannabis research licences
  • Making changes to your site: email sp-licensing-cannabis-licences-sp@hc-sc.gc.ca
  • for cannabis drug licences
  • Application requirements for cannabis drug licences
  • Making changes to your site: email sp-licensing-cannabis-licences-sp@hc-sc.gc.ca

These pages also don't include how to ensure security for personal production of cannabis for medical purposes.

Disclaimer

You need to read these pages along with the Cannabis Act (the Act) and the Cannabis Regulations (the Regulations). If there are differences between these pages and the legislation, the legislation is correct.

Contact us

For questions about a specific licence or licence application, email licensing-cannabis-licences@hc-sc.gc.ca. Use the subject line "Questions about APP # or LIC#". Include your licence application (APP) ID or your licence (LIC) number found in the Cannabis Tracking and Licensing system (CTLS).

For general questions about cannabis, email cannabis@hc-sc.gc.ca or call 1-866-337-7705 (toll free).