Legislation and Guidelines - Food and Nutrition - Health Canada

Canada's Food and Drugs Act and Regulations

• Canada's Food and Drugs Act and Regulations
  This section outlines the role of Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency with regard to food and nutrition. It contains a link to the Food and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations and information on the regulatory process.

Legislative Initiatives

• Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act (Bill C-38)
  This section provides information on the amendments announced in Bill C-38 on April 26, 2012. These amendments provide new tools that will reduce delays, cut red tape and make the food regulatory system more efficient and flexible.
  • Questions and Answers
• Chapter 42 of the Statutes of Canada, An Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act
  This section provides information and detailed analysis of Bill C-28. This Bill received Royal Assent on November 25, 2005 and became Chapter 42 of the Statutes of Canada.

Regulatory Initiatives

• Interim Marketing Authorizations
  This section contains a list of Interim Marketing Authorizations which have been granted and for which proposed regulatory amendments are underway. It provides a link to the documents published in the Canada Gazette.
  Note: Health Canada can no longer issue Interim Marketing Authorizations (IMAs), as the ability to do so has been replaced in the Food and Drugs Act with the Marketing Authorization authority.
• Marketing Authorizations
  This section contains general information on marketing authorizations, including a list of food marketing authorizations that have been implemented to date.
• Incorporation by Reference
• Notices of Proposal and Notices of Modification
• Lists of foods that have received Temporary Marketing Authorization Letters
• Regulatory Modernization for Food and Nutrition
• Regulatory Proposals (Canada Gazette, Part I)
  This section contains a list of proposed regulatory amendments that were recently published in the Canada Gazette, Part I. It provides a link to the documents that were published in the Canada Gazette.
• Regulatory Amendments (Canada Gazette, Part II)
  This section contains a list of approved new regulations that were recently published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. It provides a link to the documents that were published in the Canada Gazette.