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How to Pay Health Canada Fees

Fees payable to Health Canada must be paid in Canadian funds (CAD) only. Payment may be paid by existing credit, cheque, money order, bank draft, directly through a financial institution, credit card, wire transfer, or direct deposit.

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Requirements

You must have a valid Health Canada customer number or group account number to submit a payment. Your customer number can be found on any Health Canada invoice or periodic statement.

Some programs have specific requirements such as when paying without an invoice. A list of program-specific pages can be found HERE.

Payment options:

1. Existing Credit on Account

To pay an invoice using an existing credit on your account, please contact Accounts Receivable by e-mail at ar-cr@hc-sc.gc.ca or 1-800-815-0506.

2. Cheque, Money Order or Bank Draft

Payments must be in Canadian funds and be made payable to the "Receiver General for Canada".

Payments must be sent to:

Health Canada
Accounts Receivable, Address Locator: 1918B
18th Floor, Room 1804B, Jeanne-Mance Building
161 Goldenrod Driveway, Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9

Please include your Health Canada customer number or group account number with your payment, as well as the invoice number (if applicable).

3. Payment through a Canadian Financial Institution

A Client ID number is required to set up Health Canada as a payee through your financial institution. Your client ID is an 8 to 10 digit number and can be found on any invoice. It is not the same as your customer number.

The steps to pay online through your financial institutions are as follows:

Important Notes:

4. Credit Card

Please note that credit card payment is not currently available for the Cannabis Annual Regulatory Fee.

Online Payment:

Payment can be made using the Common Online Payment System at fee-payments.health.canada.ca/en/payment. This system will allow you to process payments directly to your Health Canada account. Instructions are provided on the website.

Acceptable card types include:

Payments should appear on your Health Canada account within one hour of processing.

Important Notes:

Phone Payment:

Payments can also be made by calling Accounts Receivable at 1-800-815-0506 (for National Dosimetry Services by calling 1-800-261-6689) and providing:

Note: Please do not submit credit card information via e-mail.

5. Wire Transfer/Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT)

Payments must be made in Canadian funds (any payments sent in non-Canadian funds will be rejected) to:

Please email your payment remittance to EFT-TEF@hc-sc.gc.ca and put your customer number or group account number(s) in the subject line and the invoice number(s) being paid in the body of the message.

Please ensure all service charges, including fees charged by your bank or any intermediary banks, are covered by your payment. The sender is responsible for all service charges, including fees charged by your bank or any intermediary banks.

6. Direct Deposit

Please email your payment remittance to EFT-TEF@hc-sc.gc.ca and put your customer number or group account number(s) in the subject line and the invoice number(s) being paid in the body of the message.

Please ensure all service charges, including fees charged by your bank or any intermediary banks, are covered by your payment. The sender is responsible for all service charges, including fees charged by your bank or any intermediary banks.

* Note that in most cases, either the financial institution or the issuing customer's financial system omit this information from the transfer.

Contact information

1. Payment-related questions

2. Invoice or Customer Number related questions

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