Compliance and Monitoring of Controlled Substances

This information applies to all parties regulated under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and its associated regulations as well as section 56 exemption holders.

On this page

• Licensed dealers
• Pharmacists
• Practitioners
• Law Enforcement
• Class Exemptees
• Importers of Designated Devices
• Contact us

Licensed Dealers

• Directive on Physical Security Requirements for Controlled Substances and Drugs Containing Cannabis
• Compliance and Enforcement Policy for Controlled Substances and Precursors (CS-POL-001)
• Inspection Strategy for Licensed Dealers of Controlled Substances and Class A Precursors (CS-POL-002)
• Reporting Loss or Theft of Controlled Substances and Precursors
• Guidance Document: Inspection Guide for Licensed Dealers of Controlled Substances (CS-GD-016)
• Guidance Document: Risk Classification Guide for Licensed Dealers of Controlled Substances' Inspection Observations (CS-GD-017)
• Guidance Document: Risk classification guide for Licensed Dealers of Class A Precursors' Inspection Observations (CS-GC-019)
• Guidance Document: Destruction of narcotics, controlled and restricted drugs and targeted substances by licensed dealers (CS-GD-020)
• Guidance Document: Handling and destruction of post-consumer returns containing controlled substances (CS-GD-021)
• Guidance Document: Recording and reporting of suspicious transactions for controlled substances and precursors (CS-GD-025)

Pharmacists

• Federal Regulatory Record Keeping Requirements – Quick Reference Guide for Pharmacists Dispensing + Purchasing Controlled Substances
• Guidance Document: Handling and destruction of post-consumer returns containing controlled substances (CS-GD-021)
• Reporting Loss or Theft of Controlled Substances and Precursors
• Guidance Document for Pharmacists, Practitioners and Persons in Charge if Hospitals: Handling and Destruction of Unserviceable Stock Containing Narcotics, Controlled Drugs or Targeted Substances
• List of restricted health care practitioners and pharmacists named in a notice of restriction
• Community Pharmacy Inspection Program Annual Reports
• Subsection 56(1) class exemption for patients, practitioners and pharmacists prescribing and providing controlled substances in Canada
• Questions and Answers: Prescription Opioids – Sticker and Handout Requirements for Pharmacists and Practitioners

Practitioners

• Subsection 56(1) class exemption for patients, practitioners and pharmacists prescribing and providing controlled substances in Canada
• Section 56(1) Class Exemption for Pharmacists, Practitioners, Persons in Charge of a Hospital and Licensed Dealers for the Provision and Destruction of Unserviceable Stock and Post-consumer Returns
• Reporting Loss or Theft of Controlled Substances and Precursors
• List of restricted health care practitioners and pharmacists named in a notice of restriction
• Questions and Answers: Prescription Opioids – Sticker and Handout Requirements for Pharmacists and Practitioners

Law Enforcement

• Guidance Document – Reporting Seizure and Disposition of Controlled Substances, Precursors, Chemical Offence-Related Property, Cannabis and Chemical Property

Class Exemptees

• For an available list of class exemptions, please refer to our Policy Documents section

Importers of Designated Devices

• Designated Devices Registry Guidance Document

Contact us

• Questions regarding compliance and monitoring of controlled substances:
• National Compliance Section
• Email: compliance-conformite@hc-sc.gc.ca

• General enquiries:
• Office of Controlled Substances
• Email: ocs-bsc@hc-sc.gc.ca
• Telephone: 613-952-2177