On March 19, 2019, Health Canada published a Notice, announcing the launch of its e-Learning tool: Understanding How Medical Devices are Regulated in Canada – Premarket Regulation. According to the Notice, the tool will offer an overview of Health Canada’s premarket regulatory requirements for medical devices and provide targeted guidance to enable greater consistency in the understanding, interpretation and application of the Food and Drugs Act, the Medical Devices Regulations and their related policies and guidelines.

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