With
Daryl Cukierman,
Simon Finch,
Zvi Halpern-Shavim,
Greg Kanargelidis,
Alexis Levine,
Robin Linley,
Matthew Mundy,
Chris Nyberg,
Kevin Rusli,
Susan Tomaine
The anticipated legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada by July 2018 is multi-faceted. Several areas of law will come into play, potentially impacting many types of businesses. We delve into some of these areas below.
With
Marie-Hélène Constantin,
Cheryl Satin
Personal information protection and compliance with privacy laws have taken centre stage with life sciences companies as a result of the increasing use of data in connection with a myriad of products...
With
Laura Weinrib,
Christy Zhou
Bill C-17, An Act to Amend the Food and Drugs Act, received royal assent on November 6, 2014.
With
Pei Li,
Kaitlin Macdonald
Last month, the Government of Canada launched a series of public consultations regarding proposed changes to the federal nutrition labelling requirements.
With
Christy Zhou
On April 1, 2014, the new Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) supplanted the 13-year-old Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR).
With
Tricia Kuhl,
Kaitlin Macdonald,
Wendy Mee
On December 4, 2013, the Government of Canada announced that most of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), including the provisions applicable to commercial electronic messages (CEMs), will come into force on July 1, 2014.
With
Tricia Kuhl,
Dara Lambie
Bill C-28, commonly referred to as Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation or "CASL", was passed by the Canadian Parliament in December 2010 and will likely come into force in 2013.
The use of social media to advertise regulated products, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices, can be very powerful, but is also fraught with risk.
With
Beth Gearing
On June 7, 2010, the Government of Ontario adopted amendments to the Regulations to the "Ontario Drug Benefit Act" (ODBA) and the "Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act" (DIDFA).
With
Elizabeth McNaughton,
Jennifer Smith
On January 29, 2009, the federal government again proposed the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), this time as Bill C-6. The CCPSA was first proposed by the Harper government in April 2008, following several high profile recalls and concerns about the health and safety risks of consumer products imported and/or sold in Canada.
