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Le point sur la législation canadienne en matière de publicité en 2023

En 2023, le paysage législatif de la publicité au Canada a continué d’évoluer et de se transformer. Dans le présent bulletin, nous résumons certains développements notables. Selon nous, les entreprises qui font de la...more

Canadian Advertising Law: 2023 Year in Review

In 2023, the Canadian advertising legal landscape continued to transform and evolve. In this bulletin, we summarize some notable developments. We expect that businesses that advertise and promote their products or services in...more

Changements à loi en matière de concours publicitaires au Québec

Les promoteurs de concours publicitaires ne seront désormais plus assujettis à l’obligation d’obtenir une autorisation pour la tenue de leurs concours au Québec, ni aux autres exigences relatives aux concours qui étaient...more

11/3/2023  /  Canada , Contests & Promotions , Prizes

Win or Lose, Quebec Contest Laws Have Changed

Sponsors of publicity contests no longer have to register their contests in Quebec and contend with the other requirements of Quebec’s contest legislation. As of October 27, 2023, the legislative provisions imposing these...more

11/2/2023  /  Canada , Contests & Promotions , Prizes

Nouvelles restrictions relatives à la publicité sur les aliments et les boissons destinée aux enfants

Le 28 juin 2023, le nouveau Code des pratiques responsables en matière de publicité sur les aliments et les boissons destinée aux enfants (le « CPABE »), administré par les Normes de la publicité, est entré en vigueur. Le...more

New Restrictions on Advertising Food and Drinks to Children

On June 28, 2023, Ad Standards’ new Code for the Responsible Advertising of Food and Beverage Products to Children (FBA Code) took effect. The FBA Code and its complementary Guide for the Responsible Advertising of Food and...more

Ontario Issues Draft Regulation Under New Proposed Health Facilities Regime

On June 9, 2023, the Ontario government published a draft regulation (Draft Regulation) to operationalize the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023 (ICHSCA). The ICHSCA was introduced through Bill 60 as part...more

Trois questions que tous les fabricants de nouveaux produits alimentaires devraient se poser

Au Canada, le secteur des produits alimentaires est particulièrement dynamique et devient de plus en plus en pointu au fil du temps. En effet, grâce au perfectionnement des technologies agricoles, le choix de produits...more

Three Questions All New Food Product Manufacturers Need to Ask

Canada’s thriving food industry grows more sophisticated by the day as AgTech advancements pave the way for an ever-expanding array of new and innovative products to hit the market. After the years of research and...more

L’examen législatif tant attendu de la Loi sur le cannabis du Canada est lancé

Le 22 septembre 2022, le ministre de la Santé, Jean-Yves Duclos, ainsi que la ministre de la Santé mentale et des Dépendances et ministre associée de la Santé, Carolyn Bennett, ont annoncé le lancement de l’examen législatif...more

Canada’s Cannabis Act Receiving Long-Awaited Legislative Review

On September 22, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Carolyn Bennett, announced the overdue legislative review of Canada’s...more

Nouvelles exigences concernant l’étiquetage sur le devant des aliments emballés

Le 20 juillet 2022, des modifications apportées au Règlement sur les aliments et drogues sont entrées en vigueur, introduisant du même coup un nouveau symbole nutritionnel pour les aliments préemballés. Faisant partie de la...more

Front Page News: New Front-of-Package Food Labelling Requirements

On July 20, 2022, amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations came into effect, introducing a new nutrition symbol for prepackaged foods. Part of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy, these amendments will require the...more

Blakes Continuity Podcast: Entering the COVID-19 Marketplace: Proceed with Care [Audio]

COVID-19 is transforming the way businesses create products and go-to-market, especially when launching health products during a pandemic, on an expedited timeline. How are they managing the regulatory requirements and public...more

Busting the Myths: False and Misleading Advertising Amid COVID-19

With rising concerns about the global spread of COVID-19, there is an unprecedented demand for certain health products. Governments around the world are looking for fast and alternative ways to source key products and...more

Health Canada Introduces Cannabis Health Products, A Budding Category

The federal government recently launched a consultation to seek feedback on the introduction of a new category of health products with cannabis, referred to as cannabis health products (CHPs). If implemented, this regime...more

Health Canada Proposes Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling Requirements

The Government of Canada recently published proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) that if adopted, would significantly change key elements of the labelling of food products. The most notable amendments...more

Government of Canada Finalizes Food Labelling Changes

On December 14, 2016, the Government of Canada announced amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) by publishing the Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Nutrition Labelling, Other Labelling Provisions...more

Ban Proposed on the Expiry of Rewards Points in Ontario

On October 20, 2016, an Ontario member of provincial parliament introduced Bill 47, Protecting Rewards Points Act (Consumer Protection Amendment), 2016 (Bill). The Bill’s purpose is primarily to prohibit the expiry of rewards...more

Amendments to Ontario’s Calorie Disclosure Requirements

Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care recently announced amendments to the regulations (Regulations) under the Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015 (Act), which, among other things, add new categories of items exempt from...more

Let’s Eat: New Calorie Disclosure Requirements Coming to an Ontario Restaurant Near You

Big changes are coming to Ontario’s restaurant landscape. As of January 1, 2017, the Healthy Menu Choices Act (Act) will require food service chains with 20 or more locations in Ontario to disclose calorie information for...more

Made in Canada: Competition Bureau Takes Action Against Moose Knuckles

On April 26, 2016, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) filed a Notice of Application (Application) against Moose International Inc. (Moose Knuckles), for alleged false or misleading “Made in Canada” claims in relation to its...more

Health Canada Pushes Forward with Nutrition Labelling Changes

On June 13, 2015, the Government of Canada published proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) that, if adopted, would significantly change key elements of the nutrition labelling of food products. The most...more

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