The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
On December 19, 2025, the Minister of Health announced the launch of consultations on two key regulatory initiatives referenced in Health Canada’s Red Tape Review report: (i) the Ministerial Reliance Order and (ii) clinical...more
On December 20, 2025, Health Canada launched a consultation on modernizing the framework for clinical trials involving drugs for human use, including pharmaceuticals, biologics, radiopharmaceuticals, and cannabis. This...more
On November 8, 2025, the Department of Health published proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations, SOR/98-282 (MDR) with a specific focus on the medical device establishment licence (MDEL) regime. The proposed...more
UPDATE: The consultation period has been extended until April 26, 2023. On December 17, 2022, the proposed amendments to both regulations were published for consultation: Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under...more
On January 7, 2022, Health Canada issued a notice of consultation for proposed amendments to the Medical Devices Regulations. The notice of consultation (i) advises of the notice of intent published on December 11, 2021...more
On March 12, 2021, Health Canada released for consultation its new Draft Guidance Document on Electronic media in prescription drug labelling. The draft Guidance sets out Health Canada’s expectations for drug manufacturers...more