What is a Cannabis Processing Licence?

All companies in Canada who plan to process cannabis must hold a federal Processing Licence. Licence holders can sell cannabis to other licensed cultivators or processors and authorized researchers. The Processing Licence is broken down into two sub-classes:

• Standard Processing Licence
• Micro-Processing Licence

Licensed processors  are authorized to perform some or all of the following processing activities under Health Canada’s Cannabis Regulations:

• Produce cannabis (other than obtaining it by propagating, cultivating, or harvesting)
• Sell and distribute cannabis to other licence holders (processors, analytical testers, researchers, cannabis drug licence holders, micro-cultivators)
• Sell and distribute to licenced nursery
• Send and deliver cannabis products to a licence holder that is authorized to sell cannabis for medical purposes or to a  person authorized to sell cannabis under a provincial or territorial Act
• Send and deliver cannabis products that are plants or seeds to the purchaser at the request of a licence holder that is authorized to sell cannabis for medical purposes or to a  person authorized to sell cannabis under a provincial or territorial Act

For more information about Processing Licences, please see Appendix B: Cannabis Licensing Application Guide