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…
All companies in Canada who plan to sell cannabis for medical purposes must hold a federal Sales Licence. They also must sell the product in the packaging that they received with the product cannot repackage the product. “Which Licence Should I Apply For?” Click the infographic above to view larger. Please note that sales of…
All companies in Canada who plan to cultivate (grow) cannabis must hold a federal Cultivation Licence. Licence holders can sell cannabis to other licenced cultivators or processors and authorized researchers. The Cultivation Licence is broken down into three sub-classes for cannabis: Standard Cultivation Licence Micro-Cultivation Licence Nursery Licence The fourth sub-class, Industrial Hemp Licence, is for…
How Does Canada’s Licensed Producer System Reduce Crime? Federal Minister of Safety Bill Blair said, “Cannabis doesn’t kill, but cannabis trafficking can.” Canada’s licensed producer system reduces crime in a number of ways. By legalizing the sale of cannabis, Canada can now: License and monitor cannabis production to ensure safe product (handled at the federal…
Health Canada uses several tools to ensure licensed producers’ (LPs) compliance with the Cannabis Act. These include: Compliance Promotion Compliance Monitoring Enforcement Actions Dig a Little Deeper Health Canada developed the licensed producer system to keep Canadians safe. To ensure this safety, Health Canada developed a compliance process to promote, monitor, and enforce actions when…
There are several steps to the Health Canada Licensed Producer Approval Process: Application Submission through the CTLS Payment Screening to ensure completeness, etc. Review and Security Clearance including site evidence, criminal background checks, etc. Licensing Decision After Health Canada made changes to its approval process in May 2019, licence approvals jumped from about five per…
There are several steps to becoming a licensed producer of cannabis in Canada: Become familiar with all relevant Federal and provincial, territorial and municipal legislation (See section 5.1 of this guide: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/industry-licensees-applicants/licensing-summary/guide.html#5) Identify licence class and subclass of interest (See: https://d44ea142d3.nxcli.io/what-are-the-different-health-canada-cannabis-classes-and-sub-classes-of-licences) Create a CTLS Account (See: http://what-is-the-cannabis-tracking-and-licensing-system/) Inform all required individuals associated with the proposed…
The Canadian licensed producer system is a system that designates legal cannabis producers (growers, processors, nurseries, etc.) in Canada. The system helps ensure that all cannabis producers provide a safe supply of cannabis and that no cannabis is diverted to the illegal market. Dig a Little Deeper The Canadian licensed producer system grew out of…
There are several steps to becoming a licensed producer (LP) within the Canadian cannabis industry. Every company or person who grows or processes cannabis commercially needs a Health Canada licence. Growing “commercially” includes both medical and recreational cannabis. Most LPs also require a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) licence in order to sell cannabis to wholesalers…
