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Marginal note:Definitions — Act and Regulations

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• (2) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  common name

  common name  has the same meaning as in subsection C.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (nom usuel)

  device

  device  has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act. (instrument)

  drug

  drug  has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act, but excludes cannabis that is

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  It includes cannabis that is an active pharmaceutical ingredientas defined in subsection C.01A.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations or that is manufactured or sold for use in a clinical trialas defined in section C.05.001 of those Regulations. (drogue)

  former Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations

  former Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations  means the regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 2016-743 of August 5, 2016 and registered as SOR/2016-230. (ancien Règlement sur l’accès au cannabis à des fins médicales)

  operations area

  operations area  means, in respect of a site set out in a licence, an area of the site — other than a storage area — where cannabis is present as a result of any activities conducted under a licence. It includes a grow area. (zone d’exploitation)

  point

  point  means the unit of measurement for type size that is known as a PostScript point and is equal to 0.3527777778 mm. (point)

  prescription

  prescription  has the same meaning as in subsection C.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (ordonnance)

  prescription drug

  prescription drug  means a drug

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  • (b) that is a prescription drug, as defined in section A.01.010 of the Food and Drug Regulations; and

  proper name

  proper name  has the same meaning as in subsection C.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (nom propre)

• Marginal note:Incorporation by reference

  (3) For the purpose of the incorporation by reference into these Regulations of any documents published by the Government of Canada, terms that are used but not defined in those documents have the same meaning as in these Regulations.

Marginal note:Nutrition facts table

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• Marginal note:Not a significant source of a nutrient

  (2) Information with respect to a nutrient set out in column 1 of the table to this section that may be expressed as “0” in the nutrition facts table may be omitted from that table if it includes the statement “Not a significant source of (naming each nutrient that is omitted from the nutrition facts table in accordance with this subsection)”.

• Marginal note:Presentation

  (3) Despite section 130, the nutrition facts table must be presented in accordance with the format specified in the applicable figure in the Directory of Nutrition Facts Table Formats for Edible Cannabis, as amended from time to time and published by the Government of Canada on its website, having regard to matters such as order of presentation, dimensions, spacing and use of upper and lower case letters and bold type.

  Item	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4
  Information	Description	Unit	Manner of expression
  3	Amount of fat	“Fat”, “Total Fat” or “Fat, Total”	The amount is expressed [...] (b) as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	[...] (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to 0%; and
  6	The sum of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids	“Saturated Fat + Trans Fat”, “Saturated Fatty Acids + Trans Fatty Acids”, “Saturated + Trans” or “Saturates + Trans”	The sum is expressed as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amounts of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids are declared as “0 g”, to 0%; and
  8	Amount of sodium	“Sodium”	The amount is expressed [...] (b) as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	[...] (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to 0%; and
  10	Amount of fibre	“Fibre”, “Fiber”, “Dietary Fibre” or “Dietary Fiber”	The amount is expressed [...] (b) as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	[...] (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to 0%; and
  11	Amount of sugars	“Sugars”	The amount is expressed [...] (b) as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	[...] (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 g”, to 0%; and
  13	Amount of potassium	“Potassium”	The amount is expressed [...] (b) as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	[...] (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to 0%; and
  14	Amount of calcium	“Calcium”	The amount is expressed [...] (b) as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	[...] (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to 0%; and
  15	Amount of iron	“Iron”	The amount is expressed [...] (b) as a percentage of the daily value per immediate container.	[...] (2) The percentage is rounded off (a) if the amount is declared as “0 mg”, to 0%; and

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Marginal note:Definitions

• 105 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

  common name

  common name , in respect of edible cannabis, has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (nom usuel)

  Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document

  Common Names for Ingredients and Components Document  means the document entitled Common Names for Ingredients and Components, prepared by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and published on its website, as amended from time to time. (Document sur les noms usuels d’ingrédients et de constituants)

  daily value

  daily value  means

  • (a) in the case of a nutrient set out in column 1 of Part 1 of the Table of Daily Values, as defined in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations, the quantity set out in column 3; and

  expiry date

  expiry date  means the date, expressed at minimum as a year and month, that is the end of the stability period of a cannabis product. (date limite d’utilisation)

  fat

  fat  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.400(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (lipides)

  food allergen

  food allergen  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.010.1(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (allergène alimentaire)

  gluten

  gluten  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.010.1(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (gluten)

  INCI name

  INCI name  has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Cosmetic Regulations. (appellation INCI)

  principal display panel

  principal display panel  has the same meaning as in subsection 2(2) of the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations. (espace principal)

  saturated fatty acids

  saturated fatty acids , saturated fat , saturates  or saturated  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (acides gras saturés, graisses saturées, gras saturés, lipides saturés ou saturés)

  standardized cannabis symbol

  standardized cannabis symbol  means the symbol set out in the document entitled Standardized Cannabis Symbol, as amended from time to time and published by the Government of Canada on its website. (symbole normalisé du cannabis)

  sugars-based ingredient

  sugars-based ingredient  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (ingrédient à base de sucres)

  trans fatty acids

  trans fatty acids , trans fat  or trans  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (acides gras trans, graisses trans, gras trans, lipides trans ou trans)

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Marginal note:Definitions — Act and Regulations

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in the Act and in these Regulations.

  edible cannabis

  edible cannabis  means a substance or mixture of substances that contains or has on it anything referred to in item 1 or 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act and that is intended to be consumed in the same manner as food. It does not include dried cannabis, fresh cannabis, cannabis plants or cannabis plant seeds. (cannabis comestible)

• (2) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  constituent

  constituent  means an individual unit of food that is combined as an individual unit of food with one or more other individual units of food to form an ingredient. (constituant)

  device

  device  has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act. (instrument)

  drug

  drug  has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act, but excludes cannabis that is

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  It includes cannabis that is an active pharmaceutical ingredientas defined in subsection C.01A.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. It also includes cannabis that is manufactured or sold for use in a clinical trialas defined in section C.05.001 of those Regulations that is not non-therapeutic research on cannabis. (drogue)

  fish

  fish  has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. (poisson)

  food

  food  has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act. (aliment)

  former Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations

  former Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations  means the regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 2016-743 of August 5, 2016 and registered as SOR/2016-230. (ancien Règlement sur l’accès au cannabis à des fins médicales)

  former Industrial Hemp Regulations

  former Industrial Hemp Regulations  means the regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 1998-352 of March 12, 1998 and registered as SOR/98-156. (ancien Règlement sur le chanvre industriel)

  marketing authorization

  marketing authorization , except in paragraph 102(2)(a), has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (autorisation de mise en marché)

  meat product

  meat product  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (produit de viande)

  mineral nutrient

  mineral nutrient  has the same meaning as in subsection D.02.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations except that it does not include sodium, potassium or chloride or compounds that include those elements. (minéral nutritif)

  non-therapeutic research on cannabis

  non-therapeutic research on cannabis means research that involves the distribution of cannabis to human participants by the holder of a licence for research and that is not a clinical trialas defined in section C.05.001 of the Food and Drug Regulations for which the sale of cannabis is authorized in accordance with section C.05.006 of those Regulations. This definition does not include research

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  • (b) involving the distribution of cannabis that is

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    • (iv) referred to in paragraph 1(f) of the Cannabis Exemption (Food and Drugs Act) Regulations in respect of an experimental studyas defined in subsection C.08.013(2) of the Food and Drug Regulations;

  operations area

  operations area  means, in respect of a site set out in a licence, an area of the site — other than a storage area — where cannabis is present as a result of any activities conducted under a licence. It includes a grow area. (zone d’exploitation)

  pest control product

  pest control product  has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act. (produit antiparasitaire)

  point

  point  means the unit of measurement for type size that is known as a PostScript point and is equal to 0.3527777778 mm. (point)

  poultry product

  poultry product  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (produit de volaille)

  prescription

  prescription  has the same meaning as in subsection C.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (ordonnance)

  prescription drug

  prescription drug  means a drug

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  • (b) that is a prescription drug, as defined in section A.01.010 of the Food and Drug Regulations; and

  proper name

  proper name  has the same meaning as in subsection C.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (nom propre)

  reference standard

  reference standard  means a standardized form of cannabis that is intended to be used as a measurement base when testing a substance to confirm its identity, concentration, quality or purity for a medical, laboratory, industrial, educational, law administration or enforcement, or research purpose. (étalon de référence)

  sugars

  sugars  has the same meaning as in subsection B.01.001(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (sucres)

  vitamin

  vitamin , except in subsection 101.3(3), has the same meaning as in subsection D.01.002(1) of the Food and Drug Regulations. (vitamine)

• Marginal note:Incorporation by reference

  (3) For the purpose of the incorporation by reference into these Regulations of any documents published by the Government of Canada, terms that are used but not defined in those documents have the same meaning as in these Regulations.

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Marginal note:Registration application

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• (2) The registration application must contain

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  • (b) unless the applicant intends to produce cannabis for their own medical purposes, either

    • (i) the address of the place in Canada where the applicant ordinarily resides, as well as, if applicable, their telephone number, facsimile number and email address, or

    • (ii) if the applicant ordinarily resides in Canada but does not ordinarily reside at a specific place, the address, as well as, if applicable, the telephone number, facsimile number and email address of a shelter, hostel or similar institution, located in Canada, that provides them with food, lodging or other social services;

• (3) If the applicant intends to produce cannabis for their own medical purposes, the application must also include

  • (a) the address of the place in Canada where they ordinarily reside, as well as, if applicable, their telephone number, facsimile number and email address;

  • (b) if applicable, the information referred to in paragraphs (2)(c) and (d) as it relates to the place referred to in paragraph (a);

  • (c) an indication that, within the 10 years preceding the application, they have not been convicted, as an adult, of an offence referred to in subsection 309(3);

  • (d) an indication that they will comply with the limit on the number of cannabis plants under production, as specified in the registration certificate to be issued under subsection 313(1);

• (4) If cannabis is to be produced by a designated person, the application must include a declaration by the designated person that contains

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  • (c) an indication that

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    • (iii) they will comply with the limit on the number of cannabis plants under production, as specified in the document to be provided under subsection 313(3); and