Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (S.C. 2010, c. 21)

Definition of incident

• 14 (1) In this section, incident means, with respect to a consumer product,

  • (a) an occurrence in Canada or elsewhere that resulted or may reasonably have been expected to result in an individual’s death or in serious adverse effects on their health, including a serious injury;

  • (b) a defect or characteristic that may reasonably be expected to result in an individual’s death or in serious adverse effects on their health, including a serious injury;

  • (c) incorrect or insufficient information on a label or in instructions — or the lack of a label or instructions — that may reasonably be expected to result in an individual’s death or in serious adverse effects on their health, including a serious injury; or

  • (d) a recall or measure that is initiated for human health or safety reasons by

    • (i) a foreign entity,

    • (ii) a provincial government,

    • (iii) a public body that is established under an Act of the legislature of a province,

    • (iv) an aboriginal government as defined in subsection 13(3) of the Access to Information Act, or

    • (v) an institution of an entity referred to in subparagraphs (ii) to (iv).

• Marginal note:Requirement to provide information

  (2) A person who manufactures, imports or sells a consumer product for commercial purposes shall provide the Minister and, if applicable, the person from whom they received the consumer product with all the information in their control regarding any incident related to the product within two days after the day on which they become aware of the incident.

• Marginal note:Report

  (3) The manufacturer of the consumer product, or if the manufacturer carries on business outside Canada, the importer, shall provide the Minister with a written report — containing information about the incident, the product involved in the incident, any products that they manufacture or import, as the case may be, that to their knowledge could be involved in a similar incident and any measures they propose be taken with respect to those products — within 10 days after the day on which they become aware of the incident or within the period that the Minister specifies by written notice.