Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations

Marginal note:Importation — Canadian residents

• 68 (1) An individual who is a resident of Canada may, at the time of the individual’s return to Canada from a foreign country, import a targeted substance that is in their possession at the time of entry if

  • (a) the substance has been obtained under a prescription and is labelled with the information set out in paragraphs 51(2)(a) to (g);

  • (b) the individual is importing the substance

    • (i) for their own use,

    • (ii) for the use of a person for whom the individual is responsible and who is travelling with them, or

    • (iii) for the use of an animal for which the individual is responsible and which is travelling with them;

  • (c) the substance is imported to meet the medical needs of the individual or animal for whose benefit it is prescribed;

  • (d) the substance is declared to a customs office at the port of entry into Canada at the time of import; and

  • (e) the quantity being imported does not exceed the lesser of

    • (i) a single course of treatment, and

    • (ii) a 90-day supply, based on the usual daily dose.

• Marginal note:Importation — foreign residents

  (2) An individual who is a resident of a foreign country may, at the time that the individual enters Canada, import a targeted substance that is in their possession at the time of entry if

  • (a) the requirements set out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (d) are met; and

  • (b) the quantity imported is the least of

    • (i) the content of the container,

    • (ii) a 90-day supply, based on the usual daily dose, and

    • (iii) the usual daily dose multiplied by the number of days that the individual will stay in Canada.