Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2018-144)

Marginal note:Notification to local authorities

• 35 (1) A holder of a licence for cultivation, a licence for processing or a licence for sale that authorizes the possession of cannabis must, within 30 days after the issuance, amendment, suspension, reinstatement or revocation of the licence, provide a written notice to the local authorities referred to in paragraphs 7(1)(a) to (c) in the area in which the site set out in the licence is located and provide a copy of the notice to the Minister.

• Marginal note:Content of notice

  (2) The notice must contain the following information:

  • (a) the name of the holder of the licence and the address of the site set out in the licence; and

  • (b) a description of the applicable event referred to in subsection (1) and its effective date and, in the case of an amendment to the licence, details of the amendment.

• Marginal note:Senior official

  (3) The notice must be addressed to a senior official of the local authority to which it is provided.

Marginal note:Cessation of activities

• 36 (1) A holder of a licence that intends to cease conducting all the activities authorized by the licence — whether before or on the date of expiry of the licence — must provide the Minister with a written notice to that effect at least 30 days before the day on which those activities cease.

• Marginal note:Content of notice

  (2) The notice must be signed and dated by the responsible person referred to in section 37 and contain the following information:

  • (a) the date on which activities are expected to cease;

  • (b) a description of the manner in which any cannabis remaining at the site as of the date referred to in paragraph (a) will be disposed of by the holder of the licence, including

    • (i) if the cannabis will be sold or distributed, in whole or in part, the name and address of the person to which it will be sold or distributed, and

    • (ii) if it will be destroyed, in whole or in part, the day on which and the location at which the destruction is to take place;

  • (c) the address of the location at which the holder’s records, reports, electronic data and other documents that are required to be retained under the Act by the holder will be retained after activities have ceased; and

  • (d) the name, address, telephone number and, if applicable, facsimile number and email address of a person from which the Minister may obtain further information after activities have ceased.

• Marginal note:Update

  (3) After having ceased the activities, the holder must submit to the Minister an update of the information referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) to (d), if it differs from the information submitted in the notice under subsection (1). The update must be signed and dated by the responsible person referred to in section 37.

General Requirements Relating to Authorized Activities

Marginal note:Responsible person

• 37 (1) A holder of a licence must retain the services of one individual as the responsible person who has the authority to bind the holder.

• Marginal note:Responsibilities and knowledge

  (2) The responsible person is responsible for the activities conducted under the licence and must have sufficient knowledge of the provisions of the Act and these Regulations that apply to the holder of the licence.

• Marginal note:Alternate

  (3) A holder of a licence may designate one individual as the alternate responsible person who is qualified to replace the responsible person.

Marginal note:Head of security

• 38 (1) A holder of a licence, other than a licence for analytical testing or a licence for research, must retain the services of one individual as the head of security who is responsible for

  • (a) ensuring that the applicable physical security measures set out in Part 4 are complied with; and

  • (b) the organizational security plan of the holder.

• Marginal note:Alternate

  (2) A holder of a licence, other than a licence for analytical testing or a licence for research, may designate one individual as the alternate head of security who is qualified to replace the head of security.

Marginal note:Approved site

• 39 (1) A holder of a licence must only conduct activities that are authorized by the licence at the site and, if applicable, the building within the site, set out in the licence.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the possession of cannabis for the purpose of antimicrobial treatment or destruction or the distribution of cannabis.

Marginal note:Dwelling-house

40 A holder of a licence must not conduct any activity that is authorized by the licence at a dwelling-house.

Marginal note:Outdoor activities

41 A holder of a licence must not produce cannabis — other than obtain cannabis by cultivating, propagating or harvesting it — or test, store, package or label cannabis outdoors.

Marginal note:Antimicrobial treatment

42 A holder of a licence, other than a licence for analytical testing, may conduct antimicrobial treatment of cannabis at a location other than the site set out in the licence only if

• (a) the holder ensures that the cannabis that is at the location is, at all times, in the presence of at least one individual referred to in paragraph 43(2)(a), or in the case of a holder of a licence for research, an individual referred to in paragraph 43(2)(b); and

• (b) the cannabis is subsequently returned to the site set out in the licence or distributed in accordance with these Regulations.

Marginal note:Destruction

• 43 (1) A holder of a licence is authorized to destroy cannabis only

  • (a) in accordance with a method that

    • (i) complies with all federal, provincial and municipal environmental protection legislation applicable to the location where it is to be destroyed, and

    • (ii) does not result in any individual being exposed to cannabis smoke or cannabis vapour;

  • (b) in the presence of at least two individuals who are qualified to witness the destruction and, except in the case of a holder of a licence for analytical testing or a licence for research, one of whom is an individual referred to in paragraph (2)(a); and

  • (c) in the case where the cannabis is destroyed at a location other than the site set out in the licence, the holder of the licence ensures that the cannabis that is at the location is, at all times, in the presence of at least one individual referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or, in the case of a holder of a licence for analytical testing or a licence for research, an individual referred to in paragraph (2)(b).

• Marginal note:Witness to destruction

  (2) The following individuals are qualified to witness the destruction of cannabis:

  • (a) an individual who holds a security clearance; and

  • (b) an employee of the holder of the licence.

Marginal note:Security clearance holder

44 A holder of a licence, other than a holder of a licence for analytical testing, a licence for research, or a licence for sale that does not authorize the possession of cannabis, must ensure that an individual who holds a security clearance is present at the site when activities are conducted by other individuals in an operations area or a storage area.

Marginal note:Organizational security plan — update

45 A holder of a licence, other than a holder of a licence for analytical testing or a licence for research, must on request of the Minister, update and submit the organizational security plan.

Marginal note:Recall

46 A holder of a licence must establish and maintain a system of control that permits the rapid and complete recall of every lot or batch of cannabis that has been sold or distributed.

Marginal note:Safekeeping during distribution

47 A holder of a licence must take any steps that are necessary to ensure the safekeeping of cannabis when distributing it.

Marginal note:Identification of holder of a licence

48 A holder of a licence must include their name, as set out in the licence, in all the means by which they identify themself in relation to cannabis, including advertising, purchase orders, shipping documents and invoices.