Industrial Hemp Regulations (SOR/2018-145)

Marginal note:Definitions — Regulations

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

  Act

  Act means the Cannabis Act. (Loi)

  approved cultivar

  approved cultivar means any variety of industrial hemp set out in the List of Approved Cultivars, published by the Government of Canada on its website, as amended from time to time. (cultivar approuvé)

  competent laboratory

  competent laboratory means a laboratory that is owned or operated by a holder of a licence for analytical testing issued under subsection 62(1) of the Act, or a laboratory outside Canada that is recognized as a qualified laboratory, for the application of the United Nations’ Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended from time to time, by the competent authorities of the country in which it is located. (laboratoire compétent)

  cultivation

  cultivation means the obtaining of industrial hemp by cultivating it. (culture)

  customs office

  customs office has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act. (bureau de douane)

  customs officer

  customs officer has the meaning assigned by the definition officer in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act. (agent des douanes)

  export permit

  export permit means a permit issued under subsection 62(1) of the Act that authorizes the exportation of seed or grain. (permis d’exportation)

  form

  form, in relation to industrial hemp, means the whole plant, flowering heads, leaves, branches, seed, grain or fibre, as the case may be. (forme)

  grain

  grain means achene of industrial hemp that is not represented, sold or used to grow a plant. (grain)

  import permit

  import permit means a permit issued under subsection 62(1) of the Act that authorizes the importation of seed or grain. (permis d’importation)

  licence

  licence means a licence issued under subsection 62(1) of the Act in relation to industrial hemp. (licence)

  partnership

  partnership does not include an incorporated entity. (société de personnes )

  pedigreed status

  pedigreed status has the same meaning as in subsection 2(2) of the Seeds Regulations. (qualité Généalogique)

  plant breeder

  plant breeder means an individual who is recognized by the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association as a plant breeder, under the Canadian Regulations and Procedures for Breeder Seed Crop Production, published by the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association, as amended from time to time. (sélectionneur de plantes)

  propagation

  propagation means the obtaining of industrial hemp by propagating it for the purpose of developing a new variety. (multiplication)

  seed

  seed means achene of industrial hemp that is represented, sold or used to grow a plant. (graine)

  THC

  THC means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. (THC)

  variety

  variety has the same meaning as in subsection 2(2) of the Seeds Regulations. (variété)

• Marginal note:Definition — Act and Regulations

  (2) For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations, industrial hemp means a cannabis plant — or any part of that plant — in which the concentration of THC is 0.3% w/w or less in the flowering heads and leaves.

• Marginal note:Determination of THC concentration

  (3) The determination of the THC concentration must take into account the potential to convert delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid into THC.