Controlled Substances Regulations (SOR/2025-242)

Marginal note:Provincial government or regulatory authority — entitled persons

• The following provision is not in force.

  194 (1) The Minister may provide in writing any factual information that has been obtained under the Act or these Regulations about a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, practitioner or any other health professional to any relevant provincial government or to any provincial professional regulatory authority of a province in which the person is or was entitled by that authority to practise their profession, if

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (a) the government or authority submits to the Minister a written request that sets out the person’s name and municipal address, a description of the information being requested and a statement that the information is required for the purpose of assisting a lawful investigation by the government or authority;

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (b) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has

    • (i) contravened a rule of conduct established by the authority,

    • (ii) been convicted of a designated substance offence, or

    • (iii) contravened these Regulations; or

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (c) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the provision of the information is necessary to assist the government or authority in monitoring the person’s professional conduct for compliance with the laws of the province for the purpose of protecting public health or safety.

• The following provision is not in force.

  Marginal note:Provincial government or regulatory authority — persons not entitled

  (2) The Minister may provide in writing any factual information that has been obtained under the Act or these Regulations about a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, practitioner or any other health professional to any relevant provincial government or any provincial professional regulatory authority of a province in which the person is not entitled by that authority to practise their profession, if the government or authority submits to the Minister

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (a) a written request that sets out the person’s name and municipal address and a description of the information being requested; and

  • The following provision is not in force.

    (b) a document that shows that

    • (i) the person has applied to that authority to practise in that province, or

    • (ii) the government or authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is practising in that province without being authorized to do so.