CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Sylvie Rodrigue, Grant Worden, Nicole Mantini and Anne Merminod, Torys LLP
agricultural products and associated products (includ - ing seeds, livestock, fertilisers, and animal products) through various acts and regulations, including the following. • The Safe Foods for Canadians Act regulates the marketing of agricultural products in import, export, and interprovincial trade, and establishes national standards and grades, inspection and grading procedures. It also oversees the produc - tion, processing, handling and storage of meat and fish products. • The Agricultural Products Marketing Act regulates the marketing of agricultural products in interpro - vincial and export trade. • The Feeds Act regulates livestock feed manufac - tured, sold or imported into Canada to ensure its safety for livestock, humans, and the environment. • The Fertilizers Act regulates the sale, import, and manufacture of fertilisers and supplements to ensure they are safe for humans, plants, animals, and the environment. • The Health of Animals Act imposes requirements respecting the handling, transportation, and identi - fication of livestock and other animals in Canada. Wireless devices Devices like cell phones, wireless routers, Bluetooth devices, and other radiofrequency-emitting equip - ment are governed by the Radiocommunication Act and Regulations through radio equipment and interfer - ence-causing equipment standards, procedures and technical guidelines for the safe operation of Canadian telecommunication and radiocommunication services. Packaged products The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act regu - lates prepackaged consumer products, requiring that labels incorporate mandatory disclosure statements about the product identity, dealer and quantity. Label - ling cannot mislead consumers about the quantity or quality of the prepackaged product. Explosives, fireworks, ammunition, and firearms The regulation of explosives, fireworks, and ammuni - tion falls under the Explosives Act and regulations. This framework aims to ensure public safety and security by controlling the manufacture, sale, storage,
transportation, import, and export of these items. A key component of this regulation is the authorisation of explosives, including fireworks and ammunition, and the licensing or certification of those involved in their handling. The regulation of firearms falls under the Firearms Act, which sets out requirements for the licensing and registration of certain firearms, as well as prohibitions The provincial authorities and Health Canada have overlapping jurisdiction in regulating consumer prod - ucts. Provinces have overarching consumer protec - tion legislation that governs the sale of goods and services, as well as consumer contracts, setting out requirements as to the contents of consumer con - tracts, and imposing statutory warranties and condi - tions associated with goods. Additionally, provinces may regulate issues related to more discrete products and sectors, such as: • consumer goods (household products, toys); • alcohol and cannabis point-of-sale matters; • the purchase, maintenance or repair of motor vehicles; • electrical safety; • workplace products and equipment; • building materials and construction products; and • food service establishments. 1.2 Regulatory Authorities for Product Safety Federal Product safety regulation is primarily defined by stat - ute. The primary federal regulator for product safety in a number of sectors is Health Canada, but sector- specific regulators also include Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISEDC), Envi - ronment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Trans - port Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). • The Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch of Health Canada, which is the depart - around others. Provincial laws ment responsible for human health, administers the CCPSA to oversee the safety of a wide range of consumer products, including toys and household
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