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CanadaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Medical equipment, Chemical products – Canada

Official title

Regulations Amending the Precursor Control Regulations (Increased Regulatory Oversight) (20 pages, in English and French, Canada Gazette website) Order Amending Schedule IX to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (2 pages, in English and French)

Canada notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Precursor chemicals and certain equipment (i.e. pill presses and encapsulators) that are controlled in Canada because they can be used in illegal drug production

Notifying member
Canada
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 18 December 2025. Check WTO ePing or Canada for its current status.
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CAN/761
ICS classification
  • 11.040 Medical equipment
  • 71.100 Products of the chemical industry

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
The final regulations will be adopted on the day of publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II which is targeted for December 17, 2025.
Proposed entry into force
The final amendments will come into force on the day of publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II with a six-month transition period for the following two requirements: mandatory reporting of suspici

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CAN/761; it forwards comments to Canada.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

The purpose of this notification is to let members know that Health Canada published final amendments to the Precursor Control Regulations (PCR) and to Schedule IX of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) on December 17, 2025. These amendments will increase regulatory oversight of precursor chemicals and designated devices and also increase Health Canada's regulatory flexibility and agility.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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