Bilan de l’année 2022 – Le point sur les questions de droit en matière de marketing, de publicité et de conformité des produits au Canada
L’année 2022 s’est révélée fort intéressante dans les domaines de la publicité, du marketing et de la conformité des produits au Canada. En effet, nous avons assisté à un certain nombre d’avancées juridiques, que ce soit sur le plan des modifications […]
N’oubliez pas : mise en application des exigences relatives aux DCE le 1er janvier 20233
De quoi s’agit-il? Les dispositifs de consignation électronique (« DCE ») sont des appareils installés dans les véhicules utilitaires et munis d’un logiciel servant à surveiller les activités du conducteur afin d’assurer la conformité à la réglementation sur les heures de service. […]
Food labelling in Canada: New Food Product Innovation initiative changes
On July 6, 2022, the Government of Canada made several changes to the Food and Drugs Regulations (“FDR”) and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (“SFCR”) (collectively referred to as the “Regulations”). These changes are the result of Canada’s Food Product Innovation […]
Changes to Canadian natural health products labelling requirements
Following an increase in the use of natural health products (“NHPs”) among Canadians, Health Canada recently released the “Regulations Amending the Natural Health Products Regulations” (the “Amending Regulations”), which came into force on June 21, 2022. These Amending Regulations introduce […]
New mandatory front-of-package nutrition symbol for certain food products in Canada
Front-of-Package Labeling Requirements On June 30th the Federal Minister of Health announced new regulations relating to a mandatory front-of-package nutrition symbol on all prepackaged foods high in sodium, sugars or saturated fat. The symbol has been introduced as a tool […]
Proposed transportation of dangerous goods Canadian registration list
Transport Canada (“TC”) recently proposed amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Canada) (“TDGR”), which would require any person who imports, offers for transport, handles or transports dangerous goods to register in a new online database and to provide […]
Consultation on new guidance for foods sold through e-commerce (open until July 8, 2022)
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are seeking feedback to inform their development of voluntary guidance for businesses when selling food and beverages to consumers through e-commerce. The guidance would relate to food information, such as labelling […]
Consultations on mandatory labelling of chemicals in consumer products in Canada – Register by March 25, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada are inviting interested parties to provide their input on how information on chemical ingredients in certain consumer products should be disclosed. These ongoing national consultations address mandatory labelling for chemicals in consumer […]
Proposed amendments to adopt mandatory electronic logging devices for Ontario carriers
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has announced that it proposes to amend Ontario’s Hours of Service Regulation 555/06 under the Highway Traffic Act (ON) to implement a mandatory requirement for motor carriers who only operate in Ontario to start using […]
Jaclyne Reive quoted in Truck News article discussing the current regulatory environment for autonomous vehicles and more
Truck News, "Autonomous vehicles still face legal, legislative hurdles"
Advancing technology is bringing us ever closer to the vision of highly autonomous vehicles, but there are still related legislative and legal hurdles to overcome before such equipment is broadly used. “Use on Canadian public roads is still pretty limited,” […]
