Regulatory Initiative: Administrative Monetary Penalties (Consumer Products) Regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - Forward Regulatory Plan 2012-2014

Title or working title of the regulatory initiative: Administrative Monetary Penalties (Consumer Products) Regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

Description of the objective:
The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) came into force on June 20, 2011.  It establishes legislative and regulatory requirements to help protect the public by addressing dangers posed by unsafe consumer products.  The Act also established an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) system for compliance and enforcement of the CCPSA and the associated Regulations.  The proposed Regulations would prescribe the time and manner in which a penalty would be calculated, modified, and paid as well as the manner in which certain documents referred to in the proposed Regulations must be provided to an individual, a person or the Minister of Health.

Enabling Act:
Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

Indication of business impacts:
There are no expected business impacts.

Public consultation opportunities:
Canadians have already participated in  consultations that occurred between March 24, 2012 and June 7, 2012. No further opportunities for consultation are scheduled at this time.
Regulatory Consultation - Proposal for the Making of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP) Regulations under the proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act were also conducted between August 25, 2010 and November 26, 2010.

Departmental contact:

James Hardy
Project Officer
Risk Management Bureau
Consumer Product Safety Directorate
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Health Canada

Telephone number: 613-948-5079

Email address: james.hardy@hc-sc.gc.ca

For More Information

•  Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
• The  Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management
• The  Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
• The  Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the  Canada Gazette and  Consulting with Canadians websites.