Related Guidance Documents and Forms

The following documents have been developed to provide you with an overall understanding of the Natural Health Products Online System, and to provide instructions on how to use the Natural Health Products Online Solution.

• Primer on Portable Document Format Forms
  Provides a summary of information for first-time and occasional users of electronic Portable Document Format (PDF) forms from Health Canada.
• Guidance Document on how to interact with the Natural Health Products Directorate electronically
  Provides a summary of information for Trading Partners who will be users of the Natural Health Products Online System, provided by the Natural Health Products Directorate of Health Canada.
  • See related: Trading Partner Profile
• Natural Health Products Online System Standard Terminology Guide
  Provides guidance on the standards and terminologies used to facilitate the exchange and practical use of natural health product information in the Natural Heath Products Online Solution.

Electronic Product Licence Application

• Natural Health Products Online Solution Electronic Product Licence Application User Manual
  Provides a full description of how to prepare and submit either a Compendial or Non-Compendial Product Licence Application or a Compendial from Generated Monograph Product Licence Application using the Electronic Product Licence Application (e-PLA), as well as offering a wealth of related reference material.
  • See related: Electronic Product Licence Application Form
  • See related: Compendial from Generated Monograph Electronic Product Licence Application Form
  • See related: NHPID Single Ingredient Monograph List
    Monographs that use the Compendial from Generated Monograph ePLA are marked in this list with an asterisk.
  • See related: Instructional Video on the e-PLA
    Video Disclaimer: Note that the Instructional video was made using a previous release of the e-PLA. While most information is still applicable to the current forms, there will be some information that may differ slightly.

Electronic Submission Builder (eSB)

• Electronic Submission Builder user manual
  Provides guidance on the use and functionality of the electronic Submission Builder which is used to assist applicants in the verification of the completion their electronic submission packages when applying for a Natural Health Product License.
  • See related: Instructional Video on the eSB

Ingredients Database

• Natural Health Products Ingredients Database Web Application Guide
  Helps users understand how to search and navigate the Natural Health Products Ingredients Database (NHPID) using the online Web application. The NHPID provides an overview of the database and use of the Web application, and guidance on search and navigation of the detailed ingredient content.
  • See related: Instructional Video on the NHPID
• Natural Health Products Ingredients Database Issue Form Guide
  Describes the use of the Ingredients Database Issue Form, which is designed to help database users clearly formulate proposed changes to the NHPID (Issues) that are complete and accurate.
  • See related: Ingredients Database Issue Form
  • See related: Instructional Video on the Issue Form