Policy Documents

The policy documents provide guidance to Health Canada and stakeholders on the application of the CDSA and it regulations as they pertain to specific issues.

• Framework for Designating Additional Classes of Practitioners Under the New Classes of Practitioners Regulations
• Electronic Ordering of Controlled Substances - Policy Statement
• Issuance of a class exemption under section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to reinstate prescribing privileges of benzodiazepines to podiatrists (Effective October 15, 2003)
• Publication of the Regulations Amending the Narcotic Control Regulations (NCR), the Regulations Amending Parts G and J of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and the Regulations Amending the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations (BOTSR)
• Rationale for an Exemption under Section 56 of the CDSA to Reinstate Prescribing Privileges of Benzodiazepines to Podiatrists
• Rationale For an Exemption Under Section 56 of The CDSA For Travellers Who Are Importing or Exporting Prescription Drug Products Containing a Narcotic or a Controlled Drug
• Rationale for Class Exemptions under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for Paramedics and Designated Administrators Who Conduct Activities with Controlled Substances
• Section 56 Class Exemption for a Person in Charge of a Hospital
• Section 56 Class Exemption for Pharmacists
• Section 56 Class Exemption for Podiatrists
• Section 56 Class Exemption For Travellers Who Are Importing or Exporting Prescription Drug Products Containing a Narcotic or a Controlled Drug

British Columbia

• Section 56 Class Exemption for Advanced Care Paramedics, Critical Care Paramedics and Infant Transport Team Paramedics in British Columbia
• Section 56 Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of the British Columbia Ambulance Service

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Section 56 Class Exemption for Advanced Care Paramedics and Critical Care Paramedics in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Section 56 Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Ambulance Service Operators in Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario

• Section 56 Class Exemption for Advanced Care Paramedics and Critical Care Paramedics in Ontario
• Section 56 Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Ambulance Service Operators in Ontario
• Section 56 Class Exemption for Pharmacists in Ontario

Saskatchewan

• Section 56 Class Exemption for Emergency Medical Technicians-Advanced and Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic in Saskatchewan
• Section 56 Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Ambulance Service/Air Ambulance Service Operators in Saskatchewan