En 2023, le paysage législatif de la publicité au Canada a continué d’évoluer et de se transformer. Dans le présent bulletin, nous résumons certains développements notables. Selon nous, les entreprises qui font de la...more
In 2023, the Canadian advertising legal landscape continued to transform and evolve. In this bulletin, we summarize some notable developments. We expect that businesses that advertise and promote their products or services in...more
Les promoteurs de concours publicitaires ne seront désormais plus assujettis à l’obligation d’obtenir une autorisation pour la tenue de leurs concours au Québec, ni aux autres exigences relatives aux concours qui étaient...more
Sponsors of publicity contests no longer have to register their contests in Quebec and contend with the other requirements of Quebec’s contest legislation. As of October 27, 2023, the legislative provisions imposing these...more
Le 28 juin 2023, le nouveau Code des pratiques responsables en matière de publicité sur les aliments et les boissons destinée aux enfants (le « CPABE »), administré par les Normes de la publicité, est entré en vigueur. Le...more
On June 28, 2023, Ad Standards’ new Code for the Responsible Advertising of Food and Beverage Products to Children (FBA Code) took effect. The FBA Code and its complementary Guide for the Responsible Advertising of Food and...more
On June 9, 2023, the Ontario government published a draft regulation (Draft Regulation) to operationalize the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023 (ICHSCA). The ICHSCA was introduced through Bill 60 as part...more
Au Canada, le secteur des produits alimentaires est particulièrement dynamique et devient de plus en plus en pointu au fil du temps. En effet, grâce au perfectionnement des technologies agricoles, le choix de produits...more
Canada’s thriving food industry grows more sophisticated by the day as AgTech advancements pave the way for an ever-expanding array of new and innovative products to hit the market.
After the years of research and...more
Le 22 septembre 2022, le ministre de la Santé, Jean-Yves Duclos, ainsi que la ministre de la Santé mentale et des Dépendances et ministre associée de la Santé, Carolyn Bennett, ont annoncé le lancement de l’examen législatif...more
On September 22, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Carolyn Bennett, announced the overdue legislative review of Canada’s...more
Le 20 juillet 2022, des modifications apportées au Règlement sur les aliments et drogues sont entrées en vigueur, introduisant du même coup un nouveau symbole nutritionnel pour les aliments préemballés. Faisant partie de la...more
On July 20, 2022, amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations came into effect, introducing a new nutrition symbol for prepackaged foods. Part of Health Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy, these amendments will require the...more
COVID-19 is transforming the way businesses create products and go-to-market, especially when launching health products during a pandemic, on an expedited timeline. How are they managing the regulatory requirements and public...more
With rising concerns about the global spread of COVID-19, there is an unprecedented demand for certain health products. Governments around the world are looking for fast and alternative ways to source key products and...more
The federal government recently launched a consultation to seek feedback on the introduction of a new category of health products with cannabis, referred to as cannabis health products (CHPs). If implemented, this regime...more
The Government of Canada recently published proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) that if adopted, would significantly change key elements of the labelling of food products. The most notable amendments...more
On December 14, 2016, the Government of Canada announced amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) by publishing the Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations (Nutrition Labelling, Other Labelling Provisions...more
On October 20, 2016, an Ontario member of provincial parliament introduced Bill 47, Protecting Rewards Points Act (Consumer Protection Amendment), 2016 (Bill). The Bill’s purpose is primarily to prohibit the expiry of rewards...more
Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care recently announced amendments to the regulations (Regulations) under the Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015 (Act), which, among other things, add new categories of items exempt from...more
Big changes are coming to Ontario’s restaurant landscape. As of January 1, 2017, the Healthy Menu Choices Act (Act) will require food service chains with 20 or more locations in Ontario to disclose calorie information for...more
On April 26, 2016, the Competition Bureau (Bureau) filed a Notice of Application (Application) against Moose International Inc. (Moose Knuckles), for alleged false or misleading “Made in Canada” claims in relation to its...more
On June 13, 2015, the Government of Canada published proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) that, if adopted, would significantly change key elements of the nutrition labelling of food products. The most...more