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Health Canada releases its Statistical Report 2024/2025 for PMNOC Regulations, data protection and CSPs

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On July 25, 2025, the Office of Patented Medicines and Liaison of Health Canada released its Statistical Report 2024/2025 for the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, Data Protection (C.08.004.1 of the Food...more

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Regulatory Amendments Impacting Drug and Medical Device Recalls Coming Into Force

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On December 17, 2024, recent amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR) and the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR) relating to the recall of drugs and medical devices will come into force....more

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Consultation open on Health Canada’s proposal on agile licensing for drugs and medical devices

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UPDATE: The consultation period has been extended until April 26, 2023. On December 17, 2022, the proposed amendments to both regulations were published for consultation: Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under...more

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Federal Court of Appeal restores Minister of Health’s decision to grant RUZURGI NOC despite FIRDAPSE data protection

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As previously reported, the Federal Court quashed a second decision by the Minister of Health (Minister) to issue a Notice of Compliance (NOC) to Médunik Canada (Médunik) for its amifampridine product, RUZURGI, following the...more

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Updates to Health Canada’s regulatory initiatives for 2022-2024, and amendments to Food and Drug Regulations (Exports and...

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Update: Health Canada’s “ Forward Regulatory Plan: 2023-2025” no longer lists some of the below initiatives, including the 2019 proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations, “Regulations amending the Food and Drug...more

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Federal Court sets aside decision by the Minister of Health to issue RUZURGI NOC for the second time

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On March 10, 2022, for the second time, the Federal Court set aside a decision by the Minister of Health (Minister) to issue Médunik Canada (Médunik) a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for its amifampridine product, RUZURGI,...more

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Restricted drugs now possible through the Special Access Program

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On January 5, 2022, amendments came into force amending the Food and Drug Regulations to allow practitioners to request access to restricted drugs through the Special Access Program (SAP), which was previously prohibited....more

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Proposed amendments to Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations would modernize the regulatory system for...

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On July 31, 2021, the Minister of Health provided notice of proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and the Medical Devices Regulations. The amendments are planned for spring 2022 and are intended to modernize...more

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Regulatory amendments provide permanent measures to address therapeutic product shortages

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On September 1, 2021, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices (Shortages) (the “Regulations”) were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette. These amendments are intended to provide...more

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Federal Court of Appeal confirms Janssen’s SPRAVATO not eligible for data protection

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Update: On November 10, 2021, the Minister rejected Janssen’s second request for data protection for SPRAVATO, which was submitted following the coming into force of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The...more

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Federal Court quashes RUZURGI NOC and returns matter to the Minister of Health for redetermination

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Update: On redetermination, Health Canada issued a new notice of compliance for RUZURGI on June 24, 2021. Catalyst and Kye have sought judicial review (Court File No T-1047-21). On May 31, 2021, the Federal Court quashed a...more

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Health Canada – COVID-19 update highlights

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UPDATE: The Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Drugs and Medical Devices (Shortages) were published in the Canada Gazette on September 1, 2021. These amendments are intended to provide Health Canada with...more

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