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IntotheU.S.andCanada–
NavigatingaNewCoursetoSafety
OverviewofCanadianConsumerProductSafetyLaw
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OverviewofCanadianConsumerProductSafety Law1
I.
Legislative background
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HazardousProductsAct,R.S.C.1985c.H-3.
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The Hazardous Products Act entered into force in 1969. It was
designed to prohibit or regulate the advertisement, sale, or
importation of hazardous materials and products. Goods covered
underotherlegislationsuchastheExplosivesAct,theFoodandDrug
Act,thePestControlProductsAct,andtheNuclearSafetyandControl
Act werenotdealtwithundertheHazardousProductsAct.
HazardousProductsActprovisionsthatdealtwithconsumerproducts
became dated and ineffective. They were repealed and replaced by
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct provisions.2
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TheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,S.C.2010,c.21cameintoforce
onJune20,2011.Itreplacedconsumerproductsafetyprovisionswhich
hadbeensetoutinPartIandScheduleIoftheHazardousProductsAct.
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The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act is aligned with US consumer
productsafetylegislation.
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ThepurposeoftheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActistoprotectthe
public by addressing or preventing dangers to human health or safety
thatareposedbyconsumerproductsinCanada.
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TheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActappliestosuppliersofconsumer
products in Canada, including manufacturers, importers, distributors,
advertisersandretailers.
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Thelegislation requiressuppliersofconsumerproductstoplayarolein
addressinganydangerstohumanhealthorsafetythatmaybeposedby
theproductstheyputonthemarketplace.3
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ThispaperhasbeenauthoredbyDanielL.Kiselbach,Partner,MillerThomsonLLP,whocanbe
reached at 604643-1263 or at dkiselbach@millerthomson.com. Any errors are solely the
responsibilityoftheauthor.Thispapershouldnotbeusedorconstruedaslegaladvice.
CBCNews,“ConsumersafetybillpassesParliament”,Tuesday,December14,2010,online:
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2010/12/14/con-consumer-safety-act.html>
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It is designed to protect the public by addressing dangers to health or
safety posed by consumer products imported to, or produced within,
Canada.
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Highlightsofthe new provisionsoftheCanadaConsumerProduct Safety
Act relatetothefollowing:
1. A prohibition of the manufacture, sale, advertisement of products that
are:
a. adangertohumanhealthorsafety;
b. subjecttoarecallorderorvoluntaryrecall;or
c. subject to a measure or order that has not been
compliedwith.
2. Aprohibitionofmisleadinglabeling orpackaging respectinga product’s
dangerorsafetycertification.
3. Documentandrecordkeepingrequirements.
4. Mandatoryproduct“incident”reportrequirements.
5. The power of the Minister of Health to order a product recall, impose
safetymeasuresorrequiretestsorstudies.
6. The power of the Minister of Health to disclose personal information in
exigentcircumstances.
7. Significantcivilandcriminalpenaltiesfornoncompliance.
II.
Jurisdiction
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Health Canada is responsible for the administration and enforcement of
theCanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct.4
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TheMinisterofHealth isresponsibleforHealthCanada.5
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GovernmentofCanada,“RedTapeReductionCommission,ImplementationOfTheCanada
ConsumerProductSafetyAct”2012-01-17,online:<http://www.reduceredtape.gc.ca/heardentendu/initiatives/ccps-cspc-eng.asp>
HealthCanada,“AboutHealthCanada”2011-11-17,online:<http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahcasc/index-eng.php>
HealthCanada,“AboutHealthCanada,Minister,2011-07-26,online:<http://www.hcsc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/minist/index-eng.php>
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III.
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HealthCanada'sgoalisforCanadatobeamongthecountrieswiththe
healthiestpeopleintheworld.6
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ThemissionofHealthCanada’sHealthyEnvironmentsandConsumer
SafetyBranch(HECSB)istohelpCanadianstomaintainandimprove
theirhealthby:
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promoting healthy and safe living, working and recreational
environments;and
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reducing the harm caused by tobacco, alcohol, controlled
substances, environmental contaminants, and unsafe
consumerandindustrialproducts.7
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HECSB has separate programs or directorates each with responsibilities
for a variety of policies, programs and services, including the Consumer
ProductSafetyDirectorate.8
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The Consumer Product Safety Directorate deals with the administration
and enforcement of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and its
regulationsandtheCosmeticRegulationsmadeundertheFoodandDrugs
Actwithregardtoconsumerproductsandcosmetics.9
Definition of a “Consumer Product”
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The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act defines the term “consumer
product” to mean “a product, including its components, parts or
accessories, that may reasonably be expected to be obtained by an
individual to be used for non-commercial purposes, including for
domestic,recreationalandsportspurposesandincludesitspackaging.”
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TheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActstatesingeneralthat itapplies
toconsumerproductswiththeexceptionofthoselistedinSchedule1.10
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HealthCanada,“AboutHealthCanada”supra
HealthCanada,“AboutHealthCanada,HealthyEnvironmentsAndConsumerSafetyBranch”
2011-12-08:<http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/branch-dirgen/hecs-dgsesc/index-eng.php>
HealthCanada,“AboutHealthCanada,HealthyEnvironmentsAndConsumerSafetyBranch”
supra.
HealthCanada,“ConsumerProductSafetyDirectorate,ReportAnIncidentInvolvingAConsumer
Product”,2011-08-09,online:<http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/advisoriesavis/incident/index-eng.php>
Ss.4(1).SeeAppendix“A”.
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IV.
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Document preparation and maintenance requirements apply to persons
who manufacture, import, advertise, sell or test a consumer product for
commercialpurposes.11
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Reporting requirements apply to persons who manufacture, import or
sellaconsumerproductforcommercialpurposes.12
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The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits the manufacture,
import, advertisement or sale of a consumer product listed in Schedule
2.13 Italsoprohibitsthesaleofaproductthatdoesnotcomplywiththe
requirementsetoutinapplicableregulations.
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The word “sell” includes “offer for sale, expose for sale or have in
possessionforsale —ordistribute …whetherornot the distributionis
made for consideration — and includes lease,offer for lease, exposefor
leaseorhaveinpossessionforlease.”14
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The size of thebusiness is not relevant to the issue of whether or not a
businessmustcomplywiththelegislation.
Statutes Enforced
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Health Canada is responsible for the administration and enforcement of
theCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActandavarietyofotherstatutes15
including,forexample:
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Food and Drugs Act which applies to all food, drugs, natural health
products, cosmetics and medical devices sold in Canada
(manufacturedinCanadaorimported).16
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The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act which controls the import,
production, export, distribution and possession of substances
classifiedasnarcoticandcontrolledsubstances.17
TheHazardousProductsAct Part II ofwhich establishes thesupplier
label and material safety data sheet requirements of the Workplace
HazardousMaterialsInformationSystem.18
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14
15
16
17
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S.13.
S.14
S.5.SeeAppendix“B”.
S.2.
SeefulllistofstatutesinHealthCanada,“HealthCanada,AboutHealthCanada,Acts”2011-12-08
online:<http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/legislation/acts-lois/index-eng.php>
FoodandDrugsAct,R.S.C.,1985,c.F-27.
ControlledDrugsandSubstancesAct,S.C.1996,c.19.
HazardousProductsAct,R.S.C.,1985,c.H-3.
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V.
VI.
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Health Canada inspectors are responsible for the administration and
enforcementoftheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct.19
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InspectorshavebroadsearchandseizurepowersundertheActandmay
enter any place or conveyance where consumer products or related
documents are stored, manufactured, sold, imported, packaged,
advertised,labeled,testedortransported.20
Enforcement Provisions
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TheMinistercanorderamanufacturer,importerorsellertocarryouta
recall of a consumer product if the Minister believes, on reasonable
grounds,thatitposesadangertohealthorsafety.
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TheMinistercanalsoorderapersonwhomanufactures,importsorsells
a consumer product to take measures to stop the manufacturing,
importing, packaging, storing, advertising, selling, labeling or
transporting of the product if the Minister believes on reasonable
grounds that it is subject to a voluntary recall or other measure that a
personhasnotcompliedwiththeCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActor
itsregulations, orthatthepersonhasnotcompliedwithapreviousorder.
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The Minister may apply for an injunction ordering a person to refrain
fromdoinganythingthatwouldresultinacommissionofanoffence.
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TheCriminalCodeprovideswhistleblower protection to employeeswho
reportemployerviolations.21
Penalties
Civil penalties
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ApersonwhocontravenesanorderoftheMinisterisliabletoreceivean
administrativemonetarypenalty(“AMPS”)assessment.
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The maximum penalty is $25,000 ($5,000 for non-profit organizations
andnon-commercialactivities).
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DuediligenceisnotadefencetoanAMPSassessment.
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A person may request to enter into compliance agreement with the
MinisterasanalternativetopayinganAMPSpenalty.
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CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supra,s.20.
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supra,s.21.
CriminalCode,R.S.C.,1985,c.C-46,s.425.1.
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Thepurposeofacomplianceagreementistoensurethatapersoninvests
incomplianceandavoidsfuturenon-compliance.
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A compliance agreement may contain various conditions, including a
requirementtogivesecurityasacomplianceguarantee.
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Draft regulations to establish the Administrative Monetary Penalties
regimewerepublishedinCanadaGazette1onMarch24.Thecomment
periodiscurrentlyopen.
Criminal penalties
VII.
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In general, it is a criminal offence to contravene the Canada Consumer
ProductSafetyAct.
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Potential criminal sentencesforthemostseriousoffencesincludea fine
ofupto$5millionandimprisonmentforupto2years.
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Ifacorporationcommitsanoffence,itsdirectors,officersandagentsare
liabletocriminalconvictionandsentencing.
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Duediligenceisadefencetoacriminalprosecution.
Obligations of a Business under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
A.
Compliance - Businesses are expected to comply with all provisions
of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act22.
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In general, consumer products are regulated by the Canada Consumer
ProductSafetyAct.
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TheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActprohibitsthefollowing:
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The manufacture, sale, importation or advertisement of listed
productsorproductsthatfailtomeetregulatoryrequirements;23
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Themanufacture,sale,importationoradvertisementofproductsthat
are:
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adangertohumanhealthorsafety;
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subjecttoarecallorderoravoluntaryrecall;or
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23
15U.S.C.§2068
Ss.5and6andSchedule2.Listedproductshavebeendeemedtoposeasignificantriskto
consumers(e.g.,babybottlescontainingbisphenol“A”).
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subject to a measure or order that had not been complied
with.24
Misleading labeling or packaging respecting a product’s danger or
safetycertification.25
Thefollowingconsumerproductsareexemptfromtheprovisionsofthe
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct:
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explosivesundertheExplosivesAct;
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cosmetics,devices,drugsandfoodundertheFoodandDrugsAct;
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pestcontrolproductsunderthePestControlProductsAct;
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vehiclesundertheMotorVehicleSafetyAct;
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feedsundertheFeedsAct;
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fertilizersunderthe FertilizersAct;
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vesselsunderthe CanadaShippingAct,2001;
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firearms, ammunition, cartridge magazines, cross-bows and
prohibiteddevicesundertheCriminalCode;
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mostplantsunderthePlantProtectionAct;
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mostseedsunderthemeaningoftheSeedsAct;
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controlledsubstancesundertheControlledDrugsandSubstancesAct;
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aeronauticalproductsundertheAeronauticsAct;and
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animalsundertheHealthofAnimalsAct.26
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25
26
Ss.7and8.
Ss.9and10.
Schedule1.
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B.
Testing and Certification - Businesses should be prepared to test
products and provide test results to the Minister.
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The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act provides that persons may be
orderedtotestproductsandprovidetestresultstotheMinister.27
C.
Reporting - Businesses must report consumer product incidents to
the Minister and, if applicable, to the person from who they have received the
product within 2 days after the day they become aware of the incident.
Duty to report
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A person who manufactures, imports or sells a consumer product in
Canada and receives information respecting an event must provide
information when they are aware that an “incident” that is related to a
consumerproductthattheysupplyinCanadahasoccurred.28
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Aproductincidentisdefinedas:
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an occurrenceinCanada orelsewherethat resultormay reasonably
have been expected to result in a death or in serious adverse health
effects;
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adefectorcharacteristicthatmayreasonablybeexpectedtoresultin
adeathorseriousoradverseeffectsontheirhealth;
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incorrectorinsufficientinformationonalabelorinthe instructions,
orthelackofalabelorinstructions,thatmayreasonablybeexpected
toresultinadeathorseriousadversehealtheffects;or
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arecallormeasurethatisinitiatedforhumanhealthorsafetyreasons
byaforeignentity,specifiedgovernment,publicbodyorinstitution.29
Determining Whether An Event Is A Product “Incident”
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Threequestionshavebeendesignedtohelpdeterminewhetheranevent
isareportableincident:
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DoestheeventrelatetoaconsumerproductthatIsell,manufacture,
or import in Canada for commercial purposes (including its
componentsoraccessoriesorpackaging)?
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28
29
S.12.
HealthCanada,“GuidanceonMandatoryIncidentReportingundertheCanadaConsumerProduct
SafetyAct – s.14”heading“DutiesintheEventofanIncident,3-4KeyFeatures(“Reporting
Guidance”).
Ss.14(1).
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Does it meet the criteria of an incident in any of ss. 14(1)(a) to
14(1)(d)oftheConsumerProductSafetyAct.
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Does it indicate an unreasonable hazard posed by the normal or
foreseeable use of the product or the foreseeable misuse of the
product?30
Reporting deadlines
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A manufacturer, importerorretailer whobecomesaware ofan incident
must provide information to the Minister and, if applicable, the person
from whom they received the product, within 2 days after the day on
whichtheybecomeawareoftheincident.31
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Amanufacturer,importerorretailermustprovideawrittenreporttothe
Ministerwithin10daysonwhichtheybecomeawareoftheincident.32
Contents of report
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VIII.
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theincident;
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theproduct;
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productsthatcouldbeinvolvedinasimilarincident;and
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measures that have been taken or proposed in respect of those
products.33
Recalls
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IX.
Thereportmustincludeinformationaboutthefollowing:
MostrecallsinCanadain2011werevoluntary.
Public Database Issues
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HealthCanadaworkswithcompaniestoissuerecallsandhasestablished
adatabasewhichallowsconsumerstoidentifygoodsthatarethesubject
ofarecall.
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Health Canada has not established a searchable internet database of
consumerproductsafetycomplaints.
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31
32
33
ReportingGuidance,supraheading“5.Determinationofan“incident”.
Ss.14(2).ReportingGuidance,ibidheading“5.4Provisionofincidentinformation”.
Ss.14(3).
Ss.14(3).
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I.
Canada Border Services Agency Import Jurisdiction
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II.
Detention
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III.
IV.
TheCanadaBorderServicesAgency(“CBSA”)officersassistdepartmentssuchas
HealthCanadaintheadministrationandenforcementoflegislationsuchasthe
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct.34
A CBSA officer may detain and examine goods at any port of entry where the
officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the entry of the goods would be
contrarytoprovisionsofanyfederalActorregulation.35
Seizure
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A CBSA officer may detain goods until he/she is satisfied that the goods have
been dealt with in accordance with the Customs Act and any other federal
legislationthatprohibits,controlsorregulatestheimportationofgoods.36
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Health Canada inspectors may request that CBSA officers detain goods on the
groundsthattheentryofthegoodsintoCanadawouldbecontrarytotheCanada
ConsumerProductSafetyAct.
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A Health Canada inspector may seize and detain goods for the purpose of
verifying compliance or preventing non-compliance with the Canada Consumer
ProductSafetyAct.37
Conditional Release
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TherearenoprovisionsfortheconditionalreleaseofgoodsundertheCustoms
Act.
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An inspector who seizes a thing under this Act shall release it if he/she is
satisfiedthattheprovisionsoftheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActandthe
regulationswithrespecttoithavebeencompliedwith.38
34
35
36
37
38
CanadaBorderServicesAgencyAct,S.C.2005,c.38,ss.5.and110.
CustomsAct,R.S.C.,1985,c.1(2ndSupp.)ss.99(1)(f).
CustomsAct,supra,s.101. TheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyActs.5providesthatnopersonshall
importconsumerproductsthatareprohibitedpursuanttoss.5–7(whichprohibittheimportationof
productslistedinSchedule2,goodsthatdonotmeettherequirementsoftheregulations,andgoodsthat
areadangertohealthorsafety,thesubjectofarecallorprecautionarymeasure).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,suprass21(1)and21(2)(e)
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.25.
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V.
Aninspectormayorderapersontotakeconsumerproductmeasuresincluding:
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Stoppingtheimportationofaconsumerproduct.
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Requiringthatapersonremedyanon-compliancewiththeCanadaConsumer
Product Safety Act or the regulations (including any measure necessary in
order for the product to meet regulatory requirements or to address or
preventadangertohumanhealthorsafety).39
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Suchanordershallbeinwritingandmustinclude:
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astatementofthereasonsforthemeasure;and
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thetimeandmannerinwhichthemeasureistobecarriedout.40
Refusal of Admission/ Exportation/Destruction
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The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits the importation of noncompliantgoods.
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Itdoesnotexpresslyprovidefor(orprohibit)theexportationofnon-compliant
goods.
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ThefederalCrownmayelecttoforfeittheseizedthingif:
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within60daysaftertheseizure,nopersonisidentifiedasitsownerorasa
personwhoisentitledtopossessit;or
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the owner or person who is entitled to possess it, within 60 days after the
day on which they are notified that the inspector has released the seized
thing,doesnotclaimit.41
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An exception to the right of forfeiture applies where criminal offence
proceedingsareinstituted. 42
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Aseizedthingthatisforfeitedmaybedisposedofattheexpenseofitsowneror
thepersonwhowasentitledtopossessitatthetimeofitsseizure.43
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IfapersonisconvictedofanoffenceundertheCanadaConsumerProductSafety
Actthecourtmayorderthataseizedthingbymeansoforinrelationtowhich
theoffencewascommittedbeforfeitedtothefederalCrown.44
39
40
41
42
43
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.32(2).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.32(3).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.26(1).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.26(2).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.26(3).
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VI.
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Aseizedthingthatisforfeitedmaybedisposedofattheexpenseofitsowneror
thepersonwhowasentitledtopossessitatthetimeofitsseizure.45
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If the owner of a seized thing consents to its forfeiture, the seized thing is
forfeited to the federal Crown and may be disposed of at the expense of the
owner.46
Redelivery under the CBP Bond
VII.
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ThereisnoexpressmechanismforredeliveryofnoncompliantgoodsintoCBSA
custodywheregoodscannotbemodifiedsoastomakethemcompliant.
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Asnoted, a Health Canada inspectormay seizeand disposeofa non-compliant
thing.47
Payment of Expenses
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VIII.
ThefederalCrownmaydisposeofaforfeitedthingattheexpenseoftheowner
orthepersonwhowasentitledtopossessitatthetimethatitwasseized.48
Administrative Procedure
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Reviewofficersmayreviewrecallordersorordersfortakingmeasuresthatare
issuedpursuanttotheCanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct.49
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AMinistermaydesignateanyindividualorclassofindividualsthatarequalified
asreviewofficersforthepurposeofreviewingordersunders.35.
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A person who receives a recall order or order to take measures may make a
written request to a review officer on grounds that involve questions of fact
aloneorquestionsofmixedlawandfact.50
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45
46
47
48
49
50
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.27(1).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.27(2).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.28.
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.26.
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,supras.26(3).
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,suprass34and35.
CanadaConsumerProductSafetyAct,suprass35(1).
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Appendix“A”–Schedule1:ExemptedProducts
1.
Explosiveswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheExplosivesAct.
2.
Cosmeticswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheFoodandDrugsAct.
3.
Deviceswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheFoodandDrugsAct.
4.
Drugswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheFoodandDrugsAct.
5.
Foodwithinthemeaningofsection2oftheFoodandDrugsAct.
6.
Pest control products within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control
ProductsAct.
7.
Vehicleswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheMotorVehicleSafetyActandapartof
a vehiclethat isintegral to it —asit isassembledoralteredbeforeits sale to the
first retail purchaser— including a part of a vehicle that replaces or alters such a
part.
8.
Feedswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheFeedsAct.
9.
Fertilizerswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheFertilizersAct.
10.
Vesselswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheCanadaShippingAct,2001.
11.
Firearmswithinthemeaningofsection2oftheCriminalCode.
12.
Ammunitionwithinthemeaningofsubsection84(1)oftheCriminalCode.
13.
Cartridgemagazineswithinthemeaningofsubsection84(1)oftheCriminalCode.
14.
Cross-bowswithinthemeaningofsubsection84(1)oftheCriminalCode.
15.
Prohibited devices within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (d) of the definition
“prohibiteddevice”insubsection84(1)oftheCriminalCode.
16.
Plants within the meaning of section 3 of the Plant Protection Act, except for
Jequiritybeans(abrusprecatorius).
17.
Seeds within the meaning of section 2 of the Seeds Act, except for Jequirity beans
(abrusprecatorius).
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Controlledsubstanceswithinthemeaningofsubsection2(1)oftheControlledDrugs
andSubstancesAct.
19.
Aeronauticalproductswithinthemeaningofsubsection3(1)oftheAeronauticsAct.
20.
Animalswithinthemeaningofsubsection2(1)oftheHealthofAnimalsAct.
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Appendix“B”–Schedule2:ProhibitedProducts
1.
Jequiritybeans(abrusprecatorius)oranysubstanceorarticlethatismadefromor
thatincludesjequiritybeansinwholeorinpart.
2.
Spectacleframesthat,inwholeorinpart,aremadeoforcontaincellulosenitrate.
3.
Baby walkers that are mounted on wheels or on any other device permitting
movement of the walker and that have an enclosed area supporting the baby in a
sitting or standing position so that their feet touch the floor, thereby enabling the
horizontalmovementofthewalker.
4.
Products for babies, including teethers, pacifiers and baby bottle nipples, that are
putinthemouthwhenusedandthatcontainafillingthathasinitaviablemicroorganism.
5.
Structural devices that position feeding bottles to allow babies to feed themselves
fromthebottlewhileunattended.
6.
Disposablemetalcontainersthatcontainapressurizingfluidcomposedinwholeor
inpartofvinylchlorideandthataredesignedtoreleasepressurizedcontentsbythe
useofamanuallyoperatedvalvethatformsanintegralpartofthecontainer.
7.
Liquids that contain polychlorinated biphenyls for use in microscopy, including
immersionoilsbutnotincludingrefractiveindexoils.
8.
Kitesanypartofwhichismadeofuninsulatedmetalthatisseparatedfromadjacent
conductiveareasbyanon-conductiveareaoflessthan50mmandthateither
(a)
hasamaximumlineardimensioninexcessof150mm,or
(b)
isplatedorotherwisecoatedwithaconductivefilmwhosemaximumlinear
dimensionexceeds150mm.
9.
Kitestringsmadeofamaterialthatconductselectricity.
10.
Products made in whole or in part of textile fibres, intended for use as wearing
apparel, that are treated with or contain tris (2,3 dibromopropyl) phosphate as a
singlesubstanceoraspartofachemicalcompound.
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Any substance that is used to induce sneezing, whether or not called “sneezing
powder”,andthatcontains
(a)
3,3′-dimethoxybenzidine(4,4′-diamino-3,3′-dimethoxybiphenyl)oranyofits
salts;
(b)
a plant product derived from the genera Helleborus (hellebore), Veratrum
album(whitehellebore)orQuillaia(PanamaWood);
12.
(c)
protoveratrineorveratrine;or
(d)
anyisomerofnitrobenzaldehyde.
Cuttingoilsandcuttingfluids,thatareforuseinlubricatingandcoolingthecutting
area in machining operations, and that contain more than 50 µg/g of any nitrite,
whenmonoetha-nolamine,diethanolamineortriethanolamineisalsopresent.
13.
Urea formaldehyde-based thermal insulation, foamed in place, used to insulate
buildings.
14.
Lawndartswithelongatedtips.
15.
Polycarbonatebabybottlesthatcontain4,4′-isopropylidenediphenol(bisphenolA).
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