Product regulations
in Canada

Consumer product safety acts and regulations

Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection

• Radiation Emitting Devices Act

Consumer Product Safety

• Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA)

o   Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA)

o   Exemption Regulations (Consumer Products)

Administrative Monetary Penalties (Consumer Products) Regulations

• Guide to Notices of Violation and Administrative Monetary Penalties under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
• Harper Government Announces New Fines to Strengthen the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
• Administrative Monetary Penalties (Consumer Products) Regulations

Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001

• Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001

o   Reference Manual for the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 of the Hazardous Products Act

o   Hazard Symbols

o   Industry Guide to the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001 Third Edition

For other acts that may provide additional information, see:

• The Competition Act
• The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act
• Textile Labelling Act

Other relevant legislation

• The Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999)
• New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers)
• New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms)

Cosmetics Acts and Regulations

Cosmetics Acts and Regulations for which Health Canada is the Primary Authority:

• Food and Drugs Act
• Cosmetic Regulations
• Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations (CCCR) Applicable to the Cosmetic Regulations