Proposed fees for natural health products: Conclusion

Following an audit of the natural health products (NHP) program by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, CESD issued its findings and recommendations.

Based on this audit, Health Canada is committed to pursuing cost recovery for NHPs, both to ensure program sustainability and to strengthen the program’s key activities.

The fees described in this proposal factor in our costs to provide industry with regulatory services and oversight. They will also help shift the burden of NHP regulation away from taxpayers.

We hope to start charging fees on April 1, 2025. We are offering fee remissions for registered small businesses and for missed performance standards. This will ensure that applicants are compensated in the event that standards are not met.

A cost-recovery regime for NHPs is a key step forward to ensuring that Health Canada continues to:

• provide reliable regulatory oversight to the NHP industry
• promote access to safe, effective, and high-quality NHPs for people in Canada