List of class exemptions and related guidance
The policy documents provide guidance to Health Canada and stakeholders on the application of the CDSA and it regulations as they pertain to specific issues.
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for the Person in Charge of a Hospital and/or a Pharmacist who Supplies Controlled Substances to a Community Health Location
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Nurses providing Health Care at a Community Health Location
- Subsection 56(1) class exemption for pharmacists administering controlled substances in Canada
- Subsection 56(1) class exemption for participants enrolled in an authorized clinical trial involving at-home administration of MDMA or psilocybin
- Subsection 56(1) class exemption for community pharmacists impacted by an emergency evacuation in Canada
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Nurse Practitioners to Prescribe Anabolic Steroids for Therapeutic Use
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Certain Practitioners to Administer Designated Drugs for Therapeutic Use
- Subsection 56(1) class exemption for practitioners, agents, pharmacists, persons in charge of a hospital, hospital employees, and licensed dealers to conduct activities with psilocybin and MDMA in relation to a special access program authorization
- Framework for Designating Additional Classes of Practitioners Under the New Classes of Practitioners Regulations
- Prescription management by pharmacists with controlled substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and its regulations
- Subsection 56(1) class exemption for patients, practitioners and pharmacists prescribing and providing controlled substances in Canada
- Subsection 56(1) class exemption in relation to urgent public health need sites in the provinces and territories
- Transportation of Controlled Substances in Canada
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for the Person in Charge of a Hospital and/or a Pharmacist who Supplies Controlled Substances to a Community Health Facility
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Nurses providing Primary Health Care at a Community Health Facility
- Section56(1) Class Exemption for Pharmacists, Practitioners, Persons in Charge of a Hospital and Licensed Dealers for the Provision and Destruction of Unserviceable Stock and Post-consumer Returns
- Section 56 Class Exemption in Relation to the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposed Regulations - prohibitions to possess and produce medical cannabis for medical purposes
- Section 56 Class Exemption in Relation to the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations-Physical Security Requirements for Licensed Producers of Cannabis for Medical Purposes
- Section 56 Class Exemption for registered persons and individuals responsible for them or authorized persons to provide, deliver, transport or send fresh and dried marihuana and cannabis oil to Licensed Dealers for the purpose of analytical testing
- Rationale for Class Exemptions under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for Paramedics and Designated Administrators Who Conduct Activities with Controlled Substances
- Section 56 Class Exemption For Travellers Who Are Importing or Exporting Prescription Drug Products Containing a Narcotic or a Controlled Drug
Alberta
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Paramedics in Alberta
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Ambulance Operators in Alberta
British Columbia
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Advanced Care Paramedics, Critical Care Paramedics and Infant Transport Team Paramedics in British Columbia
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of the British Columbia Ambulance Service
Manitoba
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Technician-Paramedic, Technician-Advanced Paramedic and Aeromedical Attendant in Manitoba
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Medical Directors of Land System and Air Medical Response System Licence Holders in Manitoba
New Brunswick
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Ambulance New Brunswick
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Nurses Employed by Ambulance New Brunswick in New Brunswick
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Advanced Care Paramedics in New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Advanced Care and Critical Care Paramedics in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Ambulance Service Operators in Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
- Section 56 Class Exemption for System Support Technicians and System Support Transporters of Emergency Health Service Operators in Nova Scotia
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Emergency Health Service Operators in Nova Scotia
- Section 56 Class Exemption for Primary Care Paramedics, Intermediate Care Paramedics, Advanced Care Paramedics and Critical Care Paramedics in Nova Scotia
Ontario
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Primary Care Paramedics, Advanced Care Paramedics and Critical Care Paramedics in Ontario
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of Ambulance Service Operators in Ontario
Prince Edward Island
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Emergency Medical Technicians Licensed in the Categories of Primary (EMT-I), Intermediate (EMT-II) and Advanced Care Paramedics (EMT-III) in Prince Edward Island
- Subsection 56(1) Class Exemption for Designated Administrators of the Prince Edward Island Ambulance Service