Subsection 56(1) class exemption for patients, practitioners and pharmacists prescribing and providing controlled substances in Canada

High-level description of when patients, practitioners and pharmacists are exempt from some sections of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 21:55 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 21:55 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published 2021-11-02 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["exemption", "catégorie du paragraphe 56(1)", "patients", "praticiens", "pharmaciens", "prescrivant et fournissant des substances contrôlées"], "en": ["exemption", "subsection 56(1) class", "patients", "practitioners", "pharmacists", "prescribing-and-providing controlled-substances"]}
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title_fr Exemption de catégorie de personnes en vertu du paragraphe 56(1) visant les patients, les pharmaciens et les praticiens pour la prescription et la fourniture de substances désignées au Canada
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