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

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, 22:06 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 22:06 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published 2020-08-12 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["COVID-19", "pandémie", "exemption de catégorie", "Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances", "LRCDAS", "patients", "praticiens", "pharmaciens", "prescriptions", "substances contrôlées"], "en": ["COVID-19", "pandemic", "56(1) class exemption", "Controlled Drugs and Substances Act", "CDSA", "patients", "practitioners", "pharmacists", "prescriptions", "controlled substance"]}
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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 pendant la pandémie de coronavirus
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