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Adverse Reaction Information
Adverse reactions are undesirable effects to health products. Health products include drugs, medical devices and natural health products. Drugs include both prescription and... -
Quality of Natural Health Products Guide
The licence holder is ultimately responsible for product quality. This guidance document describes the requirements for producing high quality NHPs; however, it allows for... -
Novel Food Information - Insect Protected Soybean MON 87701
Health Canada has notified Monsanto Canada Inc. that it has no objection to the food use of Insect Protected Soybean MON 87701. The Department conducted a comprehensive... -
Risks of vaping
Vaping can increase your exposure to chemicals that could harm your health (e.g. cause lung damage). Vaping could also expose you to nicotine, which is addictive. -
COVID-19 guidance for reporting medical device shortages: Background
Under the Interim Order, manufacturers and importers must report medical device shortages related to COVID-19 to Health Canada. The devices to which the shortages apply are on... -
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Events
Information regarding the uncontrolled release of chemicals, biological agents or radioactive contamination into the environment or explosions that cause widespread damage; and... -
Guidance Document Harmonized Requirements for the Licensing of Vaccines and...
The objective of this document is to establish harmonized requirements for the submission of licensing applications for vaccines for human use. Requiring the same level of... -
Filing a drug or device marketing complaint
It provides information on how to report a marketing complaint. -
Guidance for market authorization requirements for COVID-19 vaccines:...
This document provides guidance on establishment licensing, product quality and lot release to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to market in Canada. -
Consumer Product Enforcement Summary Report - Cyclical Enforcement Project...
The purpose of this Cyclical Enforcement (CE) project was to verify industry’s compliance of mattresses and futons with the requirements of the Mattresses Regulations. -
Allergen Detection Methods - The Compendium of Food Allergen Methodologies
With the emergence of several allergen detection methodologies, there was a need to adopt a consistent approach to evaluate/validate these methods, if they are to be used in... -
Reporting a complaint for the Assisted Human Reproduction Act
Health Canada is committed to verifying complaints from Canadians and industry regarding materials, activities or any matters which are subject to the Assisted Human... -
Adverse Reaction Reporting and Health Product Safety Information - Guide for...
MedEffect™ Canada provides a simple and efficient means for health professionals to report an adverse reaction to the Canada Vigilance Program. It also serves as a centralized... -
Management of clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic: Notice to...
Guidance documents for management of drugs for clinical trials involving human subjects. The sponsor must ensure that the clinical trial is conducted in accordance with the... -
Ventilators for patients with COVID-19
Ventilators are an important piece of medical equipment in the fight against COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Health care professionals use ventilators to... -
Corn, steep liquor
This substance was identified for action under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). -
Previous nuclear incidents and accidents: Fukushima
On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered a severe nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan. The accident culminated in... -
Forward Regulatory Plan 2022-2024: Modernizing the Medical Device...
Modernizing the Medical Device Establishment Licensing (MDEL) Framework -
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guideline Technical Document...
Because cyanide is toxic to humans, a maximum acceptable concentration of 0.2 mg/L (200 µg/L) for free cyanide in drinking water has been set. -
Extreme heat and COVID-19
This document provides guidance to health authorities working to protect people in Canada from extreme heat by considering COVID-19 in heat alert and response planning. COVID-19...