At a meeting last week, Health Canada provided us with several regulatory fact sheets. We recommend that every business download, print, distribute and/or display these fact sheets in their place of business for staff members and patrons to read. It is vital that every one of your staff members are aware of the current regulations and…
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Standard, the Electronic Cigarette Trade Association’s newest platform for keeping the Canadian vaping industry informed on the latest information regarding regulations, legislation, compliance and best practices. This is an exciting moment for the ECTA as it marks a leap forward in our ability to reach and help more…
This article summarizes the points made during the Health Canada CCPSA webinar hosted June 28, 2018 at 10am (ET). The webinar was hosted by the Canada Consumer Product and Safety division of Health Canada. Vaping products are regulated under TVPA and CCPSA unless therapeutic health claims are made. If therapeutic health claims are made,…
Initially, this was only released to our membership. However, there has been a significant amount of concerning ‘scuttlebutt’ with regard to how Bill S5, an act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, is and is not going to impact our industry. To help…
On Friday April 27th 2018, Bill S5, an act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, completed 3rd reading in the House of Commons. The Hansard for 3rd reading can be viewed here: en | fr The Legislative summary of S5 can be found HERE.…
The Electronic Cigarette Trade Association (ECTA) is pleased to announce our partnership with the publishing firm MediaEdge Publishing Inc., to assist in the development and publication of our first official publication – The Standard, in accordance with our objectives: to facilitate discussion, improve market development and promote a healthy industry. The Standard will help keep…
On December 12, 2017, the omnibus Ontario bill, Bill 174, An Act to enact the Cannabis Act, 2017, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017 and the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, to repeal two Acts and to make amendments to the Highway Traffic Act respecting alcohol, drugs and other matters received Royal Assent. On January 18th, the Ontario Government released their…
That is the $1,000,000 (and/or up to two years in jail) question that everyone seems to be asking. Then there are others that are saying “nobody even knows what it will look like” and that simply is not a true statement. Here is what we know about labeling requirements under Bill S-5, soon to be the…
The omnibus Ontario bill, Bill 174, An Act to enact the Cannabis Act, 2017, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017 and the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, to repeal two Acts and to make amendments to the Highway Traffic Act respecting alcohol, drugs and other matters passed Third Reading and received Royal Assent today in Queen’s Park. Third Reading was…
Updated: December 4, 2017 As we have seen by the introduction of Bill S-5, an Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts which will soon be the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA) upon Royal Assent, the Government will begin to regulate vaping…
Yes, Bottles matter too. And no, we’re not just being funny. Everyone is scrambling to get e-liquid labels into compliance with Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations (CCCR), 2001 (and hopefully preparing for the application of the Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) which is coming soon) but they seem to be forgetting about their bottles. Perhaps…