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C-224 — An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)
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C-224
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)
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BILL C-224
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)
Last activity : At consideration in committee in the House of Commons
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Commons · 1st2025-09-18Commons · 2nd2026-03-10Commons · 3rdSenate · 1stSenate · 2ndSenate · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Amends the Food and Drugs Act so that natural health products no longer fall under the definition of "therapeutic product".
- Removes natural health products (vitamins, supplements and other items covered by the Natural Health Products Regulations) from the monitoring rules that apply to drugs.
- Keeps one exception: a natural health product containing nicotine or its salts and used in nicotine replacement therapy still counts as a therapeutic product.
- Repeals section 21.321 of the Act.
- Repeals subsection 21.8(2) of the Act.
- Bars any prosecution from starting or continuing for offences under sections 31.2 or 31.4 involving a natural health product, where the offence took place between the coming into force of section 500 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 and the day the new Act takes effect.
- Introduced by Mr. Calkins as a private member's bill, receiving first reading in the House of Commons on September 18, 2025.
🤖 AI-generated from the bill’s official text as introduced — may not reflect amendments adopted since.
Registered lobbying
7 communications · 2 organizations
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 7 most recent +
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada6Speech-Language & Audiology Canada1
2026-05-27 · Senate of Canada
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada
Met with : Flordeliz Osler — Senator
2026-03-25 · House of Commons
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Met with : Dan Mazier — Member of Parliament
2026-03-20 · Health Canada (HC)
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Met with : Justine Frame — Policy Advisor
2026-03-09 · House of Commons
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Met with : Helena Jaczek — Member of Parliament
2026-02-24 · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Met with : Burton Bailey — Member of Parliament
2026-02-18 · House of Commons
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Met with : Helena Konanz — Member of Parliament
2026-02-13 · House of Commons
Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada
Met with : Claudia Gallant — Stakeholder Relations Advisor · Luhan Yao — Policy Advisor
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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