Canadian Product Liability Law

In 2014, amendments to the Food and Drugs Act gave the federal Minister of Health authority with respect to the safety of drugs, medical devices and other therapeutic devices that are already on the market. The specific powers conferred by the amendment... Read more

The Ontario Court of Appeal decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc. v. Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is among the first rulings to apply the duty of care analysis from the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2017 Livent ruling. The plaintiffs in the class action, franchisees... Read more

In Smith v. Armstrong et al., a decision released on April 17, 2018, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a proposed class proceeding for reasons of delay. The proceeding was initiated in January 2000 on behalf of members of the Canadian Armed... Read more

Health Canada is seeking comments on a draft “Guidance on the Application of Human Factors to Consumer Products” which was developed by Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. In the document, the regulators provide recommendations... Read more

In October 2016, the Consumer Product Safety Program (CPSP), a division of Health Canada, released its annual Compliance and Enforcement Report for fiscal year 2015-2016. The Report highlights CPSP’s activities for 2015-2016: CPSP disclosed its reporting,... Read more

In September 2016, Health Canada announced a proposed new framework for the regulation of cosmetics, natural health products and non-prescription drugs (referred to as “self-care” products). In its Consultation Paper on the Regulation of Self-Care... Read more

On July 13, 2016, thirty-two product-specific regulations enacted pursuant to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), ranging from asbestos products to hockey helmets to textile floor coverings, were published in the Canada Gazette. The regulations... Read more

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada have announced the U.S. and Canada’s mutual recognition of their food safety systems as “comparable” to each other. By... Read more

Affirming “continued cooperation” as the key ingredient for their collaborative success, Canadian, United States, and Mexican consumer product safety regulators released a joint statement summarizing the results of their 2015 North America... Read more