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Changes to Canadian natural health products labelling requirements
Following an increase in the use of natural health products (“NHPs”) among Canadians, Health Canada recently released the “Regulations Amending the Natural Health Products Regulations” (the “Amending Regulations”), which came into force on June 21, 2022. These Amending Regulations introduce...
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New mandatory front-of-package nutrition symbol for certain food products in Canada
Front-of-Package Labeling Requirements On June 30th the Federal Minister of Health announced new regulations relating to a mandatory front-of-package nutrition symbol on all prepackaged foods high in sodium, sugars or saturated fat. The symbol has been introduced as a tool...
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Consultation on new guidance for foods sold through e-commerce (open until July 8, 2022)
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are seeking feedback to inform their development of voluntary guidance for businesses when selling food and beverages to consumers through e-commerce. The guidance would relate to food information, such as labelling...
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Consultations on mandatory labelling of chemicals in consumer products in Canada – Register by March 25, 2022
Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada are inviting interested parties to provide their input on how information on chemical ingredients in certain consumer products should be disclosed. These ongoing national consultations address mandatory labelling for chemicals in consumer...
Les concours internationaux ne sont plus tenus d’être inscrits au Québec
La province de Québec est le seul territoire de compétence au Canada à administrer un régime d’inscription régissant les loteries et les concours. Jusqu’à présent, tous les concours publicitaires ouverts aux résidents du Québec dont le prix était d’une valeur...
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Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider quoted in Commercial Times by LexisNexis
Commercial Times is a current awareness newsletter that covers the most relevant issues in commercial law. It is published monthly as the newsletter complement to the Canadian Commercial Law Guide by LexisNexis Canada Inc. « Bill 96: An act respecting French,...
Projet de loi no 96 : Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français
Après une abondante couverture médiatique des changements anticipés à la Charte de la langue française (la « Charte »), le 13 mai dernier, le gouvernement du Québec a déposé à l’Assemblée nationale le projet de loi no 96 intitulé Loi sur la langue...
Protéger votre compte Instagram : quatre méthodes pour éviter que votre compte ne soit désactivé
Les médias sociaux comme Instagram sont d’excellents outils pour les entreprises en ligne. Cependant, il y a un risque à mener ses activités professionnelles sur Instagram : la désactivation de compte. Quiconque a déjà fait appel d’une désactivation erronée sait que...
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Competition Bureau cracks down on FlightHub’s marketing practices
On February 24, 2021, a consent agreement (the “Agreement”) was registered with the Competition Tribunal. The Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) concluded that FlightHub Group Inc. (“FlightHub”), an online travel agency, charged customers hidden fees, authored positive customer reviews to promote...
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The Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA): Increasing accountability and transparency
In a recent MT Cybersecurity Blog, we discussed Bill C-11, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (the “CPPA”), which was introduced on November 17, 2020, by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry with the aim of modernizing federal privacy law...
