Food and Drug Regulations

Marginal note:Authorized persons

• G.01.005 (1) A person is authorized to possess a controlled drug set out in any of items 1 to 3, 8 to 10, 12 to 14, 16 and 17 of Part I of the schedule to this Part if the person has obtained the controlled drug in accordance with these Regulations, in the course of activities conducted in connection with the administration or enforcement of an Act or regulation, or from a person who is exempt under section 56 of the Act from the application of subsection 5(1) of the Act with respect to that controlled drug, and the person

  • (a) requires the controlled drug for their business or profession and is

    • (i) a licensed dealer,

    • (ii) a pharmacist, or

    • (iii) a practitioner who is registered and entitled to practise in the province in which they possess that drug;

  • (b) is a practitioner who is registered and entitled to practise in a province other than the province in which they have that possession for emergency medical purposes only;

  • (c) is a hospital employee or a practitioner in a hospital;

  • (d) has obtained the controlled drug for their own use

    • (i) from a practitioner, or

    • (ii) in accordance with a prescription that was not issued or obtained in contravention of these Regulations;

  • (e) is a practitioner of medicine who received the controlled drug under subsection G.06.003(1) or (2) and their possession is for the purpose of providing or delivering it to a person referred to in subsection G.06.003(3);

  • (f) is an agent or mandatary of a practitioner of medicine who received the controlled drug under subsection G.06.003(1) and their possession is for the purpose of providing or delivering it to a person referred to in subsection G.06.003(2);

  • (g) is employed as an inspector, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a police constable, a peace officer or a member of the technical or scientific staff of the Government of Canada, the government of a province or a university in Canada and their possession is in connection with that employment;

  • (h) is not a practitioner of medicine referred to in paragraph (e) or an agent or mandatary referred to in paragraph (f), is exempted under section 56 of the Act with respect to possession of that controlled drug and their possession is for a purpose set out in the exemption; or

  • (i) is the Minister.

• Marginal note:Agent or mandatary

  (2) A person is authorized to possess a controlled drug referred to in subsection (1) if the person is acting as the agent or mandatary of any person who is authorized to possess it in accordance with any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (e), (h) and (i).

• Marginal note:Agent or mandatary — person referred to in paragraph (1)(g)

  (3) A person is authorized to possess a controlled drug referred to in subsection (1) if they

  • (a) are acting as the agent or mandatary of a person who they have reasonable grounds to believe is a person referred to in paragraph (1)(g); and

  • (b) possess the controlled drug for the purpose of assisting that person in the administration or enforcement of an Act or a regulation.