Cannabis Regulations

Marginal note:Minister’s approval

• 152 (1) A holder of a cannabis drug licence must obtain the Minister’s approval before making the following changes:

  • (a) replacing the senior person in charge;

  • (b) replacing the qualified person in charge; or

  • (c) designating or replacing an alternate qualified person in charge.

• Marginal note:Application — content

  (2) The holder must, for the purpose of obtaining the Minister’s approval, submit an application that includes the following:

  • (a) a description of the change;

  • (b) in the case of the replacement of the senior person in charge,

    • (i) an attestation, signed and dated by the proposed individual, stating that the proposed individual is not ineligible for a reason specified in section 151,

    • (ii) a document issued by a Canadian police force indicating whether, during the 10 years before the day on which the application is submitted, the individual was convicted as specified in subparagraph 151(1)(a)(i) or received a sentence as specified in subparagraph 151(1)(a)(ii), and

    • (iii) if the individual has ordinarily resided in a country other than Canada during the 10 years before the day on which the application is submitted, a document issued by a police force of that country indicating whether in that period that they were convicted as specified in subparagraph 151(1)(b)(i) or received a sentence as specified in subparagraph 151(1)(b)(ii); and

  • (c) in the case of the designation of an alternate qualified person in charge or in the case of the replacement of the qualified person in charge or an alternate qualified person in charge

    • (i) the attestation and the documents referred to in subparagraphs (b)(i) to (iii),

    • (ii) an attestation, signed and dated by the senior person in charge, stating that the proposed individual has the knowledge and experience required under paragraphs 150(3)(c) and (d), and

    • (iii) if the proposed individual does not meet the requirement of subparagraph 150(3)(b)(i), either

      • (A) a copy of the individual’s diploma, certificate or credential referred to in subparagraph 150(3)(b)(ii) or (iii) and a copy of the course transcript for it, or

      • (B) a detailed description of the individual’s education, training or work experience required under paragraph 150(4)(c), together with supporting evidence, such as a copy of a course transcript or an attestation by the person who provided the training.

• Marginal note:Additional information

  (3) The Minister may, on receiving an application for approval, require the submission of any additional information that pertains to the information contained in the application and that is necessary for the Minister to consider the application.

• Marginal note:Approval issued

  (4) The Minister must approve the change on completion of the review of the application if the applicable requirements referred to in subsections 150(3) and (4) and section 151 are met.