Excise Duties on Cannabis Regulations (SOR/2019-78)

Marginal note:Prescribed provinces — offences

8 For the purposes of subparagraph (i) of the description of C in paragraph 218.1(2)(a) of the Act and subparagraph (i) of the description of C in paragraph 218.1(3)(a) of the Act, the following provinces are prescribed:

• (a) Ontario;

• (b) Saskatchewan;

• (c) Alberta; and

• (d) Nunavut.

Marginal note:Prescribed provinces — penalties

9 For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the description of C in section 233.1 of the Act, paragraph (a) of the description of C in section 234.1 of the Act and subparagraph 238.1(2)(b)(iii) of the Act, the following provinces are prescribed:

• (a) Ontario;

• (b) Saskatchewan;

• (c) Alberta; and

• (d) Nunavut.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:September 17, 2018

• 10 (1) These Regulations, except for sections 2 and 8, are deemed to have come into force on September 17, 2018, except that, before October 17, 2018, section 9 is to be read without reference to “paragraph (a) of the description of C in section 234.1 of the Act”.

• Marginal note:June 21, 2018

  (2) Section 2 is deemed to have come into force on June 21, 2018, except that, before October 17, 2018, paragraph 2(a) is to be read as follows:

  • (a) a test kit, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Narcotic Control Regulations, that contains cannabis and for which a registration number has been issued, but not cancelled, under those Regulations; and

• Marginal note:Publication

  (3) Section 8 comes into force on the day on which these Regulations are published in the Canada Gazette.