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title: "Controlled substances: Health Canada · Adhoc"
description: "Health Canada regulates narcotics, controlled and restricted drugs, precursor chemicals, cannabis and industrial hemp."
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last_updated: 2026-11-11
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# Controlled substances narcotics, controlled drugs, precursors, cannabis and hemp

Health Canada

Health Canada regulates narcotics, controlled and restricted drugs, precursor chemicals, cannabis and industrial hemp.

## Is your product covered?

Goods in these parts of the tariff: [Vegetable products](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-ii) · [Products of the chemical or allied industries](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes#section-vi)

Declared as: Various Uses (import from approved cultivar only) · Human Clinical Trial Use · Human Consumption (food use) · Human Therapeutic Use · Manufacturing or Industrial Use · Non-viable seed/grain · Office of Controlled Substances – Resale · Research or Scientific use · Special Access · Substances in a Final Product · Veterinary Therapeutic Use

Kinds of goods: Benzodiazepine · Class A - Precursor · Class B - Precursor · Controlled Drugs · Cannabis · Industrial Hemp, Seed/Grain · Narcotics · Restricted Drugs

[Look up an HS code](https://www.useadhoc.com/hs-codes)

## Documents you may need

| Document | When you need it |
| --- | --- |
| Precursor Authorization Certificate | If it applies |
| Test Kit Registration | If it applies |
| Class B Precursor Registration | If it applies |
| Cannabis Import Permit | If it applies |
| OCS Import Permit | If it applies |
| Class A Precursor Licence | If it applies |
| Hemp Import Permit | If it applies |
| Certificate of Analysis | If it applies |
| Hemp Licence Holder # | If it applies |
| Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Licence | If it applies |

## Also check for these goods

| Also check | Who | Where it applies |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wildlife | Environment and Climate Change Canada | Some of the same HS codes |
| Food, plants and animals | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Some of the same HS codes |

Also from Health Canada: [Active pharmaceutical ingredients](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/active-pharmaceutical-ingredients) · [Blood and blood components](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/blood) · [Cells, tissues and organs](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/cells-tissues-and-organs) · [Consumer products](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/consumer-products) · [Donor sperm and ova](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/donor-sperm-and-ova) · [Human drugs and biocides](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/human-drugs) · [Medical devices](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/medical-devices) · [Natural health products](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/natural-health-products) · [Pesticides](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/pesticides) · [Radiation emitting devices](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/radiation-emitting-devices) · [Veterinary drugs](https://www.useadhoc.com/agencies/health-canada/veterinary-drugs)

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