ArticleConsumer Product RegulatoryFew industries present more complex legal issues than the cannabis industry.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDentons Canada LLP
ArticleConsuming Medical Marijuana At Work Can Get One FiredThe termination of an employee observed using cannabis while driving a Town vehicle has been upheld in Saskatchewan. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesMiller Thomson
ArticleDEA Reschedules CBD-Containing Epidiolex As A Schedule V DrugCannabis plants contain hundreds of compounds, the most well-known of which include cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAird & McBurney LP
VideoEmerging Growth And Venture Technology Video Series Part Two: Weed Growth (Video)Dentons Canada collaborated with Globalive Media to produce an eight-part video series featuring clients from emerging growth and venture technology companies across the country. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDentons Canada LLP
ArticleEmployer Obligations Under The New Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017Ontario's new Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (the "SFOA") comes into force on July 1, 2018, replacing an earlier Smoke-Free Ontario Act and related legislation pertaining to e-cigarettes.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBlaney McMurtry LLP
PodcastEpisode 18: Supporting Farm And Food Businesses Through Mentorship And Strategic Growth (Podcast)In episode 18, Heather Barnhouse speaks with Katy Chang, Founder and Executive Chef of EatsPlace, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that supports farm and food businesses.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDentons Canada LLP
PodcastEpisode 19: Advancing Superfood Innovation And Unlocking The Power Of The Haskap Berry (Podcast)In episode 19, Heather Barnhouse speaks with Kiren Singh, Co-Founder of Haskalife, a Canadian company specializing in developing products from the haskap berry, a superfood native to northern boreal regions.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDentons Canada LLP
PodcastEpisode 68: Empowering Food Businesses Through Strategic Mentorship (Podcast)Join Heather Barnhouse, Partner in our Edmonton office, as she explores women in leadership and entrepreneurship, and the ecosystem that supports them.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDentons Canada LLP
ArticleFederal Court Denies Motion To Add Infringement Counterclaim To Ustekinumab Impeachment ActionAfter filing a new drug submission for its ustekinumab biosimilar PYZCHIVA (Janssen's STELARA), Samsung commenced the underlying action against...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleFederal Court Of Appeal Confirms Obviousness Finding In Section 8 Bortezomib Action Against TevaAs previously reported, the Federal Court granted Teva's claim for compensation under section 8 of the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations relating to Teva's bortezomib product...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleFederal Court Of Appeal Dismisses Pfizer's Appeal Of Interlocutory Decision In Pregabalin Section 8 Case: Infringement Not A Viable Defence Where Patentee Did Not Sue In Real WorldAs previously reported, Justice O'Reilly of the Federal Court granted Pharmascience's motion for a summary trial on Pfizer's defence of ex turpi causa in an action for section 8 damages related to...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleFinal Changes To Quebec's Exceptional Patient Measure To Come Into EffectAs previously indicated in our July 2025 bulletin, the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec ("RAMQ") has been implementing significant reforms to the Exceptional Patient Measure (in French, la mesure du patient d'exception, "PE Measure").CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFasken
ArticleFirst CSPs Issue, Application Fee Increased On April 1Health Canada has issued the first Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs) against the following approvals: ...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleFrank Robinson Discusses Concerns Over Ontario's Limit On Pot Retail Licenses With Pot NetworkFrank Robinson has been quoted in a story titled "Concerns Arise as Ontario Limits Pot Retail Licenses to 25 in New Lottery System," published by Pot Network.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesCassels
ArticleGeneric Submissions Under Review List Will Identify Generic FilersOn February 23, 2024, Health Canada announced that it will expand the information available on the Generic Submissions Under Review (GSUR) list to include the following...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleGovernment Of Canada Passes Pharmacare ActAs previously reported, on February 29, 2024, the Minister of Health introduced Bill C-64, An Act respecting pharmacare (Pharmacare Act)...CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleHealth Canada And CADTH Launch New Initiative To Provide Early Parallel Scientific AdviceOn February 28, 2019, Health Canada released a Notice to Industry announcing the Early Parallel Scientific Advice initiative. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleHealth Canada Publishes Guide To The Precision Regulating Authorities Under The Food And Drugs ActIn March 2025, Health Canada published a Guide to the precision regulating authorities under the Food and Drugs Act.CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar
ArticleHealth Canada Seeks Feedback On Pilot To Prioritize Domestically Manufactured Generic Drug SubmissionsHealth Canada is launching a consultation on a proposed pilot program that would prioritize generic drug submissions involving domestic manufacturing within its regulatory review queue. CanadaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSmart & Biggar