Canadian RP Deadline – April 2025
March 1 – March 30
The Cosmetic Regulations were amended in April 2024 to – among other things – expand the definition of “manufacturer” to mean:
💠A person in Canada who sells the cosmetic under their own name or a trademark, design, trade name, or other mark they own or control.
💠A person in Canada authorized to act on behalf of a non-Canadian entity that sells the cosmetic under its own name or trademark.
This means that, to sell in Canada, a brand owner based outside the country must appoint a representative with a Canadian address who assumes the legal obligations of a manufacturer.
Although these amendments have been in force since October 2024, Health Canada has announced that starting March 2025, they will officially be enforced with the updated notification form requiring the name and address of the representative for brand owners in Canada.
