G/TBT/N/CAN/592  
28 June 2019  
(19-4363) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Health  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquir y Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343) 203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international .gc.ca   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other  [ ]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Vaping 
products including vaping devices, vaping parts and vaping substances (ICS: 65.160 ) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Vaping Products 
Labelling and Packaging Regulations (69 pages, in English and French)  
6. Description of content:  The proposal sets out requirements under both the authority of 
the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act  (TVPA) and the Canada Consumer Product Safety 
Act (CCPSA). The provisions proposed under the TVPA would apply to vaping products 
and their packaging that are intended for retail sale or otherwise furnished to a consumer 
in Canada. The provisions under the CCPSA would apply only to vaping products that are 
consumer products, that is, those not subject to the Food and Drugs Act . 
The propo sed Regulations would include new labelling requirements that aim to prevent 
the public from being deceived or misled about the health hazards associated with using 
vaping products. In addition, new proposed labelling requirements concerning nicotine 
conce ntration and a list of ingredients will help consumers to make informed choices about 
the vaping substances they use. The proposed Regulations would also require such 
products containing nicotine to display a toxicity warning. Finally, the proposal will 
mandate child -resistant containers for refillable vaping devices and their parts, as well as 
for all standalone containers of vaping substances containing nicotine.  
The proposed Regulations would implement measures that are similar to those taken in 
the Euro pean Union for vaping products containing nicotine both with respect to a health 
warning regarding the addictiveness of nicotine and information regarding the toxicity of 
nicotine. Additionally, the proposed child -resistant requirements for refillable devi ces and 
for standalone containers of vaping substances containing nicotine are similar to the G/TBT/N/CAN/592  
 
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  controls currently in place in the European Union. In the United States, a health warning, 
regarding the addictiveness of nicotine is required for vaping products  containing nicotine, 
and standalone containers vaping substances containing nicotine must be child -resistant.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The objective of this proposal is twofold. First it is to enhance awareness of 
the health hazards of using vaping products and to prevent the public from being deceived 
or misled with respect to these hazards. Secondly, it is to help protect the health and 
safety Canadians, particularly young children, by reducin g the risk that they will ingest 
vaping substances containing toxic concentrations of nicotine  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Canada Gazette , Part I, Vol. 153, No. 25, 22 June 2019, pages 3089 -3158. 
(available in English and French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  These proposed Regulations would come into force 
on the 180th day after the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part  II.  
10. Final date for comments:  5 September 2019  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -06-22/html/reg4 -eng.html  
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2 019/2019 -06-22/html/reg4 -fra.html