G/TBT/N/CAN/646  
25 June 2021  
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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:  Health Canada  
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 a nd Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@int ernational.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 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 e -cigarettes, e -liquids; Tobacco, tobacco products and related 
equipment (ICS 65.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Vaping 
Products' Sensory Attributes Regulations (3 pages, availab le in English and in French) and 
proposed Order Amending Schedule 2 and 3 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act 
(Flavours) (71 pages, available in English and in French)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed Regulations would establish sensory standard s 
for vaping products  manufactured or imported for sale in Canada. Vaping products would 
have to have sensory attributes that would result in a sensory perception that is typical 
for tobacco, mint, menthol of a combination of mint and menthol.  
The proposed  Order would amend the list of prohibited ingredients in vaping products set 
out in the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act  by adding sugars and sweeteners. It would 
also add flavouring ingredients with some exceptions for ingredients that impart a 
tobacco, mi nt, menthol or mint/menthol flavour. The proposed Order would also amend 
the list of flavours whose promotion, including on the packaging, is prohibited to only 
exclude tobacco, mint, menthol or a combination of mint and menthol from this list.   G/TBT/N/CAN/646  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The overall objective of the TVPA with respect to vaping products is to 
prevent vaping product use from leading to the use of tobacco products by young persons 
and non -users  of tobacco products; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Canada Gazette , Part I, 19 June 2021, pages 2926 -2999 (available in English and 
French)  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-19/pdf/g1 -15525.pdf#page=98  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Final publication of the Regulations and Order in the 
Canada Gazette, Part II is expected in the first quarter of 2022.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  The Regulations and Order would come into force 
180 days after the day on which they are registered.  
10. Final date for comments:  2 September 2021  
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 found at:  
Proposed Order:  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-19/html/reg2 -eng.html  (English)  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-19/html/reg2 -fra.html  (French)  
Proposed Regulations:  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-19/html/reg3 -eng.html  (English)  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2021/2021 -06-19/html/reg3 -fra.html  (French)