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Canada's New Consumer Product Legislation: A Shield or a Sword?
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This article originally appeared in the January 2011 Product Liability Committee Newsletter.
Manufacturers, importers and retailers selling consumer products in Canada will soon experience a flurry of regulatory change. On December 15, 2010, the Parliament of Canada gave royal assent to Bill C-36, "An Act respecting the safety of consumer products," to be known as the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act ("CCPSA"). CCPSA is awaiting proclamation in force. Once CCPSA is proclaimed in force, it will transform Health Canada into a weighty regulator of the consumer product supply chain, with powers akin to those of the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") in the U.S.
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