What is the process to import a natural health product to Canada?
Canadian importers must have a site licence and the onus is on them to provide evidence that imported products come from sites that meet the Canadian Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), or equivalent standards. The Canadian importer is responsible for submitting a Quality Assurance Report for each site (foreign and domestic) with their site licence application. They must ensure that these reports are complete and that all requirements of the GMPs are being met. Site licences are only issued to Canadian sites (none are issued to foreign sites). Foreign manufacturers will be covered under the Canadian importer’s site licence. Further information on the importation of NHPs is outlined in Section 5 of the Site Licence Guidance Document. All products, whether manufactured domestically or in a foreign site, must first undergo a pre-market review where it will be assessed for safety, efficacy, and quality. Evidence demonstrating this must be submitted to Health Canada by means of a product l
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