Narcotic Control Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1041)

Marginal note:Verbal order

• 25.7 (1) A licensed dealer may sell or provide a verbal prescription narcotic under sections 25 to 25.5 if

  • (a) the dealer has received a verbal order that specifies the name and quantity of the narcotic to be supplied; and

  • (b) in the case of the provision of the narcotic to a hospital employee or a practitioner in a hospital, the order has been placed by the pharmacist in charge of the hospital’s pharmacy or by a practitioner authorized by the person in charge of the hospital to place the order.

• Marginal note:Receipt

  (2) A licensed dealer that receives a verbal order from a pharmacist or practitioner must, within five working days after filling the order, obtain and keep a receipt that includes

  • (a) the signature of the pharmacist or practitioner who received the narcotic;

  • (b) the date on which the pharmacist or practitioner received the narcotic; and

  • (c) the name and quantity of the narcotic.

• Marginal note:No further sale without receipt

  (3) If the licensed dealer has not obtained the receipt within five working days, the dealer must not sell or provide a narcotic to the pharmacist or practitioner in accordance with a further verbal order received from them until after obtaining the receipt.

Packaging and Transportation

Marginal note:Packaging — sale and provision

• 26 (1) A licensed dealer that sells or provides a narcotic, other than a preparation described in section 36, must securely package it in its immediate container, which must be sealed in such a manner that the container cannot be opened without breaking the seal.

• Marginal note:Packaging — transport and export

  (2) A licensed dealer that transports or exports a narcotic must ensure that its package is sealed in such a manner that the package cannot be opened without breaking the seal.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a test kit that contains a narcotic and that has a registration number.

Marginal note:Transport

• 26.1 (1) A licensed dealer must, in taking delivery of a narcotic that they have imported or in making delivery of a narcotic,

  • (a) take any measures that are necessary to ensure the security of the narcotic while it is being transported;

  • (b) subject to subsection (2), use a method of transportation that permits an accurate record to be kept of all handling of the narcotic as well as of the signatures of every person handling the narcotic until it is delivered to the consignee;

  • (c) in the case of an imported narcotic, transport it directly to the site specified in their licence after it is released under the Customs Act; and

  • (d) in the case of a narcotic that is to be exported, transport it directly from the site specified in their licence to the customs office where it will be exported.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) A licensed dealer may have a verbal prescription narcotic transported by a common carrier.

Thefts, Losses and Suspicious Transactions

Marginal note:Protective measures

27 A licensed dealer must take any measures that are necessary to ensure the security of any narcotic in their possession and any licence or permit in their possession.

Marginal note:Theft or loss — licences and permits

27.1 A licensed dealer that becomes aware of a theft or loss of their licence or permit must provide a written report to the Minister within 72 hours after becoming aware of it.

Marginal note:Theft or unexplainable loss — narcotics

27.2 A licensed dealer that becomes aware of a theft of a narcotic or of a loss of a narcotic that cannot be explained on the basis of normally accepted business activities must

• (a) provide a written report to a member of a police force within 24 hours after becoming aware of the theft or loss; and

• (b) provide a written report to the Minister within 72 hours after becoming aware of the theft or loss and include a confirmation that the report required under paragraph (a) has been provided.

Marginal note:Suspicious transaction

• 27.3 (1) A licensed dealer must provide a written report containing the following information to the Minister within 72 hours after becoming aware of a transaction occurring in the course of their activities that they have reasonable grounds to suspect may be related to the diversion of a narcotic to an illicit market or use:

  • (a) their name, municipal address, telephone number and, if the licensed dealer is a corporation, the position held by the individual making the report;

  • (b) the name and municipal address of the other party to the transaction;

  • (c) details of the transaction, including its date and time, its type, the name and quantity of the narcotic and, in the case of a product or compound, the quantity of every narcotic that it contains;

  • (d) in the case of a product that contains the narcotic, other than a test kit, the drug identification number that is assigned to the product under section C.01.014.2 of the Food and Drug Regulations, if any; and

  • (e) a detailed description of the reasons for those suspicions.

• Marginal note:Good faith

  (2) No civil proceedings lie against a licensed dealer for having provided the report in good faith.

• Marginal note:Non-disclosure

  (3) A licensed dealer must not disclose that they have provided the report or disclose details of it, with the intent to prejudice a criminal investigation, whether or not a criminal investigation has begun.

Marginal note:Partial protection against self-incrimination

27.4 A report made under any of sections 27.1 to 27.3, or any evidence derived from it, is not to be used or received to incriminate the licensed dealer in any criminal proceeding against them other than a prosecution under section 132, 136 or 137 of the Criminal Code.

Destruction of Narcotics

Marginal note:Destruction at site

27.5 A licensed dealer that intends to destroy a narcotic at the site specified in their licence must ensure that the following conditions are met:

• (a) the licensed dealer obtains the prior approval of the Minister;

• (b) the destruction is carried out in the presence of two of the following persons, at least one of whom must be a person referred to in subparagraph (i):

  • (i) the senior person in charge, the qualified person in charge or an alternate qualified person in charge, and

  • (ii) a person who works for or provides services to the licensed dealer and holds a senior position;

• (c) the destruction is carried out in accordance with a method that complies with all federal, provincial and municipal environmental protection legislation applicable to the place of destruction; and

• (d) as soon as the destruction is completed, the person who carried out the destruction and each of the two persons referred to in paragraph (b) who were present at the destruction sign and date a joint declaration attesting that the narcotic was completely destroyed, to which each signatory must add their name in printed letters.

Marginal note:Destruction elsewhere than at site

27.6 A licensed dealer that intends to destroy a narcotic elsewhere than at the site specified in their licence must ensure that the following conditions are met:

• (a) the licensed dealer obtains the prior approval of the Minister;

• (b) the licensed dealer takes any measures that are necessary to ensure the security of the narcotic while it is being transported in order to prevent its diversion to an illicit market or use;

• (c) the destruction is carried out by a person working for a business that specializes in the destruction of dangerous goods and in the presence of another person working for that business;

• (d) the destruction is carried out in accordance with a method that complies with all federal, provincial and municipal environmental protection legislation applicable to the place of destruction; and

• (e) as soon as the destruction is completed, the person who carried out the destruction provides the licensed dealer with a dated declaration attesting that the narcotic was completely destroyed and containing

  • (i) the municipal address of the place of destruction,

  • (ii) the name and quantity of the narcotic and, if applicable, the brand name and quantity of the product containing it or the name and quantity of the compound containing it,

  • (iii) the method of destruction,

  • (iv) the date of destruction, and

  • (v) the names in printed letters and signatures of that person and the other person who was present at the destruction.

Marginal note:Application for prior approval

• 27.7 (1) A licensed dealer must submit to the Minister an application that contains the following information in order to obtain the Minister’s prior approval to destroy a narcotic:

  • (a) their name, municipal address and dealer’s licence number;

  • (b) the proposed date of destruction;

  • (c) the municipal address of the place of destruction;

  • (d) a brief description of the method of destruction;

  • (e) if the destruction is to be carried out at the site specified in the dealer’s licence, the names of the persons proposed for the purpose of paragraph 27.5(b) and information establishing that they meet the conditions of that paragraph;

  • (f) the name of the narcotic and, if applicable, the brand name of the product containing it or the name of the compound containing it; and

  • (g) the form and quantity of the narcotic or the product or compound containing it and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the narcotic in the product or compound, the number of units per package and the number of packages.

• Marginal note:Signature and attestation

  (2) The application must

  • (a) be signed and dated by the qualified person in charge or an alternate qualified person in charge; and

  • (b) include an attestation by that person that

    • (i) the proposed method of destruction complies with all federal, provincial and municipal environmental protection legislation applicable to the place of destruction, and

    • (ii) all of the information submitted in support of the application is correct and complete to the best of the signatory’s knowledge.

• Marginal note:Additional information and documents

  (3) The licensed dealer must, not later than the date specified in the Minister’s written request to that effect, provide the Minister with any information or document that the Minister determines is necessary to complete the review of the application.

Marginal note:Approval

27.8 On completion of the review of the approval application, the Minister must approve the destruction of the narcotic unless

• (a) in the case of a destruction that is to be carried out at the site specified in the dealer’s licence, the persons proposed for the purpose of paragraph 27.5(b) do not meet the conditions of that paragraph;

• (b) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the narcotic would not be destroyed;

• (c) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the licensed dealer has submitted false or misleading information or false or falsified documents in or in support of the approval application;

• (d) the narcotic or a portion of it is required for the purposes of a criminal or administrative investigation or a preliminary inquiry, trial or other proceeding under any Act or its regulations; or

• (e) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the approval would likely create a risk to public health or safety, including the risk of the narcotic being diverted to an illicit market or use.

Documents

Marginal note:Method of recording information

28 A licensed dealer must record any information that they are required to record under these Regulations using a method that permits an audit of it to be made at any time.

Marginal note:Information — general

28.1 A licensed dealer must record the following information:

• (a) the name, form and quantity of any narcotic that the dealer orders, the name of the person who placed the order on the dealer’s behalf and the date of the order;

• (b) the name, form and quantity of any narcotic that the dealer receives, the name and municipal address of the person who sold or provided it and the date on which it was received;

• (c) in the case of a narcotic that the dealer sells or provides,

  • (i) the brand name of the product or the name of the compound containing the narcotic and the name of the narcotic,

  • (ii) the drug identification number that has been assigned to the product under section C.01.014.2 of the Food and Drug Regulations, if any,

  • (iii) the form and quantity of the narcotic and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the narcotic in the product or compound, the number of units per package and the number of packages,

  • (iv) the name and municipal address of the person to whom it was sold or provided, and

  • (v) the date on which it was sold or provided;

• (d) the name, form and quantity of any narcotic that the dealer manufactures or assembles and the date on which it was placed in stock and, if applicable, the strength per unit of the narcotic in the product or compound, the number of units per package and the number of packages;

• (e) the name and quantity of any narcotic that the dealer uses in the manufacturing or assembling of a product or compound, as well as the brand name and quantity of the product or the name and quantity of the compound, and the date on which the product or compound was placed in stock;

• (f) the name, form and quantity of any narcotic in stock at the end of each month;

• (g) the name, form and quantity of any narcotic that the dealer delivers, transports or sends, the name and municipal address of the consignee and the date on which it was delivered, transported or sent;

• (h) the name, form and quantity of any narcotic that the dealer imports, the date on which it was imported, the name and municipal address of the exporter, the country of exportation and any country of transit or transhipment; and

• (i) the name, form and quantity of any narcotic that the dealer exports, the date on which it was exported, the name and municipal address of the importer, the country of final destination and any country of transit or transhipment.