Canada_Consumer_Product_Safety_Act
Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
Canadian legislation
The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (French: Loi canadienne sur la sécurité des produits de consommation) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada that passed into law on December 14, 2010. This law replaced Part I of the Hazardous Products Act.[1] It was originally introduced in the 2nd session of the 39th Parliament of Canada as Bill C-52. It died in committee when the 2008 Canadian federal election was called, but was reintroduced in the second session of the 40th Parliament of Canada as Bill C-6 and was passed by both houses of Parliament but did not receive royal assent before Parliament was prorogued. It was introduced for a third time in the third session of the 40th Parliament as Bill C-36.
The legislative package amended the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) to regulate consumer products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. These bills are a result of increased consumer concern over consumer products, such as children's toys, which have been the subject of recalls over the past few years. Canada's Hazardous Products Act had not been updated in over 40 years. Canada's regulatory system has not kept pace with the global economy and increasing amounts of international trade. The Minister of Health, for example, currently doesn't have the power to force the recall of faulty or counterfeit products in Canada.