An Act respecting the safety of consumer products

Short title: Canada Consumer Product Safety Act Bill C-36 (40-3) Status: Royal assent received Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health (Nunavut) Latest stage: Royal assent

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On 9 June 2010, the Minister of Health introduced Bill C-36,

An Act respecting the safety of consumer products (Canada Consumer Product Safety Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.

This bill is designed to repeal and replace

Part I of the Hazardous Products Act, creating a new system to regulate consumer products that pose, or might reasonably be expected to pose, a danger to human health and safety. Bill C-6:

• prohibits the sale, manufacture, import and advertisement of certain listed products and provides for testing and evaluation of consumer products; • makes it mandatory for manufacturers, importers, and sellers of consumer products to report dangerous incidents associated with these products to the Minister of Health; • obliges manufacturers, importers and sellers of consumer products to report product or labelling defects that result, or might reasonably be expected to result, in death or serious adverse effects on health, including serious injury, to the Minister of Health; • requires manufacturers, importers and sellers of consumer products to report recalls of consumer products initiated by governments and government institutions in Canada or elsewhere to the Minister of Health; • provides for the inspection and seizure of consumer products for the purpose of verifying compliance or non-compliance with the bill’s provisions; • empowers the federal government to institute interim and permanent recalls of products that pose, or might reasonably be expected to pose, a danger to human health or safety; and • establishes both criminal and administrative penalties for those who violate the CCPSA or orders made under it.

House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2010-06-09) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2010-10-07) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2010-10-28) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2010-10-28) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2010-10-29) Senate — First reading: Completed (2010-11-02) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2010-11-18) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2010-12-02) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2010-12-13)

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