Cannabis tracking excludes cultivation waste
Order Amending the Cannabis Tracking System Order (Cultivation Waste): SOR/2025-45
This order clarifies that cultivation waste is excluded from certain unpackaged cannabis inventory reporting and sets the unit of measurement for seeds to “number of seeds.” It was registered on 2025-02-26, published in the Canada Gazette on 2025-03-12, and will take effect the first day of the month after the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Cannabis (Streamlining of Requirements) come into force.
- Published
- March 12, 2025
- Department
- Unavailable
- Section
- Order Amending the Cannabis Tracking System Order (Cultivation Waste)
- Comment deadline
- Unavailable
- Effective date
- Unavailable
- Publication part
- Part II
Summary
Summary#
The federal government made the Order Amending the Cannabis Tracking System Order (Cultivation Waste). It changes how some unpackaged cannabis is reported in the federal tracking system and sets the unit of measurement for seeds to number of seeds. The order was registered February 26, 2025 and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on March 12, 2025. It only takes effect after the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Concerning Cannabis (Streamlining of Requirements) come into force.
What it does#
- Clarifies that reports about unpackaged cannabis should exclude cultivation waste by changing reporting categories that track:
- unpackaged cannabis added to inventory, and
- unpackaged cannabis removed from inventory.
- Adds a definition saying cultivation waste has the same meaning as in subsection 1(2) of the Regulations (the order uses the word “Regulations” without naming them in full).
- Changes the unit of measurement for item 1 in Schedule 2 of the order to number of seeds.
- States the order will come into force on the first day of the month after the separate streamlining regulations come into force.
Who's affected#
- Licensed cannabis growers and others who must report inventory to the federal tracking system are the most likely to notice this change.
- People tracking or auditing cannabis product flows (compliance staff, auditors) will see the reporting categories adjusted.
- It is unclear from the order whether retail sellers or processors who do not report unpackaged cultivation inventory will be affected.
Why it matters#
- This makes it clearer that plant material treated as cultivation waste does not have to be counted the same way as usable unpackaged cannabis in federal reports. That can reduce confusion and unnecessary reporting for growers.
- Changing the seed measurement to number of seeds may affect how seed inventory is counted and reported.
- The order is tied to other cannabis regulation changes, so the exact start date depends on when those streamlining regulations come into force.
Key topics
Source: Canada Gazette