Canada Gazette

Whitecap Dakota Nation Added to Schedule 2

An order adds Whitecap Dakota Nation to Schedule 2 of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act Adaptation Regulations. This enables the Nation to seek a compliance opinion and financial performance certification from the First Nations Financial Management Board, and, once certified, to apply to the First Nations Finance Authority to borrow against other revenues, under the same rules as other members.

Two organisms added to Domestic Substances List

Order 2026-112-09-01 adds two living organisms to the Domestic Substances List under CEPA 1999. As a result, these organisms are no longer subject to the pre-market notification requirements of the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms). The order took effect on 2026-07-22 and was published in the Canada Gazette on 2026-08-12.

Domestic Substances List updated for N-P entries

The Order amends Canada's Domestic Substances List by removing one listing and adding three entries (two to Part 1 and one to Part 3). It came into force on July 22, 2026, and was published in the Canada Gazette on August 12, 2026. A Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement is published separately for this order, and affected parties should review their reporting or compliance obligations under CEPA.

656 Substances Added to Domestic Substances List

An Order adds 656 CAS-listed chemicals and polymers to Canada’s Domestic Substances List, removing them from the Revised In Commerce List. As a result, these substances are no longer subject to pre-market notification under the New Substances Notification Regulations. The update is administrative and came into force on the registration date (July 30, 2026), with publication in the Canada Gazette on August 12, 2026, and did not involve a public comment period.

Office of Energy Efficiency Transferred to Environment Department

This order transfers the Office of Energy Efficiency from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of the Environment. The transfer took effect on July 30, 2026 and is recorded as P.C. 2026-723, with publication in the August 12, 2026 Canada Gazette. The change is largely administrative, affecting reporting lines and coordination of energy-efficiency programs with environment policy.

Surtax on Wood Cabinets and Vanities

Canada has enacted a provisional 25% surtax on the importation of certain wood cabinets, vanities and their subassemblies for up to 200 days, while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal conducts a formal inquiry into potential injury to domestic producers. The surtax applies to specific tariff lines and is in addition to existing duties, with exemptions for certain free-trade partners and developing countries. If the Tribunal finds injury, final measures may follow; if not, the surtax could be lifted and refunds may be possible.

Hemp Promotion-Research Levy Implemented

This order imposes a 0.5% levy on interprovincial hemp sales and cross-provincial processing, payable to the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency. Buyers and processors must deduct and remit the levy at the first sale or processing and keep seven years of records; the levy is temporary and expires August 4, 2027 unless extended.

Chicken marketing quotas updated for Aug-Oct 2026

These final regulations replace the production and marketing quotas schedule for period A-204 (August 23 to October 17, 2026) under the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations. They set province-specific limits for three quota categories—production, market development, and specialty chicken—with national totals provided. The changes affect quota-holding producers, provincial marketing boards, and Chicken Farmers of Canada, along with processors, distributors, retailers, and consumers who may experience short-term supply or price changes.

Egg vaccine quotas set for 2026–27

1 Schedule 2 to the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986

The final Regulations Amending the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency Quota Regulations, 1986 replace Schedule 2 with a new table of vaccine-quota limits for eggs for the 2026–2027 period (December 27, 2026 to December 25, 2027). The measure comes into force on December 27, 2026. Ontario is listed with a quota of 6,716,666 dozen eggs; quotas for other provinces are not shown in the published text, leaving some details unclear.

Quebec Turkey Levy Set at 3.88 Cents/kg

An order amends the Canada Turkey Marketing Levies Order (2019) to set the levy for Quebec turkey producers who market across provincial borders or for export at 3.88 cents per kilogram. The change takes effect on the day the order was registered (July 31, 2026) and was published in the August 12, 2026 Canada Gazette. The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency administers the levy, with approval from the National Farm Products Council.

Build Canada Homes Becomes Crown Corporation

This Order brings most provisions of the Build Canada Homes Act into force on July 7, 2026, legally creating Build Canada Homes (BCH) as a Crown corporation and enabling initial governance, head office, and corporate systems to be established. Three provisions (sections 29, 41 and 47) are deferred to a later date, so existing Special Operating Agency arrangements and current payment arrangements remain in place until those sections are proclaimed.

Minister Designated for Build Canada Homes Act

An order designates the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities as the minister responsible for the Build Canada Homes Act. The order was made by the Governor in Council on 2026-07-07 and registered on 2026-07-29; it assigns responsibility but does not itself change programs, funding, or eligibility under the Act.

Supply Chains Act Taskforce Transferred

This order transfers control and supervision of the federal Supply Chains Act Taskforce from the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to the Department of Employment and Social Development. The order was issued July 9, 2026 (P.C. 2026-702) and registered in the Canada Gazette on July 29, 2026. The notice records an administrative change and does not describe changes to the taskforce’s mandate, funding, or services.

Industrial Technological Benefits Branch Transfer

Control and supervision of the Industrial Technological Benefits Branch (except the Research and Analysis Directorate) are transferred from the Department of Industry to the Department of Public Works and Government Services. The transfer is administrative, effective 2026-07-16, and may change reporting lines for branch staff and who external parties contact for branch matters.

Reliance Order to Speed Drug Approvals

Health Canada issued an order that lets it treat specified parts of some Canadian drug applications as already examined when a listed foreign regulator has authorized or reviewed a matching product. It applies to new drug submissions, abbreviated submissions and supplements for drug classes on a published IbR List and is intended to shorten review times while retaining Canadian-specific checks (e.g. labelling and risk-management).

Privy Council President Assigned Invest in Canada Act

An order (SI/2026-34) published July 15, 2026, repeals an earlier order and designates the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada as the minister responsible for the Invest in Canada Act. The decision is recorded as P.C. 2026-676 (dated June 25, 2026); the change clarifies ministerial responsibility for investment-promotion matters.

Two Chemicals Added to Domestic Substances List

The Order adds two substances (CAS 26401-35-4; CAN 19814-2) to the Domestic Substances List and retains Significant New Activity (SNAc) reporting requirements for specified new uses, notably in consumer products and cosmetics at ≥0.1% by weight. The Order was registered on 2026-06-30, published 2026-07-15, and includes a transitional period that lowers notification thresholds on 2027-05-03 (transitional period ends 2027-05-02); anyone planning a significant new activity must submit a SNAN at least 90 days before starting.

Egg Levy Rate Changes

The order amends the Canadian Egg Marketing Levies Order to set new per-unit levy rates that egg producers must pay in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Alberta. The changes took effect on the day the order was registered (June 26, 2026) and update the amounts the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency will collect under its marketing plan.

Surtax remission expanded for steel and aluminum

This order adds many specific tariff items to lists eligible for remission of surtaxes on U.S. imports, including a new Schedule 6 for steel mill products not produced in Canada. It also extends several remission time windows (many now require importation before 2027-07-01) and allows importers to claim remission or refunds through the Canada Border Services Agency.

Buffer-car Rule and Hazardous Transport Updates

These final regulations require at least one buffer car (an empty or non-dangerous rail car) between any placarded dangerous-goods rail car and an occupied locomotive on all trains in Canada, and clarify placement and train-dynamics limits. They also align TDG rules with the Packaging and Transport of Nuclear Substances Regulations, international UN Recommendations and U.S. 49 CFR, incorporate CAN/CGSB‑43.147 and CAN/CGSB‑43.149 standards, remove the need for many equivalency certificates, and come into force on 2026-07-01 with a 12-month transition period.

Steel TRQ Extension and 50% Surtax

This order extends Canada’s tariff‑rate quota (TRQ) framework for covered steel goods for one year, moving the repeal date to 2027-06-27 and keeping a 50% surtax on imports that exceed quota limits. It also updates several quarterly quota volumes and tariff classifications and maintains shipment‑specific import permits (administered by Global Affairs Canada) to import surtax‑free; the order takes effect 2026-06-27.

Sulphur Credit Trading Re‑established 2026–2030

The Regulations re-establish a temporary sulphur compliance unit (SCU) trading system under the Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations for the 2026–2030 compliance years, allowing primary suppliers (gasoline refiners and importers) to generate, trade, bank, and transfer SCUs they owned as of March 31, 2026 into the re‑enacted system. The amendments also adjust reporting and record‑keeping deadlines (including a requirement to keep books and records in Canada until 2036) and came into force on registration (June 22, 2026), with Canada Gazette publication on July 1, 2026.

Steel Derivative Surtax Amendments

This order amends the Steel Derivative Goods Surtax Order to tie origin determinations to the CUSMA marking regulations, add an exemption for goods originating in Canada, and create temporary exemptions for vehicle and aerospace inputs until 2027-07-01. The order was registered on 2026-06-22 (generally coming into force that day) and parts of the amendment are retroactive to 2025-12-26.

Canada expands Russia sanctions, adds people and ships

Final amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations add 7 individuals, 34 entities and 121 vessels to Canada’s Russia sanctions lists, and make technical updates to tariff and schedule entries. The changes repeal the 90-day deadline for ministerial delisting decisions and remove a ban on certain plastic containers used to ship animal semen; the amendments came into force on 2026-06-12 and were published 2026-07-01.

Duty Relief for Russian Aircraft Titanium

The Order amends the Certain Russian Goods Remission Order to grant remission of customs duties for goods classified under tariff item 8807.20.00 (aircraft-grade titanium used in landing gear) of Russian origin imported between 2022-03-02 and 2029-04-16. It generally comes into force on registration (2026-06-22), includes a two-year deadline for certain retroactive remission claims tied to a later subsection coming into force, and the Order is set to be repealed on 2031-04-16.

RCMP pension rules for caregiving leave

Amendments lower the pension cost for RCMP members on extended parental, compassionate and critical-care leave by requiring members to pay the same contribution rate they would have paid if not on leave, with the employer covering its share for those periods. The regulations also set prepayment rules for members on leave to work as paid full‑time bargaining‑agent officials and clarify timing, signing, medical‑exam and financial‑hardship procedures for service buybacks and elections; they came into force on registration (June 22, 2026).

Railway Training and Qualifications Rules

These final Regulations set new federal training, certification and record-keeping requirements for people in positions critical to safe railway operations (including locomotive engineers, conductors, transfer hostlers, yard persons, remote control locomotive operators and rail traffic controllers). They require three-year certificates (80% pass mark on knowledge and on‑the‑job tests), add familiarization, continuing and renewal training with mandatory Crew Resource Management (CRM) content, and require training records to be kept for at least six years. The rules also require less-experienced certificate holders (under two years’ experience) to be able to contact an experienced certificate holder for guidance and come into force two years after publication (publication 2026-07-01; in force 2028-07-01).

Railway Employee Qualification Regulations Repealed

This order repeals the Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations (SOR/87-150). The repeal takes effect when the new Railway Personnel Training and Qualifications Regulations (SOR/2026-141) come into force, or on the order's registration day (June 22, 2026) if registration occurs after those new regulations take effect. The item was published in the Canada Gazette on 2026-07-01.

Investigative Bodies Added to Privacy Regulations

The regulations add three directorates—the Environmental Enforcement Directorate and Wildlife Enforcement Directorate (Environment and Climate Change Canada), and the High Net Worth Compliance Directorate (Canada Revenue Agency)—to Schedule II of the Privacy Regulations and remove the now-defunct Security Intelligence Review Committee. The amendment, in force June 22, 2026, allows federal institutions to voluntarily disclose personal information to those directorates under paragraph 8(2)(e) of the Privacy Act to support lawful investigations and enforcement, without creating new investigative powers or compelling disclosure.

Canada Post can set stamp rates

This Order brings Division 2 of Part 5 of the Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 into force on 2026-06-22, allowing Canada Post to change postage and stamp rates without prior Governor in Council approval. Statutory requirements that rates be fair and reasonable and sufficient to defray operational costs remain, and Canada Post must follow a notification and consultation process while protections for free postage for people who are blind or partially sighted and reduced library rates are preserved.

UK Accession to CPTPP Enacted for Canada

This Order fixes that the United Kingdom’s accession Protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans‑Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will enter into force for Canada on the day the implementing Act comes into force. Bringing that Act into force lets Canada complete the domestic legal changes to implement the Protocol (amending the CPTPP Implementation Act, updating the Customs Tariff and other statutes) and establishes a three‑year parliamentary review requirement.

Canada–Indonesia CEPA Entry Date Fixed

This Order fixes the entry into force date of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Indonesia as the day the Canada–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Act comes into force. The implementing Act received royal assent on 2026-05-06; the Order was published on 2026-07-01 and enables Canada to bring the treaty into force once domestic and Indonesian procedures are complete.

Foreign Influence Transparency Act Comes into Force

This Order fixes August 4, 2026 as the day most of Part 4 of the Countering Foreign Interference Act (which enacts the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act) comes into force, with a few specified provisions left out for now. It creates the office of a Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner, requires reporting of certain arrangements with foreign principals to a public registry, and establishes enforcement tools including a 14-day registration rule, administrative monetary penalties, and criminal offences.

Rounding Rules for OAS Benefits Clarified

The amendments replace section 8 of the Old Age Security Regulations to make explicit how quarterly-adjusted OAS-related benefits are rounded to the nearest cent, including specific rules for three- and four-decimal cases. The change clarifies rounding for the Allowance for the Survivor and the small GIS/ALW/ALWS top-ups, came into force on 2026-06-12, and is not expected to change benefit amounts because departmental systems already applied the same rounding.

Ontario temporary HST rebate enhancement

These final regulations implement Ontario’s temporary expansion of the provincial (8%) portion of the HST rebates for new homes and certain rental properties, applying to purchase agreements entered between 2026-04-01 and 2027-03-31. The changes (effective 2026-04-01) increase rebate amounts for qualifying purchases (up to full 8% relief for homes ≤ $1,000,000, phasing down to a minimum of $24,000 above $1,850,000) and are administered by the Canada Revenue Agency.

Migratory Game Bird Hunting Amendments 2026

Final regulations amend the Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022 to change hunting season dates, daily bag limits and possession limits across provinces for the 2026–2028 hunting cycle. Key effects include restored higher bag limits for some Canada and Cackling Goose zones, new limited Sandhill Crane seasons for residents (bag and possession limit of 1 on specified farmland), reduced spring special‑measures bag limits for Snow and Ross's Geese in some areas, and administrative clarifications (for example, explicit 'No open season' entries for Harlequin Ducks and a definition of 'resident of Canada').

ETA Removed from Canada's Terrorist List

The regulations remove Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) from the statutory list of terrorist entities under the Criminal Code. The change, made on 2026-06-09, ends the specific listing-based obligations (such as asset-freezing and mandatory reporting) that applied to ETA in Canada.

Lac Seul Moves to Custom Election Code

This order removes Lac Seul First Nation from the Indian Act election regime so the community will hold future chief and council elections under its Lac Seul First Nation Election Law. The order took effect on 2026-06-17 and fixes the first election under the community code for 2026-11-13; responsibility for running elections and resolving disputes now rests with Lac Seul rather than Indigenous Services Canada.

Imported Steel Controls Updated

This Order amends which steel products are controlled at Canada's border by aligning the Import Control List with the tariff classification numbers used in the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods. It repeals Item 82, makes related consequential repeals, and changes coming-into-force provisions, affecting importers, customs brokers and businesses handling the listed steel imports.

UK Beef and Veal Import Permits

This Order reinstates import permit requirements for fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal from the United Kingdom by amending items 114–116 of the Import Control List and removing prior UK exemptions in GIP 100 and GIP 13. It enables Global Affairs Canada to administer a UK-specific CPTPP tariff rate quota of up to 13,000 metric tonnes and was registered and came into force on 2026-06-22.

New Transit Rules for International Connections

These final regulations amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to define a “designated holding area,” allow arriving passengers connecting to destinations outside Canada to remain in sterile transit or designated holding areas, require anyone leaving those areas to appear immediately for examination, and require recording specific passenger information (passenger/crew status, first destination outside Canada, and the commercial transporter’s unique passenger reference). The amendments were registered and came into force on 2026-06-22 and were published in the Canada Gazette on 2026-07-01.

Return of Seized Items and Holding Facilities

These final amendments clarify how seized items can be returned and set clearer requirements for holding and examination facilities at points of entry. Applicants must now make written submissions to request return (instead of having to demonstrate), decisions must be given in writing and items returned without delay if ordered, and commercial transporters must provide adequate holding/examination facilities free of charge.

Remission Order for Honda Canada Duties

The order remits up to $493,106 in customs duties paid by Honda Canada Inc. for motor vehicles imported between 2020-06-07 and 2020-07-07, after a cyberattack prevented timely proof of NAFTA origin. It comes into force on 2026-06-22 and requires a claim for remission within two years (deadline 2028-06-22).

Amendments to Beef and Veal Import Permits

This Order updates General Import Permit No. 100 and General Import Permit No. 13 to clarify which bovine meat products (carcasses, bone-in cuts and boneless meat, fresh/chilled/frozen) are eligible based on tariff classification and country of origin. It excludes meat originating in Chile, CUSMA countries, EU countries or other CETA beneficiaries and ties its coming-into-force to the act implementing the UK’s accession to the CPTPP.

Aluminum Import Smelt and Cast Reporting

Importers of monitored aluminum products must report the country where the aluminum was smelted (largest and, if any, second-largest) and the country where it was most recently cast when clearing goods. The Canada Border Services Agency will collect this information via the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration; the rule takes effect on 2026-10-01 and includes a six-year record-keeping requirement and exemptions for certain CSA importers and shipments valued $5,000 or less.

Foreign Influence Transparency Regulations

These final regulations require people and organizations acting for a foreign principal to register arrangements that aim to influence Canadian political or governmental processes and to provide specified identifying and activity details to a public registry. They require updates within 14 days of changes, retain registry records for 20 years, authorize limited information sharing with certain government offices, and establish administrative monetary penalties from $250 to $1,000,000.

57 Major Fish Stocks Prescribed

These regulations amend Schedule IX of the Fishery (General) Regulations to add 57 major fish stocks and make them subject to the Fisheries Act fish‑stock requirements. The amendments came into force on registration (2026-06-22) and require Fisheries and Oceans Canada to keep stocks at sustainable levels or, if a stock falls to or below its limit reference point (LRP), to develop and implement a rebuilding plan within 24 months (extendable to 36 months).

Amendments to Export and Import Permits

Final regulations repeal two obsolete export rules and remove Export Control List items 5102 (pulpwood) and 5103 (red cedar). They also repeal the steel-monitoring and softwood allocation regulations, update the Import Certificate Regulations, and add tariff codes 1904.30.29 and 1905.32.92 to the Import Control List; changes took effect on registration day (2026-06-22).

Free-flow Transit for International Passengers

These final regulations allow international transfer passengers who remain inside a designated holding area or a sterile transit area to continue to their connecting flight without an in-person Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) examination or use of an ITI kiosk. They also require carriers to provide transit status and the first destination outside Canada (and arrival date/time for exit records) as part of advance and exit passenger data. The regulations came into force on 2026-06-22 and were published on 2026-07-01.

Indonesia Tariff Preference Regulations

These regulations set the shipping and documentation rules for goods from Indonesia to qualify for tariff preferences under the Canada–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. They define “originating” by reference to Chapter 3 of the Agreement and require a through bill of lading or, when requested, shipping-route and transhipment evidence, and, for transhipments, customs control documents showing goods remained under customs control. The instrument was registered on 2026-06-12 and published on 2026-07-01; it comes into force when section 40 of the Implementation Act comes into force (or on registration if later).

CICEPA Rules of Origin

These regulations implement the rules of origin from the Canada–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CICEPA) into Canadian law, specifying when goods from Indonesia qualify for preferential tariff treatment. They adopt Articles 3.1–3.14 and Annex 3‑B of the Agreement, treat certain non‑commercial items marked or not marked contrary to 'made in Indonesia' as originating, and assign the Canada Border Services Agency to administer the tariff preferences.

Casual Goods Rules of Origin (Indonesia)

These regulations say when personal, non‑commercial items acquired in Indonesia can be treated as originating in Indonesia for the Indonesia Tariff under the Customs Tariff. They were registered June 12, 2026 and published July 1, 2026; they come into force when section 40 of the Canada–Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Act comes into force (or on registration if that has already happened).

10% Surtax on Imported Canned Vegetables

A provisional 10% surtax has been imposed on the import value of specified canned vegetables for up to 200 days while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) completes its inquiry. The measure, effective on registration (2026-06-19), exempts imports from certain free-trade partners and listed developing countries and will be administered by the Canada Border Services Agency.

Pork levy sections to expire June 2027

The order amends the Canadian Pork Promotion‑Research Levies Order to state that Sections 4 and 12 will cease to have effect on 2027-06-30. The order came into force when registered on 2026-06-17 and affects interprovincial hog sellers and importers of hogs and pork products administered by the Canadian Pork Promotion‑Research Agency.

Real-Time Rail payment rules

The Government registered By-law No. 10 establishing the Real‑Time Rail (RTR) operated by Payments Canada, setting rules for who may participate and how instant payments are exchanged, cleared and settled in central bank money. It creates direct and indirect participant roles (and settlement agents), requires testing and funding criteria, sets settlement finality at the Bank of Canada, and gives Payments Canada emergency powers. The by-law comes into force on 2026-08-24.

UK Added to Tribunal Procurement Rules

This regulation adds the United Kingdom as a CPTPP member in the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations, enabling the CITT to hear procurement complaints from Canadian and UK suppliers about federal procurements covered by the UK's accession. It was registered on 2026-06-22 and published in the Canada Gazette on 2026-07-01; it comes into force when section 23 of the implementing Act comes into force (or on registration if that occurs later).

Chicken production quotas set for A-203

These final regulations replace the schedule to the Canadian Chicken Marketing Quota Regulations and set province-by-province limits on chicken production and marketing for quota period A-203 (June 28 to August 22, 2026). They come into force June 28, 2026, and establish national totals and separate market development and specialty chicken quota amounts for the period.

Quebec chicken levy set at 2.35 cents

The order sets the marketing levy for Quebec chicken producers who sell in interprovincial or export trade at 2.35 cents. It takes effect on 2026-07-01 (or on registration day if registered after that date); the order does not specify the unit to which the cents apply.

Student Loan Cap Raised; Grant Eligibility Limited

Regulations raise the federal student loan portfolio limit from $34 billion to $40 billion and restrict eligibility for the Canada Student Grant for Full‑Time Students to public and not‑for‑profit private institutions, with specific exemptions. The amendments take effect on 2026-08-01 and create a process for program‑level exemptions for certain for‑profit private institution programs.

Student Grants and $300 Loan Limit Extended

These final regulations extend the temporary increases to Canada Student Grants and keep the full‑time weekly loan limit at $300 for the 2026–2027 academic year. They set maximum grant amounts for 2026–2027 (for example, $525/month for full‑time students; $2,520/year for part‑time students; $2,800/year for students with disabilities), update income‑threshold tables for grant eligibility, and come into force on August 1, 2026.