Cannabis Council of Canada / Conseil du cannabis canadien
Registration:
5
of
11
(2022-03-15
to
2022-04-15)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-45 - The Cannabis Act: Revising the application of excise tax on medical cannabis.
- C-45: The Cannabis Act: Working to develop proposed amendments to the Legislation as a prescribed review approaches.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Cannabis Amnesty. The Council is actively engaged in encouraging government officials to take a proactive stance in the elimination/ expungement of Canadians with Criminal records for the posession of Cannabis for personal consumption.
- Excise Tax Framework on Cannabis products was fashioned on a premise of $ 1 in $ 10 as tax whereas in practical reality the tax is far more aggressive than planned, often coming in at or nearly 3 times higher at 30 %. This is severely compressing the financial viability of many licensed producers and processors, while keeping product prices high in comparison to competition in the legacy, illicit marketplace.
Policies or Program
- CRA Excise stamp logistics and placement on adult consumer use cannabis products and co packing supply chain realities that run up against the Excise Tax Act.
- Calling for enhanced inclusion in Government Agency Programs at Business Development Bank (BDC) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) as well as Export Development Canada (EDC) for the Cannabis Sector.
- Seeking to reduce the 2.3% regulatory fees charged by Health Canada and working to improve the service standards for license change, security clearance and other matters.
- The Cannabis Council is looking to actively engage the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and to gain support for efforts to improve consistency and quality of the value - added agricultural crop cannabis.
Policies or Program, Regulation
- Bill C-45: The Cannabis Act: Working to develop an appropriate marketing and branding regime that allows for producers to Differentiate their products