S-254An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages)
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on November 2, 2022
- Status
- In committee in the Senate since June 1, 2023
- Sponsor
- Patrick BrazeauSenator
- Senator
What it does
Requires warning labels on alcoholic beverages and sets out what those labels must say.
What it does
- Requires any beverage with 1.1% alcohol by volume or more to be sold in a package with a warning label in the prescribed form and manner.
- Requires the label to warn consumers about the health risks of alcohol consumption.
- Requires the label to show the volume that counts as a standard drink, the number of standard drinks in the package, and the number that should not be exceeded to avoid significant health risks.
- Requires the label to include a Department message about the direct causal link between alcohol consumption and fatal cancers.
- Brings the changes into force one year after royal assent.
Who it affects
- Alcoholic beverage sellers
- Alcohol producers
- Alcohol distributors
- Alcohol consumers
Topics
Background
It adds a new section to the Food and Drugs Act.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Current stage. Now here
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
House of Commons
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by a senator. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the House of Commons, where an MP must agree to sponsor it. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
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LEGISinfo status: At consideration in committee in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.