C-224An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products)
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on September 18, 2025
- Status
- In committee in the House of Commons since March 10, 2026
What it does
This bill removes most natural health products from the Food and Drugs Act definition of therapeutic product and blocks some related prosecutions.
What it does
- Excludes natural health products from the Food and Drugs Act definition of “therapeutic product”, except products with nicotine or its salts used in nicotine replacement therapy.
- Repeals section 21.321 of the Food and Drugs Act.
- Repeals subsection 21.8(2) of the Food and Drugs Act.
- Bars new or ongoing proceedings for certain offences under sections 31.2 and 31.4 for natural health products, for conduct between the coming into force of section 500 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 and the day this bill comes into force.
Who it affects
- Natural health product companies
- Natural health product users
- People using nicotine replacement therapy
- Health Canada
- Drug and product regulators
Topics
Background
Natural health products are defined in the Natural Health Products Regulations. The bill changes how they are treated under the Food and Drugs Act.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Current stage. Now here
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
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Senate
First reading
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Second reading
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Committee
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Third reading
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Royal assent
Royal assent
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Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalKevin Lamoureux· November 17, 2025
“Before I get to the debate on Bill C-224, I just want to make quick reference to something that embodies a great deal of national pride from coast to coast to coast here in Canada: the Grey Cup. We had a wonderful celebration in the city of Winnipeg, hosting the Montreal Alouettes along with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeBlaine Calkins· September 18, 2025
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (natural health products). It is with great pleasure that I rise today to table my private member's bill to reverse the changes that the government made in Bill C-47 with regard to the definition of natural health products.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocLuc Thériault· November 17, 2025
“This bill purportedly championed consumer safety, but it threatened to kill an industry. Consumers must be able to make free and informed choices, but there must be products available for them to make free and informed choices about.”
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Read the source
LEGISinfo status: At consideration in committee in the House of Commons. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.