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C-286An act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Food and Drugs Act

An act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Food and Drugs Act

Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on June 16, 2026

Status
At second reading in the House of Commons since June 16, 2026
Sponsor
Corey TochorConservative
Member of Parliament

What it does

Allows psilocin and psilocybin to be used for medical treatment and makes some priority review requests for new drugs automatically approved.

What it does

  • Allows psilocin and psilocybin to be treated as narcotics for the Narcotic Control Regulations, so they can be used for medical treatment under those rules.
  • Excludes psilocin and psilocybin from the definition of “restricted drug” for Part J of the Food and Drug Regulations.
  • Adds the same restricted drug definition to the Food and Drugs Act, again leaving out psilocin and psilocybin.
  • Deems a request for priority review of a new drug submission to be granted when it is for psilocin, psilocybin, or a substance with a similar chemical structure.

Who it affects

  • People seeking psilocin or psilocybin treatment
  • Health care practitioners
  • Drug makers
  • People filing new drug submissions
  • Health Canada

Topics

Background

The bill says its purpose is to improve access to hallucinogenic drug medical treatment and not to bypass existing approval processes for new drugs.

Where it is

Last activity Jun 16

House of Commons

  1. First reading

    Completed.

  2. Second reading

    Current stage. Now here

  3. Committee

    Not reached.

  4. Report stage

    Not reached.

  5. Third reading

    Not reached.

Senate

  1. First reading

    Not reached.

  2. Second reading

    Not reached.

  3. Committee

    Not reached.

  4. Third reading

    Not reached.

Royal assent

  1. Royal assent

    Not reached.

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

Many stages pass without a recorded vote (by unanimous consent or a voice vote). Senate votes are not included.
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Read the source

LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.

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