S-202An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages)
Senate public bill, introduced in the Senate on May 28, 2025
- Status
- At third reading in the Senate since November 20, 2025
- Sponsor
- Patrick BrazeauSenator
- Senator
What it does
Requires warning labels on alcoholic beverages and adds information about standard drinks, health risks, and cancer links.
What it does
- Requires any beverage with 1.1% alcohol by volume or more to be sold in a package with a warning label 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, as set by the Department.
- Requires the label to include a Department message stating the direct causal link between alcohol consumption and fatal cancers.
- Brings the changes into force one year after royal assent.
Who it affects
- Alcohol manufacturers
- Alcohol importers
- Alcohol retailers
- Consumers of alcoholic beverages
Topics
Background
The bill adds a new warning-label rule to the Food and Drugs Act. It would apply to beverages with 1.1% alcohol by volume or more.
Where it is
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Third reading
Current stage. Now here
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 third reading in the Senate. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.