Sales of Cosmetics in Canada

All cosmetic products must be labelled, registered, and sold in compliance with the Cosmetic Regulations. DSA Consultants offers a full range of regulatory solutions to assist firms in complying with the requirements of Health Canada.

All cosmetic products must be labelled in compliance with the requirements of the Canadian Cosmetic Regulations. The 2004 Cosmetic Regulations introduced a requirement for declaration of ingredient listings on product labels, in accordance with prescribed declaration formats. Specific requirements are stated for compliance to International Nomenclature for Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) and European Union (EU) requirements. DSA can review your ingredient listings to ensure INCI/EU compliance.

DSA will review your cosmetic labels to ensure that all claims are permissible for cosmetics and that all required information is present on labels and that ingredient listings are provided in the required formats. It is important that therapeutic claims do not appear on the labels of cosmetic products or the product could be classified as a drug or natural health product.

All cosmetic products must be registered with Health Canada within 10 days of first sale. A DSA Regulatory Consultant can prepare your cosmetic notifications and file these, on your behalf, with Health Canada.

A DSA Regulatory Consultant can help you obtain Certificates of Free Sale or COFS for products that are registered and sold in Canada to facilitate export of your products from Canada or facilitate registration of your products in other regulatory jurisdictions.

Currently there are no requirements for Cosmetic Establishment Licensing or Good Manufacturing Practices.

Contact us today to find out how DSA can work with you to ensure your cosmetics are notified to Health Canada and that they are labelled and sold in accordance with Health Canada requirements. To receive our free white paper on marketing healthcare products in Canada, please click here.