Herbalism And Health Canada's New Self Care Framework - What You Need To Know

The natural health product industry is currently facing a convergence of multiple initiatives by Health Canada that threaten its existence. The industry and consumer access to natural health products and practices are under assault. If these changes are allowed to proceed, the consequences will be dire for the industry.

- 71% of Canadians use Natural Health Products, like vitamins, minerals, toothpaste, sunscreen, deodorant, and fibre as part of their proactive health and well-being.

These new regulations will:

Lead to soaring prices and the disappearance of popular products in Canada.

The natural health product sector is part of your everyday life. Consisting of 54,000 hardworking employees across Canada, they contribute $5.5B to the Canadian economy, including $2.8B in tax revenue.

As part of many Canadians’ proactive healthcare, and helping to alleviate some of the burdens on a stretched healthcare system.

Health Canada is strangling natural health products in red tape. This is leading to increased costs and fewer products on the shelf for Canadians.

Over 75% of brands say there is a high/very high chance they will need to pull products from the
market.

Red tape will mean empty shelves and out-of-stock issues for many of your favorite
brands.

At least 1 out of 5 companies say they are seriously considering leaving the Canadian market.

Exciting new products and international brands will likely not come to Canada because the regulatory burden will be too severe.

New regulations are increasing the amount of packaging (for the same amount of product), reducing recyclability, adversely impacting the environment.

ACTION NEEDED NOW!

Send A Letter To Your Local MP
We need to send a clear and consistent message that we are not going to stop until our right to access natural products is protected. This cannot be done with a single letter sent once. We need you to act weekly, or at least bi- weekly in sending both a letter and the full Discussion Paper.

Look Up Your MP’s Constituency Address

The deadline to have your submission in is August 10th 2023!

House of Commons Current Members of Parliament

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This is so horrible. I filled out everything I could fill out. This will crush so many businesses overnight, and the ones that survive will have to compromise their quality and creativity. We have to derail this as much as we can.