Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food)

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The Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food) is a Canadian federal law that sets mandatory standards for accurate, clear, and non-deceptive labelling and packaging of most consumer products other than food.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal statute ⓘ
labelling and packaging law ⓘ
administeredBy Competition Bureau Canada ⓘ
linked to: Competition Bureau
allows supplementary imperial units in some cases ⓘ
appliesTo importers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ
manufacturers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ
packagers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ
retailers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ
wholesalers of prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ
complianceMechanism inspections and marketplace monitoring by Competition Bureau officers ⓘ
orders to cease non-compliant representations ⓘ
voluntary corrective action and product relabelling ⓘ
contains offence provisions for false or misleading labelling ⓘ
offence provisions for non-compliant net quantity declarations ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
enforcedBy Commissioner of Competition ⓘ
Competition Bureau Canada ⓘ
linked to: Competition Bureau
excludes cosmetics ⓘ
devices regulated under the Food and Drugs Act ⓘ
drugs ⓘ
food products ⓘ
products regulated under other specific federal statutes ⓘ
implementedBy Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations (Canada) (non-food) ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
labelPlacementRequirement mandatory information must appear on the principal display panel or other prescribed location ⓘ
languageRequirement mandatory information must appear in both official languages subject to limited exceptions ⓘ
legalBasisFor administrative monetary penalties for certain violations ⓘ
inspection powers for labelling and packaging of non-food consumer products ⓘ
prosecution of serious offences in court ⓘ
seizure and detention of non-compliant products ⓘ
measurementSystem metric system as primary units ⓘ
netQuantityExpression must be expressed in terms of weight, volume, numerical count, or linear measure as appropriate ⓘ
objective to facilitate informed consumer choice through standardized labelling ⓘ
to promote fair competition by preventing deceptive labelling practices ⓘ
penaltiesInclude fines ⓘ
possible imprisonment for serious offences ⓘ
prohibits deceptive packaging practices ⓘ
false or misleading representations relating to prepackaged products ⓘ
misleading net quantity declarations ⓘ
purpose to ensure accurate and meaningful labelling of consumer prepackaged products other than food ⓘ
to prevent false or misleading representations on labels of consumer prepackaged products other than food ⓘ
relatedTo Competition Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Competition Act

Food and Drugs Act (Canada) ⓘ
Weights and Measures Act (Canada) ⓘ
requires accurate net quantity declaration on labels ⓘ
bilingual labelling in English and French for mandatory information ⓘ
identity of product on label ⓘ
legible and prominent mandatory label information ⓘ
name and principal place of business of dealer on label ⓘ
scope most prepackaged consumer products other than food ⓘ

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Competition Bureau → appliesLaw → Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food) ⓘ
Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food) → implementedBy → Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations (Canada) (non-food) ⓘ
linked to: Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food)
Textile Labelling Act → relatedTo → Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act ⓘ
linked to: Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food)
Precious Metals Marking Act → relatedTo → Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (Canada) ⓘ
linked to: Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food)
Weights and Measures Act → relatedTo → Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act ⓘ
linked to: Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (except food)