Industrial Hemp Regulations (SOR/2018-145). Country/Territory Canada Document type Regulation Date 2018 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant variety Prohibited crops Textile plants/fibres Planting material/seeds Certification Authorization/permit Internal trade International trade Plant production Crops/grasses Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes These Regulations, except section 34, come into force on the day on which subsection 204(1) of the Cannabis Act comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered. Abstract For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations, industrial hemp means a cannabis plant — or any part of that plant — in which the concentration of THC is 0.3% w/w or less in the flowering heads and leaves. The determination of the THC concentration must take into account the potential to convert delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid into THC. A derivative, or a product made from that derivative, is exempt from the application of the Act if after production, the THC concentration of the resulting product is 10 μg/g THC or less. A holder of a licence is authorized to conduct any of the following activities that are authorized by the licence: (a) to sell industrial hemp; (b) to import or export seed or grain; (c) to cultivate industrial hemp; (d) in the case of a plant breeder, to propagate industrial hemp; (e) to possess seed or grain for the purposes of cleaning it; (f) to possess grain for the purpose of processing it; or (g) to obtain seed by preparing it. A holder of a licence that authorizes an activity referred to in any of paragraphs (1) (c) to (g) is also authorized to offer to conduct that activity. A holder of a licence is authorized, to the extent necessary to conduct the activity authorized by the licence, to possess industrial hemp, to obtain or offer to obtain industrial hemp by harvesting it, and to transfer, transport, send or deliver industrial hemp. The licence must set out the following information: (a) the name and mailing address of the holder of the licence; (b) the licence number; (c) the activity that is authorized, the address of each place, with the exception of the cultivation site, where the activity is authorized, and the form of industrial hemp authorized for each activity; (d) in the case of a licence that authorizes propagation, the variety of industrial hemp or the name or number of the germplasm of industrial hemp that will be used in the propagation; (e) any conditions that the Minister considers appropriate; (f) the effective date of the licence; and (g) the date of expiry of the licence. For the importation of seed or grain, in addition to holding a licence that authorizes that activity, a holder of a licence must hold an import permit for each shipment that is imported. For the exportation of seed or grain, in addition to holding a licence that authorizes that activity, a holder of a licence must hold an export permit for each shipment that is exported. An importer of seed must import only (a) seed of pedigreed status that is of an approved cultivar and is recognized under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Seed Schemes or by the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies; or (b) in the case of a plant breeder, seed of a variety of industrial hemp that is set out in their licence, or the germplasm whose name or number is set out in their licence. An importer of grain must import only grain from a country that participates in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Seed Schemes or a country that has an agency that is a member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies. Full text English Website hthtp