Canada went through the process of re-legalizing industrial hemp in the late 1990s. There is much we can learn from their experience.

Quick Links Concerning the Canadian Industrial Hemp Industry

Department of Justice Canada:

Main Index - Industrial Hemp Regulations (SOR/98-156)

Full Text - Industrial Hemp Regulations (SOR/98-156) (HTML)
Full Text - Industrial Hemp Regulations (SOR/98-156) (PDF file 31k).

Canadian Food Inspection Agency:

Industrial Hemp Fact Sheet (HTML)
Industrial Hemp Fact Sheet (PDF file 23k).

Health Canada:

Industrial Hemp Index Page

Frequently Asked Questions (HTML)
Frequently Asked Questions (PDF file 97k).

Therapeutic Products Programme (TPP) Industrial Hemp Guide - Overview (HTML)
TPP Industrial Hemp Guide - Overview (PDF file 67k).

List of Approved Cultivars - 2007 (HTML)
List of Approved Cultivars - 2007 (PDF file 170k).

Licensing Process, Application Forms and Guidance Documents (HTML)

Import and Export Licenses and Permits (HTML)

Industrial Hemp Application Forms (HTML)
(Includes Import and Export Licenses, Permits & Guides)
Industrial Hemp Application Forms - All 23 (ZIP file 816k).
Industrial Hemp Application Forms - All 23 (BinHex file 1.12MB).

Industrial Hemp Technical Manual (HTML)
Industrial Hemp Technical Manual (PDF file 91k).

Technical and Policy Documents (HTML)
(Includes All Technical and Policy Documents)
Technical and Policy Documents- All 6 (ZIP file 202k).
Technical and Policy Documents - All 6 (BinHex file 290k).

Canada Reports, Studies, Fact Sheets & Farming Guides

Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development:

Special Crops Page on Hemp (HTML)
Special Crops Page on Hemp (PDF file 1.14MB).

Hemp Industry Rebounding (HTML)
Hemp Industry Rebounding (PDF file 26k).

British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries:

Hemp Fact Sheet (PDF file 94k)

Hemp Oil Canada
Hemp Agronomy 101 (PDF file 16k).

Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Marketing Services:

A Maritime Industrial Hemp Product Marketing Study (HTML)
A Maritime Industrial Hemp Product Marketing Study (PDF file 150k).

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs:

Hemp (HTML)

Growing Industrial Hemp in Ontario (HTML)
Growing Industrial Hemp in Ontario (PDF file 642k).

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives:

Industrial Hemp Production (HTML)

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food:

Hemp (HTML)
Hemp Production in Saskatchewan (PDF file 253k).

Trade Groups and Associations

Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)

Ontario Hemp Alliance (OHA)

Saskatchewan Hemp Association (SHA)

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