Veterinary Health Products Notifications

Selling Veterinary Health Products in Canada Vitamins, minerals, traditional medicines and homeopathic for companion (pets) and food-producing animals are among the Veterinary Health Products (VHPs) in demand in Canada. Beginning November 13, 2017, VHPs must be notified to Health Canada:

Minimum 30 days prior to selling a VHP in Canada

Minimum 30 days prior to making changes to a VHP

Before importing a VHP into Canada

Obtaining a Notification Number (NN) The Veterinary Health Product Notification Program of Health Canada has set a flexible and risk-appropriate regulatory framework for VHPs that have a history of safe use. According to the program, to obtain a Notification Number,

• A VHP application needs to be submitted to Health Canada.
• All ingredients (active, or inactive) must be present in the Permitted Substances List (PSL).
• If some ingredients are not included in the PSL, they must be added to the database prior to VHP application submission.

VHP Notification fee The fee for a VHP Notification [subject to the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase, which is announced each fall] is $ 503 as of April 1, 2022 and $538 as of April 1, 2023. There is no required annual renewal for VHP notification.