Cost Benefit Analysis Survey for Red Tape Reduction for NHPs

by | Aug 12, 2026 | Canadian Quality Assurance, Natural Health Products

Health Canada is proposing amendments to the Natural Health Products Regulations (NHPR) to reduce the regulatory burden on both the industry and the government. The goal is to make the process more efficient while ensuring oversight remains appropriate for the level of product risk.

Key Proposed Changes:

  • Creating a registration process for specific natural health products (NHPs).
  • Implementing a more adaptable, risk-based approach to safety monitoring across all NHPs.
  • Offering more flexibility regarding product labeling requirements.
  • Speeding up pre-market authorization by moving certain oversight activities to the post-market phase.

Whenever Health Canada develops new regulations, they are required to complete a cost-benefit analysis (CBA). To gather data, they have released a survey intended to measure how these proposed changes might positively or negatively impact Canadian industries.

Health Canada highly encourages all stakeholders to complete the survey. Participating ensures that the final data accurately reflects the real-world impact these changes will have on individual businesses.

Your feedback is crucial because it will directly inform Health Canada’s analysis and help refine the proposal to reduce unnecessary business costs. The CBA survey for NHPs can be found here.