The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (French: Loi canadienne sur la sécurité des produits de consommation) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada that passed into law on December 14, 2010.
Canada's regulatory system has not kept pace with the global economy and increasing amounts of international trade.
The Minister of Health, for example, currently doesn't have the power to force the recall of faulty or counterfeit products in Canada.
[2] Health Canada regularly issues warnings, advisories and information updates to advise consumers of products on the market which contain toxic substances such as lead, mercury or arsenic; or are otherwise contaminated by dangerous and unhealthy substances.
However under the previous legislation, the Minister of Health has no power to compel recall of these products.