FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACTCanadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Levies OrderWhereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamationa, established the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency, under subsection 39(1)b of the Farm Products Agencies Actc;SOR/2024-220S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 12R.S., c. F-4; S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 2Whereas that Agency has been empowered to implement a promotion and research plan under that Proclamation;Whereas the proposed Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Levies Order is an order of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d)d of that Act applies, by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Ordere, and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council under paragraph 42(1)(d)b of that Act;S.C. 1993, c. 3, s. 7(2)C.R.C., c. 648And whereas, under paragraph 7(1)(d)d of that Act, the National Farm Products Council has approved the proposed Order after being satisfied that it is necessary for the implementation of the promotion and research plan that that Agency is authorized to implement;Therefore, the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency makes the annexed Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Levies Order under paragraphs 42(1)(d)b and (e)b of the Farm Products Agencies Actc and section 9 of the schedule to the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamationa.Ottawa, July 2, 2026InterpretationDefinitionsThe following definitions apply in this Order.collector means a person appointed by the Agency under subsection 9(5) of the schedule to the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation to collect on the Agency’s behalf the levies and statements referred to in this Order. (percepteur)dealer means a person who acts as an agent or mandatary in the purchase or sale of an industrial hemp product. (négociant)purchaser means a person who purchases an industrial hemp product, and includes a producer, processor and dealer who purchases an industrial hemp product. (acheteur)seller means a person who sells an industrial hemp product and includes a producer, processor and dealer who sells an industrial hemp product. (vendeur)Interpretation — dealerIf more than one dealer is involved in the purchase or sale of an industrial hemp product, a reference to “purchaser” is to be read as a reference to the dealer who first receives payment of the purchase price.Interprovincial TradeLevy — sellerA seller who sells an industrial hemp product listed in the schedule in interprovincial trade must pay to the Agency a levy in the amount of 0.5% of the purchase price.Levy — producerWhen an industrial hemp product listed in the schedule is produced in one province but processed in another province, the producer must pay to the Agency a levy in the amount of 0.5% of the price determined by the producer.Payment of levies — collectorAll levies referred to in section 3 must be paid to the Agency through a collector.Statements — collectorAll statements referred to in section 7 and subsection 9(4) must be submitted to the Agency through a collector.Deduction and remission of levy by purchaserA purchaser must deduct from the purchase price the levy payable by the seller under subsection 3(1) and remit it to the Agency at the first point of sale on behalf of the seller through the collector.Payment of levy by processorA processor must pay the levy payable by the producer under subsection 3(2) to the Agency at the first point of processing on behalf of the producer through the collector.Document — purchaserAt the time of the sale, the purchaser referred to in subsection 5(1) must provide the seller with a document setting out the purchase price and the amount of the levy deducted.Document — processorAt the time the industrial hemp product is processed, the processor referred to in subsection 5(2) must provide the producer with a document setting out the amount of the levy payable.Time limit and informationThe purchaser referred to in subsection 5(1) or the processor referred to in subsection 5(2), as the case may be, must remit or pay the levy to the Agency within the time limit established by the Agency for remitting levies and, at that time, provide a statement that sets outthe name, mailing address, telephone number and email address of the purchaser or processor, if any;the weight, in kilograms, and value of the industrial hemp product purchased or processed;the amount of the levy remitted or paid; andthe name, mailing address, telephone number and, if any, email address ofthe seller, if there has been a deduction of the levy from a purchase price, orthe producer, if it is a payment of a levy on behalf of the producer.RecordsEvery person referred to in sections 3 and 5 mustkeep all records relating to the sale or processing of an industrial hemp product, including the records necessary to verify the statement provided under section 7 and the amount of the levy remitted or paid, for seven years after the day on which the product is sold or processed; andat the request of the Agency, make those records available to the Agency through a collector.ProofAt the request of the Agency, every person referred to in sections 3 and 5 must prove that a levy payable under this Order has beendeducted and remitted under subsection 5(1); orpaid under subsection 5(2).Failure to deduct and remit levyIf a purchaser fails to comply with subsection 5(1), the seller must pay the levy to the Agency.Failure to pay levyIf a processor fails to comply with subsection 5(2), the producer must pay the levy to the Agency.Payment and informationWhen paying a levy under subsection (2) or (3), the seller or the producer, as the case may be, must provide a statement to the Agency that sets outthe name, mailing address, telephone number and email address of the seller or producer, if any;the weight, in kilograms, and value of the industrial hemp product purchased or processed; andthe amount of the levy paid.Liability — purchaser and sellerIf the purchaser and the seller fail to comply with subsections 5(1) and 9(2), respectively, they are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for the levy that is payable to the Agency.Liability — processor and producerIf the processor and the producer fail to comply with subsections 5(2) and 9(3), respectively, they are jointly and severally, or solidarily, liable for the levy that is payable to the Agency.Review and Cessation of EffectReview of OrderThe Agency must review this Order when carrying out the plan review required under subsection 11(1) of the schedule to the Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency Proclamation.Cessation of effectSection 3 ceases to have effect on the first anniversary of the day on which this Order is registered.Coming into ForceRegistrationThis Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.(Section 3)
Industrial Hemp Products Subject to LevyItemIndustrial Hemp Product1Hemp Flower2Hemp Leaf3Hemp Branch4Hemp Extraction Biomass5Hemp Extraction Biomass Screenings6Hemp Chaff7Hemp Chaff Screenings8Hempseed, for sowing9Hempseed, for processing10Hempseed, toasted, roasted and hulled11Hempseed Screenings12Hemp Stalk and Straw13Hemp Root