GENERAL, O. Reg. 84/22

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

ontario regulation 84/22

made under the

Cannabis Licence Act, 2018

Made: February 24, 2022
Filed: February 25, 2022
Published on e-Laws: February 25, 2022
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 12, 2022

Amending O. Reg. 468/18

(GENERAL)

1. Section 7 of Ontario Regulation 468/18 is revoked and the following substituted:

Retail operator licence, corporate ownership

7. A corporation is not eligible to be issued a retail operator licence if,

(a) more than 25 per cent of the corporation is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more licensed producers or their affiliates; or

(b) the corporation directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 25 per cent of a licensed producer or its affiliates.

2. (1) Subsection 12 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the number of retail store authorizations set out in subsection (2)” at the end and substituting “75 authorizations”.

(2) Subsection 12 (2) of the Regulation is revoked.

3. Section 13 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Display of authorization, etc.

13. (1) It is a condition of a retail store authorization that the holder,

(a) display the authorization in a conspicuous place in the cannabis retail store; and

(b) if the holder uses a website, app or other similar online platform for the purposes of the cannabis retail store, ensure that the authorization number, the holder’s name and the store’s operating name and address are displayed on the website, app or other platform.

(2) The holder of a retail store authorization that is revoked or fails to be renewed shall ensure that the information referred to in subsection (1) is removed from display as soon as practicable after the revocation or non-renewal.

4. (1) Section 18 of the Regulation is amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following:

Prescribed products and services

18. For the purposes of clause 18 (b) of the Act, the holder of a retail store authorization may sell or charge for,

. . . . .

(2) Section 18 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph.

4. Delivery services.

5. Subsections 19 (1), (2) and (3) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

Cannabis retail seal

19. (1) In this section,

“cannabis retail seal” means the cannabis retail seal set out in Schedule 1 to this Regulation.

(2) For the purposes of subsection 7 (2) of the Act, the holder of a retail store authorization shall,

(a) display the cannabis retail seal in a conspicuous place that is visible from the exterior of the public entrance to the cannabis retail store; and

(b) if the holder uses a website, app or other similar online platform for the purposes of the cannabis retail store, ensure that the cannabis retail seal is prominently displayed on the website, app or...