An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (supervised drug consumption sites)

This bill changes the rules around supervised drug consumption sites in Canada. It amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to say that no regulation or exemption made under that law can allow a site where people consume illegally obtained drugs to operate within 500 metres of an elementary or secondary school, a daycare centre, or a playground.

For sites that are already operating with a valid exemption or authorization when this law takes effect, the bill sets out what happens to them. If a fixed-location site is within 500 metres of one of these protected places, its exemption or authorization is automatically revoked, at least as it applies to that location. If it is a mobile site, its authorization is instead treated as automatically including a condition that it cannot provide drug-consumption services while positioned within 500 metres of a school, daycare, or playground.

The bill would come into force 180 days after it receives royal assent, giving existing sites and authorities a transition period to adjust before the new distance restriction takes effect.

This bill amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to prohibit regulations and exemptions from allowing supervised drug consumption sites within 500 metres of a school, daycare centre, or playground, and automatically alters existing exemptions to comply.

• Restriction on future rule-making — no regulation made or exemption granted under the Act may permit a site providing drug consumption services to operate within 500 metres of an elementary or secondary school, a daycare centre, or a playground, overriding any other provision of the Act.
• Automatic effect on existing authorizations — any exemption or authorization valid on the day the Act comes into force is automatically revoked to the extent it applies to a site within the 500-metre zone.
• Special treatment for mobile sites — an existing exemption or authorization for a mobile site is not revoked but is deemed to include a condition that services must not be provided when the site is within the 500-metre zone.
• No new body or discretionary authority created — the bill does not establish a new office, agency, or decision-maker; it directly constrains the regulation-making and exemption-granting power that already exists under the Act.
• No review or sunset mechanism stated — the text does not include a reporting requirement, review period, or expiry date for this restriction.
• Delayed coming into force — the Act takes effect 180 days after receiving royal assent.