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Registration for Production of Cannabis for Own Medical Purposes
Health Canada
Register with Health Canada to produce a limited amount of cannabis for your own medical purposes.
Reviewed July 2026
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This Health Canada form is the application to register for personal production of cannabis for your own medical purposes under the Cannabis Regulations. Registration allows an individual with a medical document from a health care practitioner to produce a limited amount of cannabis for their own medical use, or to designate someone to produce it for them.
Unlike many federal forms, this one is a standard flat PDF. You can open it in the Universal PDF editor, type your answers into each field, and download a completed copy to print, sign, and mail to Health Canada along with the required original documents.
What this registration form is used for
The Cannabis Regulations allow individuals who have a medical document to access cannabis in more than one way: registering with a federally licensed seller, or registering with Health Canada to produce a limited amount themselves or through a designated person. This form covers the Health Canada registration route.
The application establishes:
- Who is registering and the medical document supporting the registration
- Where production will take place and whether it is indoors, outdoors, or both
- Whether the applicant will produce the cannabis or designate another person to do it
- The consents and declarations the regulations require
Who uses this form
Adults in Canada who have obtained a medical document from an authorized health care practitioner and want to produce cannabis for their own medical purposes, or have a designated person produce it, use this application. The registration is personal and tied to the medical document that supports it.
This page describes the form only. Decisions about medical cannabis are between you and your health care practitioner, and registration decisions rest with Health Canada. Universal PDF is an independent tool with no connection to Health Canada or the Government of Canada.
How to fill out the form
Open the PDF in the editor and work through each part. Have your medical document in hand, since key details must match it:
- Applicant information: legal name, date of birth, and contact details
- Production details: the address of the proposed production site and the production type, indoors or outdoors
- Site permissions: if the production site is not your own residence, the form addresses consent from the property owner
- Designated person section: completed only if someone else will produce for you, with their information and required declarations
- Signatures and dates: print the completed form and sign where indicated
How to submit it to Health Canada
Mail the signed application to Health Canada together with the original medical document from your health care practitioner. The address and any additional requirements are listed on the form and on the Health Canada information page, so confirm the current details before sending.
If the application is approved, Health Canada issues a registration certificate. Registrations are time limited in line with the period of use on your medical document, so plan ahead for renewal with a new application and a new medical document.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It is a flat PDF, so you can complete it in the Universal PDF editor, download the finished file, and print it for signing. The signed application is then mailed to Health Canada with the required original documents.
Yes. The registration is based on a medical document completed by an authorized health care practitioner, and Health Canada requires the original document with your application. Details such as your name and the daily quantity must be consistent between the two.
The permitted amount is calculated from the daily quantity of cannabis authorized in your medical document, using the formula in the Cannabis Regulations. Health Canada provides guidance and a calculation tool on its website, so use the current figures rather than estimates.
A designated person is someone the applicant names to produce cannabis on their behalf under the registration. The form includes a section for the designated person's information and declarations, and the regulations set conditions on who can act in that role.
A registration is tied to the period of use in the supporting medical document, up to a maximum set by the regulations. To continue producing after it expires, you submit a new application with a new medical document.
No. People with a medical document can instead register with a federally licensed seller to purchase cannabis. The Health Canada registration in this form is specifically for producing a limited amount yourself or through a designated person.
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