Narcotic Control Act

The Narcotic Control Act, passed in 1961, was one of Canada's national drug control statutes prior to its repeal by the 1996 Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. It implemented the provisions of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

The “narcotics” included in the Narcotic Control Act are drugs such as heroin, cocaine and cannabis. The Act prohibits activities such as: possession of a “narcotic”, possession for the purpose of trafficking, cultivating, importing or exporting.