Consumer Health Products Canada

Consumer Health Products Canada is the national industry association representing manufacturers, marketers, and distributors of consumer health products (which includes nonprescription medicines and natural health products). CHP Canada (formerly NDMAC) has been the leading advocate for the consumer health products industry for over 110 years. We have been involved in shaping virtually every piece of legislation, regulation or policy that affects our industry and its market. We are committed to working with our members, the broader health care sector, and governments to build an environment that improves the opportunities for people to manage their own health through the responsible use of safe and effective consumer health products.

Together with government and the health care sector, CHP Canada member companies maintain leadership in the establishment of the regulatory frameworks that safeguard the development, registration, advertisement and sale of safe and effective consumer health products in Canada. To further ensure the safety of Canada's consumer health products, CHP Canada members subscribe to self-regulating industry codes.

The Association also serves as an information hub, keeping the industry alert to the latest domestic and international developments and their effect on self-care and the consumer health products industry. As a member of the World Self-Medication Industry (WSMI), a non-governmental organization with official links to the World Health Organization, Consumer Health Products Canada helps to promote the worldwide recognition of the expanding role of self-care and consumer health products in health care.

The Mission:

"To advance Canadian self-care by building an environment that improves the opportunities for people to manage their own health through the responsible use of safe and effective consumer health products."

The Vision:

"We see a future where self-care is an integral part of Canadian health care and the use of consumer health products is optimized through improved consumer knowledge, supported by health care providers, payers and regulators, and strongly influenced by Consumer Health Products Canada."