At Progress Therapeutics, we go beyond logistics—we provide clarity, compliance, and confidence. With years of experience navigating Health Canada’s regulatory landscape, our team offers end-to-end solutions for importing cosmetic products into Canada. Whether you're an international brand expanding north or a Canadian company looking for reliable import support, we are your trusted partner in cosmetic compliance and market entry.
A Wide Range of Cosmetic Products, Seamlessly Imported
Our services support the importation of a diverse variety of cosmetic products to help clients bring both everyday essentials and advanced formulations to Canadian consumers such as:
- Skin care items: creams, lotions, cleansers, and serums
- Hair care products: shampoos, conditioners, styling treatments
- Decorative cosmetics: foundations, lipsticks, mascaras, blushes
- Fragrances and deodorants
- Sun protection products, including sunscreen (classified as a drug or natural health product depending on the formulation)
Navigating Cosmetic Notification Requirements
Importing cosmetic products into Canada begins with understanding the Cosmetic Notification Form (CNF). Health Canada mandates that all cosmetic products sold in Canada must be notified within 10 days of the first sale.
Progress Therapeutics takes the lead on this process either through our internal team or our trusted partners —accurately preparing and submitting CNFs on behalf of our clients. Compliance is ensured:
- Proper ingredient disclosure using the INCI format
- Bilingual label requirements (English and French)
- Cautionary statements and required warnings
- Classification clarity (e.g., cosmetics vs. natural health products vs. drugs)
We help our clients avoid costly delays, refusals at the border, or penalties by proactively managing every detail of the notification process.
Acting as Your Canadian Importer of Cosmetic Products
One of the most important regulatory updates now affecting international brands is Health Canada's new requirement for a Canadian address on all CNFs. This means foreign manufacturers can no longer act alone—they must designate a Canadian importer or agent.
Progress Therapeutics fills this gap. We act as the official Canadian Importer of Record or the Canadian Agent on behalf of foreign companies, ensuring regulatory compliance and enabling entry into the Canadian cosmetic market. Our address and name appear on official documentation, allowing your brand to remain compliant and competitive.
Full Compliance and Record-Keeping You Can Rely On
Health Canada requires that all importers maintain accessible, detailed records for every cosmetic product they bring into the country. This includes ingredient documentation, product traceability logs, and up-to-date CNFs.
We handle the compliance burden on your behalf:
- We maintain centralized, secure records for audits
- We proactively monitor regulatory changes
- We assist with reformulations, packaging updates, and re-notifications
- We coordinate with your manufacturers to ensure product documentation is current and correct
This level of diligence protects your brand, minimizes disruption, and reinforces your reliability in the Canadian marketplace.
Streamlined Importation from Start to Finish
Progress Therapeutics delivers more than paperwork—we offer a comprehensive importation service that removes the guesswork from your operations. Our team oversees:
- Customs clearance and regulatory liaison
- Warehousing and short-term storage options
- CNF filing, submission, and amendment support
- End-to-end tracking of your product's journey to Canadian shelves
Whether you’re shipping a small volume of new SKUs or coordinating national distribution for a major launch, we tailor our service to your scope and timeline.
Navigate Canadian Market Entry with Ease
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Benefits of Choosing Progress Therapeutics
Embark on a journey with Progress Therapeutics, where your goals align with our mission to redefine healthcare accessibility in Canada. Let us assist you in making a positive impact on the health landscape of Canada.
For many companies, global expansion of their product and brand is a primary objective of their growth strategy. Successfully accessing foreign markets with your product requires a great deal of capital and knowledge of the new market. These two issues are often the limiting factors for companies looking to expand.
Clients using Progress Therapeutics for their importer of Record activities do not incur the expenses of carrying a full-time staff for Quality, Regulatory, and Office Management. Our clients do not have the need to maintain a physical address, or Establishment Licence. In essence, Progress Therapeutics acts as an extension of your company in Canada.
Our clients gain access to our infrastructure, extensive regulatory knowledge and partnerships, at a fraction of the cost to maintain their own physical presence in Canada. Whether you are looking to form a long-term business relationship with Progress Therapeutics, or use our services during the New Drug Submission process, or until you have a foothold in the Canadian market, we look forward to assisting you with your expansion plans.
The repercussions of non-compliance are not merely financial but can extend to reputational damage. Since our inception, Progress has built a strong reputation around compliance. We will employ this same attention to detail and compliance when working with your organization and products to ensure we uphold your reputation, as well as our own.
We alleviate burdens associated with annual licensing, compliance procedures, and regulatory obligations. Progress offers our clients a strategic, cost-effective approach to navigating the complexities of the Canadian regulatory landscape. When you work with Progress you will not be subject to many of Health Canada’s yearly fees for licensing, the need to hold your own Canadian establishment, the requirement for Canadian Quality Assurance staff on site, and regular Health Canada inspections. This means you can achieve market access with less capital expenditure and ongoing costs.
Our proactive approach is designed to not only sidestep unnecessary delays and expenses but also to instill confidence in our clients, assuring them that Progress is not just a service provider, but a strategic partner deeply invested in the success of their endeavors. Our qualified staff will ensure that your products receive the attention needed to meet necessary deadlines, clear regulatory and quality hurdles and keep your products in stock and accessible to Canadians.