The federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) along with the Narcotic Control Regulations, Part G of the Food and Drug Regulations, and the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations regulate narcotics, controlled drugs, and targeted substances.

The CDSA classifies controlled substances according to eight schedules and three classes of precursors. While a few examples are listed below, a complete list of drugs scheduled in Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances act can be accessed at: http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C%2D38.8/