Medical use of psilocybin

C-286 An act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Food and Drugs Act

Allows psilocin and psilocybin for medical treatment under narcotic rules and automatically approves priority reviews for some new drugs.

What Bill C-286 would do

The bill would amend federal drug laws to allow psilocin and psilocybin to be used for medical treatment under the Narcotic Control Regulations. It would also automatically approve requests for priority review for certain new drugs. The published material gives no further detail.

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Official summary

This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Food and Drugs Act to allow psilocin and psilocybin to be used for medical treatment in accordance with the Narcotic Control Regulations . It also provides for the automatic approval of requests for priority review for certain new drugs.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.

Kind: Private member's bill
Sponsor: Corey Tochor, Member of Parliament (Saskatoon East)
Introduced: June 16 in the House of Commons
Last activity: June 16

Where it stands

ProposedJun 16
Being debated
Almost law
Law

Waiting its turn; not scheduled for debate

First reading in the House done June 16

Before the House on 1 sitting day, June 16
Second reading in the House now
Committee in the House not yet
Report stage in the House not yet
Third reading in the House not yet
First reading in the Senate not yet
Second reading in the Senate not yet
Third reading in the Senate not yet
Royal assent not yet

Exact procedural stages

Officially: Outside the Order of Precedence · since June 16, 2026.

House
1. First reading in the House: done, 2026-06-16
2. Second reading in the House: current stage
3. Committee in the House: not yet reached
4. Report stage in the House: not yet reached
5. Third reading in the House: not yet reached
Senate
1. First reading in the Senate: not yet reached
2. Second reading in the Senate: not yet reached
3. Third reading in the Senate: not yet reached
Royal assent
1. Royal assent: not yet reached

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