Health Committee on Feb. 5th, 2026

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

Is there an age requirement for that?

[Kendal Weber]

Health Canada does not set an age limit. Some of the sites may have policies and procedures—

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

Yes, but they are not federal regulations. There are no—

[Kendal Weber]

Health Canada provides the exemption to be allowed to have possession of the product in the site—

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

There is no—

[Kendal Weber]

—but we do not determine an age.

[The Chair, Liberal, Hedy Fry]

Mr. Mazier, would you let the witness answer? It's not reasonable to ask your question and not let the person finish their sentence. It quite rude, actually.

Ms. Weber, finish your sentence, please.

[Kendal Weber]

Health Canada does not have an age limit in legislation.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

Thank you.

If a 16-year-old enters the federally approved drug consumption site, is there any requirement from Health Canada that prohibits that minor from injecting fentanyl at that site, yes or no?

[Kendal Weber]

If there's an individual who's seeking help from a supervised consumption site, there are health practitioners and individuals at the site who will support them and help prevent an overdose.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

If a 16-year-old or a 17-year-old comes in, there are no requirements around age. Is that correct?

[Kendal Weber]

When an individual—

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

I'm asking about federal requirements.

[Kendal Weber]

—in need goes to a supervised consumption site to prevent an overdose, they are not asked their age.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

Can minors consume hard drugs in a federally approved consumption site?

[Kendal Weber]

If there is an individual going to seek help....

A supervised consumption site also provides wraparound services. It can be an entranceway into treatment, recovery and housing for that individual, regardless of their age.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

What happens if someone shows up at a supervised site without ID? Are they allowed to come into the site?

[Kendal Weber]

If someone comes to the site looking for help and a place to be supported when they're using a substance, there is no requirement for ID.

If there is a policy or procedure at an individual site, I would not be aware of it. There is nothing set in federal legislation.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

We just heard that the minister is approving sites beside day cares and schools. They're within steps of these sites. Someone can walk out of a school, below age—there is obviously no age restriction—and go in and say, “I need to have a fix here.” They're going to be in and supervised.

Are there no federal regulations on that?

[Kendal Weber]

Organizations determine the locations of supervised consumption sites. Then they send in an exemption request.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

What about the federal government...on age?

[Kendal Weber]

They come to the federal government to seek an exemption from the act. That act allows an individual to be in the site and supervised while using a substance to prevent an overdose.

Thousands of overdoses have been prevented. Lives are saved at supervised consumption sites in Canada.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

Ms. Weber, Health Canada gave the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre over $1 million, through the substance use and addictions program, to fund its services. The centre's own website lists “Harm Reductions kits” for “Booty bumping” as one of its funded services.

What does Health Canada understand “booty bumping” to involve?

[Kendal Weber]

Health Canada funds harm reduction, treatment and prevention under the substance use and addictions program. There are different eligible expenses under the contribution agreements.

We fund some sites, but that is not their entire source of funding. Some—

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Riding Mountain, MB]

I was asking in particular, Ms. Weber, about “booty bumping”.