"Our government is committed to continuing to strengthen Canada's robust drug controls to protect the public health and safety of Canadians. We will keep responding to new threats as they emerge and ensure that Canada's law and border enforcement agencies have the tools they need to act on illegal drugs found in our communities and at our border."

The Honourable Marjorie Michel
Minister of Health

"These permanent controls give law enforcement agencies the tools they need to stop harmful substances at our border and reinforce our government's commitment to combatting transnational organized crime and the illegal drug trade these criminals benefit from. Our Border Plan is delivering greater safety for Canadians."

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree
Minister of Public Safety

"Today's announcement sends a clear message to organized crime—Canada is committed to eliminating illegal drugs and to keeping our communities safe. We will continue to take action to control substances linked to the illegal drug market."

Kevin Brosseau
Fentanyl Czar

• Health Canada is publishing the final regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II to control carisoprodol under Schedule IV to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations.
• Through Canada's Border Plan, the federal government is taking concrete action to keep communities safe on both sides of the border.
• The World Health Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence published a Critical Review Report on Carisoprodol, which summarized evidence of the drug's misuse and diversion to illegal drug markets in a number of countries around the world.