Drug Analysis Service and Cannabis Laboratories

Health Canada’s Drug Analysis Service (DAS) and Cannabis Laboratory (CL) operates laboratories across Canada that analyze suspected illicit substances seized by Canadian law enforcement agencies.

  • Last updated: 2023-10-20

These statistics are based on samples analyzed and may not be completely representative of drug seizures in Canada, nor of substances circulating on the market. DAS&CL data should therefore be used with caution when determining trends or drawing conclusion about the type and nature of substances circulating on the illicit market. The data below represent the number of times a substance was identified in submitted samples. A single sample may contain more than one substance. Categorization of substances is based on the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Cannabis Act.

Analyzed Drug Report -

including Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Stimulants, Cannabis and Nitazenes across Canada

Number of identifications including Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Stimulants, Cannabis and Nitazenes across Canada: Text description
Number of identifications including Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Stimulants, Cannabis and Nitazenes across Canada
Province/ Territory Number of identifications
Opioids Benzodiazepines Stimulants Cannabis Nitazenes

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Drug Categories
Opioids
Cannabis
Benzodiazepines
Stimulants
Nitazenes
Other drug categories

Stimulants

Trends for

Trends for Canada: Text description

National Quantitative Analysis Data

Substance Powder Tablets
Number of quantitative analysis Average % (weight/weight) Number of quantitative analysis mg/unit
Notes

When requested by law enforcement agencies for a particular investigation, quantitative analysis, aimed at determining the quantity of a controlled substance in a sample, are performed only for certain substances and are carried out on a very small subset of exhibits that are analyzed.

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