Canada: common questions

There is no blanket permission for psychedelic therapy. Medical access by exemption only. Exceptions, personal-use protections or reduced enforcement do not by themselves authorize treatment services.

Psilocybin is a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Since 2022, physicians can request psilocybin and MDMA for patients through Health Canada's Special Access Program, and the Minister can grant individual Section 56 exemptions for medical or scientific use. Ketamine, a controlled medicine, is legally prescribed off-label by clinics., Canada prohibits psilocybin but grants case-by-case medical access through Health Canada's Special Access Program and Section 56 exemptions. Ketamine is prescribed off-label in clinics nationwide. There is no general retail or retreat framework.

Legal psilocybin access exists only through a physician-led request to Health Canada, typically for serious or treatment-resistant conditions. Ketamine clinics operate legally across Canada with a prescription; this is currently the most accessible legal psychedelic-adjacent care. Underground or 'wellness' psilocybin services in Canada are unlicensed and illegal, whatever their marketing says.

We don't have a licensing authority on record for listed providers here.

13 listed; 0 with a license confirmed against an official registry.

Ketamine and esketamine treatment, Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP), Intravenous and intramuscular ketamine treatment, Ketamine-assisted therapy, Physician-led ketamine therapy, Ketamine-assisted therapy, PsyQi program, Ketamine therapy, Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, IV ketamine infusions.

No stage-specific remote arrangement is documented in these listings. 0 unique listings have a remote-service or support record. Unknown arrangements are not evidence that remote support is unavailable. Preparation and integration are separate from administration; these records do not establish legal permission or clinical eligibility for remote treatment.

No. Laws change often, confirm with the official sources below or a licensed attorney.