Open data
Canadian Nicotine Pouch Data Hub
Canada regulates nicotine pouches through at least four separate public records, none of which talk to each other: a product licence database, a recalls feed, the Prescription Drug List, and thirteen provincial pharmacy regulators. This hub joins the parts that are machine-readable, publishes the result as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0, and states plainly which questions the public record cannot answer.
Everything here is rebuilt from source by a script in the open. Nothing is estimated, modelled or filled in — where we have not collected something, the page says so and shows no number.
Built August 31, 2026 · version 1.0.0
What the records currently say
- authorized pouch licences in Canada
2
authorized pouch licences in Canada
Held by 2 companies. Both at 4 mg.
- Health Canada notices since 2020
9
Health Canada notices since 2020
6 product recalls and 3 category advisories.
- highest strength named in a recall
15 mg
highest strength named in a recall
Against an authorized ceiling of 4 mg per pouch.
- community pharmacies per 100,000 people
21.3–37
community pharmacies per 100,000 people
Across the 10 jurisdictions that license pharmacies.
Flagship report
The Canadian Nicotine Pouch Market Monitor 2026
Authorization, availability and enforcement, read end to end — what the two authorized licences actually permit, what six years of recalls show, and the four questions this data cannot answer.
Read the report
Datasets (4)
Authorized Nicotine Pouch Registry
One row per Health Canada product licence whose dosage form is a pouch, with the licence holder, dates, nicotine per pouch and the authorized use.
2 rows · updated weekly · CSV + JSON
Nicotine Pouch Recall and Enforcement Tracker
Every Health Canada recall, advisory and safety alert whose title or product field names both a pouch and nicotine, from the first in 2020 to the most recent.
9 rows · updated daily · CSV + JSON
Canadian Nicotine Pouch Regulatory Timeline
Dated legislative, regulatory and enforcement events shaping how nicotine pouches may be sold in Canada, each with a link to the instrument.
13 rows · updated event-driven · CSV + JSON
Provincial Pharmacy Access Denominators
Population and licensed community pharmacy counts for all ten provinces and three territories, with pharmacies per 100,000 residents.
13 rows · updated annual · CSV + JSON
Declared gaps (4)
These are the datasets that would answer the questions people most often ask, and none of them can be produced from a public feed — each needs primary collection or an access-to-information request. They are listed with their methodology and no figures. A hub that quietly omitted them would look more complete and be less honest.
Authorized Pouch Price Index
Monthly observed shelf and online prices for authorized nicotine pouches at a fixed panel of licensed Canadian pharmacies.
Not yet collected
Pharmacy Stocking and Intervention Survey
The share of sampled licensed pharmacies that stock an authorized nicotine pouch, and whether a pharmacist intervention actually occurs at the point of sale.
Not yet collected
Canadian Online Market Compliance Audit
A structured audit of Canadian-facing websites selling nicotine pouches, recording authorization status, strengths listed, age verification and cessation claims.
Not yet collected
Poison Exposure and Adverse Reaction Reports
Aggregated nicotine pouch exposure calls to provincial poison centres and suspected adverse reaction reports filed with Canada Vigilance.
Not yet collected
Using this
Our compilation is CC BY 4.0 — reuse it, including commercially, with attribution. Every dataset page carries its sources, its limitations, a suggested citation and a correction address. If you are writing something and want a figure checked, or want a cut we do not publish, email [email protected] and we will answer with the working.