- The law amends the Professional Code and the Pharmacy Act.
- The regulations that make pharmacists’ new activities possible take effect on December 9, 2026.
- The pharmacist decides using their judgment, and services will be offered gradually.
What is the law’s official name?
In French, it is the Loi modifiant le Code des professions pour la modernisation du système professionnel et visant l’élargissement de certaines pratiques professionnelles dans le domaine de la santé et des services sociaux (2024, c. 31). It is also called Bill 67, PL 67 or Loi 67.
What does it change for pharmacists?
According to the Ordre, the pharmacist’s scope of practice now consists of assessing health status, and preventing and treating disease through the appropriate use and management of medications. Based on their judgment and under the stated conditions, the pharmacist may notably:
- prescribe for a common health problem, with no prior diagnosis, if all criteria are met;
- prescribe for a chronic disease already diagnosed, if the patient is at low risk of short-term deterioration;
- prescribe to prevent certain diseases or conditions;
- order and interpret tests, and take a throat or nasal sample;
- extend, adjust, stop or substitute a treatment, and administer a drug.
Details and limits for each activity are on our page on what changes.
Does it affect only pharmacists?
No. According to a bulletin from the law firm Blakes, the law aims to modernize the legal framework for all professionals in Québec. It notably touches the legal form of the organizations where they practise and certain permits, and it allows certain health professionals to make mental health diagnoses. This site covers only the pharmacy side.
Why December 9, 2026, if the law dates from 2024?
Because the new activities depended on regulations. Orders 1340-2026 and 1341-2026, published in the Gazette officielle of September 2, 2026, set their effective date at December 9, 2026. Our timeline lists the key dates.
What does not change right away?
The date does not mean everything will be offered everywhere. The Ministry announces services becoming available gradually, and the Ordre states that being able to carry out an activity does not mean it will be done in every situation. The regulation on the advanced pharmacotherapy training attestation is not yet in force, according to the Ordre’s summary.
Sources: Statutes of Québec, 2024, chapter 31 (Bill 67) (in French) · Blakes, bulletin of February 3, 2025 (in French) · Gazette officielle du Québec, September 2, 2026 (Orders 1340-2026 and 1341-2026), pp. 5398-5404 (in French) · OPQ, summary of what is new (in French) · OPQ, summary of what is new (in French) · OPQ, summary of what is new (in French) · OPQ, December 9: a gradual change, October 5, 2026 (in French) · Québec Ministry of Health, announcement of August 20, 2026 (in French)
General information based on the publications cited. This text does not replace professional or legal advice, or the Ordre’s guides.