The term Container refers to a receptacle, package, wrapper, or confining band in which a product is offered for sale. The term does not include package liners or shipping containers or any outer wrapping or box that is not customarily displayed to the consumer.

Fair Business Practices Branch will interpret the dealer identity and principal place of business to consist of a dealer name, city and postal code.

Where a prepackaged product is wholly manufactured or produced in a country other than Canada, the application of any one of the following formats will satisfy the requirements of the Regulations:

• The name and address of a Canadian dealer preceded by the words "imported by/importé par" or "imported for/importé pour"; or
• The statement of geographic origin located immediately adjacent to the name and address of a Canadian dealer; or
• The name and address of the dealer outside Canada.

Where there are one or more surfaces that are of equal size and prominence as the principal display panel, the product identity and net quantity declarations can be shown in one of the official languages on one of the surfaces, provided that the same information is shown in the other official language on one of the other surfaces.

"Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" claims are subject to specific assessment criteria. The enforcement guidelines entitled "Product of Canada" and "Made in Canada" Claims describe the Competition Bureau's approach in assessing these claims for non-food products under the Competition Act, the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and the Textile Labelling Act.

The type height must be a minimum of 1.6 mm (1/16 inch) where upper case letters only are used or as measured in relation to the lower case 'o' if upper and lower case or only lower case letters are used.

In certain cases where the container has a principal display surface of 10 square centimetres (1.55 square inches) or less, the minimum type height may be reduced to 0.8 mm (1/32 inch).

An Ornamental Container is a container which, because of a design on its surface or because of its shape or texture, appears to be a decorative ornament and is being sold as such, as well as being sold as a container for the product.

Note that a label for an Ornamental Container may be applied to the bottom of the container or on to a tag attached to the container.

The Principal Display Panel refers to that part of the label which occupies the principal display surface. The specific definition of the Principal Display Panel depends on the type of container being labelled:

• If a container is mounted on a display card, the Principal Display Panel means:
  1. The part of the label that is applied to all or part of the container's principal display surface; or
  2. The part of the label that is applied to the side of the display card which is normally visible; or
  3. Both of the above.
• If the container is an ornamental container, the Principal Display Panel means:
  1. The part of the label that is applied to all or part of the bottom of the container; or
  2. The part of the label that is applied to all or part of the principal display surface; or
  3. All or part of the tag that is attached to the container.
• For all other containers, the Principal Display Panel means that part of the label that is applied to all or part of the principal display surface.

The definition of the Principal Display Surface depends on the type of container being labelled.

• If a container has a side or a surface that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, the term means the total area of such side or surface excluding the top, if any.
• If a container has a lid that is part of the container displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, the term means the total area of the top surface of the lid.
• If a container does not have a particular side or surface that is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, the term means any 40% of the total surface area of the container, excluding the top and bottom, if any, if such 40% can be displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use.
• If the container is a bag with sides of equal dimensions, the term means the total area of one of the sides.
• If the container is a bag with unequal sides, the term means the total area of one of the largest sides.
• If the container is a wrapper or confining band that is so narrow that it can't reasonably be said to have any side or surface which is displayed or visible under normal or customary conditions of sale or use, then the term means the total area of one side of a ticket or tag attached to such a container.