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The patent holder may seek an order from the Federal Court of Canada to terminate a compulsory licence, if the patent holder can establish that any information in the application by the licence holder is inaccurate or that the licence holder has failed

The legislation establishing Canada's Access to Medicines Regime contains a "Good Faith Clause" that provides patent holders with the right to challenge a compulsory licence in the Federal Court of Canada. A challenge can be mounted if the patent holder believes the licence is being used for predominantly commercial rather than humanitarian purposes.

A pharmaceutical company that holds a compulsory licence under Canada's Access to Medicines Regime is required to pay royalties to the patent holder. The company must make payments within a prescribed amount of time and in accordance with a prescribed formula.

The pharmaceutical company must complete and submit to the Commissioner of Patents a Solemn or Statutory Declaration Under Paragraph 21.04(3)(c) of the Patent Act. The form sets out the information that must appear in the declaration.

Within 15 days of the day on which the compulsory licence was granted or the supply agreement was signed, whichever is later, the pharmaceutical company must complete and submit to the patent holder and the Commissioner of Patents a "Solemn or Statutory Declaration Under Paragraph 21.16(1)(b) of the Patent Act".

The pharmaceutical company must complete and submit to the Commissioner of Patents one of the forms listed below. The company should choose the form that corresponds to the schedule on which the importing country appears, as well as the patent status of the pharmaceutical product in that country.

The company must submit the application package to the Commissioner of Patents at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).

To participate in the Regime, a pharmaceutical company must enter into a sales agreement with an eligible importing country for the purchase of a specified amount of an eligible product listed on Schedule 1. A pharmaceutical company must also submit an application for authorization to Canada's Commissioner of Patents. Once the authorization or compulsory licence is issued, there are additional terms and conditions that the company must meet and maintain.

It presents the Patent Act Schedules #1, #2, #3 and #4.

Canada's Access to Medicines Regime provides a framework within which eligible countries can import less expensive generic versions of patented drugs and medical devices.