Hospitality Laws in Canada and India: A Comparison

This presentation provides a comparison of hospitality laws in Canada and India, focusing on key issues such as food adulteration acts, food and drug administration acts, and premise and establishment acts. It explores the differences in implementation processes and guidelines followed for adherence.

HOSPITALITY LAWS IN
CANADA AND INDIA
ELEMENTS OF LAW
COMPARISON
Name :
Unit : INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY LAW
HOSP8110

INTRODUCTION
 Hospitality law a social practice legal system
which relates management
 The hospitality industry-made up of hotels,
restaurants, bars, and nightclubs-serves
 Canadian and Indian hospitality sector is
experiencing growth and expansion.
 Regulation is the necessary tool for
enhancing high standards of services and
provision of goods

IN THIS CONTEXT,
These key issues have been identified for
comparison and contrasts;
 Food Adulteration Act and Laws in India and
Canada
 Food and Drug Administration Acts
 Premise and establishment Act in India and
the Alberta Human Rights Act in Canada

FOOD ADULTERATION ACT AND
LAWS IN INDIA AND CANADA
 In Canada the New act governing Food
adulteration Act changes came into effect in
2018 with changes on the Ontario Food and
Safety regulations introduced by the ministry
of health
 Section 6 of the act covers inspection for
food premises and, hospitality premises
(Canadian Institute of Food Safety, online 2019).
 In India, laws governing food processing
industry has been put in place
 The law deals with food safety in India is
referred to Food Safety and Standards Act of
2006 commonly referred to as FSSA Act 2006
(Vaish, Vaish & Urmi, 2013).

FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION ACT
 The food and Drugs Act is an act of parliament
in Canada regulating production ,import, export,
transport and sale of foods and drugs in various
units and premises (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, n.d).
 It facilitates food safety inspection and
adherence
 In India, the Food Safety and Standards
Authority was established under Food and
Safety Standards Act of 2006, consolidating
various acts and orders having a key role in food
relation and standardization issues (Government of
Canada, online 2019).

PREMISE AND ESTABLISHMENT ACT IN INDIA
AND THE ALBERTA HUMANS RIGHTS ACT IN
CANADA
 In India shops and establishment act has been
established to regulate the conditions of work
and provide statuary obligations of conforming
to safety and standards within hospitality
premises (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, n.d).
 In Canada, the formulation of polices and
guidelines regarding staffing and employment
issues and rights have been addressed
through interpretation of certain sections of
the Alberta Human Rights Act- AHR Act (Alberta
Human Rights Commission , online).

CONCLUSION
 The essences of regulations and standards
aim at standardizing the services being
accorded in these areas
 Comparison and contrast of India and
Canada has identified that, the hospital
industry has cross cutting laws providing
certain levels of services and guidelines for
the industry
 The key difference arises in terms of
implementation process and guidelines
followed for adherence

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