D.I.A.C. Code of Ethics and Conduct

Member companies of the Dental Industry Association of Canada/Association Canadienne de l'Industrie Dentaire (D.I.A.C.) are committed to providing a high standard of business and ethical conduct as follows:

  • To have dental products or services available for sale to dental practitioners in Canada
  • To offer for sale and/or distribution only those products which fully comply with all Canadian Health, Environmental, Safety and other applicable legislation, including WHMIS, CSA, and HPB legislation and related regulations
  • To aspire to all international product standards such as ISO
  • To behave as good Canadian corporate citizens by
  • Having Canadian based staff servicing dental clients in Canada, either as a Canadian subsidiary of a foreign corporation or as Canadian staff on the payroll of a foreign corporation
  • Ensuring that all applicable and appropriate income taxes, payroll taxes, sales taxes and duties are collected, and remitted to the appropriate Canadian authorities
  • Ensuring that they or their agents and/or distributors collect and remit applicable Federal and Provincial sales taxes in all jurisdictions in which they sell their products and/or services