There are several steps to becoming a licensed producer of cannabis in Canada:

1. Become familiar with all relevant Federal and provincial, territorial and municipal legislation (See section 5.1 of this guide: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/industry-licensees-applicants/licensing-summary/guide.html#5)
2. Identify licence class and subclass of interest (See: https://licensedproducerscanada.ca/what-are-the-different-health-canada-cannabis-classes-and-sub-classes-of-licences)
3. Create a CTLS Account (See: http://what-is-the-cannabis-tracking-and-licensing-system/)
4. Inform all required individuals associated with the proposed licence holder to create a CTLS account, and apply for a security clearance, if applicable (See Section 5.4 of this guide: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/industry-licensees-applicants/licensing-summary/guide.html#5)
5. Create corporate account, if applicable
6. Create an application and gather all information
7. Submit application

Health Canada changed its application process in May 2019 to speed up the approval process. It required new applicants to have their facility built before submitting their application.

For More Information:

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-medication/cannabis/industry-licensees-applicants/applying-licence.html

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/economic-development/support-business-community/sector/cannabis/how