The Administrative Burden Baseline provides Canadians with a clear metric on the total number of requirements in federal regulations and associated forms that impose administrative burden on business. This baseline contributes to the openness and transparency of the federal regulatory system.
All federal regulations administered by the Labour Program that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. The total 2026 count is 31,600.
| Title of the regulation |
SOR Number |
2026 Count |
Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations |
2011-87 |
452 |
Banking Industry Commission-paid Salespeople Hours of Work Regulations |
2006-92 |
0 |
Broadcasting Industry Commission Salesmen Hours of Work Regulations |
79-430 |
0 |
Canada Industrial Relations Regulations |
2002-54 |
87 |
Canada Labour Standards Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 986 |
195 |
Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations |
86-304 |
6,041 |
Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations |
2002-421 |
0 |
Coal Mining Occupational Health and Safety Regulations |
90-97 |
549 |
Coal Mining Safety Commission Regulations |
90-98 |
4 |
East Coast and Great Lakes Shipping Employees Hours of Work Regulations, 1985 |
C.R.C., c. 987 |
10 |
Electronic Alternatives Regulations for the Purpose of Subsection 254(1) of the Canada Labour Code |
2008-115 |
9 |
Employment Equity Regulations |
96-470 |
12,996 |
Government Employees Compensation Place of Employment Regulations |
86-791 |
0 |
Government Employees Compensation Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 880 |
0 |
Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations |
2010-120 |
5,018 |
Medical Leave with Pay |
2022-228 |
7 |
Merchant Seamen Compensation Order |
92-520 |
0 |
Motor Vehicle Operators Hours of Work Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 990 |
0 |
Non-smokers’ Health Regulations |
90-21 |
9 |
Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations |
87-612 |
3,633 |
On Board Trains Occupational Safety and Health Regulations |
87-184 |
983 |
Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion from Part I of the Canada Labour Code Regulations (Industrial Relations) |
98-179 |
500 |
Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion from Part II of the Canada Labour Code Regulations (Occupational Health and Safety) |
98-180 |
250 |
Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion from Part III of the Canada Labour Code Regulations (Labour Standards) |
98-181 |
150 |
Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion Regulations (Use of Tobacco) |
98-182 |
0 |
Pay Equity Regulations |
2021-161 |
33 |
Point Lepreau, New Brunswick Nuclear Facility Exclusion Regulations (Parts I, II and III of the Canada Labour Code and the Non-Smokers’ Health Act) |
2008-76 |
0 |
Policy Committees, Work Place Committees and Health and Safety Representatives Regulations |
2015-164 |
257 |
Railway Running-Trades Employees Hours of Work Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 991 |
0 |
Regulations Respecting the Employment Equity Act in Respect of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service |
2002-423 |
0 |
Regulations Respecting Employment Related to Mines at the Donkin Coal Block |
2008-208 |
0 |
Saskatchewan Uranium Mines and Mills Exclusion Regulations |
2001-115 |
225 |
Standards for Work-Integrated Learning Activities Regulations |
2020-145 |
21 |
Uranium Mines (Ontario) Employment Exclusion Order |
87-181 |
0 |
Wage Earner Protection Program Regulations |
2008-222 |
34 |
West Coast Shipping Employees Hours of Work Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 992 |
0 |
| Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (WPHVP) |
2020-130 |
137 |
| Total count: |
31,600 |
For the 2025-2026 reporting period, the Labour Program's Administrative Burden Baseline count increased by 63, bringing the total to 31,600.
This change reflects the following regulatory updates:
- Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations - 13 administrative burdens concerning hazardous substances were added;
- Canada Labour Standards Regulations - 3 administrative burdens concerning pregnancy loss and bereavement leave were added while 1 administrative burden that required employers to post copies of their harassment policy statement was repealed (net increase of 2 administrative burdens);
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations - 9 administrative burdens concerning hazardous substances were added;
- Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations - 13 administrative burdens concerning hazardous substances were added;
- Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations - 12 administrative burdens concerning hazardous substances were added;
- On Board Trains Occupational Safety and Health Regulations - 13 administrative burdens concerning hazardous substances were added;
- Standards for Work-Integrated Learning Activities Regulations - 1 administrative burden concerning pregnancy loss was added.
These updates reflect the Government of Canada's ongoing efforts to modernize regulations made under the Canda Labour Code while maintaining transparency in regulatory reporting obligations.
Contact
Danijela Hong
Director General
Workplace Directorate, Labour Program
819-654-1625
danijela.hong@labour-travail.gc.ca
Related links
The Labour Program Administrative Burden Baseline count for other previous years is available upon request.
