Labour Program Administrative Burden Baseline: Update 2025

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 2025 count is 31,537.

Title of the regulation SOR Number 2025 Count

Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

2011-87 439

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. 986 193

Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

86-304 6,032

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 5,005

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 3,621

On Board Trains Occupational Safety and Health Regulations

87-184 970

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 20

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: 31,537

For the 2024–2025 reporting period, the Labour Program’s Administrative Burden Baseline count increased by 5, bringing the total to 31,537.

This change reflects the following regulatory updates:

These updates reflect the Government of Canada’s ongoing efforts to modernize occupational health and safety regulations 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.

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2025-09-09