In its Red Tape Reduction Action Plan, the Government committed to build on the efforts of the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative by requiring departments, through the Administrative Burden Baseline (ABB), to provide a count of the requirements in federal regulations that impose an administrative burden on business.
All federal regulations administered by Environment and Climate Change Canada that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. The total 2025 count is 18,003, an increase of 2,386 from last year's count of 15,617. The original baseline count was 9,985 on June 30, 2014.
Regulation counts adjusted in this update:
- Clean Electricity Regulations
- Clean Fuel Regulations
- Certain Products Containing Toxic Substances Regulations
- Products Containing Mercury Regulations
- Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations
- Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations
- Repeal: 2-Butoxyethanol Regulations
- Repeal: Renewable Fuels Regulations
As a result of these changes, the ABB count increased by 2386 from the 2024 count of 15,617.
| Title of the regulation |
SOR # |
2025 count |
|---|
| Antarctic Environmental Protection Regulations |
2003-363 |
246 |
| Asbestos Mines and Mills Release Regulation |
90-341 |
101 |
| Benzene in Gasoline Regulations |
97-493 |
198 |
| Canadian Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System Regulations |
2022-111 |
649 |
| Certain Products Containing Toxic Substances Regulations |
2025-36 |
113 |
| Clean Electricity Regulations |
2024-263 |
495 |
| Clean Fuel Regulations |
2022-140 |
1,744 |
| Chromium Electroplating, Chromium Anodizing and Reverse Etching Regulations |
2009-162 |
100 |
| Concentration of Phosphorus in Certain Cleaning Products Regulations |
89-501 |
18 |
| Contaminated Fuel Regulations |
91-486 |
17 |
| Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations |
2021-25 |
788 |
| Disposal at Sea Permit Application Regulations |
2014-177 |
260 |
| Disposal at Sea Regulations |
2001-275 |
41 |
| Environmental Emergency Regulations, 2019 |
2019-51 |
219 |
| Export of Substances on the Export Control List Regulations |
2013-88 |
161 |
| Federal Halocarbon Regulations, 2022 |
2022-110 |
99 |
| Fuels Information Regulations, No. 1 |
C.R.C., c. 407 |
76 |
| Gasoline Regulations |
90-247 |
12 |
| Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations |
2013-24 |
395 |
| International River Improvements Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 982 |
25 |
| Marine Spark-Ignition Engine, Vessel and Off-Road Recreational Vehicle Emission Regulations |
2011-10 |
182 |
| Meat and Poultry Products Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 818 |
45 |
| Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations |
2002-222 |
554 |
| Migratory Birds Regulations, 2022 |
2022-105 |
55 |
| Multi-Sector Air Pollutants Regulations |
2016-151 |
1632 |
| New Substances Fees Regulations |
2002-374 |
4 |
| New Substances Notification Regulations (Chemicals and Polymers) |
2005-247 |
1047 |
| New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) |
2005-248 |
321 |
| Off-Road Compression-Ignition (Mobile and Stationary) and Large Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations |
2020-258 |
130 |
| Off-Road Small Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations |
2003-355 |
165 |
| On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations |
2003-2 |
306 |
| Output-Based Pricing System Regulations |
2019-266 |
462 |
| Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations |
2016-137 |
536 |
| Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations |
2010-201 |
386 |
| PCB Regulations |
2008-273 |
162 |
| Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 828 |
19 |
| Potato Processing Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 829 |
17 |
| Products Containing Mercury Regulations |
2014-254 |
76 |
| Prohibition of Asbestos and Products Containing Asbestos Regulations |
2018-196 |
430 |
| Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 |
2012-285 |
218 |
| Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations |
92-269 |
165 |
| Pulp and Paper Mill Defoamer and Wood Chip Regulations |
92-268 |
52 |
| Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent Chlorinated Dioxins and Furans Regulations |
92-267 |
34 |
| Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations |
2025-88 |
883 |
| Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity Regulations |
2012-167 |
31 |
| Regulations Limiting Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Natural Gas-fired Generation of Electricity |
2018-261 |
131 |
| Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector) |
2018-66 |
263 |
| Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds Regulations (Petroleum Sector) |
2020-231 |
2481 |
| Secondary Lead Smelter Release Regulations |
91-155 |
63 |
| Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations |
2022-138 |
15 |
| Solvent Degreasing Regulations |
2003-283 |
187 |
| Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations |
2008-197 |
121 |
| Sulphur in Diesel Fuel Regulations |
2002-254 |
151 |
| Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations |
99-236 |
300 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations |
2003-79 |
152 |
| Tributyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride (TTPC) Regulations |
2000-66 |
5 |
| Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Architectural Coatings Regulations |
2009-264 |
66 |
| Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations |
2009-197 |
73 |
| Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Certain Products Regulations |
2021-268 |
81 |
| Wastewater System Effluent Regulations |
2012-139 |
213 |
| Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations |
2025-73 |
21 |
| Wildlife Area Regulations |
2020-256 |
11 |
| Total count: |
*** |
18,003 |
Previous years’ counts for ECCC are available upon request.
Contact information
Public Inquiries Centre
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St Joseph Blvd, Gatineau QC
819-712-3248
enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca
For more information
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.
