External Advisory Committee on Regulatory Competitiveness: Advice to the Treasury Board

From Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Members of the External Advisory Committee on Regulatory Competitiveness (EACRC) are expected to participate in all Committee meetings and meaningfully contribute  to the Committee’s activities . Through these meetings, the Committee advises the President of the Treasury Board on how Canada’s regulatory system can be improved to promote regulatory excellence, thereby enhancing competitiveness and innovation while improving Canadians’ quality of life.

• March 2021: recommendations on regulatory response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory reviews round three, innovation, digitalization and consultation and engagement.
• January 2021: recommendations on regulatory innovation and experimentation, implementing a competitiveness lens, review of the Red Tape Reduction Act.
• July 2019: recommendations on regulatory competitiveness (particularly in terms of pesticide regulations), measuring cumulative burden, consulting and engaging with stakeholders.
• May 2019: recommendations on areas of focus for the second round of targeted Regulatory Reviews.