Annual Report on the Application of the One-for-One Rule: 2014-15

a) Summary of increases and decreases in the cost of administrative burden

In 2014–15, annual net administrative burden to business was reduced by approximately $2.7 million: 11 regulations increased burden by over $500,000 annually; 60 per cent of this resulted from three new regulatory titles, with the balance from other regulatory changes (e.g., amendments). This new administrative burden was offset by 13 regulations that provided burden relief of over $3.2 million. A detailed list of regulatory changes increasing or decreasing administrative burden on business under the one-for-one rule, as published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, in 2014–15, can be found in Table 1 in the Appendix.

b) Number of regulations amended or repealed in accordance with section 5 of the Act

In 2014–15, 10 regulations were amended that relieved administrative burden on business. In addition, one Order was made that also relieved administrative burden. These amendments and the Order are as follows:

• Regulations Amending the Seeds Regulations (variety regulations) (SOR/2014-114)
• Regulations Amending Certain Canadian Food Inspections Agency Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) (SOR/2015-55)
• Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations (SOR/2014-207)
• Regulations Amending the Meat Inspection Regulations, 1990 (SOR/2014-151)
• Regulations Amending the Canada Labour Standards Regulations (SOR/2014-305)
• Regulations Amending the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations (SOR/2014-114)
• Regulations Amending the Schedule to the Defence Production Act (SOR/2014-126)
• Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Update of Standards) (SOR/2014-152)
• Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Part 4, Dangerous Goods Safety Marks) (SOR/2014-159)
• Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Lithium Metal Batteries, ERAPs and Update to Schedules) (SOR/2014-306)
• Order Declaring That the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Coal-Fired Generation of Electricity Regulations Do Not Apply in Nova Scotia (SOR/2014-265)

The following three regulations were repealed:

• the Federal Mobile PCB Treatment and Destruction Regulations (SOR/90-5)
• the Human Pathogens Importation Regulations (SOR/94-558)
• the Laurentian Pilotage Authority District No. 3 Regulations (SOR/87-58)

Also, five additional regulations were repealed and replaced by four new regulations:

• the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations were repealed and replaced by the Northwest Territories Mining Regulations (SOR/2014-68)
• the Ingredient Disclosure List and the Controlled Products Regulations were both repealed and replaced by the Hazardous Products Regulations (SOR/2015-17)
• the Regulations Respecting Applications for Permits for Disposal at Sea were repealed and replaced by the Disposal at Sea Permit Application Regulations (SOR/2014-177)
• the Railway Safety Management System Regulations were repealed and replaced by the Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015 (SOR/2015-26)

Further details on the above amendments and repeals are included in Tables 1 and 2 in the Appendix.

In addition, 30 regulations were exempted from the one-for-one rule, the vast majority of which were non-discretionary obligations (e.g., imposing or amending economic measures on Ukraine, Russia, and South Sudan). A list of these regulations exempted from the one-for-one rule and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, during 2014–15 can be found in Table 3 in the Appendix.

Table 1: Final regulatory changes with administrative burden implications under the one-for-one rule published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, in 2014–15

Table 2: New regulatory titles and repealed regulations in 2014–15

Table 3: Regulatory changes exempted from the one-for-one rule and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, in 2014–15