Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch

The primary function of the Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch of Health Canada is compliance and enforcement.

About the branch

The Regulatory Operations and Regions Branch (RORB) was created on April 4, 2016. On January 30, 2019, RORB was renamed the Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch (ROEB) to better reflect the branch’s core compliance and enforcement mandate. This change coincides with the launch of our branch Strategic Plan for 2019-2022, which clearly articulates our vision, mission, and strategic priorities for the next three years.

Our mission is to inform and protect you from health risks associated with:

We do this by delivering and conducting compliance and enforcement activities, and complementary scientific programs.

ROEB strives to achieve excellence in all compliance and enforcement activities. These activities may include:

ROEB is also the centre for regulatory and policy expertise related to compliance and enforcement. Activities include:

Our work also includes:

Branch directorates and their roles

We are under the leadership of the Assistant Deputy Minister and have over 1000 employees. The branch consists of 8 directorates that lead compliance and enforcement activities in their specific area:

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