Administrative Burden Baseline: Update 2025

The Administrative Burden Baseline provides people in Canada 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 that are administered by Health Canada with requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. The total count for 2025 is 21,384, which is a net increase of 346 from the 2024 count of 21,038. During the reporting period, the department accounted for 11 regulations that resulted in changes to administrative burden.

The total June 30, 2014 baseline count is 15,649 and can be viewed on the June 30, 2014 Administrative Burden Baseline Count page.

Administrative Burden Baseline count:

Title of act: Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations Respecting the Pest Control Products Act and Regulations	SOR/2001-132	0

Title of act: Assisted Human Reproduction Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Assisted Human Reproduction (Section 8 Consent) Regulations	SOR/2007-137	32
Reimbursement Related to Assisted Human Reproduction Regulations	SOR/2019-193	9
Safety of Sperm and Ova Regulations	SOR/2019-192	264

Title of act: Canada Health Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Extra-billing and User Charges Information Regulations	SOR/86-259	0

Title of act: Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Administrative Monetary Penalties (Consumer Products) Regulations	SOR/2013-101	0
Asbestos Products Regulations	SOR/2016-164	0
Candles Regulations	SOR/2016-165	0
Carbonated Beverage Glass Containers Regulations	SOR/2016-166	0
Carriages and Strollers Regulations	SOR/2023-101	0
Cellulose Fibre Insulation Regulations	SOR/2016-177	0
Charcoal Regulations	SOR/2016-178	0
Children's Jewellery Regulations	SOR/2016-168	0
Children's Sleepwear Regulations	SOR/2016-169	0
Cigarette Ignition Propensity (Consumer Products) Regulations	SOR/2016-103	0
Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations, 2001	SOR/2001-269	0
Consumer Products Containing Lead (Contact with Mouth) Regulations	SOR/2010-273	0
Corded Window Coverings Regulations	SOR/2019-97	0
Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations	SOR/2016-152	0
Exemption Regulations (Consumer Products)	SOR/2015-97	0
Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations	SOR/2016-179	0
Face Protectors for Ice Hockey and Box Lacrosse Players Regulations	SOR/2016-173	0
Glass Doors and Enclosures Regulations	SOR/2016-174	0
Glazed Ceramics and Glassware Regulations	SOR/2016-175	0
Ice Hockey Helmet Regulations	SOR/2016-186	0
Infant Feeding Bottle Nipples Regulations	SOR/2016-180	0
Kettles Regulations	SOR/2016-181	0
Lighters Regulations	SOR/2016-187	0
Matches Regulations	SOR/2016-182	0
Mattresses Regulations	SOR/2016-183	0
Pacifiers Regulations	SOR/2016-184	0
Phthalates Regulations	SOR/2016-188	0
Playpens Regulations	SOR/2016-189	0
Residential Detectors Regulations	SOR/2016-190	0
Restraint Systems and Booster Seats for Motor Vehicles Regulations	SOR/2016-191	0
Science Education Sets Regulations	SOR/2016-192	0
Surface Coating Materials Regulations	SOR/2016-193	0
Tents Regulations	SOR/2016-185	0
Textile Flammability Regulations	SOR/2016-194	0
Textile Floor Coverings Regulations	SOR/2016-176	8
Toys Regulations	SOR/2011-17	0
Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations	SOR/2019-353	0

Title of act: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations	SOR/2021-148	128

The Administrative Burden Baseline counts for the Canadian Environment Protection Act, 1999 are posted on Environment and Climate Change Canada's website. Please visit Environment and Climate Change Canada's Administrative Burden Baseline Page to view the full count.

Title of act: Cannabis Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Cannabis Regulations	SOR/2018-144	757
Industrial Hemp Regulations	SOR/2018-145	65
Qualifications for Designation as Analyst Regulations (Cannabis)	SOR/2018-146	0
Cannabis Tracking System Order	SOR/2019-202	2577
Cannabis Fees Order	SOR/2018-198	17

The Administrative Burden Baseline count for the Cannabis Act (Police Enforcement) Regulations are the responsibility of Public Safety Canada. Please visit Public Safety Canada's Administrative Burden Baseline page for more information.

Title of act: Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations	SOR/2000-217	1034
Narcotic Control Regulations	C.R.C., c. 1041	1389
Parts G and J of the Food and Drug RegulationsTable 6 Footnote *	C.R.C., c. 870	2197
Precursor Control Regulations	SOR/2002-359	627
Qualifications for Designations as Analysts Regulations	SOR/98-594	0
Regulations Exempting Certain Precursors and Controlled Substances from the Application of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act	SOR/97-229	0
New Classes of Practitioners Regulations	SOR/2012-230	0
Table 6 Footnote * Since the coming into force of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in 1997, by virtue of the Interpretation Act, Parts G and J of the Food and Drug Regulations are deemed to have been made under the CDSA and form part of the legislative framework for controlled substances. Table 6 Return to footnote * referrer

Title of act: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Regulations for the Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying	SOR/2018-166	150

Title of act: Department of Health Act

The Administrative Burden Baseline counts for the Department of Health Act are posted on the Public Health Agency of Canada's website. Please visit the Public Health Agency of Canada's Administrative Burden Baseline page to view these counts.

Title of act: Financial Administration Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Licensed Dealers for Controlled Drugs and Narcotics (Veterinary Use) Fees Regulations	SOR/98-5	3
Order Designating the Minister of Health as Appropriate Minister with Respect to the Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada for Purposes of the Act	SI/2006-128	0

Title of act: Food and Drugs Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Biocides Regulations	SOR/2024-110	32
Blood Regulations	SOR/2013-178	372
Cannabis Exemption (Food and Drugs Act) Regulations	SOR/2016-231	0
Clinical Trials for Medical Devices and Drugs Relating to COVID-19 Regulations	SOR/2022-18	453
Cosmetic Regulations	C.R.C., c. 869	25
Fees in Respect of Drugs and Medical Devices Order	SOR/2019-124	488
Food and Drug Regulations	C.R.C., c. 870	4225
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Anticaking Agents	SOR/2012-202	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Bleaching, Maturing, or Dough Conditioning Agents	SOR/2012-203	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Carrier or Extraction Solvents	SOR/2012-216	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Colouring Agents	SOR/2012-204	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents	SOR/2012-205	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Firming Agents	SOR/2012-207	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Food Enzymes	SOR/2012-206	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Glazing or Polishing Agents	SOR/2012-208	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as pH Adjusting Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials or Water Correcting Agents	SOR/2012-211	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Preservatives	SOR/2012-212	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Sequestering Agents	SOR/2012-213	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Starch-Modifying Agents	SOR/2012-214	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Sweeteners	SOR/2012-210	0
Marketing Authorization for Gluten-free Oats and Foods Containing Gluten-free Oats Regulations	SOR/2015-114	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May be Used as Yeast Foods	SOR/2012-215	0
Marketing Authorization for Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses	SOR/2012-209	0
Marketing Authorization for Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Foods	SOR/2013-87	0
Marketing Authorization for Vitamin D in Milk, Goat's Milk and Margarine	SOR/2021-278	0
Medical Device Establishment Licence Fees Remission Order (Expedited Examination of Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic)	SOR/2023-36	0
Medical Devices Regulations	SOR/98-282	1631
Natural Health Products Regulations	SOR/2003-196	1627
Processing and Distribution of Semen for Assisted Conception Regulations	SOR/96-254	56
Safety of Human Cells, Tissues and Organs for Transplantation Regulations	SOR/2007-118	70
Supplementary Rules Respecting Nicotine Replacement Therapies Order	SOR/2024-169	10

Title of act: Hazardous Materials Information Review Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Hazardous Materials Information Review Regulations	SOR/88-456	25

Title of act: Hazardous Products Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Hazardous Products Regulations	SOR/2015-17	2

Title of act: Patent Act

The Administrative Burden Baseline counts for the Patent Act are posted on Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada's website. Please visit Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada's Administrative Burden Baseline page to view this count. For the Patented Medicine Regulations, please visit the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board's Administrative Burden Baseline page to view the count.

Title of act: Pest Control Products Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
List of Pest Control Products Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern	SI/2005-114	0
Pest Control Products Fees and Charges Regulations	SOR/2017-9	81
Pest Control Products Incident Reporting Regulations	SOR/2006-260	129
Pest Control Products Regulations	SOR/2006-124	643
Pest Control Products Sales Information Reporting Regulations	SOR/2006-261	29
Review Panel Regulations	SOR/2008-22	7

Title of act: Pesticide Residue Compensation Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Assessor's Rules of Procedure	SOR/2003-293	0
Pesticide Residue Compensation Regulations	C.R.C., c. 1254	14

Title of act: Radiation Emitting Devices Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations	C.R.C., c. 1370	0

Title of act: Tobacco and Vaping Products Act

Title of regulation	SOR/CRC/SI Number	2025 count
Nicotine Concentration in Vaping Products Regulations	SOR/2021-123	0
Promotion of Tobacco Products and Accessories Regulations (Prohibited Terms)	SOR/2011-178	0
Tobacco (Access) Regulations	SOR/99-93	0
Tobacco Charges Regulations	SOR/2025-80	83
Tobacco (Seizure and Restoration) Regulations	SOR/99-94	7
Tobacco Products Information Regulations	SOR/2000-272	1
Tobacco Products Labelling Regulations (Cigarettes and Little Cigars)	SOR/2011-177	1
Tobacco Products Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance)	SOR/2019-107	0
Tobacco Reporting Regulations	SOR/2000-273	1748
Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations	SOR/2019-353	0
Vaping Products Promotion Regulations	SOR/2020-143	0
Vaping Products Reporting Regulations	SOR/2023-123	368

Total count: 21,384

Previous years' counts for Health Canada are available on the Health Canada Acts and Regulations web page or upon request.

Contact information:

Departmental Regulatory Affairs
Health Canada
200 Eglantine Driveway, 7th Floor
dra-arm@hc-sc.gc.ca