Forward Regulatory Plan

The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s (IAAC) Forward Regulatory Plan for 2025-2027 is a publicly available list, with descriptions, of planned or anticipated regulatory changes (regulatory initiatives) that IAAC intends to propose or finalize within a two-year period. It may include regulatory initiatives that are planned to come forward over a longer time-frame and that are indicated as long-term.

Some of the initiatives in this plan may be associated with IAAC’s multi-year plan to review its existing regulations, the Regulatory Stock Review Plan.

Forward Regulatory Plans are intended to help Canadians, including businesses, Indigenous Peoples and trading partners, plan for:

• opportunities to provide their feedback during regulatory development; and,
• future regulatory changes.

The Forward Regulatory Plan briefly describes each regulatory initiative and includes information such as:

• who may be affected by a regulatory initiative;
• regulatory co-operation efforts undertaken or planned;
• opportunities for public consultation;
• links to related information or analysis; and,
• IAAC’s contact information.

The Forward Regulatory Plan will be updated over time to reflect, for example:

• progress in regulatory development; and,
• changes to IAAC’s regulatory priorities or its operating environment.