Developing and improving federal regulations

How regulations are made, requirements for developing regulations, cutting regulatory red tape and modernizing regulations.

Services and information

Overview of Canada’s regulatory system and development process

Advancing red tape reduction across the federal regulatory system to reduce unnecessary barriers to innovation, productivity, and economic growth

Modernization and innovation, targeted regulatory reviews, and the External Advisory Committee on Regulatory Competitiveness

How to develop regulations, the Cabinet Directive on Regulation, regulatory policies, regulatory guidance

Regulatory harmonization, and alignment between international, provincial and territorial jurisdictions

Reports, action plans, and performance measurement

Official versions of federal acts and regulations

Consultations and how to contact us

Forward regulatory planning and achieving regulatory excellence