Forward Regulatory Plan: 2020 to 2022: Amending the Federal Real Property Regulations

Title or working title of regulatory initiative

Amending the Federal Real Property Regulations

Enabling act(s)

Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act

Description

Amendments to the Federal Real Property Regulations are necessary as the translated versions of the regulations do not adequately describe and harmonize the different concepts and nomenclature for real property in Common Law versus Quebec’s Civil Code. The Federal Real Property Regulations set requirements related to administering and transacting federal real property. The government’s Policy on Legislative Bijuralism (1995) and Cabinet Directive on Law-Making (2001) require, in this case, amendments to the regulations to describe and harmonize French and English, as well as Common Law and Civil Code. The parent legislation of the regulations, the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act, was revised for this reason in 2001.

Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)

Regulatory cooperation is not applicable as this initiative is technical in nature and does not affect other jurisdictions.

Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses

There are no expected impacts on Canadians, including businesses, as these amendments are technical in nature.

Consultations

Public consultations are not applicable with regard to this regulatory initiative as there is no change to the requirements of the regulation; the amendment deals solely with technical references to the Civil Code.

Internal consultations with federal real property custodians would be undertaken.

Departmental contact information

Todd Sandrock
Director, Real Property Policy, Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General
613-355-2241
todd.sandrock@tbs-sct.gc.ca

This regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan: 2019-2021

For more information

Consult the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s acts and regulations web page for:

• a list of acts and regulations administered by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• further information on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s implementation of government-wide regulatory management initiatives

Consult the following for links to the Cabinet Directive on Regulation and supporting policies and guidance, and for information on government-wide regulatory initiatives implemented by departments and agencies across the Government of Canada:

• federal regulatory management and modernization
• regulatory cooperation

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit:

• Consulting with Canadians
• Canada Gazette