Current Situation and Options Documents

Federal regulatory standards require regulators to consider options and alternative solutions to address problems some of which may include maintaining the status quo or implementing voluntary codes or standards. Regulators should distinguish between options and alternative solutions in their analysis. Alternative solutions differ from options in that they offer an actual solution to the identified problem, but are dismissed for various reasons including increased burden on Canadians, intrusiveness, unfairness, etc.

Options Section

This section will represent the following areas:

• A - Current Regime
• B - Option Grid
• C - Definitions: National Organic Regime
• D - Preferred Option

Although two regulatory options, mandatory regulations and voluntary standards, are considered, the participants of the November 3rd and 4th Workshop, where regulatory options were developed, felt that only the mandatory regulations option would meet all the assessment criteria. (Use this link to access the assessment criteria)