Regulatory Cooperation Council
On February 4, 2011, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and United States President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) to better align the two countries’ regulatory approaches, where possible. [More...]
Bilateral trade in Agriculture and Food between Canada and the U.S. has enabled both countries’ citizens to enjoy a reliable supply of some of the safest and highest quality food in the world.
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The RCC Joint Action Plan focuses regulatory reform efforts on surface, marine, and general transportation issues.
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Canada and the U.S. have a long history of collaborating on joint environmental challenges, from the shared stewardship of trans-boundary waters to the protection of migratory wildlife.
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Collaboration between the regulatory agencies will reduce costs for manufacturers of pharmaceutical and therapeutic products and improve the efficiency of the regulatory decision making process.
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The RCC Joint Action Plan proposes to share information and develop joint Canada-U.S. approaches on regulatory aspects of nanomaterials.
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The RCC Joint Action Plan includes a cross-sectoral initiative that builds on both Canada and the United States’ respective work in reducing the regulatory burden on small businesses.
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Regulatory Cooperation Council Blog
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07 January, 2013
The Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council progress report was released on December 14, 2012. It outlines progress that has been made on advancing overall regulatory cooperation with the United States, and also on individual Joint Action Plan items.
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14 December, 2012
Released today, the first annual Beyond the Border Action Plan Implementation Report and the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation Council Joint Action Plan Progress Report demonstrate real and concrete progress on two major initiatives of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
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23 April, 2012
Canadian businesses need access to key export markets in order to take advantage of new opportunities. Over the past six years,
has concluded free trade agreements with nine countries as well as foreign investment promotion and protection agreements with ten countries.Canada