Requirements for developing, managing and reviewing regulations
Cabinet Directive and policies
The Cabinet Directive sets out the Government of Canada’s expectation and requirements in the development, management and review of federal regulations.
Counting administrative burden
An annually updated and publicly reported count of administrative burden requirements in federal regulations.
Controlling regulatory burden on businesses
Policies supporting the Cabinet Directive on Regulation’s commitment to controlling the growth of regulatory burden on businesses.
Archived guidance and tools
- Controlling Administrative Burden That Regulations Impose on Business: Guide for the “One-for-One” RuleArchived
- Hardwiring Sensitivity to Small Business Impacts of Regulation: Guide for the Small Business LensArchived
- Guide on Forward Planning and Related Measures to Improve the Transparency and Predictability of the Federal Regulatory SystemArchived
- Guide on Improving Service Performance for Regulatory AuthorizationsArchived
- Assessing, Selecting, and Implementing Instruments for Government ActionArchived
- Canadian Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide: Regulatory ProposalsArchived
- Guide to the Federal Regulatory Development ProcessArchived
- Guidelines for Effective Regulatory ConsultationsArchived
- Guidelines on International Regulatory Obligations and CooperationArchived
- Handbook for Regulatory Proposals: Performance Measurement and Evaluation PlanArchived
- RIAS Writer’s Guide 2009Archived
- Guide for Developing and Implementing Interpretation PoliciesArchived
- Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS): Low-Impact TemplateArchived
- Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS): Medium- and High-Impact TemplateArchived
- Triage Statement FormArchived
- Small Business Lens ChecklistArchived
- Cabinet Directive on Regulatory ManagementArchived
- Government-wide Administrative Burden Baseline CountsArchived
- Annual Report on the Application of the One-for-One Rule: 2014-15Archived
- Backgrounder – Legislating the One-for-One RuleArchived
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