Inside Regulatory Affairs - October 2025

Government of Canada Red Tape Reduction Office

The Red Tape Reduction Office of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat is working to accelerate the cutting of red tape and strengthen efforts to address overly burdensome or outdated requirements in existing regulations. The Office is focused on:

• making the regulatory system more efficient
• reducing barriers to innovation, productivity and economic growth
• reducing regulatory costs for Canadian businesses

To learn more, visit the Red Tape Reduction Office webpage.

Now available: Red Tape Review progress reports  

On July 9, 2025, the Honourable Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board, launched a Red Tape review of regulations across federal departments and agencies with regulatory responsibilities.

As part of this initiative, ministers reviewed regulations within their portfolios and proposed actions to reduce red tape.

Progress reports from this review are now available, identifying nearly 500 recent and forward-looking initiatives to reduce regulatory red tape. A summary of these reports is also available, along with the President’s recent statement on the results.

Looking forward, the Office will continue to engage with stakeholders and regulators to drive further action, building on this important milestone.  

Recent successes stories under the Canada-European Union Regulatory Cooperation Forum  

The Canada–European Union Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) continues to showcase the power of international collaboration in tackling shared regulatory challenges. The newly updated RCF success stories page highlights tangible results, which include coordinated pharmaceutical inspections and cooperation on consumer product safety, of how working together can streamline processes, reduce duplication, and deliver better outcomes for regulators and the public alike.

Watch for the upcoming release of the Joint Report from the RCF’s 2025 Annual Meeting on our website, which will provide a detailed overview of recent discussions, progress and next steps in Canada–European Union regulatory cooperation.  

Stakeholders are invited to contact the Regulatory Cooperation Division at rcd-dcmr@tbs-sct.gc.ca if they are facing a regulatory barrier to trade or have a suggestion for a new area of regulatory cooperation or alignment.