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[[Image:Deadline.png |30px|left|Deadline]] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight:bold;">The RCF funding envelope that was available until March 2025 has been exhausted in the previous call-out (summer 2023). Thank you for your interest</span>

[[Image:Deadline.png |30px|left|Deadline]] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight:bold;">The RCF funding envelope that was available until March 2025 has been exhausted in the previous call-out (summer 2023). Thank you for your interest</span>

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=== Overview===

=== Overview===

The Regulators’ Capacity Fund (RCF) responds to calls from Canada’s business community, which has been vocal in its desire for regulators to give increased weight to economic and competitiveness considerations in the development and enforcement of regulations. From 2020-2022, the RCF supported 26 projects with over $8.9 million in funding.  

The Regulators’ Capacity Fund (RCF) responds to calls from Canada’s business community, which has been vocal in its desire for regulators to give increased weight to economic and competitiveness considerations in the development and enforcement of regulations. From 2020-2025, the RCF supported 37 projects with over $14.2 million in funding.  

 

To help regulators improve their capacity to incorporate economic, competitiveness, and resilience considerations in the design and implementation of regulations, the aims of the renewed Regulators’ Capacity Fund are to:  

To help regulators improve their capacity to incorporate economic, competitiveness, and resilience considerations in the design and implementation of regulations, the aims of the renewed Regulators’ Capacity Fund are to:  

The RCF supports departments and agencies in undertaking projects or initiatives, ranging in scope, that contribute to the enhancement of regulatory capacity. This involves supporting initiatives that would help regulators carry out their functions in a way that is conducive to economic growth. These initiatives would ultimately contribute to enhanced regulatory competitiveness in or beyond their respective sectors.  

The RCF supports departments and agencies in undertaking projects or initiatives, ranging in scope, that contribute to the enhancement of regulatory capacity. This involves supporting initiatives that would help regulators carry out their functions in a way that is conducive to economic growth. These initiatives would ultimately contribute to enhanced regulatory competitiveness in or beyond their respective sectors.  

=== Key Documents  ===

=== Key Documents  ===

*[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2Fe%2Fe1%2FCRI_Capacity_Fund_-_Project_Progress_Report_Template_-_EN.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK RCF Progress Report Template]

*[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2Fe%2Fe1%2FCRI_Capacity_Fund_-_Project_Progress_Report_Template_-_EN.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK RCF Progress Report Template]

*[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2Fb%2Fbf%2FCRI_Capacity_Fund_-_Project_Final_Report_Template_-_EN.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK RCF Final Report Template]

*[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2Fb%2Fbf%2FCRI_Capacity_Fund_-_Project_Final_Report_Template_-_EN.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK RCF Final Report Template]

*[[:en:images/1/12/RCF_Lessons_Learned_Report_2022_-_English_(Final).pdf|RCF Lessons Learned Report]]

*[[:en:images/1/12/RCF_Lessons_Learned_Report_2022_-_English_(Final).pdf|RCF Lessons Learned Report]]

===Current Projects===

===Current Projects===

   

   

[[:en:CRI_Supported_Projects|(Click here to see a list of completed RCF projects and the associated case studies)]]

[[:en:CRI_Supported_Projects|(Click here to see a list of completed RCF projects and the associated case studies)]]

The following are projects that were supported by the RCF.

The following are projects that were supported by the RCF.

 

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|Agriculture  and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

|Agriculture  and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

|A plan to address Canada-specific data gaps on residue left over from drone-based pesticide  application

|A plan to address Canada-specific data gaps on residue left over from drone-based pesticide  application

|AAFC will lead a study to  compare pesticide residue levels on crops applied using drones to traditional equipment that are approved for pesticide application. The results of the study will help determine the regulatory equivalency of drone-based applications to ground based and airplane-based applications to inform future  regulatory decision-making.

|AAFC will lead a study to  compare pesticide residue levels on crops applied using drones to traditional equipment that are approved for pesticide application. The results of the study will help determine the regulatory equivalency of drone-based applications to ground based and airplane-based applications to inform future  regulatory decision-making.

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|Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

|Health Canada (HC)

|Improving and Streamlining Electronic reporting  of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) (ECCC and Provincial Partners)

|Access Consortium - Multinational Real-time collaboration for Health Regulators

|The Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment agreed to work to minimize duplication and reduce the reporting burden for industry and governments.  ECCC, with 6 other provinces, designed three interconnected reporting applications to collect this information in 2011. ECCC is aiming to reduce  reporting burden on industries and enhance user experience by consolidating the three GHG reporting applications into one, implementing a user-centric design, features and up-to-date technology.

|As part of the Access Consortium Project, five countries - Australia, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland and United Kingdom review drug applications independently, and share files to collaborate. As regulators are repeating others’ work and due to differences in cloud policies of every country, this is done in a nonsynchronous way at this time. HC is aiming to further develop a proof-of-concept prototype that will allow all five international partners to collaborate and share information in a secure manner real-time.

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|Health Canada (HC)

|Health Canada (HC)

|Access Consortium - Multinational Real-time  collaboration for Health Regulators

|Food and Drug Industry Data Tools

|As part of the Access Consortium Project, 5 countries - Australia, Canada,  Singapore, Switzerland and United Kingdom review drug applications  independently, and share files to collaborate. As regulators are repeating  others’ work and due to differences in cloud policies of every country, this  is done in a nonsynchronous way at this time. HC is aiming to further develop a proof-of-concept prototype that will allow all five international partners to collaborate and share information in a secure manner real-time.

|Health Canada is aiming to facilitate the preparation of additionally robust and defensible cost-benefit analysis. The project seeks to maximize its insights into material impacts on subsectors of HC’s industrial stakeholders by fully leveraging StatsCan’s Business Registry and developing a data collection tool (survey) to fill gaps in information that are identified as still outstanding.

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|Health Canada (HC)

|Health Canada (HC)

|Willingness to Pay framework

|Willingness to Pay framework

|HC proposes to develop a framework by which to obtain the costs of collection of  Canadian’s willingness to pay for the benefits of regulations to obtain  additional valuable data for cost-benefit analysis. In preparing complex  regulations it is often easier to collect and monetize the costs to regulated  parties than the benefits to the public.

|HC proposes to develop a framework by which to obtain the costs of collection of  Canadian’s willingness to pay for the benefits of regulations to obtain  additional valuable data for cost-benefit analysis. In preparing complex  regulations it is often easier to collect and monetize the costs to regulated  parties than the benefits to the public.

|IAAC  proposes to utilize an experienced senior analyst to conduct an effective cost  benefit analysis as part of the development of Cost Recovery Regulations. The  resource would involve and train ~ three IAAC staff from the Legislative and  Regulatory Affairs Division while the CBA is being conducted. This will allow  agency staff to learn how to conduct CBAs for future regulatory initiatives  as well as those currently underway.

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|Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

|Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

|Streamlining the economic analysis requirements of the Canadian impact assessment process

|Streamlining the economic analysis requirements of the Canadian impact assessment process

|NRCan and the Impact  Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) propose to lead an interdepartmental  working group to develop guidance for project proponents regarding  requirements and coordinate Government of Canada (GoC) review of the economic  analysis under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) and Information and Management  of Time Limits Regulations.

|NRCan and the Impact  Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) propose to lead an interdepartmental  working group to develop guidance for project proponents regarding  requirements and coordinate Government of Canada (GoC) review of the economic  analysis under the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) and Information and Management  of Time Limits Regulations.

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|Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

|Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

|Mining activity tool to help permits for mining projects

|Mining activity tool to help permits for mining projects

|NRCan proposes to  investigate the use of Rules as Code (RaC) to develop guidance material to help the mining industry navigate the permitting process. This guidance  material needs to be developed in an automated way, be always up to date, consistent, accurate, and maintained with minimal effort.

|NRCan proposes to  investigate the use of Rules as Code (RaC) to develop guidance material to help the mining industry navigate the permitting process. This guidance  material needs to be developed in an automated way, be always up to date, consistent, accurate, and maintained with minimal effort.

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|Transport Canada (TC)

|Transport Canada (TC)

|Expanding operational  capabilities of Canadian air operators in winter weather conditions

|Expanding operational  capabilities of Canadian air operators in winter weather conditions

|This project proposed by TC aims to identify and leverage best practices from other jurisdictions such as the US and Europe to improve aviation requirements where the operational capabilities of Canadian air operators could be safely expanded in winter conditions to increase international alignment and competitiveness. This includes improving TC’s regulatory guidance through an informed and data-driven  policy.

|This project proposed by TC aims to identify and leverage best practices from other jurisdictions such as the US and Europe to improve aviation requirements where the operational capabilities of Canadian air operators could be safely expanded in winter conditions to increase international alignment and competitiveness. This includes improving TC’s regulatory guidance through an informed and data-driven  policy.

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|<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA"></span></span>Transport Canada (TC)

|<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA"></span></span>Transport Canada (TC)

|Building a Canadian Framework for Vehicle Cyber  Security Requirements to Support Alignment with International Regulations

|Building a Canadian Framework for Vehicle Cyber  Security Requirements to Support Alignment with International Regulations

|TC is aiming to develop a vehicle cyber security certification framework to support industry in demonstrating compliance with vehicle technical requirements that is  aligned internationally. Compared to Europe and Asia, the US and Canada have a self-certification model and deeply integrated of supply chains. As TC does not have dedicated vehicle cyber security authorities, a framework will help  with future regulatory decision-making process.

|TC is aiming to develop a vehicle cyber security certification framework to support industry in demonstrating compliance with vehicle technical requirements that is  aligned internationally. Compared to Europe and Asia, the US and Canada have a self-certification model and deeply integrated of supply chains. As TC does not have dedicated vehicle cyber security authorities, a framework will help  with future regulatory decision-making process.

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|Transport Canada (TC)

|Transport Canada (TC)

|Road Safety and Vehicle Regulations

|Road Safety and Vehicle Regulations

|TC is proposing a pilot study to demonstrate and validate a new approach using virtual test platforms required for motor vehicle safety oversight. As Automated Driving Systems vehicles are evolving from traditional mechanical systems to software centric platforms, novel approaches to safety oversight are required. Starting with the digitalization of real-world driving environments, computer simulation test tools for automated vehicles will be examined to verify the  accuracy of manufacturer’s test results for regulatory decision-making  purposes.

|TC is proposing a pilot study to demonstrate and validate a new approach using virtual test platforms required for motor vehicle safety oversight. As Automated Driving Systems vehicles are evolving from traditional mechanical systems to software centric platforms, novel approaches to safety oversight are required. Starting with the digitalization of real-world driving environments, computer simulation test tools for automated vehicles will be examined to verify the  accuracy of manufacturer’s test results for regulatory decision-making  purposes.

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