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[[Image:Deadline.png |60px|left|Deadline]] <big> Apply Now! The CRI continues to accept expressions of interest for projects to be supported by the Regulatory Experimentation Expense Fund. Expressions of interest will be assessed on an ongoing basis until the funding envelope is exhausted. </big>
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[[Image:Deadline.png |30px|left|Deadline]] <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight:bold;">Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the Regulatory Experimentation Expense Fund (REEF) will be accepted until November 21st, 2025.</span>
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Are you a Canadian regulator endeavouring to regulate a new type of industry or product? Are you wanting to test out a new approach to regulating or see if a new technology is safe for Canadians before you decide how to regulate it?  Running regulatory experiments helps create a more adaptive, competitive, and responsive regulatory environment by providing evidence for your decision-making. To learn more about why you should conduct a regulatory experiment, please [[What is Regulatory Experimentation?| <u>click here</u>]].
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==<span style="color: #1F402B; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Overview</span>==
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The Regulatory Experimentation Expense Fund (REEF) supports federal regulators using experimentation and sandboxes to test:
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* Innovative approaches to reduce red tape at any stage of the regulatory lifecycle
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* Removing regulatory barriers to industry innovations getting to market (e.g., new products, business models, and services)
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'''All stages of regulatory experimentation are supported, including:'''
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*Determining if an experiment is the right approach
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*Developing a regulatory experiment
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Promoting a whole-of-government approach to regulatory innovation, the Centre for Regulatory Innovation supports regulators and the regulatory system meet new challenges and keep pace with technological advances by enhancing their capacity to undertake activities such as regulatory experimentation, sandboxes, co-development of regulations and more.  
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'''The REEF is open to all Government of Canada regulators.'''
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===What the REEF Offers===
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The REEF provides funding for expenditures necessary for approved regulatory experiments or pre-experiments, including project implementation and administration costs. Departments are expected to share the expenses of the project using financial or in-kind resources. The total funding envelope is $1,200,000 per fiscal year.
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'''Important Update:''' Due to ongoing multi-year projects, the available funding for 2026-2027 is approx. $650,000.
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<small>''*The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat reserves the right to make the final determination on eligible expenditures.''</small>
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The REEF offers expert advice and guidance from the Centre for Regulatory Innovation team. We can help you navigate your specific regulatory context, develop a robust project design, and connect you with the right partners and resources to ensure your experiment is a success.
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To support this goal, the CRI’s Regulatory Experimentation Expense Fund (REEF) serves to offset expenses incurred by departments/agencies in the course of undertaking approved regulatory experiments.
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==<span style="color: #1F402B; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">Eligibility Criteria</span>==
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The project must involve [[What is Regulatory Experimentation?|regulatory experimentation]] by either:
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The project must be about supporting innovation by helping you decide:
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To be eligible for funding, proposed experiments must clearly demonstrate how their funding request meets the criteria as outlined in the [[Media:REEF Guide.docx| <u>REEF Guide</u>]].
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Any Government of Canada regulator may apply for funding. Priority will be given to experiments where regulators have identified collaboration with regulated entities or other businesses with the aim of bringing applications of new and emerging technologies into the Canadian marketplace or enhancing competitiveness.
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'''Step 1: Download EOI Template'''<br /><small>Read the Eligibility and Prioritisation criteria.</small>
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The total funding envelope available for REEF projects to begin in fiscal year 2022-2023 is $1,000,000. Funding will be available from April 2022 upon completion of a signed MOU with the successful applicants and TBS.
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The CRI uses a two-step process to make funding decisions. The first step is an Expression of Interest to allow for an initial assessment of the alignment of a proposed experiment with the Fund before moving on to step two, the Proposal, where significant resources are put into the full development of an experiment.
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*EOIs are meant to provide a general overview of your proposed project to allow the CRI to determine its eligibility and priority. 
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*EOIs should be brief and take only a few hours to complete.
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*Submit an [https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F3%2F3a%2F1_EOI_Form_EN.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK Expression of Interest (EOI)] by November 21, 2025, to [mailto:cri-cir@tbs-sct.gc.ca cri-cir@tbs-sct.gc.ca].
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*Due to high demand, not all eligible projects will be invited to submit full proposals. The CRI will use the priority criteria outlined in section 4 of the [https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F3%2F3a%2F1_EOI_Form_EN.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK Expression of Interest (EOI)] to select which eligible projects to invite to the proposal stage.
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* The CRI will meet with you to plan the proposal development process and will support you throughout the process.
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* Funding decisions are made by the CRI Steering Committee, composed of Directors General from <abbr title="Transport Canada">TC</abbr>, <abbr title="Health Canada">HC</abbr>, <abbr title="Environment and Climate Change Canada">ECCC</abbr>, <abbr title="Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada">ISED</abbr>, <abbr title="Community of Federal Regulators">CFR</abbr>, <abbr title="Privy Council Office">PCO</abbr>, and <abbr title="Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat">TBS</abbr>.
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* Projects that are approved for funding will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the CRI to support the transfer of funds.
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The first stage in the application process is the submission of an [[Media:Expression of Interest (EOI) Template.docx| <u>Expression of Interest (EOI)</u>]] approved at the Director General level (or equivalent), that provides a brief overview and outline of the proposed experiment and applicant’s capacity to undertake the work. Further information on how to complete the EOI can be found in the [[Media:REEF Guide.docx| <u>REEF Guide</u>]]. Applicants are also encouraged to request a meeting with the CRI which will allow you to ask the CRI team any questions you may have.
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Applicants are encouraged to submit their EOIs (or draft EOIs) as early as possible so that the CRI can provide feedback prior to a final submission. All EOIs must be submitted via email to the Centre for Regulatory Innovation. Receipt of EOIs will be acknowledged via email. Submitted EOIs will be assessed to determine best fit with the overall objectives of the REEF. Successful applications will be determined based on the results of a competitive review process and budgetary considerations, as determined by the Centre for Regulatory Innovation. Applicants with ineligible, incomplete or unsuccessful EOI submissions will not be invited to continue to the next stage.
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|[[:en:images/6/6b/CRI_Regulators'_Experimentation_Toolkit.pdf|Regulators' Experimentation Toolkit]]
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|[https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gccollab.ca%2Fimages%2F3%2F3a%2F1_EOI_Form_EN.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK Expression of Interest (EOI) Template]
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Successful EOI applicants will be invited to complete the second stage of the application process which is the submission of a full [[Media:Proposal Template.docx| <u>proposal</u>]]. Further information on how to complete the proposal form can be found in the  [[Media:REEF Guide.docx| <u>REEF Guide</u>]], including accessing the [[Media:CRI Regulators' Experimentation Toolkit.pdf|Regulators’ Experimentation Toolkit]] to assist departments in designing regulatory experiments. Proposals will be assessed, and final funding decisions will be determined by an interdepartmental Steering Committee, made up of representatives from TBS, Privy Council Office, Innovation Science and Economic Development, Transport Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Health Canada, and the Community of Federal Regulators. 
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Transport Canada is conducting a regulatory experiment to assess the suitability of Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) for use in flight training. The project aims to evaluate LSA certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in Canadian flight training environments. Working with selected flight schools, Transport Canada will gather data on aircraft performance, reliability, and training quality. The experiment seeks to inform potential updates to regulations, potentially allowing more modern and environmentally friendly aircraft options for pilot training while maintaining safety standards.
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Health Canada is developing a regulatory sandbox for Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy products manufactured at the point of care. This experiment aims to test a co-creation process for developing tailored regulatory requirements under Health Canada's Advanced Therapeutic Products pathway. The project will involve collaboration with various stakeholders to design market access authorization requirements for these innovative cancer treatments. The goal is to create an adaptive regulatory framework that maintains safety standards while facilitating faster access to new therapies.
 
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| ISED will partner with the Digital Identity Laboratory, an independent Canadian not-for-profit entity dedicated to providing services to the public and private sectors, to develop and pilot the bilingual digital credential educational approaches with regulators and other interested organizations. The objective of the experiment is to determine the best approach to increase trainees’ proficiencies and knowledge of Digital credentials and obtain information on how the training affects trainees buy-in toward this technology.
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The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is conducting a regulatory experiment to develop and test new requirements for preventing and addressing impacts to Indigenous rights and interests related to energy infrastructure projects. The experiment aims to enhance Indigenous involvement in compliance verification and oversight processes. Using a co-creation approach with Indigenous communities and other stakeholders, the CER will develop tailored regulatory requirements and test a joint compliance verification process. The project seeks to strengthen measures to protect Indigenous rights while informing updates to CER's regulatory framework.
 
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), aims to streamline regulatory pathways for novel fertilizers in Canada. The project will test an industry-developed prioritization matrix to identify key ingredients for potential exemption from registration, potentially reducing the backlog of premarket applications. It will evaluate the effectiveness of allocating CFIA resources towards expanding the List of Materials (LOM) and explore industry collaboration in prioritizing materials and developing application packages. By comparing the costs and efficiency of adding materials to the LOM versus reviewing individual registration applications, the project seeks to inform strategies for reducing regulatory burdens while maintaining safety standards. This approach could lead to faster market access for novel fertilizers, supporting agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability in Canada.
 
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Transport Canada (TC) is using a regulatory sandbox to develop and test standards requirements for new hydrogen and battery-powered locomotives that foster industry innovation while maintaining safety. In the sandbox, rail companies will comply with the standards requirements in real world operations to help TC evaluate standards burden, inspection outcomes, and the impact on innovation. This project will help inform the development of a permanent regulatory regime that allows Canadian companies the flexibility to develop these new locomotives, while ensuring they are used safely.
 
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