Latest revision as of 11:51, 29 May 2025

The Cabinet Directive on Regulation (CDR)

Guidance, Templates and Tools for Regulators Templates Submission Process Cliquez ici pour accéder à cette page en français

Canada's Federal Regulatory Framework

The Cabinet Directive on Regulation (the CDR) sets out the Government of Canada’s expectations and requirements in the development, management, and review of federal regulations. It is supported by four policies approved by the President of the Treasury Board. This page provides guidance, templates, and tools for regulators to help them meet the requirements of the CDR. It provides resources for both new and experienced regulators.

Regulatory Policies

Policy on Regulatory Development Policy on Cost-Benefit Analysis Policy on Limiting Regulatory Burden on Business Policy on Regulatory Transparency and Accountability

Regulatory Guidance

RIAS and Triage Statement Templates (UPDATED Jan 2025) The Guide to Regulatory Development and RIAS Writing (UPDATED Jan 2025) The Guide to Incorporation by Reference in Federal Regulations (NEW) The Guide to Limiting Regulatory Burden on Business (UPDATED Jan 2025) Guidance on Regulatory Transparency and Accountability: Web Content and Layout Regulatory Stock Reviews: Working Guide The Guide to the Administrative Burden Baseline (UPDATED Jan 2025) Canada's Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide for Regulatory Proposals (UPDATED Jan 2025) Documents will be updated as they are finalized and approved by TBS-Regulatory Affairs Sector SEE SUMMARY OF CHANGES

CBA Resources

Regulatory Cost Calculator and additional Excel based tools for Cost Benefit Analysis The Cost-Benefit Analysis Community of Practice Inventory of CBA Reports Cost-Benefit Analysis Report Template Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Calculator Training: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Federal Regulators: Introduction (FON202) Cost-Benefit Analysis for Federal Regulators: Application (FON203)

Additional Resources

Guidelines for Incorporating Standards by Reference in Regulations to Support Public Policy Objectives \| Standards Council of Canada Women and Gender Equality Canada's Gender-based Analysis + Community Resources and Training Process Guide for Governor in Council Submissions (Other than Regulations) Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada's Portal on the Assessment of Modern Treaty Implications Cabinet Directive on Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Inuit Nunangat Policy Cabinet Directive on Regulatory and Permitting Efficiency for Clean Growth Projects - Privy Council Office Guide to Making Federal Acts and Regulations

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat - Regulatory Affairs Sector

Home - Canada's Federal Regulatory System

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 <div style="float: right"> </div><div style="float: right">
 <span class="plainlinks">[[Directive_du_Cabinet_sur_la_réglementation_(DCR)|Français]]</span>
-<br>
 </div>
 <!-- Header Banner -->
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 |-
 | style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Cabinet_Directive_on_Regulation_(CDR) <span style="color: #37424A">Home</span>]
-| style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |<span style="color:#000000">[[Regulatory Development]]</span>
+| style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |[[RIAS and Triage Templates|Templates]]
-| style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |<span style="color: #000000">[[Transparency and Accountability]]</span>
+| style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |[[Submission Process for GIC Proposals|Submission Process]]
-| style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |<span style="color: #000000">[[  Limiting Regulatory Burden on Business  ]]</span>
-| style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |<span style="color: #000000">[[Cost-Benefit Analysis]]</span>
-| style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |<span style="color: #000000">[[Stock Reviews]]</span>
 | style="border-right: white 1px dotted; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |<span style="color: #000000">[[Regulatory Affairs Sector at TBS]]</span>
-| style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;font-size: 11pt;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;" width="11%" |[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Directive_du_Cabinet_sur_la_r%C3%A9glementation_(DCR) <span style="color: #37424A">FRANÇAIS</span>]
 |}
@@ Line 32: / Line 29: @@
 === Guidance, Templates and Tools for Regulators ===
 </center></div>
-<div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; border-bottom:0;"><center> [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/RIAS_and_Triage_Templates RIAS and Triage Templates]</center></div>
+<div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; border-bottom:0;"><center> [[:en:RIAS_and_Triage_Templates|Templates]]
+[[Submission Process for GIC Proposals|Submission Process]]
+</center></div>
 <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; border-bottom:0;"><center> [https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Directive_du_Cabinet_sur_la_r%C3%A9glementation_(DCR) Cliquez ici pour accéder à cette page en français]</center></div>
-</div>
 |}
 <div class="mainpage_row">
@@ Line 64: / Line 63: @@
 <h1 class="w3-margin w3-medium"> Regulatory Guidance
 </div>
+:{| class="wikitable sortable FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%"
+|-
+|valign="top"|
+*[[:en:RIAS_and_Triage_Templates|RIAS and Triage Statement Templates '''(UPDATED Jan 2025)''']]
+*  [[Media:Guide to Regulatory Development and RIAS Writing EN.docx|The Guide to Regulatory Development and RIAS Writing '''(UPDATED Jan 2025)''']]
+* [[Media:TBS-IBRGuide-Ed1-EN-20241220-VF.docx|The Guide to Incorporation by Reference in Federal Regulations]] '''(NEW)'''
+*  [[Media:Guide on Limiting Regulatory Burden on Business EN (Latest).docx|The Guide to Limiting Regulatory Burden on Business '''(UPDATED Jan 2025)''']]
+* [[Media:Guidance on Regulatory Transparency and Accountability-Web Content and Layout (EN).docx|Guidance on Regulatory Transparency and Accountability: Web Content and Layout]]
+* [[Media:Guide on Regulatory Stock Reviews EN.docx|Regulatory Stock Reviews: Working Guide]]
+* [[Media:Guide to the Administrative Burden Baseline.docx|The Guide to the Administrative Burden Baseline '''(UPDATED Jan 2025)''']]
+*[[Media:CBA Guide-EN.doc|Canada's Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide for Regulatory Proposals '''(UPDATED Jan 2025)''']]
+<blockquote><big>Documents will be updated as they are finalized and approved by TBS-Regulatory Affairs Sector</big> '''[[Media:Summary of Changes January 2025.docx|<big>SEE SUMMARY OF CHANGES</big>]]'''</blockquote>
+|}
+= CBA Resources =
+<div class="mainpage_row"><div class="mainpage_box">
+<div class="items">
 :{| class="wikitable sortable FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="100%"
 |-
 |valign="top"|
-*[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/RIAS_and_Triage_Templates RIAS and Triage Statement Templates]
+*[[:en:Regulatory_Costing_Calculator_-_Calculateur_des_coûts_de_la_réglementation|Regulatory Cost Calculator and additional Excel based tools for Cost Benefit Analysis]]
-* [[Media:Guide to Regulatory Development and RIAS Writing.docx| The Guide to Regulatory Development and RIAS Writing]]
+*[https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/CFR_community_of_practice_cost-benefit_analysis The Cost-Benefit Analysis Community of Practice]
-* [[Media:Guide on Limiting Regulatory Burden on Business EN.docx| The Guide on Limiting Regulatory Burden on Business]]
+*[https://gcxgce.sharepoint.com/teams/1000674/CBA%20Inventory/Forms/AllItems.aspx Inventory of CBA Reports]
-* [[Media:Guidance on Regulatory Transparency and Accountability-Web Content and Layout (EN).docx| The Guide on Regulatory Transparency and Accountability]]
+*[[:en:File:CBA_Report_Template_2024-EN.docx|Cost-Benefit Analysis Report Template]]
-* [[Media:Guide on Regulatory Stock Reviews EN.docx| The Guide To Regulatory Stock Reviews]]
+*[[:File:SC-GHG Calculations 2023 09 20.xlsx|Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Calculator]]
-*  [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/laws/developing-improving-federal-regulations/requirements-developing-managing-reviewing-regulations/guidelines-tools/cost-benefit-analysis-guide-regulatory-proposals.html The Canadian Cost-Benefit Analysis Guide]
+*Training:
-Documents will be updated as they are finalized and approved by TBS-Regulatory Affairs Sector
+**[https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=FON202&cm_locale=en Cost-Benefit Analysis for Federal Regulators: Introduction  (FON202)]
+**[https://catalogue.csps-efpc.gc.ca/product?catalog=FON203&cm_locale=en Cost-Benefit Analysis for Federal Regulators: Application (FON203)]
 |}
-<div class="mainpage_row"><div class="mainpage_box">
-     		<div class="items">
+<h1 class="w3-margin w3-medium">Additional Resources
-<h1 class="w3-margin w3-medium">Additional Resources and Helpful Links
 </div>
@@ Line 84: / Line 100: @@
 |-
 | valign="top" |
-*[[:en:Regulatory_Costing_Calculator_-_Calculateur_des_coûts_de_la_réglementation|Regulatory Cost Calculator and additional Excel based tools for Cost Benefit Analysis]]
+*[https://scc-ccn.ca/resources/publications/guidelines-incorporating-standards-reference-regulations-support-public Guidelines for Incorporating Standards by Reference in Regulations to Support Public Policy Objectives | Standards Council of Canada]
-*[https://gcconnex.gc.ca/groups/profile/162404/encost-benefit-analysis-community-of-practicefr?language=en The Cost-Benefit Analysis Community of Practice]
+*[https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-analysis-plus.html Women and Gender Equality Canada's Gender-based Analysis + Community Resources and Training]
-*[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/images/4/4c/CBA_Report_Template_April_14_2022-EN.docx Cost-Benefit Analysis Report Template]
-*[https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/laws/developing-improving-federal-regulations/requirements-developing-managing-reviewing-regulations/administrative-burden-baseline/counting-regulatory-requirements.html Counting Administrative Burden Regulatory Requirements]
-*[https://www.scc.ca/en/system/files/publications/SCC_IBR-Guidelines-_v1_2018-09-05_EN.pdf The Standard Council of Canada's "Guidelines for Incorporating Standards by Reference in Regulations to Support Public Policy Objectives"]
-*[https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/GBA%2B_(Gender-based_Analysis%2B) Women and Gender Equality Canada's Gender-based Analysis + Community Resources and Training]
 *[https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/services/orders-in-council/process-guide-governor-council-submissions.html Process Guide for Governor in Council Submissions (Other than Regulations)]
 *[https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Assessment_of_Modern_Treaty_Implications_(AMTI) Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada's Portal on the Assessment of Modern Treaty Implications]
-*[https://www.canada.ca/en/impact-assessment-agency/programs/strategic-environmental-assessment/cabinet-directive-environmental-assessment-policy-plan-program-proposals.html The Cabinet Directive on the Environmental Assessment of Policy, Plan and Program Proposals]
+*[https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/conservation/sustainability/strategic-environmental-economic-assessment/cabinet-directive.html Cabinet Directive on Strategic Environmental and Economic Assessment]
-*[[:File:SC-GHG Calculations 2023 09 20.xlsx|Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Calculator]]
+*[https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/declaration/ap-pa/guide/index.html Implementing the ''United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act'']
+*[https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1650556354784/1650556491509 Inuit Nunangat Policy]
+*[https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/services/clean-growth-getting-major-projects-done/cabinet-directive.html Cabinet Directive on Regulatory and Permitting Efficiency for Clean Growth Projects - Privy Council Office]
+*[https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/services/publications/guide-making-federal-acts-regulations.html#cab Guide to Making Federal Acts and Regulations]
+*
 |}

Difference between revisions of "Cabinet Directive on Regulation (CDR)"

Latest revision as of 11:51, 29 May 2025

The Cabinet Directive on Regulation (CDR)

Guidance, Templates and Tools for Regulators

Canada's Federal Regulatory Framework

Regulatory Policies

Regulatory Guidance

CBA Resources

Additional Resources

Navigation menu

Search