Red Tape Reduction Summit

DRAFT Agenda

Time	Topic	Lead	Overview
9:30	Coffee and Networking – Meet and Greet with participants
10:00	Land Acknowledgement – TBS
10:05	Welcome and Keynote Address	President, Treasury Board	Remarks on red tape reduction priorities, including horizontal red tape reduction reviews
10:30	Technical Briefing	TBS Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs Sector	Scene-setting presentation on red tape reduction efforts and context for the day’s discussions
10:55	Transition
11:00	First Round of Breakout Sessions
Breakout Room 1: Supporting regulatory efficiency for project reviews   Purpose: To initiate a conversation on priorities related to project reviews and opportunities to increase efficiency   Facilitator: Deborah Quaicoe, Director of Regulatory Efficiency, Major Projects Office Breakout Room 2: Getting products to market faster  Purpose: To initiate a conversation on pain points related to product approvals and opportunities to address these barriers Facilitator: Linsey Hollett, ADM, Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch, Health Canada Breakout Room 3: Reducing barriers to business productivity (French Session) Purpose: To initiate a discussion on regulatory challenges and red tape that hinder productivity and solutions addressing these challenges Facilitators:   Megan Nichols, ADM/Judy Meltzer, AADM, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada Breakout Room 4: Enhancing regulatory service delivery  Purpose: To initiate a discussion to pinpoint challenges related to regulatory service and identify areas where the government could drive positive change Facilitators:   Robert Ianiro, VP, Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency   Kasi McMicking, ADM, Strategic Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
12:00	Lunch
1:00	Panel Discussion with Federal and Provincial Government Representatives	Moderator: Candace Laing, President and CEO, Canadian Chamber of Commerce	Discussion on Red Tape Reduction Priorities Panelists Jennifer Church, DM & CEO, Office of Service Efficiency, Government of Nova Scotia Michael DeJong, Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Rakhi Lad, ADM, Red Tape Reduction, Government of Ontario Aaron Wirth, ADM, Strategic Policy and Competitiveness, Industry of Trade and Export Development, Government of Saskatchewan Moderated conversation exploring red tape reduction efforts in multiple jurisdictions and perspectives on achieving meaningful burden reduction for businesses.
1:50	Break
2:00	Second Round of Breakout Sessions
Breakout Room 1: Supporting International trade and greater efficiency at the border Purpose: To initiate a conversation on regulatory challenges at the border and ways to address these challenges Facilitator: Kelly Acton, VP, Strategic Policy Branch, Canada Border Services Agency   Breakout Room 2: Policy Tools for Red Tape Reduction  Purpose: To initiate a conversation on the CDR and associated policies and guidance and how they can be improved to address red tape Facilitator: Jenelle Power, Executive Director, Red Tape Reduction Office, Regulatory Affairs Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat   Breakout Room 3: Reducing barriers to business productivity   Purpose: To initiate a discussion on regulatory challenges and red tape that hinder productivity and solutions addressing these challenges Facilitator: Megan Nichols, ADM/Judy Meltzer, AADM, Environmental Protection Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada Breakout Room 4: Enhancing regulatory service delivery (French Session) Purpose: To initiate a discussion to pinpoint challenges related to regulatory service and identify areas where the government could drive positive change Facilitators:   Robert Ianiro, VP, Policy and Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Kasi McMicking, ADM, Strategic Policy, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
2:45	Round-up in Plenary and Closing Remarks	TBS Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Affairs	Highlights from the day, debrief on the Breakout sessions  Next Steps