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, 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 & CEO, CCC (TBC)	Discussion on Red Tape Reduction Priorities  Panelists (TBC):   Government of Nova scotia   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	Round-up  Highlights from the day, debrief on the Breakout sessions  Next Steps