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Purpose
This guide
The purpose of this guide is to help departments and agencies[1] better understand the regulatory impact analysis requirements of the Cabinet Directive on Streamlining Regulation (CDSR) and to improve the quality of regulatory impact analysis statements (RIAS) prepared in support of their regulatory proposals. This guide establishes the expectations of the Regulatory Affairs Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS-RAS), as to the content and quality expected in a RIAS.
This guide should answer most questions about preparing a RIAS. However, further assistance is available from TBS-RAS regarding the following:
- ↑ Throughout this guide, the term "departments and agencies" is often used for departments, agencies, or other regulation-making entities.