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=== Overview ===

The Regulators’ Capacity Fund (RCF) responds to calls from Canada’s business community, which has been vocal in its desire for regulators to give increased weight to economic and competitiveness considerations in the development and enforcement of regulations. From 2020-2022, the RCF supported [[Regulators’ Capacity Fund Projects|26 projects]] with over $8.9 million in funding.

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To help regulators improve their capacity to incorporate economic, competitiveness, and resilience considerations in the design and implementation of regulations, the aims of the renewed Regulators’ Capacity Fund are to:

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* enhance the capacity of regulators to accurately assess economic impacts of regulatory proposals, including impacts on competitiveness at sector and aggregate levels;

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*enhance the capacity of regulators to accurately assess economic impacts of regulatory proposals, including impacts on competitiveness at sector and aggregate levels;

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* enhance the capacity of regulators to design and administer regulations in a manner that accounts for economic and competitiveness impacts, within the context of their overall objectives; and,

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*enhance the capacity of regulators to design and administer regulations in a manner that accounts for economic and competitiveness impacts, within the context of their overall objectives; and,

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* enhance the capacity of regulators to incorporate learnings from the ongoing pandemic response and adapt to rapidly-evolving regulatory landscapes to facilitate a system that is better equipped to mitigate future risks and respond to unanticipated developments, especially those related to climate change and public health.

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*enhance the capacity of regulators to incorporate learnings from the ongoing pandemic response and adapt to rapidly-evolving regulatory landscapes to facilitate a system that is better equipped to mitigate future risks and respond to unanticipated developments, especially those related to climate change and public health.

The RCF supports departments and agencies in undertaking projects or initiatives, ranging in scope, that contribute to the enhancement of regulatory capacity. This involves supporting initiatives that would help regulators carry out their functions in a way that is conducive to economic growth. These initiatives would ultimately contribute to enhanced regulatory competitiveness in or beyond their respective sectors.

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The Regulators’ Capacity Fund is overseen by the Centre for Regulatory Innovation, within the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s Regulatory Affairs Sector. As part of the Government’s broader regulatory modernization agenda, the Centre promotes a federal regulatory framework that supports innovation and competitiveness.

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=== Key Dates for Current Call for Proposals ===

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===Key Dates for Current Call for Proposals ===

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* September 19, 2022 – Application process open

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*September 19, 2022 – Application process open

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* October 28, 2022 – Deadline to submit proposals for 2022-2023 projects

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*October 28, 2022 – Deadline to submit proposals for 2022-2023 projects

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* Late Fall 2022 / Early Winter 2023 – Assessment of proposals

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* Late Fall 2022 / Early Winter 2023 – Assessment of proposals

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* Winter 2023 – Funding disbursed to successful applicants

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*Winter 2023 – Funding disbursed to successful applicants

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* March 31, 2025 – Funding sunsets; projects must be completed

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*March 31, 2025 – Funding sunsets; projects must be completed

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=== Key Documents ===

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===Key Documents ===

*[[Media:CRI RCF Proposal Guide - 2022-25.docx|RCF Proposal Guide]]

*[[Media:Regulators Capacity Fund - Proposal Template - 2022-25 - EN.docx|RCF Proposal Template]]

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=== Available Funding ===

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===Available Funding===

Total funding available per fiscal year for the Regulators’ Capacity Fund is outlined below.

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!Fiscal Year

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!Total RCF funding available

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!Total RCF funding available

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|2022-2023

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|2022-2023

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|$1.2 M

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| $1.2 M

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|2023-2024

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|2023-2024

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|$3 M

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|$3 M

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|2024-2025

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| 2024-2025

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|$2 M

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|$2 M

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There is no minimum or maximum amount for a funding request under the Regulators’ Capacity Fund; however, the amount requested must be justified with the scope of the project.

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=== Eligibility ===

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===Eligibility===

To be eligible for funding, proposed projects must clearly demonstrate how their funding request meets the criteria as outlined in the RCF Guide. Departments are highly encouraged to reach out to the [Mailto:cri-cir@tbs-sct.gc.ca?Subject=Regulators’%20Capacity%20Fund%20Enquiry&body=%20 Centre for Regulatory Innovation] to discuss their proposed idea to determine its eligibility before they begin their application for funding under the RCF.

Applications to the RCF can be submitted by federal regulators such as departments, agencies, and organizations to receive funding in fiscal years 2022-23, 2023-24 and/or 2024-25. The is no minimum duration for a project under the RCF; however final completion of the project can be no later than March 31, 2025.

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=== Applying for funding ===

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===Applying for funding ===

In order to apply for the Regulators’ Capacity Fund, applicants must complete the [[Media:Regulators Capacity Fund - Proposal Template - 2022-25 - EN.docx|proposal template]] which provides an overview and outline of the proposed project and applicant capacity to undertake the work. Further information on how to complete the proposal can be found in the [[Media:CRI RCF Proposal Guide - 2022-25.docx|RCF Guide]].

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Submitted proposals will be assessed to determine best fit with the overall objectives of the Regulators’ Capacity Fund. Successful applications will be determined based on the results of a competitive review process and budgetary considerations, as determined by the Assessment Committee (composed of TBS representatives). Successful proposals will be notified that they have been selected to receive funding under the Regulators’ Capacity Fund and will begin the process to draft a Memorandum of Understanding in order to obtain funds and initiate their project. Applicants that were not selected for funding will be notified.

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=== Contact us ===

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=== Contact us===

For additional information about this funding opportunity, including any assistance required to complete the application process, please contact the [Mailto:cri-cir@tbs-sct.gc.ca?Subject=Regulators’%20Capacity%20Fund%20Enquiry&body=%20 Centre for Regulatory Innovation].

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!Project Title

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|Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

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|After developing a prototype competition assessment toolkit that would enable regulators to assess the potential impacts their regulatory proposals would have on competition, the Competition Bureau will hold a workshop and targeted sessions to solicit feedback from regulators and revise the toolkit accordingly.

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| Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED)

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|Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED)

|Centralized Service for Enabling Regulators to Issue and Consume Digital Credentials

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| The project would establish a prototype centralized service for issuing and verifying digital credentials and test it with regulators and businesses. Findings would help to inform future work on Canada’s Digital Trust Infrastructure, such as piloting the centralized service for issuing and verifying digital credentials across regulatory regimes.

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|The project would establish a prototype centralized service for issuing and verifying digital credentials and test it with regulators and businesses. Findings would help to inform future work on Canada’s Digital Trust Infrastructure, such as piloting the centralized service for issuing and verifying digital credentials across regulatory regimes.

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|Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED) – Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

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|SCC will lay the groundwork for a prototype SCC-accredited third-party conformity assessment program to test artificial intelligence in Canada by securing partnerships with stakeholders (i.e. regulators, SME AI developers, and Conformity Assessment Bodies) and developing prototype requirements.

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|Community of Federal Regulators (CFR)

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| Community of Federal Regulators (CFR)

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|Building Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Capacity in the Government of Canada

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| Building Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Capacity in the Government of Canada

|This project involves developing advanced-level cost-benefit analysis (CBA) training (i.e. developing a CBA certificate program in partnership with an academic institution) as well as developing a plan to guide the implementation of a CBA recruitment and retention strategy for the Government of Canada.

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|Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)

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|Support to enable improved costing of nuclear regulations and increase internal regulations costing capability

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| Support to enable improved costing of nuclear regulations and increase internal regulations costing capability

|This project involves undertaking a detailed costing study of an ongoing regulatory review and associated guidance, followed by the development of tools and training to help CNSC staff establish internal costing expertise.

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|Transport Canada (TC)

|Cumulative Regulatory Impact Analysis (CRIA) and Portal

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|This project involves developing and implementing a cumulative regulatory impact analysis framework to analyze the impact of transportation regulations on different industry sectors; this could ultimately support the establishment of an online portal that would make information on cumulative regulatory impact publicly available and searchable.

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| This project involves developing and implementing a cumulative regulatory impact analysis framework to analyze the impact of transportation regulations on different industry sectors; this could ultimately support the establishment of an online portal that would make information on cumulative regulatory impact publicly available and searchable.

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|Transport Canada (TC)

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|Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

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| Developing Foresight Capabilities Activities

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|Developing Foresight Capabilities Activities

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| This project entails a suite of complementary activities to support capacity-building on foresight analysis within ECCC. This includes training of policy analysts, conducting a review of policy guidance documents to identify and incorporate foresight considerations throughout the policy cycle, and conducting applied hands-on foresight exercises with program areas.

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|This project entails a suite of complementary activities to support capacity-building on foresight analysis within ECCC. This includes training of policy analysts, conducting a review of policy guidance documents to identify and incorporate foresight considerations throughout the policy cycle, and conducting applied hands-on foresight exercises with program areas.

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|Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

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| Regulatory Discovery Tool

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|Regulatory Discovery Tool

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| The project aims to develop and implement a Regulatory Discovery Tool to improve access to information on federal regulations. This involves conducting consultations to identify the needs of regulators and stakeholders, identifying and collecting regulatory metadata, and ultimately developing a public-facing, web-based, searchable Tool.

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|The project aims to develop and implement a Regulatory Discovery Tool to improve access to information on federal regulations. This involves conducting consultations to identify the needs of regulators and stakeholders, identifying and collecting regulatory metadata, and ultimately developing a public-facing, web-based, searchable Tool.

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|Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

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|The project involves researching the regulatory barriers impacting agricultural biogas project development, highlighting necessary guidance or regulatory alignment needs, and identifying potential tools to aid SMEs in navigating regulations to enable them to achieve environmental and economic goals. It will also clarify if there is a role for the federal government to create a Pan-Canadian regulatory pathway for the agricultural biogas sector.

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|Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

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| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

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| Co-Development Approach to Seed Regulatory Modernization

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|Co-Development Approach to Seed Regulatory Modernization

|This project seeks to co-develop modernized seed regulations from consensus-based, impartial recommendations derived from discussions with stakeholders, as well as accurately assess the cumulative economic impacts of the regulatory amendments.

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|Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

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|Plant Breeders’ Rights Act/UPOV’91 Impact Study

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| Plant Breeders’ Rights Act/UPOV’91 Impact Study

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|This project involves researching and quantifying the economic benefits derived from a strengthened intellectual property environment and greater opportunities for access to new plant varieties created by legislative amendments to Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, which strengthened intellectual property protection to conform to the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV’91).

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| This project involves researching and quantifying the economic benefits derived from a strengthened intellectual property environment and greater opportunities for access to new plant varieties created by legislative amendments to Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act, which strengthened intellectual property protection to conform to the 1991 Act of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV’91).

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|Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

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|Innovation Science and Economic Development (ISED) /Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

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|Modernizing the Monitoring Standards in Regulation Tool

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| Modernizing the Monitoring Standards in Regulation Tool

|This project involves designing a modernized tool to monitor standards referenced in federal regulations, increase the capacity of regulators to access these standards, and help address the issue of outdated references to standards.

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|Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)

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|Evaluation of Potential Safety Cases on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Safety Cases in the Canadian Nuclear Industry

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| Evaluation of Potential Safety Cases on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Safety Cases in the Canadian Nuclear Industry

|This project involves contracting expert advisory services to develop an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan, following review of:

- the information required for the demonstration of a safety case for the use of AI in licensed nuclear activities; and

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|Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

|Plant Breeders’ Rights Act/UPOV’91 Legal Analysis

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| This project seeks to conduct a benchmarking legal study and analysis examining the plant breeders’ rights legislation of other countries who are contracting parties to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).

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|This project seeks to conduct a benchmarking legal study and analysis examining the plant breeders’ rights legislation of other countries who are contracting parties to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV).

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|Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

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|Analysis of Regulatory and Non-Regulatory Barriers to Domestic Red Meat Trade in Canada

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| Analysis of Regulatory and Non-Regulatory Barriers to Domestic Red Meat Trade in Canada

|This project seeks to analyze regulatory and non-regulatory challenges to domestic trade of red meat in Canada with a view to informing a path forward to enhance economic growth opportunities in that sector. This would support the long-term objective of enhancing trade without compromising food safety or international trade opportunities and obligations.

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