Handbook for Regulatory Proposals: Performance Measurement and Evaluation Plan

Introduction

This handbook outlines the purpose of a Performance Measurement and Evaluation Plan (PMEP) for regulatory activities and provides guidance for its development and for completing the PMEP Template. The handbook supports the implementation of the Cabinet Directive on Streamlining Regulation (CDSR).

The intended users of this handbook are government officials who need to develop and implement a PMEP for their regulatory proposals as well as the analysts in the Regulatory Affairs Sector of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (Secretariat) who perform a challenge function.

Throughout the handbook, regulatory activities are understood to mean the regulation(s), the regulatory program, and the regulatory program's related activities, such as communications, inspection, and enforcement.