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* To consider the second round of Regulatory Reviews
* To consider the second round of Regulatory Reviews
'''Participants:''' Laura Jones (Chair), Catherine Beaudry, Stewart Elgie, Ginny Flood, Anne Fowlie, Don Mercer, Keith Mussar
=== '''Participants''' ===
Laura Jones (Chair), Catherine Beaudry, Stewart Elgie, Ginny Flood, Anne Fowlie, Don Mercer, Keith Mussar
'''Regrets:''' Nancy Olewiler
'''Regrets:''' Nancy Olewiler
* Committee provides feedback on the agenda for the next in-person meeting
* Committee provides feedback on the agenda for the next in-person meeting
'''Participants:''' Laura Jones (Chair), Catherine Beaudry, Stewart Elgie, Ginny Flood, Anne Fowlie, Don Mercer, Keith Mussar
=== '''Participants''' ===
Laura Jones (Chair), Catherine Beaudry, Stewart Elgie, Ginny Flood, Anne Fowlie, Don Mercer, Keith Mussar
'''Regrets:''' Nancy Olewiler
'''Regrets:''' Nancy Olewiler
* to provide targeted advice to Health Canada on competitiveness issues identified in the Agri-food and Aquaculture Regulatory Review, including any observations on effective consultation and engagement mechanisms
* to provide targeted advice to Health Canada on competitiveness issues identified in the Agri-food and Aquaculture Regulatory Review, including any observations on effective consultation and engagement mechanisms
'''Participants'''
=== '''Participants''' ===
* Laura Jones (Chair)
* Laura Jones (Chair)
* Catherine Beaudry (June 25 only)
* Catherine Beaudry (June 25 only)
* best practices for consultation, engagement and communication
* best practices for consultation, engagement and communication
* competitiveness issues in pesticides regulations that may be relevant in other regulated areas
* competitiveness issues in pesticides regulations that may be relevant in other regulated areas
== Follow-up Meeting summary for July 22, 2019 ==
=== '''Meeting objectives''' ===
* to build consensus on the proposed recommendations for the President of the Treasury Board
* to outline potential opportunities to engage in consultations
* to identify proposed agenda items and potential guest speakers for future meetings
=== '''Participants''' ===
* Laura Jones (Chair)
* Catherine Beaudry
* Stewart Elgie
* Ginny Flood
* Anne Fowlie
* Don Mercer
* Keith Mussar
* Nancy Olewiler
'''Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat'''
* Kyle Burns
* Brennen Young
* Katherine Saunders
* Ioana Cialacu
* Claire Penny
* Hélène Lowell
* Allison Krogh
* Christopher Lee
=== '''Welcome and roundtable''' ===
The Chair welcomed the members and provided an overview of the agenda.
=== '''Member discussion''' ===
Members continued their discussion of the broad themes that emerged from their June meeting. These themes are the basis for the Committee’s early observations and considerations for advancing Canada’s regulatory competitiveness, which will be captured in its future recommendations.
=== '''Consultations''' ===
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat provided an update on future consultation plans related to the ''Canada Gazette'', Part I, notice published on June 29, 2019, and invited members to participate.
=== '''Next steps''' ===
Member input will be sought for potential topics for future meetings.
== Summary for Fall 2020 Meetings ==
The External Advisory Committee on Regulatory Competitiveness (EACRC) is an advisory committee that provides independent advice to the President of the Treasury Board on opportunities to improve Canada’s regulatory competitiveness. EACRC meetings facilitate conversations between stakeholders to examine regulatory issues that impact Canadian business and that are bottlenecks to innovation and growth.
From September to December 2020, the EACRC held a series of meetings where members heard from a range of stakeholders and government partners in alignment with the EACRC’s terms of reference. Themes that arose during this period are listed below.
=== '''COVID-19''' ===
The pandemic response in Canada has shown that the government can act quickly to mitigate risk for Canadians. The EACRC considered the impacts of COVID-19 on the Government’s regulatory approach and re-confirmed that its previous recommendations[LM2] to the President of Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat continue to be relevant.
=== '''Innovation''' ===
The EACRC is well positioned to identify new and emerging sectors that could benefit from innovative regulatory mechanisms. The EACRC met with officials from the Centre for Regulatory Innovation (CRI) and shared insights on how to embed and nurture a culture of regulatory innovation within government. The EACRC will continue to recommend sectors where innovative regulatory approaches would have value. See the EACRC’s letter to the President in January 2021.
=== '''Regulatory competitiveness''' ===
The EACRC provided insight on initial TBS efforts to better define and measure regulatory competitiveness. Members of the EACRC supplied advice to inform the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s ongoing efforts to modernize the ''Red Tape Reduction Act'' (RTRA). For instance, in their January 2021 letter to the President, the EACRC recommended that the RTRA be extended beyond business to include regulatory burdens affecting citizens.
== Summary for Winter 2021 Meetings ==
The External Advisory Committee on Regulatory Competitiveness (EACRC) is an advisory committee that provides independent advice to the President of the Treasury Board on opportunities to improve Canada’s regulatory competitiveness. EACRC meetings facilitate conversations between stakeholders to examine regulatory issues that impact Canadian business and that are bottlenecks to innovation and growth.
From January to March 2021, the EACRC held a series of meetings where members heard from a range of stakeholders and government partners in alignment with the EACRC’s terms of reference. Themes that arose during this period are listed below.
=== Consultations and engagement ===
The EACRC examined the role of consultation in the regulatory life cycle and heard from stakeholders about the challenges and considerations faced by regulators, businesses, and citizens. The EACRC considered the positive impacts of innovative consultation tools that are currently in use and being developed to facilitate better and more transparent engagement with government on proposed regulations. The committee’s March 2021 letter identified areas where further guidance could lead to more effective consultations.
=== Digitalization ===
The adoption of digital tools for service delivery was accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The EACRC heard from stakeholders about the critical role that digital tools can play in enhancing government service delivery, promoting innovation and efficiency, and managing and assessing risk. The EACRC considered how digital tools such as artificial intelligence and digital credentials help reduce regulatory burdens for business and citizens and increase trust in public institutions. See the EACRC’s March 2021 letter to learn more about the committee’s recommendations on this topic.
=== Regulatory response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic ===
In its January 2021 letter, the EACRC recommended that government capture the best of the regulatory changes from the COVID-19 pandemic and focus on institutionalized changes that will contribute to Canada’s regulatory excellence in the future. To address this recommendation, the EACRC invited representatives from the federal government and the Government of Nova Scotia to share their reflections on regulatory response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic and identify what responses should be part of a permanent regulatory toolbox. The EACRC re-confirmed in its March 2021 letter that the government should continue to identify lessons learned for the regulatory system.
=== Regulatory Reviews round three ===
As part of the EACRC’s mandate to help identify opportunities to streamline regulations and regulatory changes that promote economic growth and innovation, it recommended topics for the second round of targeted Regulatory Reviews. Regulatory Reviews enable stakeholders to provide direct feedback on often longstanding regulatory issues and irritants. For a third round of Regulatory Reviews, the EACRC recommended the government focus on:
a. capturing and institutionalizing pandemic-related improvements to regulatory agility
b. addressing challenges in the system highlighted by COVID-19 that remain problematic post-pandemic
c. continuing to advance digital innovation initiatives
=== Innovation ===
If Canada is to be at the forefront of innovation, government should be prepared to make significant investments in pushing the technology frontier and supporting innovators. With this in mind, the EACRC heard from academics and innovators on how regulations can support innovation, as well as some of the regulatory barriers faced by innovators as they look to take products to market.