Help Cut Red Tape: Five Reviews to Simplify Federal Regulations
Official title: Horizontal Red Tape Reviews
The federal government wants to know what regulations are slowing you down. They're running five reviews focused on project approvals, getting products to market, business productivity, border efficiency, and regulatory service delivery. If you've dealt with frustrating federal paperwork, this is your chance to flag it.
Why This Matters
Ever waited months for a permit? Struggled to get a new product approved? Dealt with confusing government forms? These reviews could lead to real changes. Business owners, importers, and anyone who's tangled with federal red tape should weigh in.
What Could Change
Project reviews could get faster timelines. Product approval processes might be streamlined. Reporting requirements for businesses could be simplified. Border procedures may become more efficient. The goal is a regulatory system that's less of a headache while still protecting Canadians.
Key Issues
- How can project reviews be made more efficient?
- What's slowing down new products getting to market?
- What reporting or administrative requirements are hurting business productivity?
- What border inefficiencies are affecting international trade?
- How can regulatory service delivery be improved?
How to Participate
- Email your feedback, questions, or issues to regulation-reglementation@tbs-sct.gc.ca. Focus on one or more of the five themes: project reviews, getting products to market, business productivity, border efficiency, or regulatory service delivery.
Submit Your Input
Questions Being Asked (5)
- What regulatory challenges or red tape have you experienced with project reviews?
- What delays or complexities have you faced getting products to market?
- What reporting, data collection, or administrative requirements are hindering your business productivity?
- What regulatory irritants or inefficiencies have you experienced at the border?
- How could regulatory service delivery be more transparent, efficient, or predictable?