This Regulatory Stock Review Plan is a public list and description of planned reviews of regulations that the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) is proposing within a five year period. It is intended to give Canadians, including businesses and Indigenous peoples, and trading partners, greater opportunity to inform the reviews of regulations and to plan for the future.
The stock review plan identifies a CPMA contact point for the planned reviews. The stock review plan will be adjusted and updated over time to reflect CPMA’s regulatory priorities and changes to the operating environment.
Regulatory Stock Review Plan: 2024 to 2029
Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations
| Title of the Regulations | Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations |
|---|---|
| Enabling Act | Criminal Code: Section 204 |
| Rationale | To ensure regulations remain effective, modern, and informed by consideration of industry developments, including ongoing technology advancements. |
| Narrative |
CPMA will consult with Canadian horse racing stakeholders to identify opportunities for modernizing the regulatory framework. This will include review of developments that affect how pari-mutuel betting on horse racing is conducted such as technological advancements and the introduction of new gaming products. The CPMA will meet with Canadian bettors, race-course associations, horsepersons’ groups, and provincial horse racing regulators to discuss the efficacy of the regulatory requirements in achieving policy objectives, and identify opportunities for improvement. The CPMA concluded its most recent Regulatory Framework Review in 2017. Amendments made to the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations (the Regulations) were registered on February 2, 2017, by the Privy Council Office and published on February 22, 2017 in the Canada Gazette, Part II. Current and previous versions of the Regulations are accessible by visiting the Department of Justice website: Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations |
| Date of last review or amendment |
SOR/2023-087 (1 drug added) May 10, 2023 SOR/2022-139 (3 drugs added, 1 revised) June 21, 2022 SOR/2020-230 (3 drugs added) Oct 22, 2020 SOR/2020-33 (3 drugs added) Feb 27, 2020 SOR/2018-117 (2 drugs added) Jun 1, 2018 SOR/2017-8 (Regulatory Review) Feb 2, 2017 [Mar 2, 2017 (s.51)] |
| Targeted start for review | 2024/25 |
| Stakeholder Feedback | Not currently applicable |
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Outcomes
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Not currently applicable |
| For further information | |
| Departmental or agency contact | Kimberly Dicaire Manager, Legislative Services Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Telephone: 613-219-8473 Email: Kimberly.dicaire@agr.gc.ca |
Regulations Respecting The Transfer of Loan Racing Photographic or Video Products Short Title: Racing Products Transfer and Loan Regulations
| Title of the Regulations | Regulations Respecting The Transfer of Loan Racing Photographic or Video Products Short Title: Racing Products Transfer and Loan Regulations |
|---|---|
| Enabling Act | Financial Administration Act: section 61 |
| Rationale |
Subsection 61(2) of the Financial Administration Act states, (2) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board, may authorize or make regulations authorizing the transfer, lease or loan of public property other than federal real property and federal immovables as defined in the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act. The Racing Products Transfer and Loan Regulations were created to direct the use of photographic and video materials resulting from the operation of federally-provided photo-finish and video services at Canadian race-courses. The federal government no longer provides these services, and therefore no longer creates material related to pari-mutuel horse racing in Canada. |
| Narrative |
Review of the Racing Products Transfer and Loan Regulations to be determined. The regulatory provisions respecting photo finish and video surveillance found under the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations were repealed in August, 2011 All historical photographs and video tapes in the CPMA’s possession have been destroyed. However, copies of these materials may continue to exist, and remain the property of the crown. |
| Date of last review or amendment | 1986 (SOR/86-388) |
| Targeted start for review | 2025/26 |
| Stakeholder Feedback | Not currently applicable |
Outcomes
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Not currently applicable |
| For further information | Racing Products Transfer and Loan Regulations |
| Departmental or agency contact | Kimberly Dicaire Manager, Legislative Services Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Telephone: 613-219-8473 Email: Kimberly.dicaire@agr.gc.ca |
Order Respecting Payments To Be Made For The Supervision Of Pari-Mutuel Systems Of Betting Short Title: Pari-Mutuel Payments Order
| Title of the Regulations |
Order Respecting Payments To Be Made For The Supervision Of Pari-Mutuel Systems Of Betting |
|---|---|
| Enabling Act | Criminal Code: Section 204 |
| Rationale |
Subsection 204(4) of the Criminal Code states,
The federal levy is collected from licensed Canadian race-course associations based on the amounts bet in Canada on horse racing and is currently fixed at the rate of 0.8% on every dollar amount bet. |
| Narrative |
The Pari-Mutuel Payments Order is reviewed regularly in preparation of the CPMA's annual business plan and budgeting exercise. The process involves reviewing the costs associated with providing the CPMA's programs and services, and determining whether the levy and the accumulated surplus are expected to provide sufficient funding for the operation of the Agency over the following three year period. This annual review of the payments order is essential as the CPMA is a Special Operating Agency, which is financed exclusively through a revolving fund, financed by the federal levy. |
| Date of last review or amendment | Reviewed annually Last amendment year: 1983 (SI/83-72) |
| Targeted start for review | 2024/25 |
| Stakeholder Feedback | Not currently applicable |
Outcomes
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Not currently applicable |
| For further information | |
| Departmental or agency contact | Kimberly Dicaire Manager, Legislative Services Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency Telephone: 613-219-8473 Email: Kimberly.dicaire@agr.gc.ca |
For more information
Consult CPMA’s web page Acts and Regulations - Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency for a list of acts and regulations administered by CPMA, and further information on the CPMA’s implementation of government-wide regulatory management initiatives.
Consult the following for links to the Cabinet Directive on Regulation and supporting policies and guidance, and for information on government-wide regulatory initiatives implemented by departments and agencies across the Government of Canada:
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit