The Administrative Burden Baseline provides Canadians with a clear metric of the total number of requirements in federal regulations and associated forms that impose administrative burden on business. This baseline count contributes to the openness and transparency of the federal regulatory system. Administrative burden includes planning, collecting, processing and reporting of information, completing forms and retaining data required by the federal government to comply with a regulation.
All federal regulations administered by the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. The total 2025 count is 1,605. The total June 30, 2014 baseline count was 1,972.
Between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio's total count of administrative burden requirements increased by 114. The increase reflects revisions to forms under the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) made to improve efficiency and streamline the process. Forms were updated to request all necessary information for the CALA program, streamlining the process and reducing the need for follow up information requests. Despite the rise in administrative burden requirements, the new forms improve efficiency and reduce overall regulatory burden imposed on lenders.
Title of the regulation | Statutory Order and Regulation Number | 2025 count |
|---|---|---|
SOR/99-295 | 13 | |
SOR/99-122 | 223 | |
SOR/80-182 | 6 | |
Wheat and Barley Research, Market Development and Technical Assistance Regulations | SOR/2012-152 | 5 |
Total count for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: | 247 | |
Title of the regulation | Statutory Order and Regulation Number | 2025 count |
|---|---|---|
SOR/91-365 | 303 | |
SOR/85-730 | 1 | |
Total count for the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency: | 304 | |
Title of the regulation | Statutory Order and Regulation Number | 2025 count |
|---|---|---|
C.R.C., c. 889 | 1,050 | |
Total count for the Canadian Grain Commission: | 1,050 | |
Title of the regulation | Statutory Order and Regulation Number | 2025 count |
|---|---|---|
SOR/94-466 | 2 | |
European Economic Community Aged Cheddar Cheese Export Regulations | SOR/91-84 | 2 |
Total count for the Canadian Dairy Commission: | 4 | |
Total 2025 Count for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio: 1,606
Previous years' counts for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio are available upon request.
Contact
Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio
aafc.regulation-reglementation.aac@agr.gc.ca
For more information
- Government-Wide Administrative Burden Baseline Counts
- Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
- Cabinet Directive on Regulation
- Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
- Developing and improving federal regulations
- Regulatory cooperation
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.