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 2024 count is 1,491. The total June 30, 2014 baseline count was 1,972.
Between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024, the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio's total count of administrative burden requirements decreased by 47 counts. The counts previously listed for the Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC) were removed as they were determined to not meet the definition of administrative burden; either because the organizations they govern are not businesses, or because the requirements imposed are operationally necessary and therefore do not count as administrative burden.
| Title of the regulation | Statutory Order and Regulation Number | 2024 count |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Marketing Programs Regulations | SOR/99-295 | 13 |
| Canadian Agricultural Loans Regulations | SOR/99-122 | 109 |
| Livestock Pedigree Associations Winding-up Regulations | 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: | 133 | |
| Title of the regulation | Statutory Order and Regulation Number | 2024 count |
|---|---|---|
| Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations | SOR/91-365 | 303 |
| Racing Products Transfer and Loan Regulations | SOR/85-730 | 1 |
| Total count for the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency: | 304 | |
| Title of the regulation | Statutory Order and Regulation Number | 2024 count |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Grain Regulations | 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 | 2024 count |
|---|---|---|
| Dairy Products Marketing Regulations | 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 2024 Count for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Portfolio: 1,491
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.