Acts and regulations

The CFIA is responsible for administering certain federal acts and regulations.

• List of acts and regulations

The CFIA is committed to upholding accessibility, transparency, consistency, reasonableness, and clarity when using incorporation by reference in regulations. View:

• Incorporation by reference
• CFIA Incorporation by Reference Policy
• Inventory of documents incorporated by reference

The CFIA publish a Forward Regulatory Plan, which shares planned or anticipated federal regulatory changes in the next 2 years.

The Forward Regulatory Plan also links to the Regulatory Stock Review Plan, which is the agency's plan to review its entire regulatory stock over a set period of time. This plan includes:

• a list of the regulations that will undergo a review, prioritized in a way that makes sense to the regulator and stakeholders
• a time frame for the review(s)

Red Tape Review

The CFIA's Progress Report on Red Tape Reduction identifies recent achievements and planned actions to reduce red tape, including regulatory and non-regulatory measures.

For more information, see the Government of Canada's Red Tape Review.

Targeted regulatory reviews

The CFIA participated in the first and second rounds of targeted regulatory reviews by reviewing existing regulations and regulatory practices. As a result, the CFIA identified initiatives that support economic growth and innovation in 3 regulatory roadmaps:

• Agri-food and Aquaculture Roadmap (Progress update for the Agri-food and Aquaculture Roadmap)
• International Standards Roadmap (Progress update for the International Standards Roadmap)
• Digitalization and Technology-Neutral Regulations Roadmap (Progress update for the Digitalization and Technology-Neutral Regulations Roadmap)

The CFIA publishes Service standards for high-volume regulatory authorizations and performance information for its services, including services for regulated parties to obtain regulatory authorization such as a permit or licence to engage in a regulated activity.

The Policy for Providing Guidance on Regulatory Requirements:

• outlines the commitments, practices and tools that the CFIA applies when providing Canadians and businesses with information and guidance on regulatory obligations to be met
• identifies the conditions under which written responses to questions will be provided

The Administrative Burden Baseline initiative requires departments and agencies to:

• establish a baseline count of federal regulatory requirements that impose administrative burden on business
• annually update and report publicly on the count of baseline requirements

The CFIA is implementing a modern regulatory framework that is safe and responsive and that maintains high standards for health and safety, while enabling opportunities for industry to innovate. See the Safe and Responsive Regulatory Framework.