Program directory · Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Regulatory Policy, Oversight, and Cooperation
- Department
- Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
- Program code
- BXD01 (TBC)
- Core responsibility
- Regulatory Oversight
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat supports Treasury Board Ministers in their role as a committee of the King’s Privy Council for Canada by providing advice on Governor in Council regulatory and Order-in-Council (OIC) matters. The program provides leadership and management of the Government’s regulatory function and is responsible for federal regulatory policy and oversight promoting good regulatory practice; regulatory policy research and analysis; targeted Regulatory Reviews; Canada’s Centre for Regulatory Innovation (CRI); the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill process; and supporting the External Advisory Committee on Regulatory Competitiveness (EACRC) and regulatory reconciliation and cooperation forums established between Canada-US, Canada-European Union, and domestically between the federal government, provinces and territories. Engaging stakeholders, such as the Canadian public, industry associations, businesses, and other groups also plays an important role in the delivery of program objectives. Treasury Board Ministers and federal departments and agencies are the primary clients of the program.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2017-18. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulatory Policy, Oversight, and Cooperation | This program | 2017-18 – 2028-29 | $73.8M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Employees (FTEs) 55, against 23 in 2018-19 (+139%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators added: Number of federal regulatory programs that have a regulatory cooperation work plan; Percentage of significant regulatory proposals (for example, significant cost impact) that promote regulatory cooperation considerations, when relevant; Ranking of Canada’s regulatory system by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of regulatory initiatives that report on early public consultation undertaken prior to first publication; Ranking of Canada’s regulatory system by the OECD | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2019-20 | Renamed from “Regulatory Policy and Oversight” to “Regulatory Policy, Oversight, and Cooperation”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2019-20 | Spending $9.3M, against $3.5M in 2018-19 (+169%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Indicators added: Percentage of regulatory initiatives that report on early public consultation undertaken prior to first publication | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: Percentage of final in-scope GIC regulations where the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) included the required level of analysis (qualitative, quantitative, monetized) for cost-benefit analysis (CBA); Percentage of regulatory departments and agencies conducting regulatory experiments supported by the Centre for Regulatory Innovation (CRI); Number of regulatory cooperation work plans/work plan items with a significant federal role added to TBS-coordinated forums; Percentage of Review Roadmap initiatives being implemented 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years following Roadmap publication | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators dropped: Number of federal regulatory programs that have a regulatory cooperation work plan; Percentage of regulatory initiatives that report on early public consultation undertaken prior to first publication; Percentage of regulatory proposals that have an appropriate impact assessment (for example, cost benefit analysis); Percentage of significant regulatory proposals (for example, significant cost impact) that promote regulatory cooperation considerations, when relevant; Ranking of Canada’s regulatory system by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Number of regulatory cooperation initiatives completed by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat-coordinated forums; The number of departments and agencies with an up to date stock review plan | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Number of regulatory cooperation work plans/work plan items with a significant federal role added to TBS-coordinated forums; Percentage of Review Roadmap initiatives being implemented 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years following Roadmap publication | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Percentage of final in-scope GIC regulations where the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) included the required level of analysis (qualitative, quantitative, monetized) for cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
Expected result: Regulatory departments and agencies increase adoption of Good Regulatory Practice (GRP)
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 95% | 2023 | 98.3% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 95% | 2024 | 100% Target met | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 95% | 2025 | 99.5% | Met |
Percentage of regulatory departments and agencies conducting regulatory experiments supported by the Centre for Regulatory Innovation (CRI)
Expected result: Regulatory departments and agencies pursue regulatory experimentation
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | TBD once baseline is established | 2023 | 10% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 10 | 2024 | 5 During the reporting period, 3 of 60 departments and agencies conducted regulatory experiments that were supported by the Centre for Regulatory Innovation (CRI) or identified through the targeted regulatory reviews. Another department is receiving support from the CRI for a pre-experiment project that does not meet the criteria for this indicator. In 2023–24, the CRI received a low number of appl… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | 12% of all regulatory departments | 2025 | 12 | Met |
Number of regulatory cooperation work plans/work plan items with a significant federal role added to TBS-coordinated forums
Expected result: Strengthen opportunities for regulatory departments and agencies to cooperate across jurisdictions
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | +4 regulatory cooperation work plans/work plan items with a significant federal role added to TBS-coordinated forums | 2023 | 0 The Canada-EU Regulatory Cooperation Forum published its latest workplan in January 2023, which recommitted to 3 existing work plan items and 2 existing items of interest. While the work plan does not include new items, both parties continue to raise and consider new topics for cooperation under the table. The Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table published its latest workplan in Januar… | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 39 | 2024 | 0 The Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table, established under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, continues to focus its efforts on existing commitments, namely, the 12 existing work plan items for regulatory reconciliation and regulatory cooperation. The Canada-European Union Regulatory Cooperation Forum’s 2024 work plan will recommit to three work plan items and two items of interest to… | Not met |
| 2024-25 | 4 workplans | 2025 | 3 Despite a target of adding four workplans, TBS added three items to TBS-coordinated forums for 2024-2025. This relates to an interest in shifting priorities for other partners and attempts to conclude existing items. The Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT), established under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, continues to focus its efforts on existing commitments. The Canada-Eur… | Not met |
Percentage of Review Roadmap initiatives being implemented 1 year, 2 years, and 5 years following Roadmap publication
Expected result: Regulatory departments and agencies pursue regulatory experimentation and modernization
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | TBD once baseline is established | 2023 | Four years since the Round 1 Roadmaps were published (2019), 95.9% of initiatives are being implemented (complete and advancing). Two years since the Round 2 Roadmaps were published (2021), 94.4% of initiatives are being implemented (complete and advancing). | Met |
| 2023-24 | At least 75% completed or advancing by all relevant milestone years based on date of Roadmap publication | 2024 | 95% Target met. Round 1 Roadmaps were published in 2019. In the four years since, 70 of 73 initiatives are being implemented (35 completed and 35 advancing). Round 2 Roadmaps were published in 2021. In the two years since, 34 of 36 initiatives are being implemented (7 completed and 27 advancing). In total, 104 of 109 Roadmap initiatives are being implemented (42 completed and 62 advancing). | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 75% | 2025 | 92% | Met |
Number of federal regulatory programs that have a regulatory cooperation work plan
Expected result: Regulatory cooperation among jurisdictions is advanced
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 35 | 2020 | 38 | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 37 | 2021 | 40 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 39 | 2022 | 42 | Met |
Percentage of regulatory initiatives that report on early public consultation undertaken prior to first publication
Expected result: Government regulatory practices and processes are open, transparent, and informed by evidence
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | ≥ 95 | 2021 | 99.09 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 95 | 2022 | 96.8 | Met |
Percentage of regulatory proposals that have an appropriate impact assessment (for example, cost benefit analysis)
Expected result: Government regulatory practices and processes are open, transparent, and informed by evidence
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 95% | 2020 | 97.1% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 95% | 2021 | 96.1% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 95% | 2022 | 97.6% | Met |
Percentage of significant regulatory proposals (for example, significant cost impact) that promote regulatory cooperation considerations, when relevant
Expected result: Regulatory cooperation among jurisdictions is advanced
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 95% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 100% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 95% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
Ranking of Canada’s regulatory system by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Expected result: Government regulatory practices and processes are open, transparent, and informed by evidence
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Canada to rank in the top 5 in the next issue of the report | 2021 | In the 2021 report, out of 39 OECD jurisdictions, and the European Union, Canada ranked: - 3rd for stakeholder engagement - 5th for regulatory impact analysis - and 6th for ex-post evaluation. Although Canada ranked in the top five for stakeholder engagement and regulatory impact analysis practices, it dropped to sixth on ex-post evaluation from fifth in the previous report in 2018. To improve this result, TBS will focus policy development efforts on identifying ways to improve the existing regulatory review requirements. | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Number of regulatory cooperation initiatives completed by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat-coordinated forums
Expected result: The federal government regularly engages in regulatory cooperation with other jurisdictions
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 4 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of final in-scope GIC regulations where the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) included the required level of analysis (qualitative, quantitative, monetized) for cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
Expected result: Regulatory departments and agencies increase adoption of Good Regulatory Practice (GRP)
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 95% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Percentage of regulatory departments and agencies conducting regulatory experiments supported by the Centre for Regulatory Innovation (CRI)
Expected result: Regulatory departments and agencies pursue regulatory experimentation
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Greater than (or equal to) 12% of all regulatory departments | 2027 | — | Planned |
The number of departments and agencies with an up to date stock review plan
Expected result: Accelerate the reduction of red tape from the regulatory system
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 28 out of 41 departments | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | — | $4.1M |
| 2018-19 | $4.8M | $3.5M |
| 2019-20 | $9.1M | $9.3M |
| 2020-21 | $11.1M | $10M |
| 2021-22 | $9M | $10.2M |
| 2022-23 | $11.7M | $12M |
| 2023-24 | $12.6M | $12.7M |
| 2024-25 | $13.2M | $12.1M |
| 2025-26 | $10.5M | — |
| 2026-27 | $10.8M | — |
| 2027-28 | $11.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $11.2M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 33 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | 32 | 23 |
| 2019-20 | 63 | 55 |
| 2020-21 | 71 | 61 |
| 2021-22 | 57 | 66 |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 73 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 70 |
| 2024-25 | 74 | 68 |
| 2025-26 | 59 | — |
| 2026-27 | 62 | — |
| 2027-28 | 63* | — |
| 2028-29 | 58* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $4,758,109 | $4,758,109 | $4,758,109 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $9,076,639 | $6,672,687 | $4,605,266 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $11,084,418 | $8,940,136 | $9,370,582 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $9,039,679 | $9,470,835 | $9,889,499 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $11,716,665 | $9,899,265 | $9,898,889 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $12,551,889 | $12,562,280 | $10,049,956 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $13,178,032 | $10,811,526 | $10,837,524 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $10,525,457 | $10,953,095 | $10,953,095 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $10,844,529 | $11,169,607 | $11,179,190 | ||||||||
| Actual | $3,456,937 | $9,293,307 | $10,022,274 | $10,218,687 | $11,961,210 | $12,660,553 | $12,113,475 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
