Canada Among World Leaders in Cutting Red Tape
Minister Clement Unveils Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/01/12 -- The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, today unveiled the Red Tape Reduction Action Plan, the Government of Canada's ambitious plan to cut red tape that will further free up business to invest in jobs and growth and cement Canada's reputation as one of the best places in the world to do business.
"Cutting red tape and making the regulatory process as pain-free as possible is one of the most important initiatives our Government can undertake to help business thrive," said Minister Clement. "In today's world of global economic uncertainty, we want to make sure we are doing everything we can to support jobs and investment."
The Government's Red Tape Reduction Action Plan is one of the most ambitious regulatory modernizations in the world today, and strengthens Canada's leading global position as a transparent and predictable place to invest.
The Action Plan introduces six systemic changes that will reduce administrative burden on business, make it easier to do business with regulators, and improve service and predictability. These government-wide changes are supported by 90 department-specific reforms-common sense solutions to business irritants in areas ranging from tax and payroll, to labour, licences and permits, transport and cross-border trade. The vast majority of these reforms will be implemented over the next three years.
"The Government's plan will make Canada a global leader in addressing and controlling red tape," said Laura Jones, Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). "More importantly, elements of the plan have the potential to actually make a difference in the lives of entrepreneurs who struggle daily with government red tape.""We heard from businesses and Canadians from across the country about what we can do to make it easier for them to deal with government," Minister Clement said. "Today's Action Plan will allow business to focus on what they do best while continuing to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians."
The Action Plan is the Government's response to the of the Red Tape Reduction Commission. This Commission, chaired by the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), was created through Canada's Economic Action Plan 2010. The Recommendations Report was received by Minister Clement in January 2012 on behalf of the Government of Canada.
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BACKGROUNDER
RED TAPE REDUCTION ACTION PLAN - OVERVIEW
The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan sets out the Government's common-sense approach to cutting red tape so entrepreneurs can focus on doing business and creating jobs.
The Action Plan introduces six fundamental, system-wide reforms and 90 department-specific changes. These will address a broad range of irritants to businesses, as well as the systemic barriers that unnecessarily frustrate and burden Canadian business with additional delays, costs and bureaucracy.
The six systemic reforms are grouped under three major areas of action:
Specific reforms that will make doing business easier and more efficient include:
The Action Plan is the Government's response to the of the Red Tape Reduction Commission. This Commission, chaired by the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), was created through Canada's Economic Action Plan 2010. The Recommendations Report was received by Minister Clement in January 2012 on behalf of the Government of Canada.
Under the Plan, the Government will publicly report on its progress in cutting red tape and improving service. An Annual Scorecard, to be reviewed by an External Regulatory Advisory Committee, will track and publish the results of the Action Plan's systemic reforms. Key service standard metrics will also be published and departments will also provide businesses with a feedback mechanism for them to register a complaint.
BACKGROUNDER
RED TAPE REDUCTION ACTION PLAN - "ONE-FOR-ONE" RULE
The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan sets out what the Government is doing to cut red tape so entrepreneurs can focus on doing business.
The Action Plan describes six fundamental systemic regulatory reforms grouped under three major areas of action.
One of these six systemic reforms is known as the "One-for-One" Rule.
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Through the ", the Government will reduce administrative burden in two ways:
For example, Industry Canada is reducing the red tape burden and costs to businesses through its Corporate Reporting Regulations that trims their regulatory reporting obligations. With these changes, fewer businesses in Canada would be required to provide information, with the collective savings to them estimated at $1.2 million annually.
Canada will be the first country to give such a rule the weight of legislation.
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An Annual Scorecard Report will be published to publicly report on the implementation of systemic reforms, particularly the "One-for-One" Rule.
The first Scorecard Report is scheduled to be published in 2013.
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RED TAPE REDUCTION ACTION PLAN - SMALL BUSINESS LENS
The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan sets out what the Government is doing to cut red tape so entrepreneurs can focus on doing business.
The Action Plan describes six fundamental systemic regulatory reforms grouped under three major areas of action.
One of these six systemic reforms is known as the Small Business Lens.
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A "small business" is defined as any business with fewer than 100 employees or between $30,000 and $5 million in annual gross revenues.
BACKGROUNDER
RED TAPE REDUCTION ACTION PLAN - FORWARD REGULATORY PLANS
The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan sets out what the Government is doing to cut red tape so entrepreneurs can focus on doing business.
The Action Plan describes six fundamental systemic regulatory reforms grouped under three major areas of action.
One of these six systemic reforms is known as Forward Regulatory Plans.
Highlights:
BACKGROUNDER
RED TAPE REDUCTION ACTION PLAN - INTERPRETATION POLICIES
The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan sets out what the Government is doing to cut red tape so entrepreneurs can focus on doing business.
The Action Plan describes six fundamental systemic regulatory reforms grouped under three major areas of action.
One of these six systemic reforms is the requirement for regulators to develop and publish interpretation policies.
Highlights:
BACKGROUNDER
RED TAPE REDUCTION ACTION PLAN - SERVICE STANDARDS
The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan sets out what the Government is doing to cut red tape so entrepreneurs can focus on doing business.
The Action Plan describes six fundamental systemic regulatory reforms grouped under three major areas of action.
One of these systemic reforms is the requirement to establish service standards for high-volume licensing, permitting and certification processes.
Highlights:
Related Information:
Compliance with the requirement to establish service standards will be part of the Annual Scorecard Report to be published in 2013. Starting in 2014, performance against published service standards will be reported in the Scorecard.
BACKGROUNDER
RED TAPE REDUCTION ACTION PLAN - ANNUAL SCORECARD REPORT
The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan sets out what the Government is doing to cut red tape so entrepreneurs can focus on doing business.
The Action Plan describes six fundamental systemic regulatory reforms grouped under three major areas of action.
One of these six systemic reforms is known as the Annual Scorecard Report.
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