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Regulations 7 The Governor in Council may, for the purpose of section 5 , make regulations respecting (a) the manner of calculating the cost of an administrative burden; (b) the period within which measures must be taken to comply with that section; (c) the taking into account of regulations that are amended or repealed before a new administrative burden is imposed; (d) the application of that section to any regulation made, amended or repealed on or after April 1, 2012; and (e) the regulations that the Treasury Board may exempt from the application of that section and the categories for which, and the circumstances in which, such an exemption may be granted.
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Immunity 8 (1) No action or other proceeding may be brought against His Majesty in right of Canada for anything done or omitted to be done, or for anything purported to be done or omitted to be done, under this Part. Validity of regulations (2) No regulation is invalid by reason only of a failure to comply with this Part. 2015, c. 12, s. 8 2026, c. 3, s. 207
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Report  — application of section 5 9 The President of the Treasury Board must prepare and make public each year a report on the application of section 5 during the 12-month period ending on March 31 of the year in which the report is to be made public.
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Regulations 10 The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting the information to be included in the report and respecting the report’s form.
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Definitions 11 The following definitions apply in this Part. entity includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an unincorporated association or organization and His Majesty in right of Canada or of a province. ( entité ) excluded Act means the Access to Information Act , the Auditor General Act , the Canada Elections Act , the Conflict of Interest Act , the Criminal Code , the Export and Import Permits Act , the Financial Administration Act , the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act , the Investment Canada Act , the Lobbying Act , the Nuclear Safety and Control Act , the Privacy Act , the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act or the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act . ( loi exclue ) 2015, c. 12, s. 11 2026, c. 3, s. 208
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entity includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an unincorporated association or organization and His Majesty in right of Canada or of a province. ( entité )
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excluded Act means the Access to Information Act , the Auditor General Act , the Canada Elections Act , the Conflict of Interest Act , the Criminal Code , the Export and Import Permits Act , the Financial Administration Act , the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act , the Investment Canada Act , the Lobbying Act , the Nuclear Safety and Control Act , the Privacy Act , the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act or the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act . ( loi exclue )
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 extension, revocation and suspension (8) The following provisions apply if, in accordance with subsection (7), two or more ministers have jointly made an order: (a) the order may be amended only if the ministers jointly make an amending order under subsection (5); (b) the validity period of the exemption may be extended only if the ministers jointly make an extension order under subsection (5); and (c) the order made under subsection (1) is revoked or its application is suspended, in whole or in part, if one of the ministers makes a revocation or suspension order, as the case may be, under subsection (6). Statutory Instruments Act (9) An order made under this section is not a statutory instrument within the meaning of the Statutory Instruments Act . 2026, c. 3, s. 208
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Order — entities operating in same sector 12.1 The following provisions apply if an order is made under subsection 12(1) that grants an exemption to an entity that is a business or a commercial entity: (a) the exemption granted in the original order must also be granted — by order under that subsection and for the same validity period — to any other entity that is a business or commercial entity that operates in the same sector if the minister or ministers who made the original order are of the opinion that the conditions in paragraph 12(3)(a) are met; and (b) if an order is made under subsection 12(1) with respect to the other entity referred to in paragraph (a), and the original order is subsequently amended or the validity period of the exemption granted by that order is extended by a minister or ministers, the minister or ministers must grant the same amendment or extension, by order under subsection 12(5), to that other entity if the minister or ministers are of the opinion that the conditions in that subsection are met. 2026, c. 3, s. 208
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Exemptions under other Acts 13 For greater certainty, the power to make an order under section 12 does not preclude or limit the exercise of a power to exempt under another Act of Parliament and vice versa. 2026, c. 3, s. 208
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Accessibility 14 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a minister must, as soon as feasible but no later than 30 days after making an order under section 12, make the order and the following information publicly accessible: (a) a description of the decision-making process and a summary of the reasons for the order; and (b) a description of the process for providing comments or information to, or requesting information from, the minister in relation to the order. Exception (2) The minister may exclude information that, in the minister’s opinion, would be inappropriate to make publicly accessible for reasons that include safety or security considerations or the protection of confidential or personal information. Two or more ministers — accessibility (3) If two or more ministers have jointly made an order in accordance with subsection 12(7) or (8), each of them must make publicly accessible the order and the same information under paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), with the same exclusions, if any, under subsection (2). 2026, c. 3, s. 208
Red Tape Reduction Act — R-4.5 14.1
Canada Gazette 14.1 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a minister must, within 30 days after the day on which they made an order under section 12, publish in the Canada Gazette the order and the information referred to in paragraphs 14(1)(a) and (b). Exception (2) The minister may exclude information that, in the minister’s opinion, would be inappropriate to publish for reasons that include safety or security considerations or the protection of confidential or personal information. Two or more ministers — publication (3) If two or more ministers have jointly made an order in accordance with subsection 12(7) or (8), only one of them is required to publish the order and the information referred to in paragraphs 14(1)(a) and (b). 2026, c. 3, s. 208
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Report — minister 14.2 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a minister must, within 90 days after the day on which they made an order under section 12, cause to be tabled a report in each House of Parliament and must, on request, appear before the appropriate committee of Parliament to explain the decision-making process and the reasons for the order. Contents of report (2) The report must contain the order, the information referred to in paragraph 14(1)(a) and an assessment of any provision of an Act of Parliament, or of an instrument made under an Act of Parliament, that could be amended or repealed to encourage innovation, competitiveness or economic growth in the clean technology or financial technology sector. Exception (3) The minister may exclude information that, in the minister’s opinion, would be inappropriate to include in the report for reasons that include safety or security considerations or the protection of confidential or personal information. Two or more ministers — report (4) If two or more ministers have jointly made an order in accordance with subsection 12(7) or (8), only one of them is required to table the report and appear before the appropriate committee of Parliament. 2026, c. 3, s. 208
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Report 15 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the President of the Treasury Board must prepare and make public each year a report on the application of section 12 during the 12-month period ending on March 31 of the year in which the report is to be made public. The report must include a list of the orders made under section 12 that were in effect during that period and the names of the ministers who made them. Exception (2) The President of the Treasury Board is not required to prepare a report if no orders made under section 12 were in effect during the period referred to in subsection (1). Tabling (3) The President of the Treasury Board must cause the report referred to in subsection (1) to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the report is made public. Referral to Committee (4) The report must be referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates of the House of Commons or, if there is not a Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, the appropriate committee of the House of Commons. 2026, c. 3, s. 208
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257 (1) The first paragraph of the French version of the preamble to the Red Tape Reduction Act is replaced by the following: que les Canadiens et les petites entreprises ont exprimé des préoccupations devant l’incidence de l’augmentation du fardeau administratif imposé par règlement sur le coût des affaires; (2) The second paragraph of the preamble to the Act is replaced by the following: Whereas on April 1, 2012 the Government of Canada established a rule that each increase in the administrative burden that is imposed by regulations on businesses must be offset with a corresponding decrease, one-for-one, and considers that it is desirable to establish that rule in legislation; Whereas the one-for-one rule should take into account regulatory cooperation between the Government of Canada and other jurisdictions;
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que les Canadiens et les petites entreprises ont exprimé des préoccupations devant l’incidence de l’augmentation du fardeau administratif imposé par règlement sur le coût des affaires;
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Whereas on April 1, 2012 the Government of Canada established a rule that each increase in the administrative burden that is imposed by regulations on businesses must be offset with a corresponding decrease, one-for-one, and considers that it is desirable to establish that rule in legislation;
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Whereas the one-for-one rule should take into account regulatory cooperation between the Government of Canada and other jurisdictions;
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258 (1) The definition administrative burden in section 2 of the Act is replaced by the following: administrative burden means anything that is necessary to demonstrate compliance with a regulation or a regulatory instrument, including the collecting, processing, reporting and retaining of information and the completing of forms. ( fardeau administratif ) (2) Section 2 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: other jurisdiction means (a) a province; (b) a municipality in Canada or a municipal or other public body performing a function of government in Canada; (c) a foreign state or a subdivision of a foreign state; and (d) an international organization, or association, of states. ( autre autorité ) regulatory instrument means an instrument that is issued, made or established in the exercise of a legislative power conferred under the legislation of any other jurisdiction. ( texte réglementaire )
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administrative burden means anything that is necessary to demonstrate compliance with a regulation or a regulatory instrument, including the collecting, processing, reporting and retaining of information and the completing of forms. ( fardeau administratif )
Red Tape Reduction Act — R-4.5 (a)
other jurisdiction means (a) a province; (b) a municipality in Canada or a municipal or other public body performing a function of government in Canada; (c) a foreign state or a subdivision of a foreign state; and (d) an international organization, or association, of states. ( autre autorité )
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regulatory instrument means an instrument that is issued, made or established in the exercise of a legislative power conferred under the legislation of any other jurisdiction. ( texte réglementaire )
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260 Subsection 5(1) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following: Control of administrative burden 5 (1) If a regulation is made that imposes a new administrative burden on a business, one or more regulations must be amended or repealed to offset the cost of that new burden against the cost of an existing administrative burden imposed by a regulation on a business.
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Control of administrative burden 5 (1) If a regulation is made that imposes a new administrative burden on a business, one or more regulations must be amended or repealed to offset the cost of that new burden against the cost of an existing administrative burden imposed by a regulation on a business.
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261 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 5: Offset — regulatory cooperation 5.1 Despite subsection 5(1), the cost of all or a portion, as the case may be, of a new administrative burden imposed by a regulation on a business may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, be offset against the cost of all or a portion, as the case may be, of an existing administrative burden imposed by a regulatory instrument on a business if (a) the administrative burden imposed by the regulatory instrument is reduced or eliminated as a result of the making, amendment or repeal of the regulatory instrument; and (b) that making, amendment or repeal takes place after the coming into force of this section and is the result of an agreement — between the Government of Canada or any of its institutions and the other jurisdiction that made, amended or repealed the regulatory instrument — relating to the promotion of cooperation in the design, monitoring, enforcement or review of regulations and that other jurisdiction’s regulatory instruments.
Red Tape Reduction Act — R-4.5 5.1
Offset — regulatory cooperation 5.1 Despite subsection 5(1), the cost of all or a portion, as the case may be, of a new administrative burden imposed by a regulation on a business may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, be offset against the cost of all or a portion, as the case may be, of an existing administrative burden imposed by a regulatory instrument on a business if (a) the administrative burden imposed by the regulatory instrument is reduced or eliminated as a result of the making, amendment or repeal of the regulatory instrument; and (b) that making, amendment or repeal takes place after the coming into force of this section and is the result of an agreement — between the Government of Canada or any of its institutions and the other jurisdiction that made, amended or repealed the regulatory instrument — relating to the promotion of cooperation in the design, monitoring, enforcement or review of regulations and that other jurisdiction’s regulatory instruments.
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262 Sections 6 and 7 of the Act are replaced by the following: Policies and directives 6 The President of the Treasury Board may establish policies or issue directives respecting the manner in which sections 5 and 5.1 are to be applied. Regulations 7 The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting (a) the manner of calculating, for the purpose of section 5 or 5.1, the cost of an administrative burden; (b) the periods within which measures must be taken to comply with section 5; (c) the periods within which the cost of all or a portion of a new administrative burden imposed by a regulation may be offset under section 5.1; (d) the taking into account of regulations that are amended or repealed — or regulatory instruments that are made, amended or repealed — before a new administrative burden is imposed by a regulation; (e) the application of section 5 to any regulation made, amended or repealed on or after April 1, 2012; (f) the application of section 5.1 to any regulation made or amended before the day on which that section comes into force; and (g) the regulations that the Treasury Board may exempt from the application of section 5 and the categories for which, and the circumstances in which, such an exemption may be granted.
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Policies and directives 6 The President of the Treasury Board may establish policies or issue directives respecting the manner in which sections 5 and 5.1 are to be applied.
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Regulations 7 The Governor in Council may make regulations respecting (a) the manner of calculating, for the purpose of section 5 or 5.1, the cost of an administrative burden; (b) the periods within which measures must be taken to comply with section 5; (c) the periods within which the cost of all or a portion of a new administrative burden imposed by a regulation may be offset under section 5.1; (d) the taking into account of regulations that are amended or repealed — or regulatory instruments that are made, amended or repealed — before a new administrative burden is imposed by a regulation; (e) the application of section 5 to any regulation made, amended or repealed on or after April 1, 2012; (f) the application of section 5.1 to any regulation made or amended before the day on which that section comes into force; and (g) the regulations that the Treasury Board may exempt from the application of section 5 and the categories for which, and the circumstances in which, such an exemption may be granted.
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263 Section 9 of the Act is replaced by the following: Report — application of sections 5 and 5.1 9 The President of the Treasury Board must prepare and make public each year a report on the application of sections 5 and 5.1 during the 12-month period ending on March 31 of the year in which the report is to be made public.
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Report — application of sections 5 and 5.1 9 The President of the Treasury Board must prepare and make public each year a report on the application of sections 5 and 5.1 during the 12-month period ending on March 31 of the year in which the report is to be made public.
Reduction of Recidivism Framework Act — R-4.6 Preamble
Preamble Whereas the purpose of the correctional system is in part to contribute to the maintenance of a just, peaceful and safe society by assisting the rehabilitation of offenders and their reintegration into the community as law-abiding citizens through the provision of programs in penitentiaries and in the community;
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Whereas nearly one in four people who have been incarcerated reoffend within two years of their release;
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Whereas people who have been incarcerated should have the necessary resources and employment opportunities to be able to transition back into the community and avoid falling back into their old ways;
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Whereas victims are at the heart of the justice system and the best way to protect them is to reduce crime and recidivism;
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Whereas Parliament recognizes the need to reduce recidivism in order to provide safe and secure communities for all Canadians;
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And whereas cooperation and coordinated action between the federal and provincial governments that respect the legislative competence of each are required to develop a federal framework that, in the interest of reducing recidivism, ensures the needs of people who have been incarcerated are met and supports their rehabilitation;
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Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Reduction of Recidivism Framework Act .
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Development and implementation 2 (1) The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness must, in consultation with representatives of the provinces, with a variety of Indigenous governing bodies and Indigenous organizations and with other relevant stakeholders such as non-governmental, non-profit, faith-based and private sector organizations, develop and implement a federal framework to reduce recidivism. Content (2) The framework must include measures to (a) initiate pilot projects and develop standardized and evidence-based programs aimed at reducing recidivism; (b) promote the reintegration of people who have been incarcerated back into the community through access to adequate and ongoing resources as well as employment opportunities in order to lessen the likelihood of their reoffending; (c) support faith-based and communal initiatives that aim to rehabilitate people who have been incarcerated; (d) review and implement international best practices related to the reduction of recidivism; and (e) evaluate and improve risk assessment instruments and procedures to address racial and cultural biases and ensure that all people who are incarcerated have access to appropriate programs that will help reduce recidivism.
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Tabling of framework 3 (1) Within one year after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness must prepare a report setting out the federal framework to reduce recidivism and cause the report to be tabled before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed. Publication (2) The Minister must publish the report on the website of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness within 10 days after the day on which the report is tabled in Parliament.
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Report 4 (1) Within three years after the day on which the report referred to in section 3 is tabled and every year after that, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness must prepare a report on the effectiveness of the federal framework to reduce recidivism that sets out his or her conclusions and recommendations. Tabling of report (2) The Minister must cause the report to be tabled before each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.
Referendum Act — R-4.7
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Referendum Act .