Administrative Burden Baseline: Update 2023

The Administrative Burden Baseline provides Canadians with a clear metric on the total number of requirements in federal regulations and associated forms that impose administrative burden on business. This baseline contributes to the openness and transparency of the federal regulatory system.

All federal regulations that are administered by Public Safety Canada that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, the Department's total count of administrative burden requirements did change. There were some regulatory changes that affected the existing count of administrative burden requirements. As a result the baseline count rose from 233 to 239.

All federal regulations that are administered by Public Safety Canada that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business
Title of the regulation SOR Number 2023 Count

Conditions of Transferring Firearms and Other Weapons Regulations

98-202

29

Firearms Registration Certificates Regulations

98-201

10

Authorizations to Transport Restricted Firearms and Prohibited Firearms Regulations

98-206

4

Shooting Clubs and Shooting Ranges Regulations

98-212

77

Special Authority to Possess Regulations

98-208

20

Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Business Regulations

98-210

2

Firearms Licences Regulations

98-199

97

Total count

239

Previous years’ counts for Public Safety Canada are available upon request.

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