Acts and Regulations

Global Affairs Canada has the responsibility of managing Canada’s diplomatic and consular relations and encouraging the country’s international trade. In doing so, it administers a number of Acts (laws) and Regulations (rules used to carry out the Acts).

What are we doing?

As a department, Global Affairs Canada is responsible for the following:

• List of Acts
• List of Regulations
• Forward Regulatory
  • Forward Regulatory Plan for Strategic and Military Goods and Technologies
  • Forward Regulatory Plan for Non-Strategic Goods (Agricultural Products, Clothing and Textiles, Steel)
• Service Standards for High-Volume Regulatory Authorizations
• Interpretation Policy
• Administrative Burden Baseline
• Departmental Actions to respond to the Red Tape Reduction Commission’s Recommendations Report
• Frequently Asked Questions

All of the government's Acts and Regulations can be found on the Justice Canada website.

For more information

• Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
• The Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management
• The Red Tape Reduction Action Plan
• The Canada–United States Regulatory Cooperation Council

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.