Question Period Note: Red Tape Reduction Measures

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Reference number:
PSPC-2025-QP-00038
Date received:
Sep 9, 2025
Organization:
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Name of Minister:
Lightbound, Joël (Hon.)
Title of Minister:
Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement

Issue/Question:

In response to the red tape review process led by the President of the Treasury Board, Public Services and Procurement Canada and the National Capital Commission reviewed their regulations to reduce administrative burden, modernize processes and eliminate outdated regulations.

Suggested Response:

  • To enhance agility, improve clarity, and reflect evolving technologies and practices, Public Services and Procurement Canada is consolidating and revising its regulatory framework by developing new Harmonized Procurement Regulations and updating other operational regulations, such as the Translation Bureau and Controlled Goods Regulations
    • Moving forward, all the organizations in my portfolio will continue to seek ways to eliminate red tape in their programs, policies, processes and service delivery

Background:

On July 9, 2025, the President of the Treasury Board called on all Ministers with regulatory responsibilities to undertake a 60-day review of their regulatory portfolios to reduce red tape and support a stronger, more inclusive Canadian economy.

Ministers were asked to publish progress reports outlining immediate actions taken, as well as short, medium, and long-term plans to streamline regulations.

For Public Services and Procurement Canada, the list of actions outlined in the progress report include:

  1. Develop Harmonized Procurement regulations
  2. Update of the Controlled Goods Regulations
  3. Review of Translation Bureau Regulations
  4. Amend the Government Property Traffic Regulations
  5. Amend the Public Works Nuisances Regulations
  6. Amend the Seized Property Disposition Regulations
  7. Amend the Canada Gazette Publication Order, 2014
  8. Repeal the Selkirk Marine Railway Dry Dock and the Canadian Vickers Dry Dock Regulations

For the National Capital Commission, the list of actions outlined in the progress report include:

  1. Develop leaner processes for the Federal Land Use, Design and Transaction Approval and Environmental Impact Assessment
  2. Modernizing the National Capital Act

Additional Information:

  • Public Services and Procurement Canada operates under 20 acts and 27 regulations
    • In total, through consolidation, comprehensive reviews, and targeted amendments, the department will immediately move to reduce red tape related to 14 of its regulations