Acts and Regulations

Health Canada administers many pieces of legislation and develops and enforces regulations under this legislation that have a direct impact on the health and safety of Canadians. The Department consults with the Canadian public, industry, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other interested parties in the development of these laws. Health Canada also prepares guidelines in order to help interpret and clarify legislation and regulations.

What are We Doing?

As a Department, Health Canada is responsible for the following:

• Acts and Regulations
• Administrative Burden Baseline
• Forward Regulatory Plan
• Service Standards for High-Volume Regulatory Authorizations
• Interpretation Policy
• Departmental Actions to Respond to the Red Tape Reduction Commission's Recommendations Report
• Departmental Involvement in Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation Council

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.