• Taking action on
    26
    opportunities within the next three years.
  • Monitoring
    31
    opportunities and exploring how to take action.
  • No action will be taken on
    7
    opportunities that could increase burdens.

You can read the summary of the 64 potential opportunities or review them individually by category.

The government’s plan is divided into nine categories, corresponding with the way the regulations appeared on the Red Tape Challenge webpage:

  • Food safety
  • Food marketing
  • Employment and labour
  • Corporate and commercial law
  • Environmental
  • Land use and planning
  • Health and safety
  • Taxation and financial reporting
  • Other

Summary of all opportunities

A high level summary of the 64 potential opportunities for improvement identified through the food processing sector consultation.

Actions in progress

The following 26 opportunities were identified during this round of the Red Tape Challenge, and we have committed to take action on them within the next three years.

Food safety – 8

Food marketing – 2

Employment and labour – 2

Environmental – 4

Land use and planning – 1

Health and safety – 2

Other – 7

Actions tracking

The following 31 opportunities were identified during this round of the Red Tape Challenge; we will monitor and explore how best to take action.

Food safety – 7

Employment and labour – 4

Corporate and commercial law – 1

Environmental – 6

Land use and planning – 2

Health and safety – 8

Other – 3

No action recommended

No action will be taken on the remaining 7 opportunities because they could increase burdens, or do not fall under provincial authority or are not regulatory issues under the mandate of the Red Tape Challenge to improve redundant, outdated or unnecessarily costly regulations.

Environmental – 2

Health and safety – 4

Taxation and financial reporting – 1