All federal regulations that are administered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. Similar to the 2017 Administrative Burden Baseline count, the total 2018 count is 5367. The total 2014 baseline count was 5350.
Please note that the administrative burden count for each regulation only accounts for administrative burden imposed on commercial enterprises, and does not include administrative burden related to recreational fishing, licences required for research purposes, or licences required for scientific purposes. As well, some regulations, annotated with (*), are administered by other government departments, and they will account for the administrative burden.
Administrative Burden Baseline
2018
| Title of Regulation |
SOR Number |
ABB Count for 2018 |
| Fisheries Act |
| Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences Regulations |
SOR/93-332 |
20 |
| Alberta Fishery Regulations, 1998 |
SOR/98-246 |
72 |
| Applications for Authorization under Paragraph 35(2)(b) of the Fisheries Act Regulations |
SOR/2013-191 |
126 |
| Aquaculture Activities Regulations |
SOR/2015-177 |
96 |
| Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations |
SOR/2015-121 |
0 |
| Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985 |
SOR/86-21 |
7 |
| British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations, 1996 |
SOR/96-137 |
0 |
| Chlor-Alkali Mercury Liquid Effluent Regulations * |
C.R.C., c. 811 |
0 |
| Deposit Out of the Normal Course of Events Notification Regulations * |
SOR/2011-91 |
0 |
| Dogfish Exemption Notice |
C.R.C., c. 836 |
0 |
| Experimental Lakes Area Research Activities Regulations * |
SOR/2014-95 |
0 |
| Fish Toxicant Regulations* |
SOR/88-258 |
0 |
| Fishery (General) Regulations |
SOR/93-53 |
100 |
| Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 815 |
0 |
| Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations |
SOR/90-351 |
33 |
| Manitoba Fishery Regulations, 1987 |
SOR/87-509 |
5 |
| Marine Mammal Regulations |
SOR/93-56 |
45 |
| Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations |
SOR/93-55 |
185 |
| Meat and Poultry Products Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations * |
C.R.C., c. 818 |
0 |
| Metal Mining Effluent Regulations * |
SOR/2002-222 |
0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations |
SOR/78-443 |
20 |
| Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 847 |
86 |
| Ontario Fishery Regulations, 2007 |
SOR/2007-237 |
189 |
| Order Designating the Minister of the Environment as the Minister Responsible for the Administration and Enforcement of Subsections 36(3) to (6) of the Fisheries Act |
SI/2014-21 |
0 |
| Pacific Aquaculture Regulations |
SOR/2010-270 |
98 |
| Pacific Fishery Management Area Regulations, 2007 |
SOR/2007-77 |
0 |
| Pacific Fishery Regulations, 1993 |
SOR/93-54 |
426 |
| Pacific Hake Exemption Notice |
SOR/86-750 |
0 |
| Petroleum Refinery Liquid Effluent Regulations * |
C.R.C., c. 828 |
0 |
| Potato Processing Plant Liquid Effluent Regulations * |
C.R.C., c. 829 |
0 |
| Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations * |
SOR/92-269 |
0 |
| Quebec Fishery Regulations, 1990 |
SOR/90-214 |
29 |
| Regulations Establishing Conditions for Making Regulations Under Subsection 36(5.2) of the Fisheries Act |
SOR/2014-91 |
0 |
| Roe Herring Exemption Notice |
C.R.C., c. 837 |
0 |
| Saskatchewan Fishery Regulations, 1995 |
SOR/95-233 |
16 |
| Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations * |
SOR/2012-139 |
0 |
| Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 854 |
55 |
| Fisheries Act, section 18 (lobster fisheries) |
R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14 |
49 |
| Fisheries Act, section 61 (Information Returns) |
R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14 |
3473 |
| Oceans Act |
| Anguniaqvia niqiqyuam Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2016-280 |
0 |
| Basin Head Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2005-293 |
1 |
| Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2008-124 |
21 |
| Certain Marine Carriers Remission Order, 2011 |
SI/2011-66 |
0 |
| Confederation Bridge Area Provincial (P.E.I.) Laws Application Regulations |
SOR/97-375 |
0 |
| Eastport Marine Protected Areas Regulations |
SOR/2005-294 |
1 |
| Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2003-87 |
0 |
| Fishing Zones of Canada (Zone 6) Order |
C.R.C., c. 1549 |
0 |
| Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 1, 2 and 3) Order |
C.R.C., c. 1547 |
0 |
| Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 4 and 5) Order |
C.R.C., c. 1548 |
0 |
| Gilbert Bay Marine Protected Regulations |
SOR/2005-295 |
1 |
| Gully Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2004-112 |
21 |
| Musquash Estuary Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2006-354 |
21 |
| Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2017-15 |
0 |
| St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area Regulations |
SOR/2017-106 |
0 |
| Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Areas Regulations |
SOR/2010-190 |
1 |
| Territorial Sea Geographical Coordinates (Area 7) Order |
SOR/85-872 |
0 |
| Territorial Sea Geographical Coordinates Order |
C.R.C., c. 1550 |
0 |
| Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act |
| Order Authorizing the Minister of Finance to Exercise the Powers of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Referred to in the Act in Respect of National Sea Products Limited |
SOR/89-187 |
0 |
| Order Authorizing the Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion to Exercise the Powers of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under Subsection 6(1) of the Act with Respect to Certain Companies |
SOR/84-764 |
0 |
| Order Authorizing the Minister of State (Privatization and Regulatory Affairs) to Exercise the Powers Given to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Under the Act in Respect of Certain Companies |
SOR/87-91 |
0 |
| Coastal Fisheries Protection Act |
| Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 413 |
33 |
| Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act |
| Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act |
R.S.C., 1985, c. F-15 |
0 |
| Fisheries Development Act |
| Fisheries Development Act |
R.S.C., 1985, c. F-21 |
0 |
| Fisheries Improvement Loans Act |
| Fisheries Improvement Loans Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 864 |
132 |
| Fishing and Recreational Harbours Act |
| Fishing and Recreational Harbours Regulations |
SOR/78-767 |
5 |
| Freshwater Fish Marketing Act |
| Carrier Exemption Regulations |
C.R.C., c. 803 |
0 |
| Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Act |
| Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Act |
R.S.C., 1985, c. F-17 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
5367 |