Forward Regulatory Plan 2021 to 2023

This Forward Regulatory Plan provides information on regulatory initiatives that Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) aims to propose or finalize in the next 2 years through:

• pre-publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I
• final publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II

The Forward Regulatory Plan may also include regulatory initiatives that are planned to come forward over a longer time frame. Comments or enquiries can be made using the contact information included with each regulatory initiative.

Regulatory Initiatives

• Adaptation Regulations for Self-Governing and Treaty First Nations (Proposed), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Adaptation Regulations for Indigenous Organizations (Proposed), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Adaptation Regulations for First Nations with an interest in Joint Reserves (Proposed), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Administrative Monetary Penalties (Proposed Regulations)
  • Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (Proposed), pursuant to the Territorial Lands Act
  • Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (Proposed), pursuant to the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act
• Debt Reserve Funds Replenishment Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Exemption List Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act
• First Nations Assessment Appeal Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Schedule to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act (Order Amending the Act)
• Schedule to the First Nations Land Management Act (Order Amending the Act)
• First Nations Land Registry Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the First Nations Land Management Act
• First Nations Property Assessment and Taxation (Railway Rights-of-Way) Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• First Nations Taxation Enforcement Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Financing Secured by Other Revenues Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
• Preliminary Screening Requirement Regulations (Regulations Amending), pursuant to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act

Find out more

Consult CIRNAC's Laws and Regulations web page for:

• a list of acts and regulations administered by CIRNAC
• further information on CIRNAC's implementation of government-wide regulatory management initiatives

Consult the following for links to the Cabinet Directive on Regulation and supporting policies and guidance, and for information on government-wide regulatory initiatives implemented by departments and agencies across the Government of Canada:

• Federal regulatory management
• Learn more about regulatory cooperation

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit:

• Consulting with Canadians
• Canada Gazette