Table of Contents

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

PREFACE

PART I

1. OVERVIEW

2. VISION AND PRINCIPLES

3. A REGULATORY STRATEGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

   3.1	International Regulatory Cooperation
   3.2	Federal-Provincial-Territorial Regulatory Cooperation
   3.3	Federal Regulatory Coordination
   3.4	Risk Management
   3.5	Instruments for Government Action
   3.6	The Regulatory Process
   3.7	Government Capacity

PART II

1. SECTORS/AREAS OF REGULATION

   1.1	Manufacturing and Product Approval 1.1.1 Overview 1.1.2 Automotive Manufacture and Assembly 1.1.3 Drug Review Process 1.1.4 New Substances Notification
   1.2	Biotechnology/Life Sciences
   1.3	Enabling First Nations Economic Development
   1.4	The Environmental Assessment Process
   1.5	Oil and Gas Exploration and Development 1.5.1 Northern Oil and Gas Development 1.5.2 Offshore Oil and Gas

PART III

MAKING IT HAPPEN

ANNEX I: Papers Commissioned By The External Advisory Committee On Smart Regulation

ANNEX II: Public Interest Accountability Framework (PIAF)

ANNEX III: A Proposal For A New Regulatory Policy For Canada

ANNEX IV: Recommendations