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Regulation establishes a permit system for ocean disposal of waste under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, including emergency reporting requirements, a two-tier National Action List with prescribed biological testing methodologies, geographic disposal restrictions, permit application/renewal procedures (90-day/45-day timelines), and a $2,500 application fee.

Imposes significant compliance costs ($2,500 fee, 90-day delays), rigid testing requirements that distort incentives toward box-ticking rather than environmental outcomes, and treats ocean disposal as a government privilege rather than a liability-based activity. Centralized determination of 'acceptable' pollution suffers from Hayek's knowledge problem, while the permit system suppresses private innovation and market solutions. Unintended consequences—reduced competition, bureaucratic burden, stifled technology—far outweigh marginal benefits.

Regulatory framework for chemical product safety classification, labeling, and packaging requirements in Canada, establishing hazard categories, container specifications, and display standards

Creates compliance burden that drives up costs, restricts supply, and limits consumer choice while imposing arbitrary safety thresholds that don't reflect actual risk

This document consists entirely of repealed sections from a previous regulation. All sections (1-16 and subsections 13.1-13.8) have been formally repealed by various Statutory Orders (SOR/2017-55, SOR/2009-23, SOR/2003-262). The regulation is no longer in force and has no current legal effect.

Already repealed and therefore non-functional. Maintaining repealed sections in the regulatory corpus creates confusion, increases compliance burden through unnecessary archival requirements, and violates the principle of legal clarity. Any original flaws this regulation had are now moot, but its continued listing represents dead weight that impedes efficient navigation of active regulations.

Authorizes a specific government employee to acquire territorial land in the Northwest Territories for seasonal recreational purposes with mineral rights reserved to the Crown.

This regulation grants a special privilege to one individual employee that creates inequality and potential corruption. It violates equal treatment under law and sets a precedent for government favoritism in land allocation.

A one-time remission order granting refunds of excess customs duties on goods imported from Albania (Sept 2000-Mar 2001) and Oman (Nov 2000-Mar 2001), conditional on claims filed within 2 years of order registration and no prior refunds granted.

This order expired over two decades ago with no ongoing effect. Even when active, it violated Most-Favoured-Nation principles by granting preferential tariff treatment to specific countries, creating distortionary trade incentives and administrative burden for a narrow benefit. The original flaws were discriminatory treatment and unnecessary complexity in tariff administration.

Establishes a grievance process for RCMP members to appeal classification decisions (position group, rank/level, effective date). Creates a committee of trained analysts, sets 45-day filing deadline, allows objections for conflicts of interest, and results in a final written decision by a designated decision maker.

Deleting this would remove a fair, efficient, and specialized internal dispute resolution mechanism, forcing RCMP members to either accept potentially unjust classifications or pursue more costly and disruptive external remedies, harming morale and operational effectiveness.

This document consists entirely of sections marked as repealed by various Statutory Orders and Regulations (SOR/2003-387, SOR/2005-177, SOR/2010-63, SOR/2013-119, SOR/2014-51). No operative provisions remain; it is a repealed regulation.

All sections have been repealed; the regulation is obsolete and no longer has legal force. Maintaining repealed text on the books creates regulatory clutter, confusion, and enforcement uncertainty while wasting administrative resources on dead letter.

Retroactive remission of customs duties on refractory bricks, blocks, and tiles used in metallurgical coke, iron, and steel production, applicable only to imports between February 1, 1997 and the order's effective date, with a 2-year claim window.

This is corporate welfare: a retroactive tax refund for a specific industry that distorts competition, invites cronyism, and forces taxpayers to subsidize steel producers with no public benefit justification. Neutral tax treatment would allow markets to allocate resources efficiently.

Regulates archaeological and palaeontological research in Nunavut, requiring permits for site exploration, excavation, and artifact/fossil collection, with reporting requirements and ownership provisions tied to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

Creates bureaucratic barriers to scientific research and cultural preservation, with costly permit processes and reporting requirements that discourage exploration. The 50-year artifact definition is arbitrary, and centralized control by designated agencies and government bodies restricts private discovery and study of historical sites.

Regulations 1-15 of the Investment Canada Act were repealed in 2014 under the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, meaning they are no longer in force and have no current legal effect.

These regulations were already repealed in 2014, rendering them obsolete. Repealing obsolete regulations eliminates unnecessary legal clutter and prevents confusion about current requirements.

These regulations have been repealed and are no longer in effect, having been removed in 2007.

Regulations are already repealed and obsolete, representing unnecessary regulatory burden that should be completely removed from the legal code.

Regulation establishes penalty system for railway companies exceeding maximum revenue entitlement for grain movement, requiring payments of excess amounts plus 5-15% penalties to the Western Grains Research Foundation. It implements revenue caps and mandated redistribution from railways to a research foundation.

Price controls on railway grain transport distort market incentives, reduce supply chain efficiency, and create perverse incentives for railways to underinvest in grain transport infrastructure. The mandated penalty-redistribution system is an inefficient, coercive method of funding research that bypasses democratic budget processes; better alternatives exist through voluntary industry levies or transparent government grants. This regulation appears to be a relic from the Canadian Wheat Board era and perpetuates harmful interventionist pricing that harms Canadian competitiveness.

Exempts Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces from the prohibition on decoding encrypted subscription programming signals under the Radiocommunication Act for ships/vessels under their control that are outside satellite coverage areas, conditional on authorization from lawful right holders.

Canadians would be worse off because deletion would cripple military operations, compromise national security, and endanger personnel by preventing authorized access to critical communications at sea. It achieves its purpose efficiently through a conditional framework that respects private property while enabling necessary flexibility, avoiding the administrative burden of perpetual legislative amendments.

This regulation grants a one-time customs duty remission of $993,907.56 to Orion Bus Industries Ltd. for buses imported between August 1, 1996, and December 31, 1997, with a two-year claim window from the Order's registration date.

This is a specific, time-limited tax break for one company that distorts market competition, creates precedent for regulatory favoritism, and has no ongoing regulatory purpose beyond the original claim period.

A document listing 12 sections that have been repealed by SOR/2016-297, section 12. No active regulatory content remains.

The document contains only repealed provisions and serves no active legal or regulatory function. It adds to regulatory clutter without providing any benefit to Canadians. The repeal has already been accomplished by SOR/2016-297, making this listing redundant.