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delete Canadian Pacific Railway Company Traffic Rules and Regulations (By-Law Number 99) C.R.C., c. 1377 · 2016
Summary

This document consists entirely of sections repealed by SOR/2016-319. All 20 sections are listed as repealed with no remaining operative provisions.

Reason

The regulation is already repealed and therefore obsolete. Maintaining repealed sections on the books creates regulatory clutter and uncertainty.

delete Canadian National Railway Company, the Canadian Northern Quebec Railway Company, the Central Counties Railway Company, Montreal and Southern Counties Railway Company, Mount Royal Tunnel and Terminal Company, Limited, the Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Railway Company, the Oshawa Railway Company, the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway Company, the Thousand Islands Railway Company Passenger Train Travel Regulations C.R.C., c. 1376 · 2016
Summary

This document consists entirely of repealed sections (sections 1-20) that were revoked by SOR/2016-319, section 1. The regulation has no current legal force or effect.

Reason

The regulation is already fully repealed and therefore obsolete. It contains no active provisions and imposes zero costs or burdens on Canadians. Its removal was presumably motivated by the same principles that guide this review: eliminating unnecessary or harmful regulatory baggage that impedes prosperity, liberty, and competitiveness. Maintaining a record of repealed sections serves no functional purpose and the document should be deleted to reduce regulatory clutter in federal databases.

delete Algoma Central Railway Traffic Rules and Regulations (by-Law "BB" 1954) C.R.C., c. 1375 · 2016
Summary

All sections of this regulation have been repealed under SOR/2016-319, section 1.

Reason

Regulation is repealed and no longer in force. Maintaining repealed statutes on the books creates legal uncertainty and administrative burden without any benefit.

delete Regulations Respecting the Inspection, Testing and Maintaining of Heating and Power Boilers C.R.C., c. 1151 · 2016
Summary

The Excise Tax Indexing Ratio Regulations set specific multiplication factors for adjusting excise tax ratios under the Excise Tax Act for September 1, 1983 and September 1, 1984.

Reason

These regulations are obsolete; they apply only to specific past dates and have no current legal effect. Keeping them imposes regulatory clutter, creates potential for misinterpretation, and wastes administrative resources. Their temporary indexing function has long been superseded, and retaining them violates good regulatory hygiene without providing any benefit.

delete Regulations Concerning Water for Drinking and Culinary Purposes in Certain Air, Land and Water Conveyances C.R.C., c. 1105 · 2016
Summary

Regulation provides specific multiplier ratios to adjust excise taxes for two specific dates: September 1, 1983 (1.35559 and 1.37078) and September 1, 1984 (1.99924 and 1.88464) under the Excise Tax Act.

Reason

This regulation is entirely obsolete as it applies only to historical adjustments from 1983-1984. These one-time indexing ratios have no ongoing effect on current tax calculations. Retaining dead letter provisions creates regulatory clutter, confuses legal research, and imposes compliance costs for no benefit. The original purpose was a discrete, time-bound adjustment that has long since expired.

delete Rules of the Review Tribunal (Agriculture and Agri-Food) SOR/99-451 · 2015
Summary

This document is a repealed regulation, with all 45 sections marked as repealed by SOR/2015-103, section 58. No substantive provisions remain in force.

Reason

Already repealed and therefore irrelevant. Even when active, this regulation no longer exists in the statute books and cannot affect Canadians.

keep Regulations Prescribing Public Officers SOR/98-466 · 2015
Summary

This regulation defines who qualifies as a 'public officer' under Criminal Code provisions related to firearms and weapons, specifically for employees in law enforcement, forensic services, natural resource management, immigration, parliamentary security, and transportation sectors.

Reason

Canadians would be worse off if this regulation was deleted because it provides essential legal clarity for public employees who handle firearms and weapons in their official duties. Without this definition, law enforcement officers, forensic technicians, park wardens, and other public servants would face legal uncertainty about their authority to possess and use firearms and weapons in the course of their duties, potentially hampering public safety operations, criminal investigations, and environmental protection efforts.

delete General Preferential Tariff and Least Developed Country Tariff Rules of Origin Regulations SOR/98-34 · 2015
Summary

All sections (1-6) of this regulation are repealed under SOR/2013-165, section 5. The document contains no active provisions and provides no original regulatory text or purpose.

Reason

The regulation is legally dead—repealed and without effect. Keeping it on the register creates confusion, wastes administrative resources, and adds to the opacity of the regulatory code. Deleting this deadwood reduces unnecessary complexity and clarifies the active legal landscape.

delete Order Withdrawing the Benefit of the General Preferential Tariff on Certain Automotive Goods SOR/96-5 · 2015
Summary

This regulation shows sections 1 and 2 as having been repealed by SOR/2013-161, section 5. The regulation itself is no longer in force and has been officially repealed.

Reason

Already repealed - regulation is legally obsolete and no longer has effect. Its removal from the books is complete and there is no regulatory burden to maintain. The original regulation, if it had any remaining provisions, would have imposed administrative costs and compliance burdens for no current public benefit.

delete Regulations for Carrying Into Effect the Provisions of Division I of Part VI of the National Energy Board Act SOR/96-244 · 2015
Summary

These regulations implement Part VI of the National Energy Board Act, requiring licenses and orders for oil and gas export/import activities. They mandate extensive application requirements including detailed supply/demand information, contracts, transportation arrangements, and environmental/social impact assessments. The Governor in Council must approve certain exports. The Board has inspection powers, can suspend/revoke orders, and must approve certain contracts. Various transactions are exempted (ethylene/propylene, propane/butanes/ethane, specific oil movements).

Reason

This regulation embodies central planning of voluntary cross-border trade, replacing market pricing with bureaucratic licensing. It imposes massive compliance costs through exhaustive data demands, contract approvals, and subjective government discretion, creating barriers to entry that protect incumbents and reduce competition. The requirement for Governor in Council approval and Board control over contract terms distorts investment signals, slows innovation, and creates rent-seeking opportunities. The claimed benefits—energy security, environmental oversight, fair pricing—are better achieved through property rights, liability rules, and market incentives. The unseen costs include suppressed deals, delayed projects, higher consumer prices, and lost economic dynamism. Free trade in oil and gas would unlock Canada's energy potential without requiring a regulatory regime that assumes bureaucrats can outguess dispersed market knowledge.

delete Order Establishing the Method for Allocating the Import Access Quantity for Beef and Veal SOR/96-186 · 2015
Summary

This Order establishes an allocation method for importing beef and veal subject to tariff rate quotas. It allocates 75% of import access to processors based on historical processing volumes and 25% to distributors based on historical imports, with penalties for underutilization (less than 90% usage). The regulation creates a quota system that locks in historical market shares and restricts new entrants from accessing import licenses.

Reason

This regulation creates a protectionist quota system that violates free market principles by allocating import rights based on past performance rather than competitive merit. It locks in incumbent advantage, raises barriers to entry for new businesses, and distorts market signals. The underutilization penalties force firms to import whether or not market demand exists, creating inefficiency and waste. Canadians pay higher prices for beef and veal due to restricted supply while consumers and innovative businesses are denied better options. The regulation's unseen cost is the suppressed competition and foregone economic growth from businesses prevented from participating in import markets based on arbitrary historical allocations.

delete Order Providing for the Fixing, Imposition and Collection of Egg Levies SOR/95-280 · 2015
Summary

This regulation appears to be a repealed set of provisions from SOR/2015-184, section 1, with multiple sections (1-7, 6.1, 2.1) marked as repealed. The original purpose and mechanisms are not available as the regulation has been officially repealed.

Reason

Already repealed in 2015, indicating legislative recognition of obsolescence or ineffectiveness. Repealed regulations represent regulatory deadweight that should be removed from the books to reduce complexity and eliminate any remaining compliance costs or confusion.

delete General Permit Authorizing the Exportation of Certain Eligible Industrial Goods SOR/94-735 · 2015
Summary

This regulation consists of six sections that have all been repealed by SOR/2015-200, s. 7. The original content is no longer in force.

Reason

The regulation is repealed and therefore irrelevant. Maintaining repealed regulations on the books creates legal clutter and potential confusion, with no benefits.

delete General Permit Authorizing the Exportation of Certain Industrial Goods to Eligible Countries and Territories SOR/94-734 · 2015
Summary

Document shows sections 1-7 were repealed by SOR/2015-200, s. 6. No substantive regulatory text remains; this is merely a record of prior repeal.

Reason

Already repealed. The regulation no longer exists in force, so no active burden remains. The repeal notice itself serves only administrative record-keeping.

delete Regulations Respecting the Importation of Human Pathogens and Their Transfer SOR/94-558 · 2015
Summary

Regulation contains only repealed sections (1-19) by SOR/2015-43, with no active provisions remaining.

Reason

Maintaining repealed statutes creates legal uncertainty, wastes administrative resources, and burdens the legal code with dead letters; complete removal is essential for clarity and efficiency.