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This regulation consists of five sections (1-5) that have already been repealed by operation of law in 1997, c. 20, s. 45. There is no current regulatory content to review.

This regulation is already repealed and therefore irrelevant. The original sections appear to have been invalidated by earlier legislative reform, suggesting their provisions were either unnecessary, counterproductive, or superseded by better approaches.

A regulation document where all listed sections (1-11, including 3.1 and 3.2) are marked as repealed by previous regulatory amendments (SOR/2014-13 and SOR/86-430). It contains no operative provisions.

Already repealed; this is merely a historical record with zero current legal effect. The original regulation's entire substantive content has been eliminated from the law books.

Regulates mail receptacle installation, construction standards, and delivery services for buildings, apartments, and rural areas in Canada, establishing specifications for mailboxes, chutes, and parcel compartments to ensure secure and efficient postal operations.

Creates unnecessary regulatory burden on property owners and developers, distorts market solutions for mail delivery, and imposes costly compliance requirements that increase housing costs without providing corresponding benefits to consumers.

This regulation has been repealed as of SOR/2014-275, s. 112. No current regulatory provisions exist.

The regulation is already repealed and obsolete. No regulatory burden remains, but the historical record shows it was removed due to flaws in its original design.

Regulation permits deposit of deleterious substances in the Experimental Lakes Area for scientific research purposes only, subject to conditions including annual reporting, emergency response planning, and notification requirements for fish mortality or process changes.

Deleting would eliminate critical scientific research that generates irreplaceable knowledge about aquatic ecosystem pollution impacts—a public good that markets underprovide due to knowledge externalities. The regulation's targeted oversight internalizes environmental harm risks while enabling research vital for evidence-based fisheries management; this accountability structure cannot be replicated through private ordering given the diffuse nature of environmental damages and the research's non-excludable benefits.

Establishes procedural rules for arbitration under the Canada Transportation Act, covering arbitrator selection, pre-arbitration meetings, evidence exchange, hearing procedures, and decision-making timelines to ensure fair, expeditious, and inexpensive dispute resolution between parties.

Canadians would be worse off if deleted because this regulation provides essential procedural safeguards for commercial dispute resolution. The arbitration framework ensures disputes are resolved fairly and efficiently without court litigation, which would be more costly and time-consuming. It protects parties' rights through confidentiality provisions, conflict of interest disclosures, and structured evidence procedures that prevent arbitrary decisions.

Regulation establishes conditions under which the Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans or Environment may authorize deposits of deleterious substances into fish-bearing waters, with three categories: aquaculture/pests/invasive species, research activities, and other subject matters. Authorization requires meeting specific environmental protection conditions, including non-acute lethality (defined via rainbow trout testing), compliance with water quality guidelines, scientific oversight for research, and public reporting. Ministers must publish proposed regulations 30 days in advance and provide cost estimates to Treasury Board.

This regulation imposes a centralized permitting system that arbitrarily restricts property rights and scientific/economic activity based on bureaucratic standards rather than actual harm. The 'acutely lethal' definition using rainbow trout tests is scientifically reductionist - real ecological impacts are more complex. The 20-year mandatory restoration requirement for research creates disproportionate compliance burdens that deter valuable scientific inquiry. By requiring adherence to specific government guidelines rather than allowing market-based liability frameworks and property-rights solutions, the regulation stifles innovation, imposes hidden compliance costs, and substitutes political judgment for decentralized, adaptive environmental stewardship that would emerge from tort law and voluntary conservation. The bureaucratic delay requirements further reduce economic agility.

This regulation mandates annual 1.2% increases to RCMP pension benefits (widow pensions and lump-sum death benefits) and escalated deemed contribution multipliers for residual amounts payable on widow's death, effective from April 1, 2014 through 2017.

This benefit increase imposes uncapped fiscal obligations on taxpayers to enhance compensation for a specific public sector group without demonstrating a market failure that private pension arrangements cannot address. The regulation bypasses normal collective bargaining processes and creates a precedent for politically-driven benefit escalation, distorting public sector compensation and diverting resources from more productive uses. Better outcomes would be achieved through transparent compensation negotiations within the RCMP's existing pension framework rather than regulatory mandates.

Comprehensive regulatory framework governing mineral exploration and mining in Nunavut, including prospector licensing, claim recording/leasing, mandatory annual work requirements with escalating per-unit fees ($45-$270/year), professional certification for reports, online administration system, surface rights protections, and environmental reporting requirements.

This regulation imposes substantial compliance costs that suppress exploration and mining activity. Annual fees create a financial burden on claim holders regardless of productivity, while mandatory work requirements and professionally-certified reporting add significant administrative overhead. The licensing barrier to entry excludes potential prospectors. These costs directly reduce investment returns, limit the number of active claims, and drive mineral development to less-regulated jurisdictions like the US or other territories. The regulation's central planning approach—prescribing exact work and costs—replaces market signals with bureaucratic mandates, distorting resource allocation. While property rights establishment is valuable, this implementation is too heavy-handed; simpler registration systems could secure titles without years-long mandatory expenditures. The net effect is reduced mineral supply, fewer jobs, slower economic development in Nunavut, and lost opportunity for wealth creation through liberty and private property.

Federal regulation governing mineral exploration and mining in the Northwest Territories Mining District. Requires licenses to prospect, establishes a system of exclusive prospecting permit zones with fee-based allocation, imposes detailed requirements for claim staking, boundary marking, work reporting, and includes numerous administrative fees and bureaucratic controls over mining activities.

Imposes excessive bureaucratic controls, fees, and reporting requirements that stifle mineral exploration, increase costs, and distort market allocation. The complex licensing, permit zones, work documentation, and physical marking requirements create significant compliance burdens without clear justification. A much simpler system based on first possession, clear title registration, and liability for environmental damage would achieve legitimate goals (property rights clarity, environmental protection, revenue generation) at far lower cost to economic freedom and prosperity. This regulation exemplifies counterproductive state intervention that reduces supply, increases costs, and creates barriers to entry in resource development.

Economic sanctions targeting individuals and entities involved in Russia's aggression against Ukraine, including asset freezes, trade restrictions, and prohibitions on financial services in occupied regions and Crimea.

Economic sanctions create unintended costs by reducing trade, increasing prices for consumers, harming businesses through lost opportunities, and potentially strengthening authoritarian control by creating black markets. They also often fail to achieve political goals while punishing ordinary citizens more than elites.

Comprehensive sanctions regime targeting Russia and individuals/entities supporting Russian actions in Ukraine, including asset freezes, trade restrictions, and prohibitions on financial transactions, services, and specific goods like oil, coal, diamonds, and luxury items.

These sanctions are a coordinated international response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. They directly target entities supporting military actions while providing humanitarian exemptions. Removing them would undermine allied unity and potentially enable further violations of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Prohibition order banning ownership of specific CZ and Swiss Arms rifle models, with a one-time amnesty period allowing licensed owners to surrender or sell these firearms. The amnesty expired March 14, 2016, and the prohibition remains in force for non-compliant owners.

Violates fundamental property rights and liberty by prohibiting specific firearms based on arbitrary characteristics rather than actual danger. Imposes compliance costs and enforcement burdens while doing nothing to prevent criminals from obtaining weapons. The unseen costs include displacement of lawful activity to black markets, loss of cultural and sporting traditions, and expansion of state power over peaceful citizens.

This regulation mandates minimum grain transportation volumes for CN and CP railways during a 90-day period, with increasing weekly targets starting from 250,000 tonnes and escalating to 500,000 tonnes per week. It requires weekly reporting to the Minister of Transport and applies to grain movement from western Canada to domestic and international destinations.

This regulation creates artificial quotas that distort market signals and prevent railways from optimizing their operations based on actual demand. By forcing minimum volumes regardless of market conditions, it increases costs for farmers, railroads, and consumers while reducing overall system efficiency and flexibility.

Asset freeze regulation targeting specific Ukrainian politically exposed persons (mostly former Yanukovych-era officials). Prohibits Canadians and Canadian entities from dealing in their property, entering related financial transactions, or providing financial services. Applies retroactively before publication.

Keeping it imposes severe costs: restricts economic liberty and voluntary exchange; creates compliance burden on financial institutions; violates rule of law via retroactive application; establishes dangerous precedent of discretionary asset freezes without judicial oversight; risks unintended consequences including reduced foreign investment, capital flight, and diminished competitiveness of Canada's financial sector. These harms to prosperity and liberty outweigh any foreign policy objectives that could be pursued through less restrictive means.