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This regulation designates specific provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for enforcement purposes under the Environmental Enforcement Act. It creates a schedule listing sections and subsections that are subject to enforcement mechanisms, essentially identifying which parts of the Act have penalties and enforcement procedures attached to them.

This regulation creates enforcement bureaucracy without adding substantive environmental protection. It merely designates existing statutory provisions for enforcement, adding administrative overhead and compliance costs without improving environmental outcomes. The enforcement mechanisms already exist within the Act itself - this regulation only serves to expand the regulatory state and increase government monitoring of private activities.

A special remission order granting customs duty relief specifically to Husky Oil Operations Ltd. for the SeaRose FPSO vessel that was temporarily exported for repair in 2012 and subsequently re-imported to Canada. The remission is conditional on filing required evidence with CBSA and making a claim within two years of the order's registration.

This regulation represents cronyism and market distortion through special exemptions. It violates the principle of equal treatment under law by granting unique financial relief to a single company rather than applying general customs rules uniformly. Such targeted remission orders create unfair competitive advantages, undermine the rule of law, and exemplify the regulatory favoritism that free markets oppose. If temporary export/import relief is warranted, it should be established through general legislation applicable to all firms, not through ad-hoc ministerial orders for specific companies.

This regulation implements the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord by setting detailed formulas and reporting requirements for calculating and paying the Province's share (6.25% oil, 12.5% gas/NGL) of offshore petroleum project revenues. It defines gross revenues, profit calculations, rate of return tests, and adjustment payments including capital loan repayments and acquisition payments. It mandates operators and interest holders to submit extensive financial and production data annually to the Federal Minister, requires provincial minister approval for fiscal incentives, and includes complex carry-forward mechanisms for over/under payments.

This regulation violates private property rights by mandating the extraction of a fixed percentage of private enterprise revenues for government use. It imposes heavy compliance burdens through complex calculations, mandatory forecasts, and detailed reporting requirements that distort economic decision-making and increase operational costs. The extensive bureaucratic oversight—including ministerial approval of incentives and retrospective adjustments—creates uncertainty for investors and undermines the price signals essential for efficient resource allocation. The regulation entrenches government expropriation of wealth created by private risk-taking, contrary to the principle that prosperity flows from liberty and secure property rights. Its elimination would improve competitiveness, reduce administrative overhead, and allow producers to retain full returns, stimulating greater investment and production.

This regulation document contains only repealed sections of a federal regulation, with all provisions marked as repealed by SI/2012-7. No active regulatory content remains.

All provisions have already been repealed in 2012, making this document obsolete. Keeping repealed regulations creates unnecessary regulatory burden and confusion without providing any current regulatory benefit.

Historical excise tax indexing regulation specifying one-time adjustment multipliers for September 1983 (1.35559 and 1.37078) and September 1984 (1.99924 and 1.88464) to adjust excise tax rates under the Excise Tax Act.

Regulation is obsolete; it sets specific adjustment multipliers for dates in 1983-1984 that have long passed and has no continuing legal effect or applicability. Keeping it creates unnecessary clutter in the regulatory corpus with zero benefits.

Legal description of a specific land parcel (Lot 1, Block C) in Yellowknife, NWT, referencing survey 40350 and land title 70; not a regulatory rule.

It clogs the regulatory corpus with non-regulatory data, increasing complexity and compliance burdens without public benefit; land descriptions belong in registries, not in laws.

Identifies specific land parcels (Lots 11-14, Block D, Yellowknife) by survey reference, subjecting them to federal land-use restrictions or public designation.

Restricts private property rights on specific parcels without clear necessity, reducing land supply, increasing costs, and entrenching NIMBYism; any legitimate public purpose could be achieved through voluntary market transactions.

This regulation describes specific geographic land parcels (Lots 501 and 502 near Norman Wells, Northwest Territories) by referencing survey plans and land title records, establishing legal boundaries and ownership documentation for these properties.

This is merely a technical land description for property boundaries and registration. It creates no regulatory burden, does not restrict economic activity, and serves only administrative documentation purposes. Such precise geographic descriptions are better handled through modern GIS systems and digital land registries rather than formal regulations.

This is not a regulation but a legal land description identifying Lot 5, Block 103 near Inuvik, Northwest Territories by survey number 95538 and land title filing number 4233.

Not a regulation; this is merely a property boundary description with no policy content, mechanisms, or regulatory effect. It has no place in a federal regulatory review as it imposes no requirements, restrictions, or standards on any activity.

This is a legal land description identifying a specific parcel (Lot 1000, Quad 79B/06) in the Northwest Territories by reference to survey plan 96386 and land titles registration 4269. It contains no regulatory provisions, rules, requirements, or policies.

This text is not a regulation but a property description. Keeping it in the regulatory corpus adds zero value while creating confusion, wasting regulatory capacity, and imposing unnecessary overhead on those navigating the law. It belongs solely in land registry systems, not in the body of federal regulations.

Exempts Newfoundland and Labrador health information custodians from federal PIPEDA requirements for collection, use, and disclosure of personal health information within the province

Maintains provincial jurisdiction over healthcare data while ensuring consistent provincial privacy standards; deleting would create regulatory conflict between federal and provincial healthcare systems without improving outcomes

This regulation addresses the decision not to add three species (Laura's Clubtail dragonfly, Coast Manroot vine, and Four-leaved Milkweed) to Canada's endangered species list, citing existing provincial protection, extremely limited Canadian range, and minimal global conservation impact as reasons for not duplicating protections at the federal level.

Canadians would be worse off if this regulation was deleted because it prevents inefficient duplication of conservation efforts. Federal resources would be wasted protecting species already covered by provincial laws, while more globally significant species would receive less attention. The decision ensures Canada's limited conservation funding is allocated where it can make the greatest difference rather than being spread thinly across species where Canada's contribution to global conservation is minimal.

One-time remission order forgiving up to $256,000 in tax debt of Vincent Lacroix (bankrupt) with conditions directing distribution to investors of Norbourg/Evolution funds through appointed trustees. Highly specific to a 2005 securities fraud case.

This case-specific remission order creates administrative burden and legal uncertainty. Tax treatment of bankruptcies should be settled by general statute, not ad hoc orders. Obsolete after 2005 fraud resolution.

Ontario Court of Justice procedural rules governing applications, pre-trial conferences, preliminary inquiries, and discovery processes to ensure fair, efficient proceedings while protecting accused rights and witness interests

Canadians would be worse off without these rules as they ensure fair trials, protect Charter rights, and prevent court system collapse. The procedural framework balances efficiency with justice, providing essential structure for criminal proceedings that would be difficult to replicate through ad hoc arrangements.

Authorizes the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to pay for health care coverage for specific immigration-related populations (protected persons, refugee claimants, rejected claimants, resettled refugees, trafficking victims, detained individuals) under the Interim Federal Health Program, with varying coverage levels and exclusions for provincial/private insurance eligibility.

This limited, targeted program addresses a legitimate federal public health mandate by ensuring vulnerable immigration populations have access to essential and urgent healthcare during processing, preventing communicable disease spread and health emergencies. Its careful design—excluding those with provincial/private coverage, differentiating by status, and containing cost controls—minimizes market distortion while protecting Canadian public health and fulfilling compassionate obligations inherent in immigration administration.