Acts and Regulations: Global Affairs Canada

Global Affairs Canada has the responsibility of managing Canada’s diplomatic and consular relations and encouraging the country’s international trade. In doing so, it administers a number of Acts (laws) and Regulations (rules used to carry out the Acts) related to foreign affairs, trade and development.

What are we doing?

As a department, Global Affairs Canada is responsible for the following:

• Administrative Burden Baseline
• Forward Regulatory Plan
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Interpretation Policy
• List of Acts
• List of Regulations
• Regulatory Red Tape Reduction Progress Report
• Regulatory stock review plan 2024 to 2034 and beyond
• Service standards for high-volume regulatory authorizations

All of the government's Acts and Regulations can be found on the Justice Canada website. Please read the important note from Department of Justice Canada.

Contact

Regulatory Affairs and Litigation Disclosure Review Unit
Corporate Secretariat
Global Affairs Canada
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2

Telephone: (343) 203-2722
Email: D-RCPL@international.gc.ca

Related links

• Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
• The Canada–United States Regulatory Cooperation Council
• Cabinet Directive on Regulation
• Canadian sanctions
• Government-wide Administrative Burden Baseline counts

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.