Regulatory Updates to the Agency's Forward Regulatory Plan

After a pause during the COVID pandemic, we're pleased to announce updates to our Forward Regulatory Plan. It provides stakeholders with meaningful access to information, and an opportunity to respond to proposed regulatory changes.

The forward regulatory plan describes regulatory initiatives that the Public Health Agency of Canada intends to work on within a 2-year period. It includes any regulatory initiatives associated with the regulatory stock review plan, a multi-year plan to review existing regulations. It may also include regulatory initiatives that we plan to bring forward over a longer period.

We've updated the forward regulatory plan webpage to reflect high-level commitments to undertake regulatory changes for:

•        amendment of the Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations
•        Schedule 1 of the Human Pathogens and Toxins Act

We'll update the forward regulatory plan over time to reflect progress in regulatory development and changes to regulatory priorities.