Regulatory cooperation : Report on consultations on regulatory cooperation between Canada and the United States

Canadians, business and industry associations, Th is document provides a summary of input regulatory departments and agencies, and received in response to the RCC’s call for provinces and territories. [...] For example, 30 of the submissions related to • Alignment and cooperative eff orts should issues such as security, border regulation and be designed to ensure continued protection administration, and immigration, all of of Canadians’ civil rights and personal which fall within the responsibility of the information. [...] WHAT CANADIANS TOLD US 11 CITED EXAMPLES OF REGULATORY ALIGNMENT In support of the RCC’s relate to specifi c products or industries were highlighted as successful examples of the power efforts toward achieving of the partnership between Canada and the U. S. on the international stage. [...] As an outcome models to inspire the work of of this collaboration and cooperation, vehicles are currently designed, tested and produced the RCC or more generally in Canada and the U. S. for use in the North American market. [...] Harmonize crop pests and weed seeds regu- Adopt common approaches to bulk produce lations and standards to address the issue of shipment requirements, removing the require- the requirement to maintain the identity of ment for Ministerial exemptions.