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Data from the first phase of the 2005 Survey of Regulatory Compliance Costs are now available for the Atlantic region, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies and British Columbia.
This phase of the survey provides benchmark data on the current internal cost of regulatory compliance for small- and medium-sized businesses, in meeting key regulatory requirements that are the responsibility of various levels of government. The survey collected both the time and salary of internal staff involved in the preparation of regulatory submissions.
A second phase of this survey will provide estimates of the external cost of regulatory compliance for small- and medium-sized businesses. Estimates of outsourced compliance costs, when combined with estimates from this release, will provide an accurate representation of total compliance costs. Outsourced and total cost estimates will be available in December 2006.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 5093.
For more information on the concepts, methods or data quality of this survey, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-877-679-2746; sbss-info@statcan.gc.ca), Small Business and Special Surveys Division.
For more information about the Paperwork Burden Reduction Initiative or analytical insights into survey results, contact Nancy Graham (613-954-3555; graham.nancy@ic.gc.ca), Industry Canada.
