The Administrative Burden Baseline provides Canadians with a clear metric on the total number of requirements in federal regulations and associated forms that impose administrative burden on business. This baseline contributes to the openness and transparency of the federal regulatory system.

All federal regulations administered by Statistics Canada that have requirements that impose administrative burden on business are identified below. The total 2025 count is 157. The total June 30, 2014 baseline count was 157.

For the 2025 year, the department's total count of administrative burden requirements did not change from the 2024 count of 157. There were no regulatory changes that affected the existing count of administrative burden requirements in any of the department's regulations. In addition there were no changes to forms or schedules attached to or associated with the regulations. As a result the baseline count remains unchanged from the 2014 baseline count of 157.

Previous years' counts for Statistics Canada are available upon request.

Contact

Mario Bricault
Chief, Corporations Returns Act
Statistics Canada
100 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
613-355-6593
mario.bricault@statcan.gc.ca