Dealing with red tape means dealing with rules that are ridiculous, time-consuming and take you away from growing your business.
Help reduce the burden: share your real-life horror story directly with government.
Find your province below and use the online portal, e-mail address, or phone number provided to let your government know what red tape hurdles need fixing!
British Columbia
E-mail the BC government with your red tape nightmares.
Red Tape Website: Regulatory and Service Improvement
E-mail: BetterRegulations@gov.bc.ca
Phone #: N/A
Alberta
Visit Alberta's red tape portal and submit your red tape horror stories directly to government.
Online Portal: Cutting Red Tape
E-mail: CutRedTape@gov.ab.ca
Phone #: N/A
Manitoba
The Manitoba government is looking for your input on where to cut red tape. Visit their online portal to submit your red tape irritants and provide possible solutions as part of the Manitoba Regulatory Accountability initiative.
Online Portal: Manitoba Regulatory Accountability
E-Mail: RAS@gov.mb.ca
Phone #: N/A
Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan government is looking for your input on where to cut red tape. Using their online portal, you can answer a series of questions that help define your problem as well as suggest how it could be fixed. You can also e-mail the government directly.
Online Portal: Help Cut Red Tape
E-Mail: helpcutredtape@gov.sk.ca
Phone #: N/A
Ontario
Visit the Ontario online portal to submit your red tape irritants and suggest possible solutions.
Online Portal: Ministry of Red Tape Reduction
E-Mail: burdenreductionteam@ontario.ca
Phone #: N/A
Quebec
The Quebec government has an online portal (in French only) for reporting red tape and paper burden concerns.
Online portal: Suggestion box for regulatory and administrative relief (French only)
Phone #: N/A
Nova Scotia
Contact Nova Scotia's Business Navigator Program to share red tape concerns and solutions
Red Tape Website: Reducing Nova Scotia's Regulatory Burden
E-Mail: BusNavigation@novascotia.ca (for business-related red tape help)
Phone #: 1-844-628-7347 (for business-related red tape help)
Prince Edward Island
Visit the Prince Edward Island government portal and submit your red tape stories.
Red Tape Website: Red Tape Challenge
E-Mail: N/A
Phone #: N/A
New Brunswick
Contact Opportunities New Brunswick's Navigator Service and share your red tape stories and concerns
Red Tape Website: Ensuring Regulatory Competitiveness
Online Portal: Red Tape Feedback Form
E-Mail: nav@navnb.ca (for business-related red tape help)
Phone #: 1-833-799-7966 (for business-related red tape help)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Visit the Newfoundland and Labrador online submission box and submit your red tape problems, questions and solutions. You can also send an e-mail to the address below.
Red Tape Website: Regulatory Reform Initiative
E-Mail: regulatoryreform@gov.nl.ca
Phone #: 1-709-729-3485
Northwest Territories
Visit the Northwest Territories online survey to submit your red tape burden. You can also submit your concerns directly to the government using the email below.
Red Tape Website: Red Tape Reduction
Online Portal: Red Tape Reduction Survey
E-Mail: redtape@gov.nt.ca
Phone: N/A
Yukon
Contact the Yukon government with your specific red tape concerns:
E-mail: inquiry.desk@yukon.ca
Phone #: 1-800-661-0408
Federal
Contact the Federal government’s Red Tape Reduction Office with your concerns.
Website: Red Tape Reduction Office
E-mail: regulation-reglementation@tbs-sct.gc.ca
CC our Ottawa office to amplify your concerns! OttawaCFIB@cfib.ca
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