The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed January 21-25, Red Tape Awareness Week in Saskatchewan, in recognition of actions taken by government ministries, crowns and agencies to reduce regulatory burden and create efficiencies for businesses and Saskatchewan citizens.
"Our province has been working non-stop to modernize our regulatory system and make it more relevant, efficient and effective," Economy Minister Bill Boyd says. "In the last year alone, our ministries, crowns and agencies updated more than 100 regulations, policies, procedures and programs that have reduced the impact of regulations on Saskatchewan's citizens and enhanced customer service."
The government has been actively reviewing its regulations over the past few years, making significant progress in consolidating regulations into a more manageable form that will be more clearly understood; resolving overlapping and inconsistent regulations; and removing obsolete or outdated regulations that were unenforceable or were no longer relevant due to changed circumstances.
The 2012-13 Regulatory Modernization Progress Report detailing more than 100 changes undertaken by government ministries, crowns and agencies to cut red tape and improve the regulatory environment, will be available Tuesday on the Ministry of the Economy website at www.economy.gov.sk.ca.
"Saskatchewan needs to offer a better business environment, so that we can stay ahead of other jurisdictions and achieve our full economic potential."
