Long abstract

Regulatory modernisation is a priority for the Government of Canada. The Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) of Canada plays a central role in the regulatory management and reform process. The TBS’s Regulatory Affairs Sector (TBS-RAS) hosted a study visit about Canada’s regulatory management system on April 28-30, 2009.

This visit was timely as Tunisia is presently establishing the Regional Centre for Expertise on Regulatory Quality (CERQ) which is designed to respond to the interest expressed by a number of MENA countries to deepen knowledge and capacity building on regulatory reform and, in particular, the role of oversight bodies and Regulatory Impact Analysis.