| ACER | Agency for the Co-operation of Energy Regulators |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| BCBS | Basle Committee on Banking Supervision |
| BEPS | Base Erosion and Profit Shifting |
| BPPs | Best Practice Principles |
| BIAC | Businesses at OECD |
| CABs | Conformity assessment bodies |
| CCRVDF | Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods |
| CDR | Cabinet Directive on Regulation |
| CETA | EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| CFR | Community of Federal Regulators |
| CLRTAP | Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution |
| EC | European Commission |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organisation |
| FSB | Financial Stability Board |
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement |
| GEMS | Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards |
| G-REG | Government Regulatory Practice Initiative |
| GRP | Good Regulatory Practices |
| IAIS | International Association of Insurance Supervisors |
| IASB | International Accounting Standards Board |
| ICN | International Competition Network |
| IFAC | International Federation of Accountants |
| IGA | Intergovernmental agreement |
| IGO | Intergovernmental organisation |
| IO | International organisation |
| IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions |
| IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention |
| IRC | International regulatory co-operation |
| ITF | International Transport Forum |
| MAD | Mutual Acceptance of Data |
| MLAT | Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty |
| MLI | Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS |
| MoU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRA | Mutual Recognition Agreement |
| MBIE | Ministry of Business, Innovation and of Foreign Employment |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NTM | Non-tariff measures |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OIE | World Organisation for Animal Health |
| RCC | Canada-US Regulatory Cooperation Council |
| RCF | Regulatory Cooperation Forum |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| RPC | Regulatory Policy Committee |
| RTA | Regional trade agreement |
| SPS | Sanitary and phytosanitary |
| TBS | Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada |
| TBT | Technical barriers to trade |
| TGN | Trans-governmental network |
| UNECE | United Nations Commission for Europe |
| USMCA | United Stated-Mexico-Canada Agreement |
| US FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| VICH | International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements of Veterinary Medicinal Products |
| WAHIS | World Animal Health Information System |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
International Regulatory Co‑operation
