GOVERNMENT PROCLAIMS RED TAPE AWARENESS WEEK IN SASKATCHEWAN

The Government of Saskatchewan today 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 said.  “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form that will be more clearly understood; resolving overlapping and inconsistent regulations; and removing obsolete or outdated regulations that were unenforceable or were no longer relevant due to changed circumstances.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,” Boyd said.

Over the years the Ministry of Economy has joined with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business to proclaim Red Tape Awareness Week and acknowledge their continued efforts to bring red tape issues to the attention of government.

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For more information, contact:

Deb Young
Economy
Regina
Phone: 306-787-6315
Email: deb.young@gov.sk.ca