Law to Reduce Red Tape on Small Businesses Achieved Little: Federal Report

Law to Reduce Red Tape on Small Businesses Achieved Little: Federal Report
The Canadian flag flies near the Peace tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 17, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Isaac Teo
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A law enacted in 2015 to reduce federal red tape imposed on Canadians and small businesses has achieved little, says a report by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

Released in December, the agency’s “Report on the Internal Review of the Red Tape Reduction Act” states that there is a “disconnect” between what the law purports to achieve and the actual result.