Help us make Ontario work smarter for business and better for people

From overly complex forms to rules that are difficult to comply with, red tape causes frustration and delays for everyone. Here’s how you can help.

Businesses

Tell us how we can reduce the regulatory burden to help make your business more competitive and support your investment in Ontario.

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What we do

  • Modernize legislation, regulations, and policies that can be burdensome, inefficient, and inflexible.
  • Work across government to reduce red tape.
  • Measure and report publicly on how we have made it easier for businesses and individuals to work with government.

Cutting Red Tape, Building Ontario

The Fall 2024 Red Tape Reduction Package, including the proposed Cutting Red Tape, Building Ontario Act, 2024 is the latest step in our ongoing commitment to cut red tape, provide better services, and save you money.

Learn how we are making meaningful changes to reduce unnecessary burdens for everyone in our Cutting Red Tape, Building Ontario Plan.

Enhancing Ontario’s communities: Pathways to efficiency and connection

Read our 2024 Burden Reduction Report and find out how, by leveraging technology, streamlining processes, and removing barriers, we are improving the quality of life for Ontario’s residents and businesses – from health care innovations to supporting economic development and making government services more accessible.

Contact us

Ministry of Red Tape Reduction     
56 Wellesley Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S3

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How we’re making progress

Since 2018, we’ve taken over 600 actions to save people, businesses, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities, universities and colleges, school boards and hospitals time and money. Once fully implemented, the steps in the Fall 2024 Red Tape Reduction Package will build on the actions Ontario has taken to cut red tape to date, saving people and businesses over 1.5 million hours and more than $1 billion every year.

Each fall, the Ministry of Red Tape Reduction reports on the government’s progress on reducing red tape in the annual Burden Reduction Report.

Learn more about initiatives to remove red tape in the 2024 Burden Reduction Report, such as:

  • Making public transit more affordable through the One Fare Program, saving time and money for transit customers while reducing the stress and complexity of daily commutes.
  • Launching the automatic vehicle permit renewal program, simplifying life for over eight million drivers.
  • Applying innovative solutions to reduce administrative burdens for family doctors using Artificial Intelligence (AI) scribes.
  • Modernizing alcohol sales in the marketplace, making life easier and saving time for people across the province. For small businesses, this creates opportunities for growth and allows them to better serve their communities in new ways.

Past reports