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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Individuals

How can we make government work better for you? Share your ideas.

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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.

Delivering Results: Cutting Red Tape to Build a Stronger Ontario

Read our 2025 Burden Reduction Report and learn how we are helping to protect Ontario’s future by streamlining regulations, enhancing service delivery and removing barriers so people and businesses across the province can thrive.

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 650 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 Spring 2025 Red Tape Reduction Package will build on the actions Ontario has taken to cut red tape to date, saving people and businesses approximately $1.2 billion since 2018.

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 2025 Burden Reduction Report: Delivering Results: Cutting Red Tape to Build a Stronger Ontario, such as:

  • Putting patients first by ending sick note requirements, easing pressure on health care professionals and helping Ontarians avoid unnecessary trips to the doctor when they’re unwell, while preserving workplace trust and flexibility.
  • Removing tolls from Highway 407 East, making transportation more affordable.
  • Investing in provincial transit projects and addressing gridlock by building the largest transit expansion in Canadian history.
  • Speeding up child and spousal support enforcement for Ontario families by implementing eWrits and improving outcomes for those relying on court-ordered support.
  • Opening doors to free trade within Canada by strengthening internal trade and unlocking domestic markets.
  • Accelerating development of Transit-Oriented Communities by streamlining approvals to meet the demand for housing, jobs and public spaces near transit.

Past reports