Comment on proposed regulations
Learn how to comment on the most recently published proposed regulations. Find open consultations as well as closed consultations with published comments.
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New feature: My Gazette account
Allows you to create an account, log in to our platform, save drafts and edit comments before submitting them. Prior to this feature, users had to submit all their comments in one session.
My Gazette account
Create an account
There are three types of users who can submit comments:
- New users who must create an account and identify as an individual or organization
- Users who already have an account must login
- Users who want to provide their comments anonymously don’t have to create an account
How to comment
Federal departments and agencies allow interested groups, individuals, and Canadians to review and comment on proposed regulations published in Part I of the Canada Gazette before they become official.
You can comment on proposed regulations found in the open consultations section of this page. Once the consultation period is over, you will be able to view all submitted comments in the closed consultations with published comments section of this page.
You have two options to login or create an account:
1) On the Comment on proposed regulations page or in a consultation, select the "Login or create an account" menu icon button at the top right of the screen. A side window will appear with a message detailing account creation benefits, this message will disappear after logging into your account. Select the "Login or create an account" button under the message and follow the instructions.
2) In the Open consultations, select the consultation that you are interested in and enter your comments using the comment boxes. After entering your comments, click on the link "Please go to the bottom of the page when you are ready to submit all your comments".
You have two options to submit your comments:
- Login or create an account:
- Select "Login or create an account"
- Select "Sign-In Partner"
- Choose your Sign-In Partner
- Follow the steps to login or create your account by identifying as an individual or an organization
- Step 1: Review your comment(s): to submit comments anonymously and follow the steps
Note: You can submit your comments anonymously without an account, however, you will not have the option to save drafts or to view your submitted comments.
3) Submit your comments and any supporting documents.
Note: You must enter your comments in the commenting boxes. The file attachment feature is strictly for supporting documents. Content from file attachments will only be reviewed by departments and will not be published on the Canada Gazette website.
Comments can also be submitted by email to the individual identified in the Contact section of the proposed regulation before the deadline.
Please Contact us if you have questions.
Video: Have your say with the online commenting feature
Watch this video to understand the importance of commenting.
Transcript for Have Your Say with the Online Commenting Feature
[Blue squares animate toward the camera before vanishing. A city skyline and horizon pop up from below. Various people of different cultures and accessibility needs move about the sidewalk.]
Narration: “Have your say.”
[A recycling bin is highlighted with a word bubble containing the recycle arrow icon. A bicycle is highlighted with a location marker icon, one of the buildings is highlighted with an eco-friendly electricity icon, another building shows the icon of food, while people on the street have icons for connectivity Wi-Fi and also eco-friendly business.]
Narration: “You may not always realize it, but regulations touch almost every aspect of our daily lives. From the environment, to transportation, to the very food we put on the table.”[The icons line up across the screen as the city and people fade away.]
Narration: “If regulations make such a big impact, shouldn’t you have a say in how they are developed?”(Text on screen: Shouldn’t you have a say? Well, you can, and it’s never been easier!)
Narration: “Well, you can! And it’s never been easier with the Canada Gazette’s online commenting feature!”
[Orange squares flash toward the screen as a person in a circle appears on screen, there are icons around him representing working at heights, ergonomics, duty to accommodate, eco-friendly power and safety.]
Marc: “I can help make my workplace safer for my colleagues and me by commenting on proposed occupational health and safety regulations”
[The circles including the person all zoom away to be replaced with another person and different icons representing, eco-friendly costs, partnerships, eco-friendly commerce, quality and good business.]
Nalini: “My comments mean that I look out for the interests of my small business, keeping my sector sustainable and profitable.”
[The circles including the person all zoom away to be replaced with another person and different icons representing, sanitization and health, food safety, and wireless connectivity are shown.]
Junior: “I can contribute to my family’s health by providing my feedback on regulations that affect the food we eat and the products we use.”
[The circles including the person all zoom away to be replaced with another person and different icons representing, Eco friendly energy, eco-friendly conversation, eco-friendly world, alternative power sources and recycling are shown.)
Jenny: “My input helps draft conservation regulations and recovery programs for the environment and species at risk.”
[Orange and grey squares flash toward the screen.]
(Text on screen: Have Your Say, Too!)
Narration: “Have your say too!
[Various word bubbles pop up above the sentence.]
[The words slide away as a computer screen is shown with the Canada Gazette on screen. The words Canada Gazette fly out from the screen to highlight for a moment, before returning to the computer screen.]
Narration: “In Canada, all proposed regulations are posted on the Canada Gazette website for public consultation.”
[The screen slides over as an orange line forms a square around three words which animate in:]
(Text on screen: Transparency, Democracy, Accountability.)
Narration: “Your comments could help make improvements for all Canadians. They are considered by regulators then posted online after the consultation period.
[The computer screen scrolls down showing services and information.]
[Orange squares flash toward the screen to replace the scene with a bubble containing a person working on a table style device. Word bubbles appear around him as the words appear on screen:]
(Submit your comments)
Narration: “Thanks to the online commenting feature, you can submit your comments directly on any proposed regulation,”
[The person animates away to be replaced with another person with the same word bubbles around them. Text animates below:]
Narration: “, and see them together with comments made by others.”
[The person animates away to bring in a more casually sitting person with thinking bubbles above their head. The thoughts represent visualizations for identity, anonymity and unknown.]
(Text on screen Identify yourself or your organization or submit anonymously.)
Narration: “You can choose to identify yourself or your organization or submit anonymously,”
[The two persons from the previous animations return beside this on as new words animate above and below.]
Narration: “but either way, your feedback is equally important.”
(Text on screen: Be Heard! Your feedback is important!)
[Orange squares flash toward the screen as one of the persons from the circle animations return. Circle containing icons representing, sanitization and health, food safety, and wireless connectivity are shown.]
Junior: “I had my say.”
[They animate away to bring back the person with the icons representing, Eco friendly energy, eco-friendly conversation, eco-friendly world, alternative power sources and recycling.]
Jenny: “I had my say.”
[They animate away to bring back the person with the icons around him representing working at heights, ergonomics, duty to accommodate, eco-friendly power and safety.]
Marc: “I had my say.”
[They animate away to bring back the person with the icons representing, eco-friendly costs, partnerships, eco-friendly commerce, quality and good business.]
Nalini: “I had my say, and you can have your say too!”
[Grey and orange squares flash toward the screen to replace the animation with a computer screen on the left and text on the right. The computer screen displays the Gazette website and the text says:]
(Text on screen: Have Your Say Gazette.gc.ca)
Narration: “Use the Canada Gazette’s online commenting feature to be heard. Visit Gazette.gc.ca, and have your say today.”
[The website scrolls down until the animation fades away]
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End of video
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Closed consultations with published comments
Consult all closed consultations with published comments.
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