Table 1: Number of Regulations Enacted Each Year by the Federal Government (1975-1997)

Year

Number of Regulations

Number of Pages

1975

844

3,343

1976

1,028

3,393

1977

1,383

5,366

1978

1,136

4,496

1979

1,148

4,539

1980

1,166

4,254

1981

1,196

3,916

1982

1,348

4,196

1983

1,181

4,444

1984

1,223

4,450

1985

1,392

4,976

1986

1,369

5,368

1987

991

4,732

1988

901

5,626

1989

840

5,226

1990

1,035

6,799

1991

885

4,830

1992

981

5,363

1993

874

4,636

1994

818

4,278

1995

684

3,626

1996

634

3,866

1997

676

3,672

Source: Registrar of Regulations, Privy Council Office, Ottawa, 1998.