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. |
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