CCI, as a part of the Better Regulation Initiative, aims to contribute to two main government-wide and departmental goals:

• improve protection for the public and environment, and
• improve the competitiveness of Nova Scotia business

Environment and Labour and Workforce Development, through CCI, are achieving these goals by building a culture of “red-tape avoidance” and continuous regulatory improvement, or what we call good regulatory practice, within the departments.

So what is good regulatory practice? Regulatory practice is how we regulate, not just the laws themselves. We have divided good regulatory practice into four strategic objectives:

• Choosing and designing quality tools
• Making it easier for business, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to achieve compliance
• Increasing compliance with our regulatory programs
• Continuously improving our regulatory programs

These strategic objectives are important in themselves, but they also support each other as an ongoing cycle. We call this the cycle of good regulatory practice.