RCC Partnership Statements and Work Plans

In 2016-17, U.S. and Canadian agencies published 23 work plans containing over 100 initiatives on regulatory cooperation. These work plans implemented many of the ideas the agencies had included in their joint Partnership Statements. See the table below to review the Regulatory Partnership Statements (RPS) and Work Plans:

United States Regulator	Canadian Regulator	Work Plan and Partnership Statement (RPS)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)	Health Canada	Pharmaceutical and Biological Products Over-the-Counter Products Medical Devices Veterinary Drugs RPS
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)	Pesticides RPS
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	Health Canada	Workplace Chemicals RPS
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)	Canadian Food Inspection Agencies (CFIA)	Plant Health Animal Health Meat Inspections RPS
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)	Canadian Food Inspection Agencies (CFIA)	Food Safety RPS
Department of Transportation (DOT)	Transport Canada (TC)	Connected Vehicles Motor Vehicle Standards Rail Safety Transport of Dangerous Goods Aviation Regulations RPS
Coast Guard (USCG)	Transport Canada (TC)	Marine Safety and Security (Program) Marine Safety and Security (Operational) RPS1 RPS2
Environmental Protection Agency	Transport Canada (TC)	Locomotive Emissions RPS
Department of Energy (DOE)	Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Energy Efficiency Standards Alternative Fuel Use in Transportation RPS
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)	Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)	Explosive Classification RPS
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)	Chemicals Management RPS
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)	Department of Fishery and Oceans (DFO)	Aquaculture RPS