Cost Recovery Framework: Consultation

March 2007

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Table of Contents

Part 2 - Background and Context

Cost Recovery in the Federal Government
Cost Recovery in the Health Products and Food Branch
Impetus for Change

Evolving Program Realities Have Led To Outdated Fee Structure
Auditor General of Canada
Existing Fees Do Not Reflect Current Costs

Part 3 - Analytical Approach

What is Appropriate for Cost Recovery?
Approach to Setting Fees
Approach to Setting Service Standards

Part 4 - Proposed Fees and Service Standards

Overview of Fee and Service Standard Categories
Proposed Fees and Service Standards
International Comparisons
Application of Service Standards and Fee Penalty Calculation

Part 5 - Implementation Considerations

Independent administration
Fee Mitigation
Revising Fees in the Future
Annual Reporting

Annexes

Annex 1: HPFB Fees and Service Standards (2007-8)
Annex 2: Details on International Comparability of Proposed Fees