PolitiKit

LABOUR - Ensuring that any changes to the Canada Labour Code are implemented in response to defined and demonstrated issues and not to increase regulatory burdens for employers; minimizing labour disruption impacts on Canadian businesses and workers.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Advocate for future-proofed, globally competitive, and interoperable policies that position artificial intelligence as a positive economic driver, and support the responsible development, deployment, and use of AI in business.

ENVIRONMENT - Policies regarding energy inputs for the mining of cryptocurrencies within Canadian jurisdictions and coordination with established Canadian utilities.

ENVIRONMENT – Promoting the harmonization of regulations with provinces; impacts of the federal carbon pricing legislation on businesses; implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change; review of Canada's environmental assessment process, and the Canadian Energy Regulator; carbon pricing regimes; carbon border adjustments; offset markets; and other policy measures towards Net Zero 2050 goals.

TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation; the fluidity and stability of supply chain operations, minimizing disruptions.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encouraging private sector generated economic development in Canada’s provinces and territories

LABOUR - Ensuring that any changes to the Canada Labour Code are implemented in response to defined and demonstrated issues and not to increase regulatory burdens for employers; minimizing labour disruption impacts on Canadian businesses and workers.

ENVIRONMENT – Promoting the harmonization of regulations with provinces; impacts of the federal carbon pricing legislation on businesses; implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change; review of Canada's environmental assessment process, and the Canadian Energy Regulator; carbon pricing regimes; carbon border adjustments; offset markets; and other policy measures towards Net Zero 2050 goals.

INDUSTRY - Encouraging the government to strengthen regulatory cooperation and alignment through bodies like the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); modernizing and streamlining regulatory frameworks to reduce red tape for businesses; supporting innovation by fostering regulatory flexibility that accommodates emerging technologies and industries; and enhancing the competitiveness of Canadian businesses by promoting harmonized standards across borders, facilitating smoother trade and market access.

INDUSTRY – Expand investments in broadband and 5G internet to provide more access to rural and remote communities

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Advocate for future-proofed, globally competitive, and interoperable policies that position artificial intelligence as a positive economic driver, and support the responsible development, deployment, and use of AI in business.

AGRICULTURE - Promoting policies to enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of Canada's agriculture sector.

INDUSTRY – Ensuring that the Competition Act and related competition policy measures support a productive business environment.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encouraging private sector generated economic development in Canada’s provinces and territories

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Advocate for policies and strategic investment that make education and talent development a national priority, support research and innovation, and champion science driven solutions, while strengthening commercialization and growing the capacity of businesses to adopt new technologies and to succeed at digital transformation.

INDUSTRY - Improving the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit program to drive innovation by restoring it to 20% and reinstate the Depreciable Property Tax Credit; increase the role that the federal government plays in creating opportunities for small and medium sized businesses to digitalize and conduct more business activities online; developing a digital economy strategy for Canada.

TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation; the fluidity and stability of supply chain operations, minimizing disruptions.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Border infrastructure and CBSA programs/policies affecting importers and exporters.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Improving federal laws and regulations pertaining to responsible business conduct rules for Canadian companies.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE – With respect to issues relating to import and export controls

TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation; the fluidity and stability of supply chain operations, minimizing disruptions.

NATIONAL SECURITY/ECONOMIC SECURITY - Advancing policies related to enhancing Canada’s economic and national security. Key priorities include strengthening economic resilience, prudently navigating geopolitical challenges to trade and international relations, safeguarding business operations against new and emerging threats, and fostering conditions for economic growth.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encouraging private sector generated economic development in Canada’s provinces and territories

ENVIRONMENT – Promoting the harmonization of regulations with provinces; impacts of the federal carbon pricing legislation on businesses; implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework for Clean Growth and Climate Change; review of Canada's environmental assessment process, and the Canadian Energy Regulator; carbon pricing regimes; carbon border adjustments; offset markets; and other policy measures towards Net Zero 2050 goals.

INDUSTRY - Encouraging the government to strengthen regulatory cooperation and alignment through bodies like the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); modernizing and streamlining regulatory frameworks to reduce red tape for businesses; supporting innovation by fostering regulatory flexibility that accommodates emerging technologies and industries; and enhancing the competitiveness of Canadian businesses by promoting harmonized standards across borders, facilitating smoother trade and market access.

INFRASTRUCTURE - In regard to the development of a national infrastructure plan, priority infrastructure projects, border infrastructure, public private partnerships, funding models and government consultations.

TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation; the fluidity and stability of supply chain operations, minimizing disruptions.

INFRASTRUCTURE – Improvement of Canada’s infrastructure through the National Infrastructure Assessment, National Supply Chains Strategy, and establishment of a Canada Trade Infrastructure Plan.

TAXATION AND FINANCE - Responding to proposals addressing taxation of digital services.

TAXATION AND FINANCE – With regard to undertaking a comprehensive and independent tax system review.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encouraging private sector generated economic development in Canada’s provinces and territories

NATURAL RESOURCES - Support for the adoption of policy recommendations to strengthen Canada’s world-leading position in the mining industry, oil and gas, and forestry products.

INDUSTRY - Encouraging the government to invest in cybersecurity research & development (R&D) and innovation; expanding and diversifying the cyber workforce and talent pipeline; supporting the secure digitalization of small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and improving the global competitiveness of Canada’s cybersecurity industry.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

INDUSTRY – Ensuring that the Competition Act and related competition policy measures support a productive business environment.

IMMIGRATION - Reducing regulatory burdens for employers; promoting immigration to small, rural and northern communities; supporting regional and local community immigration strategies; maintaining and modernizing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program; Facilitating pathways to permanent residency for temporary residents (international students and TFWs; expediting and simplifying foreign credential recognition, calling for an international student and global talent strategy; improving language training as well as settlement and employment supports to newcomers, aligning immigration programs with labour market needs, improving the Start-Up Visa process, improving client services to potential immigrants and newcomers.

NATIONAL SECURITY/ECONOMIC SECURITY - Advancing policies related to enhancing Canada’s economic and national security. Key priorities include strengthening economic resilience, prudently navigating geopolitical challenges to trade and international relations, safeguarding business operations against new and emerging threats, and fostering conditions for economic growth.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Advocate for policies and strategic investment that make education and talent development a national priority, support research and innovation, and champion science driven solutions, while strengthening commercialization and growing the capacity of businesses to adopt new technologies and to succeed at digital transformation.

NATURAL RESOURCES - Support for the adoption of policy recommendations to strengthen Canada’s world-leading position in the mining industry, oil and gas, and forestry products.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

IMMIGRATION - Reducing regulatory burdens for employers; promoting immigration to small, rural and northern communities; supporting regional and local community immigration strategies; maintaining and modernizing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program; Facilitating pathways to permanent residency for temporary residents (international students and TFWs; expediting and simplifying foreign credential recognition, calling for an international student and global talent strategy; improving language training as well as settlement and employment supports to newcomers, aligning immigration programs with labour market needs, improving the Start-Up Visa process, improving client services to potential immigrants and newcomers.

NATIONAL SECURITY/ECONOMIC SECURITY - Advancing policies related to enhancing Canada’s economic and national security. Key priorities include strengthening economic resilience, prudently navigating geopolitical challenges to trade and international relations, safeguarding business operations against new and emerging threats, and fostering conditions for economic growth.

AGRICULTURE - Promoting policies to enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of Canada's agriculture sector.

INFRASTRUCTURE - In regard to the development of a national infrastructure plan, priority infrastructure projects, border infrastructure, public private partnerships, funding models and government consultations.

AGRICULTURE - Promoting policies to enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of Canada's agriculture sector.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation; the fluidity and stability of supply chain operations, minimizing disruptions.

INDUSTRY - Encouraging the government to strengthen regulatory cooperation and alignment through bodies like the Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); modernizing and streamlining regulatory frameworks to reduce red tape for businesses; supporting innovation by fostering regulatory flexibility that accommodates emerging technologies and industries; and enhancing the competitiveness of Canadian businesses by promoting harmonized standards across borders, facilitating smoother trade and market access.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

INDUSTRY - Encouraging the government to invest in cybersecurity research & development (R&D) and innovation; expanding and diversifying the cyber workforce and talent pipeline; supporting the secure digitalization of small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); and improving the global competitiveness of Canada’s cybersecurity industry.

TAXATION AND FINANCE - Responding to proposals addressing taxation of digital services.

INTERNAL TRADE - removing interprovincial barriers to trade, investment, and labour mobility within Canada

DEFENCE - Creating industrial opportunities for Canadian businesses through increased defence procurement and related defence policies.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Encouraging private sector generated economic development in Canada’s provinces and territories

NATIONAL SECURITY/ECONOMIC SECURITY - Advancing policies related to enhancing Canada’s economic and national security. Key priorities include strengthening economic resilience, prudently navigating geopolitical challenges to trade and international relations, safeguarding business operations against new and emerging threats, and fostering conditions for economic growth.

INFRASTRUCTURE - In regard to the development of a national infrastructure plan, priority infrastructure projects, border infrastructure, public private partnerships, funding models and government consultations.

TRANSPORTATION - Regarding the consistent funding of trade-enabling infrastructure projects; the development of a competitive and efficient transportation network including all modes of transportation; the fluidity and stability of supply chain operations, minimizing disruptions.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE - Negotiating bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements and promoting them to Canadian businesses.

INTERNAL TRADE - removing interprovincial barriers to trade, investment, and labour mobility within Canada

LABOUR - Ensuring that any changes to the Canada Labour Code are implemented in response to defined and demonstrated issues and not to increase regulatory burdens for employers; minimizing labour disruption impacts on Canadian businesses and workers.