PolitiKit

Implementation of universal pharmacare, dental care, long term care and mental health care

Investing in Employment Insurance, care workers, unionized jobs and strong workplace standards

Meeting Canada's supply chain infrastructure deficit and how it will be financed and funded. Seeking funding from Transport and Finance.

Seeking to change border facilitation processes and policies

Establishment or modification of appropriate regulations regarding trade.

Changes to regulations regarding sick leave, replacement workers and Right to Disconnect

Funding related to Green Transportation Initiatives including renewable fuels and alternative propulsion methods.

Bill C-47 Budget Implementation Act- Provisions Related to Extended Interswitching and the impact on railway operations.

To educate government on how labour disruption issues affect grain shipments.

To discuss challenges with and seek changes to port authority policy, governance and regulatory matters experienced by grain port terminal operations.

Rail related issues in the grain supply chain including those covered within the Canada Transportation Act

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA, with respect to data-driven sustainability initiatives, to ensure the long-term competitiveness of Canada’s horticulture industry.

Employment and social development Canada (ESDC) - Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP), with respect to ensuring adequate seasonal labour.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - In relation to enabling a sufficient workforce to support domestic fruit and vegetable production.

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program - In relation to enabling a sufficient workforce to support domestic fruit and vegetable production.

Sustainable Agriculture Strategy - Policies to support the adoption of more environmentally sustainable practices across the fresh produce supply chain.

Building a Regenerative and Inclusive Tourism Industry – TIAC works with government to support a tourism sector that is more resilient, sustainable, and equitable through priority investment in regenerative tourism and specialized recruitment programs for equity seeking groups.

Attracting and Retaining a Sustainable Tourism Workforce – TIAC supports the creation and optimization of policy and programs aimed at addressing the significant labour shortages that now exist in the tourism sector due to the affects of restrictive public health measures, border closures, and increased operational costs that were related to the COVID-19 pandemic. TIAC also advocates for a strong tourism workforce via regulations and policies in regard to immigration, including issues related to pathways to permanent-residency and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Promoting Business Sustainability and Industry Competitiveness – TIAC promotes optimal forms of government intervention that support the competitiveness of Canada’s tourism companies via public grants, tax credits, repayable financing contributions and policies and programs that augment entrepreneurship, innovation and commercial protections. During this critical period as the sector looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, TIAC is working to ensure that government loans provided through the CEBA, RRRF, HASCAP and related initiatives have an optimal impact through guidelines and repayment conditions that are conducive to business growth.

Developing and Promoting World-class Tourism Assets – Ensuring Canada maintains and promotes the development of world-class tourism assets requires considerable investment from both public and private sources. TIAC advocates for continued investment, particularly in respect to under-serviced communities, and effective promotion of existing assets as well as the development of new, more competitive ones for both Canadian and world travellers to discover and experience. TIAC’s efforts on this front include monitoring and raising policy issues that directly affect Indigenous tourism development with a goal of empowering Indigenous communities in generating their own economies while also providing Canadians and foreign visitors alike the opportunity to connect with Indigenous peoples and to experience their unique and diverse culture in a deeply meaningful way.

CAA is engaged in consumer advocacy work related to Canadian air travellers and Canada's air passenger rights regime.

Possible amendments to the General Pilotage Regulations on such matters as integrated managements systems for pilotage authorities and pilot corporations, administrative monetary penalties, and requirements and process applicable to the issuance of pilotage licenses and certificates

conducting outreach on behalf of Picton to gain export/import verification from CBSA

Government action to ensure labour stability in Canadian supply chains

Canada-U.S. policy and regulatory alignment.