PolitiKit

Sustainable finance and the development of solutions to support climate action and sustainable investment including the introduction of Made-in-Canada sustainable investment guidelines (Canadian Taxonomy) and economy-wide climate-related financial disclosure legislation and/or regulations.

Future federal regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector

Future federal greenhouse gas regulations on other economic sectors (emissions-intensive trade exposed sectors, natural-gas fired electricity, etc)

Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

Home care, with respect to creation with provincial/ territorial governments programs relating to increased home care for persons with MS and other disabilities/ diseases and the support of caregivers

We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Access to treatments as it relates to the current regulatory and price negotiation processes to enhance timely access to all Health Canada approved MS disease-modifying therapies, with respect to the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases and national pharmacare.

Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term and home care

Linking mining practices in Canada to climate-aligned and accredited mines.

PRI actively engages with public policy makers where relevant to our Mission and Principles. PRI also encourages its membership to participate in policy activity to ensure institutional investors are able to generate sustainable returns and create value.

Canada Pension Plan – Disability with respect to eligibility for persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

Comprehensive disability income programs, with respect to persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

Federal Budget: Allocate funding for the Canada Disability Benefit, the Employment Insurance Sickness Benefit; health research; access to treatment and care; and other budgetary policy as it relates to MS.

We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Home care, with respect to creation with provincial/ territorial governments programs relating to increased home care for persons with MS and other disabilities/ diseases and the support of caregivers

Disability Tax Credit with respect to making it refundable and ensuring eligibility for Canadians with episodic disabilities

Bill C-64, An Act Respecting Pharmacare with respect for persons with MS and other chronic conditions and disabilities

Access to treatments as it relates to the current regulatory and price negotiation processes to enhance timely access to all Health Canada approved MS disease-modifying therapies, with respect to the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases and national pharmacare.

Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term and home care

Implementing climate-related financial disclosure frameworks, policies, and other measures for public and private companies. Working with various government representatives and entities to understand and implement measures to overcome barriers to increasing the level of climate-related financial disclosures. This includes defining what constitutes a small company and other work to identify appropriate levels of disclosure.

Implementing the Sustainable Finance Action Council's recommendations, including the development and implementation of a Canadian Green and Transition Taxonomy. Taxonomies help in addressing the climate change funding issue by making clear opportunities for climate-related investment.

Advocate to include stronger energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction requirements in Canada's housing policies and new structure such as Build Canada Homes.

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

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.

TAXATION AND FINANCE – With regard to the measurement and improvement of Canada’s tax competitiveness, including: reforming the taxation, remittance, filing and audit processes of Canadian businesses and tax policy which improves the competitiveness of the Canadian business environment

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

Taxation and Finance: Policies with respect to fuel taxation; policies with respect to tax measures to generate more clean technology investments.