PolitiKit

Income Tax Act as it applies to corporate taxation, personal taxation, registered saving products, investment and competitiveness.

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act as it applies to consumer protection.

Work with the government to protect Canadians against fraud and scams.

Income Tax Act with respect to corporate income tax, capital tax, international taxation, personal taxation, and registered saving products

Discussions relating to the development of Financial Consumer Protection Framework and voluntary commitments to promote protection for consumers

Work with the government to protect Canadians against fraud and scams

Creation of a federal earthquake insurance solution.

Maintaining Bank Act legislative provisions that restrict banks from marketing insurance in their branch network at the point of granting credit.

Creation of a National Flood Insurance program.

Introduction of a tax credit for homeowners and businesses altering or renovating their property to increase resilience from weather related damage.

For the National Adaptation Strategy, we recommend that government consider the importance of consumer education, as well as incentive programs to help Canadian homeowners and business owners "climate proof" their properties. For the National Flood Insurance Program for High-Risk Properties, we recommend that government and the private sector partner on this important initiative, and that the private sector (insurers and brokers) must play an integral role in the delivery of the program. We also recommend a federal earthquake solution.

The Bank Act, with respect to the separation of banking and insurance.

Open banking with respect to consumer protection issues.

The Bank Act, with respect to the separation of banking and insurance

For the National Flood Insurance Program for High-Risk Properties, we recommend that government and the private sector partner on this important initiative, and that the private sector (insurers and brokers) must play an integral role in the delivery of the program. " We also highly recommend a federal earthquake solution"

Cyber Security - raising awareness of cyber attacks on small businesses and proposing a program to incentivize businesses to take protective measures.

Raise the profile of the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI), and our members, in Atlantic Canada to relevant decision makers; coordinate meetings for our Atlantic members.

CANADA-UNITED STATES-MEXICO AGREEMENT ("CUSMA"): Communicating with government officials about CUSMA, previously known as the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA"), more specifically about the need to ensure protections for North America's integrated automobile industry and supplier network.

COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC & TRADE UNCERTAINTY: Communicating with government officials about potential support, policies and programs, including but not limited to the Auto Strategy and its pillars, Employment Insurance (EI), preventing labour disruptions (and to re-train employees) and maintain manufacturing competitiveness given the current economic and trade uncertainty.

Canada, US and Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA). Kia Canada Inc. is vehicle Manufacturer that imports vehicles into Canada from the US, Mexico and Republic of Korea for sale in Canada. We are directly impacted by these agreements. Impacts include access to product, increase costs to consumers and could impact jobs in Canada.

*Canadian Environmental Protection Act with respect to On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations & Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations.

Canadian Environmental Protection Act - the implementation of the regulations regarding Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles from 2022-2025 and beyond

Review of the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement - Supporting continued competitiveness and investment in an integrated North American automotive industry.

Data as it relates to all health and cancer data policy, planning and outcomes.

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research through Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Broadcasting regulations, including regulations related to Canadian programming.

Canada Income Tax Act relating to Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program and to Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program

Broadcasting polices, including policies related to Canadian programming expenditures, digital media, and independently-produced programming.

CRTC Canadian program certification relating to criteria used to determine Canadian content of productions

Canada Income Tax Act relating to Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit program and to Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit Program

Seeking to ensure the interests of Canada’s independent producers are considered in any amendments to the Broadcasting Act, Telecommunications Act, or Copyright Act.

Beverage container recycling programs, recycling targets for beverage containers, a federal plastics registry, national standards for extended producer responsibility reporting, environmental labelling, recycled content requirements, microplastics, single-use plastics, and international plastics policy and agreements.

Matters regarding the regulation of environmental labelling, recycled content and single-use plastics; discussion about the collection and recycling of beverage containers.

Improving regulatory interpretation (guidance) development to enhance regulatory transparency and outcomes

Red Tape Review - discussions as it relates to modernization of regulations and/or policy that is no longer necessary, duplicative or overly burdensome and/or is a barrier to investment and growth for business.

Trade, tariffs, interprovincial barriers to trade and import issues related to caffeinated energy drinks. Business supply chain and manufacturing expansion.