PolitiKit

Canada/Korea free-trade agreement as it relates to auto industry.

Canada/EU free-trade agreement in principle as it relates to the auto industry.

Canada/Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free-trade agreement in principle as it relates to the auto industry.

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

Interpretation and implementation of the 2023 Government of Canada Telecom Policy Direction to the CRTC under the Telecommunications Act.

Discussion on federal support in response to tariffs and duties.

Discuss tariff response.

Bringing Talent into Canada – Maintain fast, predictable Global Talent Stream processes and immigration pathways for specialized roles in the video game sector.

Intellectual Property as Foundation of Innovation – Maintain strong copyright protection to encourage investment and international competitiveness.

Right-to-Repair – Exclude video game consoles from repair exceptions under the Copyright Act to protect TPMs and prevent security risks (including implementation of C-244).

Domestic Skills Development (STEAM) – Strengthen post-secondary alignment with industry needs through digital-skills training and partnerships.

Retaining Talent in Canada – Ensure permanent residency programs (e.g., Express Entry) recognize digital occupations to retain global talent.

Digital Trade – Promote tariff-free digital trade, open data flows, and recognition of digital goods under trade agreements like CUSMA and the Indo-Pacific Strategy.

AI and Emerging Technologies – Advocate for clear, innovation-friendly rules for AI applications in video games.

Discussions with officials regarding labour training opportunities for skilled workforce in the agriculture and construction equipment sectors. Reference: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/training/initiatives/skills-success.html

Ongoing discussions with federal officials regarding Canada-US bilateral trade of construction, forestry, mining and agriculture equipment under the terms of the Canada-US-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA). Reference: https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/cusma-aceum/index.aspx?lang=eng

Free trade agreements as they relate to the biopharmaceutical industry

Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy (BLSS) as it relates to the biopharmaceutical industry

Policies and frameworks to accelerate access to innovative medicines post-Health Canada approval, including efforts to reduce time-to-reimbursement and streamline federal/provincial listing processes

Addressing administrative burden: Administrative burden consistently ranks as a top concern for family physicians. This time comes in the way of providing patient care. One of the significant sources of administrative burden for family physicians is filling out federal health forms.

Support family doctors with teams, as that is a key enabler to providing high quality primary care

Invest in family medicine by adding new family doctors and directing funding to expand training, have fair compensation, and other recruitment/retention measures.

Support family doctors with teams, as that is a key enabler to providing high quality primary care

Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

Economic Development: lobbying activity will include briefings, presentations and discussions associated with the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) policy as it relates to defence and civil security programs. The ITB policy is a key evaluated component of many of the federal government programs that Saab competes in, and as such information on the means through which the company aims to address its ITB obligations is worthy of discussion with the relevant government authorities.

Advocating for increased investment toward tuberculosis elimination, specifically through the creation of a national tuberculosis elimination strategy.

Advocating spending priorities related to the dissemination of Canada's Official Development Assistance envelope to ensure that aid is targetted at initiatives that serve the world's poorest.