PolitiKit

Canadian Organic Standards - standards review, equivalency agreements, standards assurance, standards enforcement.

Continued funding for regulated standards review process. Funding for research and development.

Agricultural Impact Assessments: Mandate agricultural impact assessments (AIAs) for all federal infrastructure projects, including defence-related projects, and federal land claim decisions that may affect the quality or availability of agricultural land in Canada.

Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

Rural, remote and northern municipal issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to delivering infrastructure funding in rural, remote and northern communities, trade irritants effecting rural, remote and northern communities, the development and implementation of the northern strategy in the three territories and the development of a rural champion at the federal cabinet level.

Work to ensure rural Canadians have fair access to the same services as those in urban Canada — connectivity, transportation, infrastructure, education and healthcare among other.

Communicating with the Government of Canada about Budget 2025-26, more specifically advocating for additional investments in rural initiatives, including investments in rural healthcare services, rural broadband internet, rural trade-enabling infrastructure services and rural skills development programs.

Communicating with the Government of Canada, in general, about the opportunities and challenges facing rural Canadians, including the potential for taxation and regulatory reforms to enhance the quality of life for rural Canadians.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program: the Canadian Meat Council is advocating for the continued access for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for Canada's meat industry. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding extensive efforts to recruit domestically, it is the reality of our industry that the number of workers required exceeds, by far, the number of both “lower-skilled” and “higher-skilled” Canadian candidates who are both willing and able to work in Canada's meat processing industry. There is now an application fee of $1000 per Temporary Foreign Worker- if a form has 1 employee or 100 employees the charge is $1000 per worker applied for. If the request is rejected the fee is not refunded. These fees seem much higher than a reasonable cost to process- especially when the request for multiple employees is rejected.

Plant Breeding Programs in Canada

Strengthening equipment manufacturing in Canada through agreements with trading partners.

Regulations, directives, and policies developed in regard to the off-road equipment sector.

Market access for beef and cattle, achieving new and defending existing trade agreements.

Policy Framework with regard to the terms and conditions of auction for Spectrum Licences

Communicating with the government about adopting digital tools in the agriculture sector.

Lobby for effective trade negotiations and enforcement provisions in key export markets, in particular as it relates to technical barriers to trade and regulatory cooperation

Lobby for trade enabling solutions internationally on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) of pesticides on grain.

Loi sur le recyclage des produits de la criminalité et le financement des activités terroristes, activité de lobbyisme liées à l'application de la loi de façon générale, et plus précisément en ce qui concerne la révision de la règlementation applicable à la Banque

Discussions concernant le financement des petites entreprises, y compris le Programme de financement des petites entreprises du Canada

Collaboration avec le gouvernement pour protéger les Canadiens contre la fraude et les arnaques

Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Regulations with respect to a number of issues including identification requirements

Canada Small Business Financing Program: ensuring efficient administration of the program

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA): seeking workable, practical approaches in the reform of PIPEDA

The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, initiatives for enhancement of reporting mandatory information, and risk assessment methodology.

Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.

Agriculture: Policies related to the food and beverage processing sector including: funding for industry research and development, implementation of Safe Foods for Canadians Regulations.

Tax policies to improve the competitiveness of the Canadian economy and support trade diversification.