PolitiKit

Implementation of the Clean Electricity Regulations, the Federal Clean Electricity Strategy and other policies related to achieving a zero-emissions electricity system

Support the Development and implementation of an effective Green and Transition Finance Taxonomy, based on the work of the Sustainable Finance Action Council (SFAC).

Federal funding for large-scale publicly-owned renewable and community-led energy projects, grid efficiency upgrades, and energy storage.

Canada's federal budget with regards to removing all subsidies to the oil, coal and gas industry, including subsidies provided through preferential tax treatments; development of renewable energy and fossil fuels, conservation and efficiency

Seeking an amendment to the criminal code to strengthen penalties for assaults on transit workers and expand the current definition of transit operators to include all transit workers.

ParticipACTION seeks to identify partnership opportunities with the federal government and seeks financial support related to national initiatives benefiting the health and wellness of Canadians.

Policy around the design and implementation of a federal Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfD) program.

Supporting a Climate-Aligned Finance Act, that would include enforcing science-based targets and holding financial institutions accountable to them.

Communicating with the Government of Canada about the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, S.C. 2019, c. 26, which was formally enacted following the passage of Bill C-48 in 2019, including as it relates to the repeal of the current ban on marine vessels transporting oil and gas.

Communicating with the Government of Canada about energy trade between the United States and Canada, including the construction and operation of prospective pipeline projects and the imposition of potential tariffs on oil and gas.

Communicating with the Government of Canada about the amendment of the Competition Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-34, more specifically as it relates to the repeal and replacement of the “greenwashing” provisions, which were enacted by Bill C-59 in 2024.

Communicating with the Government of Canada to request that the Government not proceed with the proposed regulatory framework to cap emissions from upstream oil and natural gas sector, and instead work with industry and provinces on other effective and collaborative solutions to deliver emission reductions.

Communicating with the Government of Canada about the creation of an investment tax credit for capital invested in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) projects.

Communicating with the Government of Canada about (i) the process for amending the Impact Assessment Act, S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1, and (ii) potential amendments to the Impact Assessment Act, including the repeal and replacement of those provisions enacted by Bill C-69 in 2019.

Communicating with the Government of Canada about “An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act”), also known as the “One Canadian Economy Act”, which was enacted by Bill C-5 in 2025, more specifically as it relates to the oil and gas sector.

2. Create a Canada Conservation Investment Fund Establish a new $150 million endowment fund that will create a long-term funding stream to strengthen the capacity of local and regional land trusts to care for natural spaces in perpetuity. By creating an endowment fund, the Canada Conservation Investment Fund will help ensure the long-term care of Canada’s network of privately conserved areas.

Endorse ACLT as the national representative of regional and local land trusts within the CNPF- Land Trust Conservation Fund (LTCF) to enhance the program through delivery of the outcomes related to expanding protected areas, restoring degraded landscapes, protecting species at risk, adapting to climate change, improving land management, and mobilizing private resources.

Policy and program recommendations that relate to and impact local governments and their ability to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to the changing climate. This includes programming for GHG reductions and to implement local adaptation measures.

Communicating regarding the Government of Canada's proposed enhanced methane regulations, "Regulations Amending the Regulations Respecting Reduction in the Release of Methane and Certain Volatile Organic Compounds (Upstream Oil and Gas Sector)."