PolitiKit

Preserve self-regulation of the internal audit profession by maintaining objectivity and independence; and Promote professional competence through The IIA’s professional designations, Standards, and high ethical standards

Monitor the advancement of policies related to: Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence: Advance laws and policies that ensure cybersecurity and artificial intelligence frameworks are robust, maintain appropriate internal controls and independent objective assurance over those controls, and minimize the organizational and operational risks of various threats, including Denial-of-service, Ransomware, Social engineering, Corporate software vulnerabilities.

Request funding from the Government of Canada for Indspire's scholarship and bursaries program in support of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis post secondary students across Canada.

Request funding for Indspire's student success programs, including mentoring, research and analysis and annual youth empowerment and Indigenous education events.

Communicating with government officials, in general, about workforce development and accreditation policies impacting the dental profession.

Engagement about the need for autism inclusion in existing or emerging non-autism-focused policies and programs.

Advocacy for measures to reduce the federal regulatory burden and streamline administrative processes for the legal cannabis sector to improve efficiency and support economic competitiveness.

Representations to government, Parliamentarians, and public servants regarding cannabis legalization, regulation, policy development, and program initiatives in Canada.

Advocacy related to the need to develop a national cannabis export strategy

Advocacy for changes to Canada's cannabis excise tax framework to support industry competitiveness, reduce the illicit market, and enhance public policy objectives of legalization.

Taxation and Finance: Canada must ensure, fairness, accountability and transparency regarding CRA decisions that impact Jewish charities. Provide economic support for the charitable and not-for-profit sector through a direct granting program. Donations from Canadians should be incentivized through a temporary enhancement of the charitable giving tax credit, or through a donor matching program, whereby the government matches donations from Canadians.

Inclusion of chiropractors as recognized qualified practitioners to issue the Disability Tax Credit Certificate(T2201).

Lobbying to reduce Red Tape by focusing on removing interprovincial trade barriers, facilitating labour mobility and improving government customer service. This includes providing input for the consultations on the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill.

Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors which could also include provincial data.

Canada is experiencing an “entrepreneurial drought”: a sustained period where business closures consistently outpace new business starts, leading to a shrinking entrepreneurial base and declining confidence in entrepreneurship. CFIB recommends that reversing this trend should be treated as a national economic priority.

Harmonize nursing regulatory practices to support a responsive and sustainable nursing workforce

Communications relate to ongoing efforts to strengthen the collection, harmonization, and use of nursing workforce data at the pan-Canadian level. Discussions include modelling future health and workforce needs, supporting evidence-based health human resource planning, and investing in robust data systems to inform public policy and decision-making.

Discussions aim to ensure that artificial intelligence and emerging health technologies are developed, assessed, and approved in ways that meet the needs of the Canadian population. Communications emphasize the importance of integrating nursing perspectives into governance, regulation, clinical and ethical evaluation, and approval processes for new technologies.

Allow nurses to certify the Disability Tax Credit form

Arranging meetings for the client to brief government officials on the business of Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd.