PolitiKit

Supporting the strengthening of current and future federal government emission reduction targets.

Working with government to ensure that funding programs recognize the economic, social and cultural benefits of live music through funding mechanisms that recognize its value as an economic and tourism driver.

Discussions with government officials to increase funding to the Canada Music Fund and to ensure that the Canada Music Fund reflects the contribution of live music to the music ecosystem.

Discussions relating to the legislative, regulatory, and policy developments related to digital currencies and cryptoassets

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

Providing input on effective Artificial Intelligence regulation to balance risks and foster innovation

Work with the government to protect Canadians against fraud and scams

International development. Discussion on Canada's official development assistance (ODA) and the need for it to prioritize food security. As a global leader in agriculture and food, Canada should help communities around the world dealing with rising food prices, climate change and conflict by prioritizing support for agriculture and food systems in its ODA.

Changes to Student aid and Grants to ensure equitable access to regulated career colleges in budget 2025 and its impact on our members.

In-Game Spending & Player Confidence – Support transparency and parental-oversight tools to maintain consumer confidence in digital markets.

Player Safety – Promote evidence-based frameworks to address harmful online behaviour while recognizing the structured nature of video games.

Privacy and Data Protection – Support modern, interoperable privacy laws that protect users while enabling innovation and global data flows.

Healthy Play & Digital Literacy – Promote balanced, informed engagement through education and digital-literacy initiatives for youth and families.

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.

Pets in emergency planning. Requested that the federal government allocate funding and resources within its emergency programs to support pet-inclusive evacuation and sheltering, ensuring pets are considered in federal response measures and in support provided to provinces and municipalities.

Participation in pre-budget consultations, advocating for the removal of GST on all pet food and the inclusion of pets in the National Adaptation Strategy.

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

Advance the recognition and protection of directors and screenwriters as primary authors of audiovisual works in Canadian law and international treaties. Support collective management and equitable remuneration for the use of Canadian audiovisual works worldwide. Defend creative and moral rights in digital environments and oppose any weakening of authorship or copyright protections.

Strengthen Canada’s audiovisual and cultural ecosystem by ensuring that directors and creative authors are recognized, supported, and central to cultural policy. Advocate for sustained and equitable funding for Canadian feature films, scripted series, and documentaries. Support the implementation of the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) in a way that ensures meaningful opportunities for Canadian creators and independent producers.

Ensure Canada’s screen industries remain globally competitive through tax incentives, fair labour practices, and investment in talent. Promote tax and financing mechanisms that encourage private investment in Canadian-owned intellectual property. Advocate for modernized funding models through Telefilm Canada, the CMF, and provincial agencies. Engage with Finance, ISED, and the PMO to strengthen the creative economy’s contribution to GDP and exports.

Ensure that the evolution of AI and digital tools strengthens, not replaces, human creativity and artistic authorship. Advocate for a human-centred approach to AI governance that protects creators’ rights and preserves artistic integrity. Support clear rules for AI training, use, remuneration and attribution in audiovisual productions.

Official Languages Act - ensuring the Government of Canada’s commitment to opportunities to learn a second official language

Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality Component - promoting linguistic duality initiatives and projects to promote the benefits of bilingualism and to increase mutual understanding and rapprochement between English-speaking and French-speaking Canadians.

Action Plan for Official Languages - Informing on French Second Language issues/concerns and advocating for policies and programs.

Advocating that Canada impose economic sanctions under Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) on, and withdraw from economic and political treaties with, Israel to compel it to full comply with international law, as described in the ICJ advisory opinions of 2005 & 2024 and the ICJ provisional measures to prevent genocide.

Increasing permanent funding for the Canada Council for the Arts