PolitiKit

Advocacy related to federal labour and workforce policies, including employment standards, workforce participation, skills and training, labour market availability, productivity, and the impacts of labour and employment policy on workers, employers, and the broader economy.

Work with government to promote and support Canada’s digital economy, including ensuring the availability of a high-skilled tech workforce.

Discussions regarding support from the federal and provincial governments to bring new processing capacity to life in Ontario.

Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.

Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management

Government not grant any additional access to our Canadian dairy market in any future free trade agreement and protect Canadian sovereignty in future trade deals.

Pursue dedicated federal funding from Canadian Heritage and Infrastructure Canada to expand CPRA's Canadian Parks, Recreation and Sport Infrastructure Database to help municipalities and local organizations enhance planning efforts, identify opportunities to maximize facility usage, and benchmark provision standards.

Discussing the importance of new policies and programs related to sport, physical activity, reducing Canada's climate footprint, community infrastructure (including revisiting the fiscal arrangement between levels of government), housing, immigration, youth employment, and mental and physical health promotion.

MODERNIZE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: The federal government’s procurement strategy is outdated, leaving little room for creative solutions and fair risk sharing. Contactors shouldering the majority of project risk is becoming an untenable model for many smaller companies who already navigate a long list of red tape and challenges. The reluctance to bid on federal projects because of this heightened risk is becoming a real issue and is impacting progress on public projects. With productivity issues on the rise, now is the time to modernize procurement practices. Innovative procurement and delivery methods can improve productivity, enable cost savings, and shorten the timeline for construction projects. To build the infrastructure needed across the country, federal procurement strategies need to adapt to account for long-term value and sustainability, promote the use of alternative delivery models, and support shared risk.

BUILD THE WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE: The federal government has an ambitious growth plan – one that includes repairing, maintaining and retrofitting aging infrastructure while also building for future climate resilience. Construction now employs more people than ever before, yet our industry will need to fill hundreds of thousands of jobs in the next decade brought on by shifting demographics and a spate of retirements. The situation is even more acute as the construction sector is already dealing with decades of chronic challenges in recruiting qualified workers. Our industry is struggling to fill indispensable jobs nationwide that are essential to build the infrastructure needed to support Canada’s future growth. To achieve Canada’s infrastructure goals, the construction industry requires an equal partner in government to grow the labour force.

Lobbying to ensure that low-income households can continue to live affordably in federally-administered housing co-operatives after their operating agreements end with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

TSA efforts on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking (MSHT) to inform legislation and regulations in Canada as well as funding applications for their many shelters across Canada.

Communication with CMHC officials about loan and contribution agreements under the National Housing Co-Investment Fund and Rapid Housing Initiative. Correspondence with Ministers responsible for regional economic development agencies with respect to grant and contribution programs for community-based organizations Government fund matching for The Salvation Army's efforts in Ukraine.

Correspondence with Ministers responsible for regional economic development agencies with respect to grant and contribution programs for community-based organizations

Advocate for increased and continued representation of disability sector supports in annual budget. Seek additional funding for Disability Benefits, Disability Tax Credit, Enabling Accessibility Fund.

Discussions with government (department TBD) to discuss policies and programmes that would increase access to abortions for people in Canada and globally. This could include requests for funding related to supporting abortion access, proposed regulations and proposed legislation.

Discussions with government (department TBD) to support a national strategy for comprehensive sexuality education, including gender-based violence education, and access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information in Canada and in the world. This might also include requests for funding to support this advocacy work.

We are seeking investments in women's labour market participation, including investments in re-skilling programs that are gender-responsive.

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