PolitiKit

Competitiveness of the sector with respect to reducing level of federal fees and taxes applied to the aviation industry including the excise tax on jet fuel, airport ground rent payments, navigational fees, security charges

Security and facilitation issues including those related to border controls and quarantines, the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) program and system outages

Labour, as regards to the Canada Labour Code and the collective bargaining process

Competitiveness of the airline industry with respect to reduction in federal taxation of Air Transport Security Charge, airport ground rent, fuel excise tax, foreign ownership regulations, competition policy and all government/3rd party fees.

Assurer le maintien d'un contexte d'opérations optimal lors de l'application du Règlement sur l'eau de ballast : DORS/2021-120 paru dans la Gazette du Canada, Partie II, volume 155, numéro 13.

Encourage the federal government to implement measures to promote interprovincial trade and the harmonization of regulations regarding maritime transportation between the provinces.

Working with Transport Canada and Global Affairs Canada to ensure that regulations around water treatments affecting operations of the Canadian fleets, who are sharing trade routes with USA fleets, are harmonized with the USA regulatory body to maintain Canada's competitive on the market.

Aging at Home Benefit.

Canada Labour Code, as it relates to employment insurance and job-protected leave.

National Caregiving Strategy

Controlled Products Regulations, as it relates to implementing the Globally Harmonized System in Canada.

Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to nicotine replacement products

Access to medication - expanding the range of medications covered by various insurance plans, and the number of Canadians able to access and afford medication. This includes a national pharmaceutical strategy.

Canada Health Act and regulations, as it relates to long-term, home and palliative care.

Health Canada's tobacco control program and policies related to tobacco and vaping products, including sustaining government funding levels, and implementation of effective programs and policies.

Funding for programs to be operated by the Canadian Cancer Society to advance cancer control.

Canada Health Transfer - health system funding transfer and agreements intended for provinces/territories to support the delivery of healthcare services, including cancer care services and palliative care.

Employment Insurance special benefit programs, asking the federal government to improve these benefits by expanding eligibility.

UN Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, as it pertains to cancer control, including the development of a Global Coordination Mechanism; increased federal investments in prevention initiatives; and policy changes as it relates to tobacco control, healthy living, and access to screening and treatment, as identified in the Declaration.

Health Human Resources and Coalition for Action for health care workers.

Equitable and timely access to cancer screening.

Legislation/regulation of electronic cigarettes including use, marketing and all other aspects.

Access to palliative care, as it relates to programs offered through Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, the Department of National Defence, and Employment and Social Development Canada.

Patent Act, as it relates to the use of patents for international humanitarian purposes to address public health problems.

Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, including protocols, guidelines and implementation.

Data as it relates to all health and cancer data policy, planning and outcomes.

Non-Smokers' Health Act, including implementation and enforcement.

Safe Long-Term Care Act.

First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and regulations, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco products.

Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and regulations, including ingredients, promotion, packaging/labelling, product regulation, reporting and enforcement and any other aspect.

Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to alcohol warning labels

Trade agreements as they relate to tobacco control.

Excise Act, 2001 and regulations, as it relates to contraband and the taxation of tobacco and vaping products.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research.

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, as it relates to continued federal funding & long term investment in health research through Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Measures and funding for the charitable sector generally.

Food and Drugs Act and regulations, as it relates to restricting the advertising to children of foods high in sodium, sugars and saturated fat.

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

Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

Communicate with government officials on an ongoing basis regarding Harbourfront Centre operations and programming

The Building Industry and Land Development Association advocates for reforms to policy that are in the interest of a more efficient and effective development approval process and policy reforms that improve the overall health of the development industry in Canada.

The Building Industry and Land Development Association advocates for reforms to policy that are in the interest of a more efficient and effective development approval process and policy reforms that improve the overall health of the development industry in Canada.

MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT - ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; INCLUDES PRE-BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS.

Advocating for regulations to exclude food from the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act given the significant risks to food safety and international trade.

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

Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act - and considerations around food safety and export diversification.

We are seeking relief from HST in the form of enhanced rebates/indexing.

Providing government with policy and program recommendations derived from multi-stakeholder convening exercises and evidence-based analysis aimed at fostering a strong and inclusive economy that thrives within nature’s limits.

Speaking with elected officials and other designated public office holders regarding ongoing efforts to reform the First Nations Child and Family Services Program and the 1965 Agreement between Canada and Ontario with respect to Child and Family Services.