PolitiKit

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

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.

Electric vehicle charging incentives, with respect to existence, design and implementation.

Conversations regarding the interpretation of certain clauses of The Fisheries Act that potentially impact the development and operations of some hydropower facilities.

Application of Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits for HydroPower industry as compared to other technologies.

Implementation of the Impact Assessment Act, Canadian Navigable Waters Act, and Canada Water Act, and regulations and policies there under, as they relate to the operation, refurbishment and redevelopment of existing hydropower generation stations, and development of new hydropower generation stations.

Support for the transformation of the forest sector, including any impact on current or future regulations or policy initiatives. .

General review of all forest sector files and update on state of the industry to give public officials a better understanding of recent industry developments and key issues.

Work with federal government to support forest sector mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and more broadly movement towards a low carbon economy.

Communicating economic status of Industry with regard to policies that support ongoing competitiveness of BC forest industry.

Pacific Aquaculture Regulations; The development and implementation of the B.C. aquaculture transition plan and ban on open-net pen fish farms by 2029 and regulations for new closed-containment aquaculture technologies.

Transformation of salmon recovery planning, governance and funding for BC.

Multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations to maintain and expand opportunities to support the reduction in tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers. Support government efforts to eliminate technical barriers to trade.

Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) with respect to the Right to a Healthy Environment.

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.

Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.

Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support our research and education mission.

Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-agencies (SSHRC, NSERC and CIHR) and other departments and agencies.

Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.

Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for university students, faculty and staff.

Advocacy to enhance student supports, including but not limited to Canada Student Grants and Loans, the Canada Graduate Scholarship Program, supports for Indigenous students, and work-integrated learning programs.

Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for university students, faculty and staff.

Advocacy to secure federal support to develop and upgrade university infrastructure, including but not limited to research and learning facilities, digital infrastructure, and transit infrastructure.

Advocacy to ensure that proposals to develop or amend federal legislation, regulations, policies or programs that directly or indirectly impact the post-secondary system reflect the needs of universities and support our research and education mission.

Providing regular updates on TRIUMF’s operations, programs, and capabilities as per by the laboratory's agreements with the federal government

Connecting TRIUMF's federally-funded research programs in subatomic physics, accelerator science, and nuclear medicine with relevant international partners and stakeholders