PolitiKit

Advocate for increased federal spending on climate action and infrastructure. We are advocating for the federal government to boost its climate spending to 2% of GDP, including increased transfers to provinces/territories/municipalities/Indigenous nations for climate infrastructure (public transit, renewable energy, zero-emission housing), and to fund a Youth Climate Corps.

Discussions on updates to the Assisted Human Reproduction Act.

Increase funding to the Canada Book Fund and maintain all other programs that support writing and publishing in Canada.

Operating grant, contributions to projects in technology development, research, marketing, professional development

Advocating for land conservation provisions under a Federal Sustainable Agriculture Strategy.

Promote the integration of wetland conservation into land-use planning and development processes to support healthy watersheds and minimize habitat fragmentation, pollution, and other impacts on wetland ecosystems.

Collaborating with government agencies and industry organizations to develop beneficial management practice (BMP) programs tailored to agricultural production on working landscapes.

Establishing a National Environmental Goods & Services (EG&S) program which focuses on longer-term conservation and promotes the retention of natural wetlands, grasslands, and forests.

Promoting the adoption of agri-environmental practices/programs that provide financial incentives to producers to conserve wetlands and enhance biodiversity.

Adoption of the Green Budget Coalition recommendations in the federal Budget and budget bill

Investing in Employment Insurance, care workers, unionized jobs and strong workplace standards

Implementation of universal pharmacare, dental care, long term care and mental health care

Engaging decision makers to better educate them about the health, social, and economic risks posed by fur farms in Canada.

Passage of climate change regulations including the Oil and Gas Methane regulations, Clean Electricity Regulation, and the Oil and Gas Emissions Cap.

Attracting and Retaining a Sustainable Tourism Workforce – TIAC supports the creation and optimization of policy and programs aimed at addressing the significant labour shortages that now exist in the tourism sector due to the affects of restrictive public health measures, border closures, and increased operational costs that were related to the COVID-19 pandemic. TIAC also advocates for a strong tourism workforce via regulations and policies in regard to immigration, including issues related to pathways to permanent-residency and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

Developing and Promoting World-class Tourism Assets – Ensuring Canada maintains and promotes the development of world-class tourism assets requires considerable investment from both public and private sources. TIAC advocates for continued investment, particularly in respect to under-serviced communities, and effective promotion of existing assets as well as the development of new, more competitive ones for both Canadian and world travellers to discover and experience. TIAC’s efforts on this front include monitoring and raising policy issues that directly affect Indigenous tourism development with a goal of empowering Indigenous communities in generating their own economies while also providing Canadians and foreign visitors alike the opportunity to connect with Indigenous peoples and to experience their unique and diverse culture in a deeply meaningful way.