PolitiKit

Crown rent reform: Working with government on commitments to reform the federal airport Crown rent formula.

Airport funding programs, ACAP and a new growth and resilience program: Seeking the establishment of a new Small and Medium Airports Growth and Resilience program for economic and growth infrastructure, and recapitalization of the underfunded Airports Capital Assistance Program to meet safety, security, rehabilitation and economic development needs at airports that fall outside current program eligibility.

Advocating a policy modernization and red-tape-reduction agenda for the airport system. These include: digitization of traveller and cargo processing across federal agencies along with improved back-end government systems needed to deliver it; assessment of aviation regulation through a competitiveness, operational and regional resilience lens; modernized rules governing airport land use and commercial flexibility that keep fees low; and, improved zoning and resolution processes for airspace protection from incompatible development.

Seeking federal budget investments to sustain and grow Canada’s national airport system as strategic economic and dual-use infrastructure. This includes securing new funding and eligibility for infrastructure and economic growth projects at small and mid-size airports facing an unsupported $19 Billion investment gap over 10 years; increasing ACAP funding to meet the true need for safety and security projects at small and northern airports and advancing ground lease extensions and Crown rent reform

Engaging in discussions with government on the benefits of a proposed satellite network.

Expand the Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program to include front-line allied health care professionals, such as Doctors of Chiropractic.

Ensure that the Canadian Armed Forces paid education programs in health care include chiropractic.

Inclusion of chiropractors as recognized qualified practitioners to issue the Disability Tax Credit Certificate(T2201).

Seeking funding to maintain and improve the Trans Canada Trail

We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Engaging with Veterans Affairs Canada to enhance the delivery of Career Transition Services (CTS) through community colleges. Focus is on securing funding and building awareness to ensure veterans can successfully navigate the shift from operational service to the Alberta and Canadian labour markets.

Advocacy for the development of tailored settlement services and employment bridging programs specifically designed for the families of CAF members and veterans. This includes seeking federal partnerships to provide military spouses and dependents with access to language training, career coaching, and community integration resources. Advocacy will include pursuing potential grants and other funding sources to enable the creation and operation of these activities at NorQuest College.

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

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

Canadian Organic Standards - standards review, equivalency agreements, standards assurance, standards enforcement.

Sustainable Agriculture Strategy - inclusion of national Organic Action Plan. Organic specific programs and policies to support sector advancement

Ensuring government support for the dairy industry in international trade policies and agreements, and recognizing that other nations challenges to Canada's dairy industry may not be justified.

Fostering development of reasonable and attainable goals in environmental and climate programs

Agriculture - Ensuring continued government support for Supply Management,

INCREASE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT: CCA has been working to help shape a long-term plan for sustainable infrastructure investment. We need to move from quick fixes to a strategy that focuses on long-term solutions. More consultation and early engagement need to happen. The funds must be predictable, flow quickly, and be aligned with provincial, municipal, and Indigenous needs. Setting national goals around building sustainability into our infrastructure and promoting investments in trade-enabling infrastructure are just two of the significant opportunities for Canada. An investment in infrastructure is an investment in Canada’s growth economy and the health, safety and well-being of Canadians.

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.

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