PolitiKit

Advocacy for changes to Canada's cannabis excise tax framework to support industry competitiveness, reduce the illicit market, and enhance public policy objectives of legalization.

Advocacy for measures to reduce the federal regulatory burden and streamline administrative processes for the legal cannabis sector to improve efficiency and support economic competitiveness.

Representations to government, Parliamentarians, and public servants regarding cannabis legalization, regulation, policy development, and program initiatives in Canada.

Advocating for a stronger role for federal economic development ministries (e.g., Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada or Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) in shaping cannabis policy and programs. The goal is to ensure the sector is integrated into national agriculture and industrial strategies, enabling access to innovation funding, export development programs, and regional economic growth initiatives. This includes modernizing policies to support competitiveness, sustainability, and international trade opportunities for the cannabis industry.

Canada Disability Benefit Regulations, with respect to creating a benefit that can be accessed by Canadians with episodic disabilities and lifts Canadians with disabilities out of poverty

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

Canada Pension Plan – Disability with respect to eligibility for persons with MS and other chronic and episodic disabilities

Facilitate ongoing conversations with government decision-makers to discuss changes to the Income Tax Act, and the Income Tax Regulations.

Facilitate ongoing conversations with government decision-makers to discuss changes to the Income Tax Act, and the Income Tax Regulations.

Federal Budget as it pertains to beverage alcohol taxation or regulation.

Presenting the views of small business owners based on our survey data to the Canada Revenue Agency to share ways of improving customer service interactions with small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and suggest ways to ease the tax burden on small business owners as well as increase accountability within the agency.

Advocate for a national manufacturing and exporting strategy that includes innovation and investment supports, skills development and effective trade policies.

Federal government priorities on transitioning to a lower carbon environment in Canada.

Recommendations on Federal policy re nuclear power development in Ontario, as well as in other Canadian provinces and territories.

Promoting the recognition and adoption of modern digital payments infrastructure as a foundation for Canada’s economic resilience and innovation

Supporting an open and competitive technology environment for mobile payments to maximise consumer choice and strengthen Canada’s participation in the digital economy.

The Bank Act, with respect to the separation of banking and insurance.

Open Banking with respect to consumer protection issues.

For the National Adaptation Strategy, we recommend that government consider the importance of consumer education, as well as incentive programs to help Canadian homeowners and business owners climate proof their properties. For the National Flood Insurance Program for High-Risk Properties, we recommend that government and the private sector partner on this important initiative, and that the private sector (insurers and brokers) must play an integral role in the delivery of the program.

Creation of a National Adaptation Strategy and a National Flood Insurance program. We also recommend a federal earthquake solution.

The Bank Act, with respect to the separation of banking and insurance.

Cyber Security - raising awareness of cyber attacks on small businesses and proposing a program to incentivize businesses to take protective measures.

Advocacy related to the need to develop a national cannabis export strategy

Advocacy for changes to Canada's cannabis excise tax framework to support industry competitiveness, reduce the illicit market, and enhance public policy objectives of legalization.

Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

Rural, remote and northern municipal issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to delivering infrastructure funding in rural, remote and northern communities, trade irritants effecting rural, remote and northern communities, the development and implementation of the northern strategy in the three territories and the development of a rural champion at the federal cabinet level.