PolitiKit

Seeking meetings to strengthen CANDO's relationship with the government regarding Indigenous procurement, training and economic opportunities

Seeking meetings to discuss procurement opportunities for Indigenous communities and organizations

Meeting with public office holders on environmental policy and issues related to plastics, recycling and any other proposed changes to plastics regulations.

McDonald's Canada aims to share the reality in and around restaurants regarding public safety.

McDonald's Canada seeks to inform government about its sourcing and investments in Canadian agriculture commodities.

ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH, ACCESS AND DATA: increased funding for research and projects to help improve the oral health of Canadians, such as filing of submissions and advocacy for improvements to the Oral Health Access Fund

DENTAL CARE FUNDING: discussions around the federal budgetary process and program development with regard to funding of dental care, including the Canadian Dental Care Plan and the Interim Federal Health Program.

DENTAL CARE FUNDING: discussions around the federal budgetary process and program development with regard to funding of dental care, including the Canadian Dental Care Plan.

HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES: discussions on addressing health human resources challenges within dentistry, including challenges in remote areas, the Canada student loan forgiveness, internationally trained dentists, administrative staffing.

Support for long-term increases to Canada's international assistance.

Identifying opportunities to encourage Canadians to donate regularly to charities, including enhancements to the federal charitable donation tax credit.

Canada-US Trade Relations: Supporting the retail travel industry as it navigates increasingly complex Canada-U.S. relationships, including the impacts of potential tariffs and trade disruptions on the travel sector

Small Business Support: Advocating for small-business-friendly policies that support recovery efforts, including assistance with COVID-era loan repayments (CEBA, RRRF) and access to forgivable portions of government loans

Interprovincial Insurance Licensing Recognition: Advocating for mutual recognition of travel insurance licensing across provinces and territories to eliminate trade barriers, reduce regulatory duplication, and improve consumer access to licensed travel insurance professionals.

Recognition of Travel Industry Regulations: Recognition of consumer protection for travellers from the current regulated provinces of B.C., Ontario and Quebec, to non-regulated provinces and territories

Artificial Intelligence and Travel Advisory Services: Advocating for policies and practices that ensure the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the travel industry.

Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR): Ongoing advocacy regarding the implementation and enhancement of APPR including compensation standards, refund timelines, airline obligations during delays, and passenger rights enforcement, competition bureau report on Canada's airline industry

Passenger Experience Enhancement: Advocating for improved passenger experience standards across all modes of transportation, including accessibility improvements, enhanced customer service protocols, and streamlined travel processes, and expanded trusted traveller program.

Budget: Measures in annual federal budget to support food and beverage processing, including implementation of Agri-food Economic Strategy Table Report.

Encourage government to bolster regulatory cooperation and alignment through streamlining and modernizing framework and reducing duplicative red tape; promoting harmonization between Canada and the United States to facilitate cross border trade.

Promote collaboration between Canada and the United States on joint security. Encourage cross border industrial strategy that facilitates mutual defence and ensure industry collaboration.

Work with law makers to harmonize regulations between Canada and the United States to create a more business friendly environment that encourages cross country cooperation.

Advocate for interoperability with regards to artificial intelligence and cyber between Canada, the United States, and other allies. Promote the usage of responsible AI in business and competitive advantage and support SMEs in undertaking secure digitization.

Working with policymakers on keeping trade flowing between Canada and the United States, and working to remove barriers such as tariffs

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

Trade-enabling infrastructure, advocating for investments in infrastructure essential to the export of Canadian grain and grain products.

International trade benefitting grain farmers, ensuring that exports of grain and grain products and imports of essential equipment and inputs remain tariff-free.

Canada Labour Code, and regulations specifically related to grain handling and transportation.

Grain research and development, particularly ensuring that AAFC is properly staffed and resourced, continues downstream research, return to former levels of research funding, and modernize their R&D infrastructure and technology.