PolitiKit

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.

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.

Implementing the Sustainable Finance Action Council's recommendations, including the development and implementation of a Canadian Green and Transition Taxonomy. Taxonomies help in addressing the climate change funding issue by making clear opportunities for climate-related investment.

Implementing climate-related financial disclosure frameworks, policies, and other measures for public and private companies. Working with various government representatives and entities to understand and implement measures to overcome barriers to increasing the level of climate-related financial disclosures. This includes defining what constitutes a small company and other work to identify appropriate levels of disclosure.

Request amendments to the Income Tax Act to help remove the administrative barriers preventing Canadians affected by celiac disease from claiming the excess (incremental) cost of gluten-free products as a medical expense under section 118.2(2)(r) of the Act.

Communicating with government officials about government funding for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) initiatives.

Communicating with government officials about government funding for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) initiatives.

Communications with federal officials concerning the regulatory framework, market access, and export mechanisms for Canadian-generated carbon credits in international markets.

Major Projects: Coordinated and timely approval of major infrastructure and resource projects.

Transportation - long-term strategic transportation policy is required.

Advocate for increased and continued representation of disability sector supports in annual budget. Seek additional funding for Disability Benefits, Disability Tax Credit, Enabling Accessibility Fund.

Patent Act, Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations, Data Protection Regulation, Certificates of Supplementary Protection and related policies regarding the regulation of intellectual property for biopharmaceutical products, and maintaining international competitiveness.

Regulations, policies and programs related to the review and reimbursement processes of Health Canada, Canada’s Drug Agency and the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance.

Policy measures to ensure security of drug supply in Canada and preserve Canada's attractiveness for biopharmaceutical launches, including in response to foreign pricing regulations

Policies and frameworks to accelerate access to innovative medicines post-Health Canada approval, including efforts to reduce time-to-reimbursement and streamline federal/provincial listing processes

Communicating with government officials about the implementation and expansion of the national pharmacare program, including as it relates to the Pharmacare Act, S.C. 2024, c. 24.

Communicating with government officials about the Food and Drugs Act, including about (i) the approval framework for drug products, such as subsequent entry biologics (also known as biosimilars), (ii) export and cross-border trade restrictions for drug products, (iii) data exclusivity for drug products, (iv) approvals (and subsequent reviews) for new drug submissions, and (v) post-market surveillance of drug products.

Communicating, in general, with government officials about research, development and innovation in Canada's life sciences and biopharmaceutical sectors, including the impact these sectors have on the Canadian economy.

Strengthening equipment manufacturing in Canada through agreements with trading partners.

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.

Capital Gains Inclusion Rate, specifically as it relates to intergenerational transfers and family farms.

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

Regulations, directives, and policies developed in regard to the off-road equipment sector.

Discussions with officials regarding labour training opportunities for skilled workforce in the agriculture and construction equipment sectors.

Ongoing discussions with federal officials regarding Canada-US bilateral trade of construction, forestry, mining and agriculture equipment under the terms of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

Communicating with government officials about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), formerly known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), specifically those provisions related to the steel sector.

Communicating with government officials about emissions reductions initiatives, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) initiatives.

Communicating with government officials about proposed federal investment tax credits under the Income Tax Act for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) initiatives.

Canada-EU Trade Agreement, CUSMA, CPTTP and Canada-UK. The components within these agreements that we are interested in are agriculture and protection/exemption of supply management.

Agriculture and dairy farming (Farm Management and Technology and Social/Policy Challenges)

Supporting the development and adoption of secure, convenient digital verification and authentication solutions to enhance consumer protection and confidence in Canada’s digital economy.

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

Seek to maintain Canada’s current position on agriculture and supply management