PolitiKit

Supply management system as it relates to the chicken sector.

Tariff classifications, Tariff enforcement, Duties Deferral and Drawback Programs.

EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT CANADA – Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, in respect of ensuring reliable access to seasonal labour for horticulture.

FINANCE CANADA – federal budget measures affecting horticulture competitiveness and program funding, in respect of adequate resourcing for sector priorities.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA / CBSA – CUSMA and trade disputes (including tariff and non-tariff barriers), in respect of maintaining predictable market access for Canadian fresh fruit and vegetables.

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program - In relation to enabling a sufficient workforce to support domestic fruit and vegetable production.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

International trade, including opportunities for export and import market diversification in the fresh produce sector.

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - In relation to enabling a sufficient workforce to support domestic fruit and vegetable production.

Canada-U.S. trade and Canada's response to U.S. trade action against Canada, including tariffs.

Monitoring for any changes to the output-based pricing system and its provincial equivalency, and any related programs that advance or impede emissions-reducing technologies.

Ensuring the ongoing reliability of the transportation supply chain.

Providing input to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on the regulatory oversight of fertilizer products, including policies related to product approvals, labelling requirements, and the transportation, storage, and sale of fertilizer.

Advocating for policies and programs that support the development, production, and manufacturing of key fertilizer products—including nitrogen, potash, phosphate, and sulphur—in Canada to enhance domestic production and ensure national food and economic security.

Engagement with the federal government on issues affecting the international trade of fertilizer products, including policies related to market access, global competitiveness, and the secure and stable supply of fertilizer imports and exports critical to agricultural production.

Lobbying to amend the Copyright Modernization Act. Amend the section (old section 21) to limit fair dealing exemption for education.

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

Advancing biofuels policy and the benefits of biofuels for canola farmers, processors, and rural communities.

Supporting multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and the implementation of existing agreements to reduce tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products.

Agricultural Trade - Support multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and policies that provide more free and open access to existing and new markets through reduced tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Provide farmers necessary support through trade disruptions. Support the modernization of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a mechanism to promote rules-based trade. Support additional government resources to help solve technical trade barriers.

Climate/Environment- Advance canola- based biofuel as part of the solution for climate change. Canada's Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) incentivizes the use of canola-based biofuels.

Organic Products Regulations, regarding ongoing implementation and administrative policies

Regulatory Cooperation Council Agenda - alignment of Canada/ US regulations for livestock transport, product approval and border livestock inspection requirement

Trade policy and regulations as it relates to import and export of cattle to the United States and increased market access to global markets for Canadian beef products.

Regulatory Cooperation Council Agenda - alignment with US regulations for livestock transport, product approval and border livestock inspection requirements

Canadian Agriculture Policy - business risk management programming, environmental programming, Canada Food Policy

Trade policy and regulations as it relates to import and export of cattle to the United States and increased market access to global markets for for Canadian beef products

Availability of animal health products and tools, in respect to disease response and preparedness in Canada

Sustainability initiatives as they relate to agriculture, including emissions reduction programs and on-farm green transition

Sustainability initiatives as they relate to agriculture, including emissions reduction programs and on-farm green transition

Availability of animal health products and tools, in respect to disease response and preparedness in Canada

Advocating that Canada impose crippling economic sanctions under SEMA on Israel to compel it to full comply with international law as described in the ICJ advisory opinions of 2005 & 2024 and the provisional measures to end the illegal occupation and prevent genocide.

Regulations Supporting Growth Agenda - Ensuring regulations impacting agriculture support a growth agenda by aligning the mandate of government regulators with Canada's food security and agricultural competitiveness goals, and by reducing regulatory burden.

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.

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.