12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Budget
• Climate
• Economic Development
• Energy
• Environment
• Fisheries
• Infrastructure
• Internal Trade
• International Trade
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

• Subject matters in previous versions

  • Agriculture
  • Employment and Training
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Labour
  • Research and Development
  • Science and Technology

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

• Aboriginal Affairs policy with regard to economic empowerment, clear decision processes and certainty
• Budget and Finance policy with regard to the measure of inflation in Canada
• Budget policy with regard to deficits and debt
• Climate policy with regard to emissions pricing, energy efficiency standards, innovation, adaptation and border carbon adjustments and offsets.
• Cumulative Effects policies with respect to project assessment and environmental regulation
• Energy policy with regard to electricity regulations, oil and gas cap, clean fuel regulations, and methane.
• Environment policy in regards to permitting review and compliance
• Environment policy with regard to Environmental Impact Assessment
• Fisheries policy with regard to salmon farms, aquaculture
• Infrastructure policy with regard to British Columbia priorities
• Interprovincial trade policy in regards to committee on internal trade and the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
• Species at Risk policies with respect to project review and approval and current business operations in energy and natural resources
• Taxation Policy with regard to personal and corporation taxation and fiscal matters
• The Cascadia Corridor with respect to Economic Development and International Trade policy with a focus on foundational issues related to immigration, taxation, technology and innovation
• Transportation Policy with regard to Metro Vancouver Port and Gateway, Cascadia Innovation Corridor high speed rail, digital twinning technology

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Environment policy with regard to possible changes to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and the Fisheries Act
• Environment, Energy and Aboriginal Affairs Policy in regard to concerns about timeliness and adequacy of government consultations on devleopment of, and amendments to, consequential regulations.

• Subject matter details in previous versions

  Policies or Program

  • Aboriginal Affairs policy with regard to formerly known as Bill C-15 An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • Climate policy with regard to carbon pricing, energy efficiency standards, climate innovation, and urgency to develop policies to ensure our World-leading Low Carbon intensity natural resources and energy can be the supply of choice to global markets in order to reduce carbon intensity and slow global climate change
  • Economic Development Policy with regard to a low carbon industrial strategy
  • Economic Development policy in regard to Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)
  • Economic Development policy in regards to economic challenges and strategies for recovery after COVID-19
  • Economic Development policy with regard to Supply Chain efficiency
  • Economic Development policy with regard to digital twinning
  • Employment and Training and Aboriginal Affairs policy with respect to sustainable funding for Indigenous Internship Leadership Program
  • Energy policy with regard to National Energy Board (NEB) processes and development of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry
  • Energy policy with regard to the regulatory environment for pipeline development
  • Environment policy in regards to regulatory and reporting suspension or alteration arising in face of COVID-19
  • Environmental Policy with regard to light duty emissions standards on transportation
  • Health policy with regard to creating a health innovation cluster in BC
  • Immigration Policy with regard to selection criteria and express entry
  • Infrastructure policy with regard to Canada Infrastructure Bank
  • International Trade Policy with regard to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and trade-enabling infrastructure
  • Labour issues in regards to changes in government programs resulting from challenges emerging from COVID-19
  • Labour policy with regard to developing a skilled workforce
  • Labour policy with regarding to modernizing employment standards
  • Public Health policy in regards to supply chain in support of PPE and other items for health care workers
  • Research and Development tax and investment policy with regard to advancing technology innovation in business
  • Science and Technology policy with regard to innovation and Research & Development (R&D) tax credits
  • Softwood Lumber policy with respect to international trade policy affecting BC lumber producers and exporters
  • Taxation and finance policy in regards to infrastructure investment and taxation changes resulting from challenges arising from COVID-19

  Regulation

  • Environment Policy with regard to Migratory Birds Regulation