Registry of Lobbyists
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2024-04-15
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Budget,
Government Procurement
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Discuss the pro-active inclusion of co-operatives and social enterprises, in the procurement process. CMC would like co-operatives to be both eligible an prioritized in Governement procurement programs.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
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Economic Development
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Educating roles and opportunities of co-operatives in meeting the needs of Canada.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development,
Employment and Training,
International Development,
Regional Development,
Small Business
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Encourage government to educate public servants to the unique qualities and challenges faced by co-ops. Co-operatives should have access to the Business infrastrucctur of Government and other programs as well
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development,
Regional Development,
Small Business
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Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC. As per the recentl Legislative review, co-operatives are significantly underserved by the BDC.
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Policies or Program
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Budget,
Economic Development,
Regional Development,
Research and Development,
Small Business
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Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
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Budget,
Economic Development,
Regional Development,
Taxation and Finance
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Establishing a Federal Co-operative Investment Plan, inspired buy the one in Quebec.
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Regulation
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Budget,
Small Business,
Taxation and Finance
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Harmonizing tax rules and incentives related to Employee-Ownership Trusts, to ensure that conversions to employee-owned worker co-operatives are deemed eligible.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Budget,
Economic Development,
Regional Development,
Small Business
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Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
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Budget,
Economic Development,
Regional Development,
Small Business,
Taxation and Finance
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Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives as a means of safeguarding job and economic drivers in communities
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
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Taxation and Finance
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Review and propose changes to the Income Tax Act, in terms of the treatment of Indivisible Reserves in co-operatives. Amounts earmarked for Indivisible resserves cannot return to members and as such those amounts are thus outside the governments' definition of "for-profit",
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Budget,
Economic Development,
Financial Institutions,
Industry,
Regional Development
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Social Innovation and Social Finance Fund. Advocating for accessibility and a greater role for representative bodies in regards to both the initial readiness stream and eventual access to SISF funding for co-operatives and mutuals.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
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Budget,
Small Business
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Support or investment in the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund which provides patient capital and lending to finance the capitalization of new and emerging co-operatives. The fund exists and was set up with $25 million from the co-operative sector.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Small Business,
Taxation and Finance
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To expand the definitions and exemption criteria so that all qualifying co-operatives can remain eligible for the Small Business Deduction (SBD).
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Policies or Program
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Agriculture,
Budget,
Taxation and Finance
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To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
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Policies or Program
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Consumer Issues,
Economic Development,
Regional Development,
Taxation and Finance
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To review and propose possible changes to the Canadian Co-operative Act
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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| Subject matters | Details | Categories |
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Discuss the pro-active inclusion of co-operatives and social enterprises, in the procurement process
|
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
|
|
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
|
Educating roles and opportunities of co-operatives in meeting the needs of Canada
|
Policies or Program
|
|
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
|
Encourage government to educate public servants to the unique qualities and challenges faced by co-ops
|
Policies or Program
|
|
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
|
Ensuring increased support to co-operatives and social enterpries, as underserved business models, by the BDC.
|
Policies or Program
|
|
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
|
Establishing a Canadian Co-operative Capacity Building Program (CCBP) equipped with federal funding to help co-operatives either start up, scale up, gain skills and expertise, and or prepare for their next steps.
|
Policies or Program
|
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Establishing a FEderal Co-operative Investment Plan, inspired buy the one in Quebec.
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Regulation
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Harmonizing tax rules and incentives related to Employee-Ownership Trusts, to ensure that conversions to employee-owned worker co-operatives are deemed eligible.
|
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
|
|
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Investments in co-operative-led programs to provide bridges to employment, support entrepreneurship, safeguard local businesses, create jobs and make life more affordable for Canadians, in particular women, newcomers, Indigenous people, youth, and Canadians living in rural communities.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Promoting Business Conversions to Co-operatives
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Review and propose changes to the Income Tax Act, in terms of the treatment of Indivisible Reserves in co-operatives.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit,
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Social Innovation and Social Finance Fund. Advocating for accessibility and a greater role for representative bodies in regards to both the initial readiness stream and eventual access to SISF funding for co-operatives and mutuals.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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Support or investment in the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund which provides patient capital and lending to finance the capitalization of new and emerging co-operatives. The fund exists and was set up with $25 million from the co-operative sector.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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To expand the definitions and exemption criteria so that all qualifying co-operatives can remain eligible for the Small Business Deduction (SBD).
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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To maintain a working relationship with various departments, particularly Innovation, Science and Industry and Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, to promote the Co-operative Sector in Canada
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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To promote the business advantages of co-operatives to government, in particular programs, services and intermediary agencies linked of Innovation, Science and Industry.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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To promote the renewal of the Tax-deferred Co-operative Share Program to help agricultural co-operatives meet their capitalization needs and remain a viable option for agribusinesses while allowing Canadian co-operatives to be stronger in the face of international competitors.
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Policies or Program
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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To review and propose possible changes to the Canadian Co-operative Act
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted
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To review, discuss concerns and/or changes to the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), to protect the integrity of co-operative member rights in relation to other legislation.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
| Date | DPOH, Position Title | Government Institution | Subject Matters |
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| 2024-05-06 |
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Economic Development, Regional Development, Small Business |
| 2024-03-15 |
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Agriculture, Budget, Economic Development, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |
| 2024-02-23 |
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Agriculture, Budget, Forestry, Housing, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Fisheries |
| 2024-02-05 |
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Agriculture, Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |
| 2024-01-18 |
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Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance, Infrastructure |
| 2024-01-17 |
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Aboriginal Affairs, Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |
| 2023-11-06 |
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Economic Development, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance |