12-Month Lobbying Summary - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Consumer Issues
• Economic Development
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Internal Trade
• International Development
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Mining
• Research and Development
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

• Creation of a North American Standards Strategy based on the international principles of standardization as endorsed by the World Trade Organization.
• Creation of a bilateral, government-sanctioned border committee to identify ways make cross border commerce more efficient from a public and private point of view.
• Work with law makers to protect shared ecosystems between Canada and the United States including acid rain, air quality, joint watershed and water way management, and sustainable development of resources.
• Work with lawmakers to institutionalize cross-border programs like the Regulatory Cooperation Council and the Beyond Border Initiative.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Work with law makers to have mutual recognition of skills certifications between Canada and the United States.
• Work with law makers to update chapter 16 of the North American Free Trade Agreement which deals with the barriers currently facing workers form working in each country.

Regulation

• Work with law makers to encourage that Canadians can be appointed to US technical advisory groups as well as Americans being appointed to Canadian technical advisory groups.
• 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.