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Economic Development,
International Development,
International Trade,
Small Business
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Calling for enhanced inclusion in Government Agency Programs at Business Development Bank (BDC) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) as well as Export Development Canada (EDC) for the Cannabis Sector.
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Consumer Issues,
Economic Development,
Employment and Training,
Federal-Provincial Relations,
Internal Trade,
International Relations,
International Trade,
Justice and Law Enforcement
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Calling on the Government to develop a comprehensive strategy to eradicate the illicit market. This involves coordination with the PTs to tackle illegal production, illegal sale (both bricks and mortar and online), interdict the shipment of illegal product through legal means and to launch a public awareness and education campaign on the dangers of buying illegal product.
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Economic Development,
Federal-Provincial Relations,
Internal Trade,
Science and Technology,
Small Business,
Taxation and Finance
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CRA Excise stamp logistics and placement on adult consumer use cannabis products and co packing supply chain realities that run up against the Excise Tax Act.
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Budget,
Consumer Issues,
Economic Development,
Federal-Provincial Relations,
Internal Trade,
Small Business,
Taxation and Finance
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Excise Tax Framework on Cannabis products was fashioned on a premise of $ 1 in $ 10 as tax whereas in practical reality the tax is far more aggressive than planned, often coming in at or nearly 3 times higher at 30 %. This is severely compressing the financial viability of many licensed producers and processors, while keeping product prices high in comparison to competition in the legacy, illicit marketplace.
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Agriculture,
Economic Development,
Taxation and Finance
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The Cannabis Council is looking to actively engage the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and to gain support for efforts to improve consistency and quality of the value - added agricultural crop cannabis.
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Economic Development,
Foreign Affairs,
Internal Trade,
International Relations
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The Cannabis Council of Canada seeks to assist its members with International Trade issues, specifically, to help navigate unclear issues around exporting cannabis to various locations around the world.
Israel recently issued a determination in an anti dumping case which lacked transparency, fairness and due process among other concerns. The Cannabis Council will work with government partners to defend the cannabis industry and it's world class reputation - as well as pursue all possible avenues to remedy the situation.
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