Canadian Chamber of Commerce / La Chambre de commerce du Canada
Registration:
5
of
129
(2008-12-02
to
2009-10-08)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Part I Canada Labour Code - Replacement Workers
- Responsible Business Conduct - ISO 26000 and Private Members' Bill C-300
Policies or Program
- BORDER CROSSINGS - Border Contingency Planning
- BORDER CROSSINGS - Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
- Bill C-300 An Act Respecting cCrporate Acountability for the Ativities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries: relating to Responsible Business Conduct
- EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PREMIUMS - Rate Setting Process
- Education/Training - Re-training programs and older workers
- Employment Insurance - Employer premiums for, and scope of the Employment Insurance Program
- FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS - Promote balanced free trade agreements for Canada with Europe, Peru, Columbia and Korea
- IMMIGRATION REFORM - Expedited application process
- IMMIGRATION REFORM - Foreign Credentials
- INTERNAL TRADE - removing interprovincial barriers to trade, investment, and labour mobility within Canada
- Intellectual Property Rights - Advocate for increased legislative measures to better protect Intellectual Property Rights, including stopping counterfeit and pirated goods
- NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT - Security & Prosperity Partnership
- Pensions - Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Reform
- SPENDING CONTROL - Evaluate whether activities or spending should remain at the federal level or should be undertaken by provinces/territories
- SPENDING CONTROL - Review programs annually, identify areas where spending can be reduced or eliminated, introduce sunset clauses in all new program spending, control program spending growth to 3% per year except in extraordinary circumstances
- Skills - Temporary Foreign Workers/Prevailing Wage Rate
- TAX/DEBT REDUCTION - Ensure a federal debt-to-GDP target of 25% by 2012
- TAX/DEBT REDUCTION - Harmonize provincial retail taxes with the GST, reduce personal income taxes across all income tax brackets, raise the threshold at which the top marginal personal income tax rate kicks in, maintain commitments to corporate income tax reductions, continue to review and make imrpovements to CCA rates
- TAX/DEBT REDUCTION - Personal & Corporate taxes
- TRANSPORTATION POLICY - the Canada Marine Act in respect to a national transportation policy
- TRANSPORTATION POLICY - the Canada Transportation Act in respect to modernizing the Act
- TRANSPORTATION POLICY - the Pilotage Act in respect to pilotage usage and costs
- WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION/ MILLENIUM ROUND - Pushing for an ambitious and balanced conclusion to the Doha Round Negotiations
Regulation
- CLIMATE CHANGE - Turning the corner regulatory framework with regard to greenhouse gas emission
- INTERNAL TRADE - Single Securities Regulator