Registry of Lobbyists
Council of Canadian Innovators
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Employment and Training, Financial Institutions, Science and Technology
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Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to establish a sponsorship agreement related to CCI's Board education training program for the intangible economy.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Economic Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) - changes to (scientific research and experimental development) SR&ED program with how it is administered and reviewed. Discussed companies SR&ED claims and issues with their processing.
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Industry
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Canadian Sovereign AI Compute Strategy: advocacy was focused on bringing domestic firms into the value chain through policies and measures that provide equal opportunity for Canadian Head Quartered companies.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
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Changes to Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) to make the process easier for Medium and Small Business (SMEs) to apply and report on the current program, to Increase the maximum amount a SME can apply for
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Immigration, Science and Technology
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Citizenship and immigration – Change the current work visa time lines, seek changes to the the Labour Market Impact Assessment for expatiating and a faster process
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Regulation
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Economic Development, National Security/Security, Science and Technology
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Defence & Security: advocate for a domestic-focused cybersecurity ecosystem that has Canadian companies at the centre of a national cybersecurity defence policy.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry
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Discussion on the intangible economy, SR&ED, and economic growth as it relates to domestic expenditures for intellectual property filing, as well as a focus on small and medium-sized companies.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, International Trade, National Security/Security, Science and Technology
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Discussions on international trade, specifically on the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to data localisation, labour mobility and tariffs.
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Regulation
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Climate, Economic Development, Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology
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Environment and Climate Change Canada, give input and feedback on the PanCanada Framework, Canada-China agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, and the relationship between Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emitters & CO2 Reducers. Our focus is on involving Canadian high-growth firms in the policies and programs the government is working on regarding climate change and the greening of government.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Science and Technology
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Export Development Canada (EDC) to establish a sponsorship agreement related to CCI's Board education training program for the intangible economy.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Economic Development, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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Finance – Changes to Scientific research and experimental development (SR&ED) tax incentive program to make the process easier for Medium and Small Business (SMEs) to apply and report on the current program, to further increase the maximum a SME can apply for
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Policies or Program
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Health, Science and Technology
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Health Canada: advocate for an increase of resources for Therapeutics Canada for them to speed up processing times and efficiencies within their department; create working groups and framework with industry leaders and health Canada on digital and data health, and create a therapeutics working group with industry and health Canada.
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Economic Development, Government Procurement, Science and Technology, Small Business
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Procurement – Changes to Request for Proposal (RFP) process to break down large bundles into smaller amounts for Medium and Small Business (SMEs) can apply
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Regulation
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Economic Development, Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology
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Small Business and Tourism, Changes to Canadian Export Program (CanExport) so it allows more technology companies to apply
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Science and Technology
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Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to establish a sponsorship agreement related to CCI's Board education training program for the intangible economy.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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International Trade
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US Trade - discussed Tariffs and handling of Canada US Mexico Trade Agreement.
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