AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Registration:
10
of
16
(2001-01-04
to
2001-07-27)
Subject Matter: Retrospective:
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OVER THE LAST YEAR AIAC'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS WERE DIRECTED TOWARDS RESOLVING THE ITARS ISSUE WITH THE US, MAKING THE TPC PROGRAM WTO COMPLIANT, WORKING WITH TRANSPORT CANADA AND TREASURY BOARD SECRETARIAT ON HOW TO RESOLVE THE SALARY DISPARITIES BETWEEN ENGINEERS IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS, LAUNCHING AN AFTERMARKET COUNCIL, RAISING THE PROFILE OF ILLEGAL FOREIGN SUBSIDIES AND COMMENTING ON THE NEED FOR MORE PREDICTABILITY IN BOTH DEFENCE AND SPACE CAPITAL BUDGETS.
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Subject Matter: Prospective:
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MOST OF THE ABOVE MATTERS HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY RESOLVED BUT THEIR IMPLEMENTATION AND/OR OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS APPLICABLE WILL REMAIN PART OF THE ASSOCIATION'S PRIORITIES. ISSUES UNDER DISCUSSION AT OUR VARIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL BE SELECTED BY OUR BOARD AS PRIORITIES FOR THE COMING YEAR. EMPHASIS WILL SHIFT IMPLEMENTATION ANY OUTSTANDING RECOMENDATIONS FOUND IN THE SUPPLIERS STUDY, MONITORING THE WTO DECISION ON TPC/PROEX COMPLIANCE AND MENTORING THE LAUNCH OF THE MHP HELICOPTER PROGRAM. OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST WILL BE EXPLORING WAYS AND MEANS OF INITIATING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING GOVERNMENT/INDUSTRY/UNIVERSITIES. A PARTIAL RESOLUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITAR'S IN THE U.S. HAS BEEN ACHIEVED BUT FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS ARE CRITICAL IF WE ARE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN NOT ONLY SUSTAINING BUT GROWING OUR DEFENCE EXPORTS TO THE U.S.
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