Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Improving the talent pool and skills of the technology sector. Seeking contributions for ITACs talent programs.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• To engage in consultation and discussion with Government specific to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

Policies or Program

• Collaborating with Government on ways to strengthen socio-economic considerations within large IT modernization initiatives.
• Collaborating with government on changes made to the Integrity Framework.
• Encouraging Government to continue with existing policies and programs that help Canadian ICT companies scale by accessing to global markets.
• Encouraging Government to work with the provinces and territories to develop a pan-Canadian strategy for digital health.
• Helping Government develop a pan-Canadian certification and licensing mechanism to ensure the safety, security, and privacy of digital health solutions.
• Seeking a coordinated national strategy/secretariat to address the far reaching implications of the Internet of Things (IoT) and engage ITAC in a pan-Canadian discourse.
• To encourage Government to do a full review of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) and International Mobility Program (IMP) and engage ITAC in consultation around such.
• Work with government on the restoration of SR&ED credits and to discuss ideas to fuel a more innovative and R&D intensive economy.
• Working with Government to develop and execute a national strategy to grow Canada's digital economy, drive innovation and competitiveness in the ICT sector, and modernize the public sector in its use of information technology.
• Working with Government to ensure the modernization of procurement systems are done in a fair, transparent, and collaborative manner.
• Working with Government to transform service delivery through digital adoption.
• Working with government to develop an innovation agenda that bolsters investments made in Collaborative Innovation.