SHIPBUILDING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Registration:
35
of
37
(2016-04-22
to
2016-10-20)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- ACCELERATED CAPITAL COST ALLOWANCE (ACCA) FOR SHIPS with respect to Income Tax Act IT-147R3 concerning the utilization of ACCA in combination with the Structured financing facility
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT with respect to providing specific programs to enhance shipbuilding production. The SR&ED Program is a Federal tax incentive program that encourages Canadian businesses of all sizes to conduct research and development in Canada.
- SPECIFIED LEASING TAX RULES with respect to eliminating ships from the application of the Tax Act's specified Leasing rules.
Policies or Program
- CANADIAN COAST GUARD SHIP PROCUREMENT with respect to the acquisition of offshore science vessels,offshore fisheries vessels, large arctic icebreakers and small vessels less than 1000 tons.
- Defence Procurement Strategy with respect to improving defence procurement and the identification of key industrial capabilities ( KIC's).
- FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH INDIA with respect to negotiating shipbuilding provisions.
- FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN with respect to negotiating shipbuilding provisions.
- FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH SINGAPORE with respect to negotiating shipbuilding provisions.
- FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH SOUTH KOREA with respect to negotiating shipbuilding provisions.
- FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH UKRAINE with respect to negotiating shipbuilding provisions.
- FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS with Turkey with respect to shipbuilding provisions.
- FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS with the European Union with respect to shipbuilding provisions.
- NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING STRATEGY (NSS) with respect to the on-going role of the NSS Secretariat, the negotiation of project contracts and the scheduling of ships within this strategy and for building of ships in the procurement strategy for the Navy and Canadian Coast Guard.
- Royal Canadian Navy Ship procurement with respect to the acquisition of Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessels, Joint Support Ships,Canadian Surface Combatants, Auxiliary Oiler Replenishments(AOR) and Acquisition Interim AOR Project
- STRUCTURED FINANCING FACILITY (SFF) with respect to the reinstatement of the Program that was cancelled in March 2013. SFF is an Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Program that provides financing support in the form of a buy-down of financing costs for the purchasers of ships constructed in Canada. Our interest is in trying to ensure that this program remains adequately funded.
- Trade negotiations with respect to joining the Trans-Pacific partnership.
Regulation
- DUTY REMISSION OF 25% TARIFF ON SHIPS with respect to proposals to eliminate Customs Duty rates on vessels presently subject to a 25% tariff under the Most-Favoured-Nation tariff.