Budget recommendations in respect to use of tax relief and fiscal incentives to drive meaningful innovation and promote commercialization
Budget recommendations in respect of creating a federal innovation agenda with tools aimed at enhancing Canadian industry performance
Budget recommendations in respect of developing a Climate Change policy in a manner promoting innovation and economic development
Budget recommendations in respect of reducing impediments to trade and flow of people
Policies or Program
Advocate for the creation of a special tax credit program for Canadian Manufacturers to provide relief from corporate tax on income generated from certain types of qualifying intellectual property (IP), particularly patents
Advocate to extend funding under the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario to include grants for projects that demonstrates ability to increase and retain manufacturing and processing output in Canada
Canada's Implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classifications and Labelling of Chemicals mainly as it relates to regulatory and implementation alignment with the US as well as trade secret clause.
Defence Procurement Programs, with respect to technologies for health and safety
National Shipbuilding Strategy Programs with respect to technology around advanced materials
Policy under the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act with respect to the review of confidential business information and other administrative activities
Policies or Program, Regulation
Canadian Chemical Management Plan under Environmental Protection Act 1999, with respect to schedule 1 of the act. Interact with Health and Environment and Climate Change Canada for impacted reviewed Chemicals as appropriate.
Regulation
Activities around amending the Hazardous Product Regulations (HPR) to maintain previous use of material or substance concentration ranges to protect Confidential Business Information and to harmonize with the US.
Canada-US Regulatory Cooperation Council; Advocate for better alignment of regulatory requirements between Canada and US to streamline regulatory approvals and avoid duplication.
Proposed VOC (volatile organic compound) regulations regarding VOC content in consumer products with respect to calculation methods and concentration limits.