The Co-operators Group Ltd. / Groupe Co-operators limitée
Registration:
37
of
78
(2017-12-01
to
2018-08-31)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Co-op Sector: To maintain momentum following the unanimous adoption of Motion M-100 to establish a framework that will promote the recognition and development of co-operatives in Canada and asks Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) to establish a national co-operative development strategy.
Call upon the Federal Government to investment in the Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund. To commit resources to build capacity in the co-op sector to promote co-operatives as a sustainable and well understood business model that can have significant impact on major policy.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bank Act: Supporting amendments to the Act that would allow credit unions to continue to use banking terms.
Policies or Program
- Climate Change Adaptation - Advancing flood resiliency, residential overland flood insurance, flood mapping, weather harden houses/changes in building codes
- Fire Safety with respect to enhancing community resilience to wildfires and building code amendments for fire sprinklers in new home construction.
- Resilient and Low-Carbon Economy: Support the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures financial to promote more consistent, comparable, and reliable disclosure of climate related information. Call upon the Government to establish a Canadian Leaders Task Force on Sustainable Finance which would develop a set of recommendations for a Canadian Framework for Sustainable Finance.