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
Pest Control Products Act with regard to regulation of domestic and institutional pest control products
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ratification with respect to identifying trade interests and concerns
Policies or Program
Advocate for the creation of tax credit program for Canadian Manufacturers to provide relief from corporate tax on income generated from certain investments and types of qualifying intellectual property (IP), particularly patents
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.
Chemicals Management Plan under Environmental Protection Act 1999 regarding the review of substances, which may be used in consumer products.
Clean Fuel Standard development - to ensure that issues and concerns related to manufacturers in Canada are understood and factored into the development of a Federal Clean Fuels Standard.
Defence Procurement Programs, with respect to technologies for health and safety
Design and implementation of policies/programs associated with the federal carbon backstop and the output based pricing system as it impacts our manufacturing facilities
Draft Cabinet Directive on Regulation regarding the expectations and requirements in the development, management and review of federal regulations.
Human-Use Antiseptic Drugs Guidance Document, 2009 as it relates to its content, its applicability and enforcement to all producers.
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
Program around defining new Food Safety technology Review and Publication timelines by the Microbiological Methods Committee (MMC) and Bureau of Microbial Hazards
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.
Recommendations to the federal government with respect to countermeasures proposed in response to tariffs.
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.
Advocate for better alignment of regulatory requirements between Canada and US to streamline regulatory approvals and avoid duplication.
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) with respect to nanotechnology and nanomaterials subject to the New Substances Notification Regulations
Hazardous Products Regulations regarding interpretation and technical amendments to the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Proposed VOC (volatile organic compound) regulations regarding VOC content in consumer products with respect to calculation methods and concentration limits.
Regulations Amending the Ozone-depleting Substances and Halocarbon Alternatives Regulations (the Proposed HCFC Regulations)