Registry of Lobbyists
Cannabis Council of Canada / Conseil du cannabis canadien
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Economic Development, International Development, International Trade, Small Business
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Calling for enhanced inclusion in Government Agency Programs at Business Development Bank (BDC) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) as well as Export Development Canada (EDC) for the Cannabis Sector.
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Cannabis Amnesty. The Council is actively engaged in encouraging government officials to take a proactive stance in the elimination/ expungement of Canadians with Criminal records for the posession of Cannabis for personal consumption.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Economic Development, Taxation and Finance
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Cannabis Economic Development. The cannabis industry is engaging with ISED which has a new mandate to promote economic development activity stemming from the legalization of cannabis and the emergence of a robust eco system across the country.
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Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Internal Trade, Science and Technology, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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CRA Excise stamp logistics and placement on adult consumer use cannabis products and co packing supply chain realities that run up against the Excise Tax Act.
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Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Internal Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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Excise Tax Framework on Cannabis products was fashioned on a premise of $ 1 in $ 10 as tax whereas in practical reality the tax is far more aggressive than planned, often coming in at or nearly 3 times higher at 30 %. This is severely compressing the financial viability of many licensed producers and processors, while keeping product prices high in comparison to competition in the legacy, illicit marketplace.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Internal Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Helping to highlight the need for Diversity, Inclusion and Gender strategies within the cannabis sector. We are seeking to gain encouragement from the Government for progress in these areas.
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Research and Development, Science and Technology, Small Business
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Regional Economic Development. Seeking to build awareness about the sector and to encourage support from government regional and rural economic development programs.
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Budget, Economic Development, Foreign Affairs, International Development, International Relations, International Trade, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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Seeking to eliminate the 2.3% regulatory fees charged by Health Canada. Working to improve the service standards for license changes, security clearance, export permits.
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Bilingualism/Official Languages, Consumer Issues, Health, Internal Trade
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The Cannabis Act: Working to develop an appropriate marketing and branding regime that allows for producers to Differentiate their products through communication with consumers about product attributes.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Health, Internal Trade, Justice and Law Enforcement, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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The Cannabis Act: Working to develop proposed amendments to the Legislation using the Statutory Review of the Act that was initiated in the Fall of 2022.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Health, Taxation and Finance
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The Cannabis Act and Excise Act: Revising the application of excise tax on medical cannabis.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Agriculture, Economic Development, Taxation and Finance
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The Cannabis Council is looking to actively engage the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and to gain support for efforts to improve consistency and quality of the value - added agricultural crop cannabis.
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