Registry of Lobbyists
Alliance of Manufacturers & Exporters Canada (CME) / Alliance des manufacturiers et des exportateurs du Canada (MEC)
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Broadcasting, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Industry, International Trade, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
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Advocated for broad supports to Canada's manufacturing sector to cope with U.S. trade developments. This includes relief for technology investment, on-the-job training, excise duty, broad red tape reduction, using both grants (e.g. SIF) and taxation (e.g. capital gains, corporate tax, excise duty).
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Economic Development, Education, Industry, Labour
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Advocate for a national manufacturing and exporting strategy that includes innovation and investment supports, skills development and effective trade policies.
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Economic Development, Industry, Small Business
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Advocate for an increase in the investment supports and funding available to manufacturers.
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Budget, Economic Development, Industry, Infrastructure, International Trade, Taxation and Finance, Transportation
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Advocate for assistance to manage the frequent disruption of critical transportation infrastructure due to trade conflict and better financial support for trade corridors and a flexible regulatory approach for trucking regulations, renewal of iZEV program, removal of the luxury tax which impacts aircraft manufacturing
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Immigration, Industry, Labour, Pensions, Regional Development, Research and Development
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Advocate for comprehensive harmonized policy and investment strategies that support Canadian manufacturers' ability to access and develop the efficient and effective labour force they require to sustain and grow business in respect to literacy and essential skills, manufacturing related occupational standards, technical innovation and entrepreneurship, labour, immigration and Foreign Workers.
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Environment, Industry
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Advocate for improvements to Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy
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Education, Employment and Training, Industry, Labour
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Advocate for Labour and skills shortages, support for workforce development training and education
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Industry, Labour, Research and Development, Taxation and Finance
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Advocate for policies to enhance Canadian manufacturing productivity
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Immigration, Industry, Labour
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Advocate for reform to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program to make it easier for manufacturers and exporters, especially small and medium sized businesses, to access the program by reducing associated regulatory and paper burden.
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Economic Development, Infrastructure, International Trade, Transportation
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Advocate for supply chain issues as they related to transportation and logistics, labour shortages/strikes, rising fuel and energy costs, regulatory changes such as ESG compliance laws, broken supply chains due to transportation barriers/strikes and long wait times for materials, etc.
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Industry, Justice and Law Enforcement, National Security/Security, Transportation
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Advocate for the simplification, modernization and harmonization of the Canada's border regulations, including Beyond the Border.
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Economic Development, Immigration, Industry, Labour
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Advocating for extension of existing IRCC pilot programs
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Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Industry, Natural Resources
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Critical minerals issues as they are related to barriers to extraction and processing, environmental impacts, social impacts, technological challenges, limited energy options, etc.
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Economic Development, Energy, Forestry, Industry, Mining, Natural Resources
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Discuss the upcoming priorities of the RNNR Committee and its impact on the industry
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Economic Development, Education, Employment and Training, Industry, Labour
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Matters related to advancing female workforce in the manufacturing industry.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
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Employment and Training, Labour
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Matters related to EI, worksharing program
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Defence, Government Procurement, Industry, National Security/Security
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Matters related to military and defence procurement
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Economic Development, Industry
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Matters related to the expected impact of US tariffs on manufacturing sectors and discuss funding opportunities for BuyCanada and BuyOntario Campaigns.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Employment and Training, Industry, Labour
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Matters related to the impacts of rules limiting the intake of temporary foreign workers on manufacturing business.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Budget, Economic Development, Government Procurement, Industry, International Trade, Taxation and Finance
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Matters related to the renewal of CUSMA.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Economic Development, Industry, International Trade, Taxation and Finance
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Matters related to trade with USA as they related to trade policies, tariffs, trade agreements, regulatory reform, retaliatory measures, tariff policy, remissions/relief policies considered by the federal government, provincial impact of implementing tariffs, etc.
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Regulation, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Energy, Forestry, Industry, Natural Resources
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Matters related to upcoming RNNR Committee priorities on energy, forest, minerals and metals, and earth sciences sectors, and the impacts on the industry.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Climate, Environment, Industry
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Plastic issues as they are related to waste, pollution, health, single-use plastics, sources of plastic waste, government-industry cooperation in reducing plastic pollution, strengthening sustainable economies, protecting the environment, plastic registry, PFAS, etc
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Regulation, Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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