Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Climate
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Government Procurement
- Housing
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual Property
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Labour
- Municipalities
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Tourism
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Digital Adaptation - to seek funding for delivery of programs helping small to medium size businesses digitally transform their end-to end operations.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Budget: 1) Increase Canadian businesses competitiveness, drive productivity growth through trade; 2) Maximizing job creation and incomes for Canadians through enhanced labour market information; 3) Maximizing the economic impact of the Canada's Infrastructure Plan by improving GTA transportation infrastructure; 4) Maintaining fiscal disciple and reducing the Government's GDP to debt ration; 5) Promoting investment in innovation.
Policies or Program
- Canada's Climate Change Framework: 1) To introduce a balanced framework that supports industrial growth while achieving climate change targets.
- Canada's Infrastructure Plan: 1) Reducing traffic gridlock through improving regional transportation infrastructure and governance; 2) Promoting connected and globally competitive airports; 3) Providing input on public-private partnerships; 4) Implementation of Canada's Infrastructure Bank; 5) Facilitating global trade through the movement of goods and services
- Canada's Innovation Agenda: To make smarter cities and develop world leading clusters
- Global Market Action Plan: 1) Helping GTA SMEs overcome barriers to exporting; 2) Involving Global Affairs Canada, EDC, BDC, etc. in the Board's trade accelerator program (TAP); 3) Helping grow regional business clusters.
- Immigration: 1) Increasing the number of international passengers using Canadian airports; 2) Advancing an Employer Sponsorship model for skilled international workers
- Measures impacting economic development and prosperity of Toronto, surrounding region, and other large Canadian cities including taxation and budgeting, urban policies, enhanced government services and technology adoption, enhancing business competitiveness and red tape reduction.
- Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) & Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA): 1) Promote adoption of free trade agreements.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
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Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Export Development Canada (EDC)
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Hamilton Port Authority
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Toronto Port Authority
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Federal non-profit corporation which provides a number of services to its members including meetings, dining, research facilities and advocates on belalf of its members on issues of importance to the Greater Toronto Business Area (GTA) business communities.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Janet De Silva,
President and CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
There are five levels of membership: Influencer, Influence, Profile Plus, Profile and Individual.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2023-03-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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$90,000.00
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No
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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$1,251,674.00
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Yes
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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$882,825.00
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Yes
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Province of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development Job Creation and Trade, Ontario Investment Office
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$33,333.00
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Yes
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The Atmospheric Fund, City of Toronto
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$70,000.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
100 Queens Quay E
Suite 1600
Toronto, ON M5E 1Y3
Canada
Telephone number:
416-366-6811
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Fadi Dawood,
Vice President, Office of the President & CEO |
No public offices held
- Janet De Silva,
President & CEO |
No public offices held
- Brenda Gardiner,
EVP Operations & CFO |
No public offices held
- Giles Gherson,
EVP & Chair of the Economic Blueprint Institute |
Public offices held
- Phinjo Gombu,
Director - Economic Blueprint Institute |
No public offices held
- Matthew Kofsky,
Director, Stakeholder Engagement |
No public offices held
- Miran Markovic,
Manager, Policy & Committee Relations |
No public offices held
- Roselle Martino,
Sr Vice President, Policy |
No public offices held
- Reid McKay,
Policy Director, Innovation and Technology |
No public offices held
- Leigh Smout,
Chief Commercial Officer |
No public offices held
- Saad Usmani,
Director, Sector Research |
No public offices held
- Jennifer van der Valk,
VP, Communications & Public Affairs |
No public offices held
