Registry of Lobbyists
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Environment, Industry
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Advocate against the use of plain packaging policies for products such as tobacco.
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Policies or Program
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Industry, Taxation and Finance
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Advocate for amending Regulation 105 of the Income Tax Act so that taxes are not witheld for workers providing business services to Canada.
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Regulation
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Environment, Industry
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Advocate for amendments to Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (formerly Bill C-12) to ensure an appropriate balance between the environment and the economy
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Economic Development, Industry
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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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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry
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Advocate for a national regulatory simplification and reform initiative including the full implementation of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry
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Advocate for an increase in the investment supports and funding available to manufacturers.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Industry, Research and Development
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Advocate for a simplified and harmonized Chemicals Management Plan with respect to implementation.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Industry
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Advocate for changes to the federal government’s approach to reduce plastics waste in the environment
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Immigration, Industry, Labour, 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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Policies or Program
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Environment, Industry
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Advocate for improvements to Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy
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Policies or Program
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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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Policies or Program
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Climate, Energy, Environment, Industry
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Advocate for regulatory changes regarding the proposed draft Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR)
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Regulation
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Economic Development, Industry, International Development, International Trade
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Advocate for the finalization and implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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Policies or Program
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Government Procurement, Industry, International Trade
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Advocate for the government of Canada to negotiate a Sub-national procurement agreement to open markets between Canada and the United States.
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Policies or Program
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Industry, International Trade
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Advocate for the government of Canada to negotiate various details of the Canada-Europe Free Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Policies or Program
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Industry, Internal Trade, International Trade
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Advocate for the implementation of trade remedy modernization.
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Policies or Program
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Industry, International Trade
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Advocate for the increase in Canada's de minimus values to align to global norms.
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Policies or Program
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Industry, Justice and Law Enforcement
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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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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Employment and Training, Industry, Labour
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Advocate for the support of Work Integrated Learning programs, and other similar programs/initiatives that address the skills gap and provide pathways between education and employment.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Environment, Industry
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Advocate to maintain the risk-based approach of the Canadian Environment Protection Act (CEPA)
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Climate, Environment, Industry
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Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) during the review of CEPA with respect to the protection of the environment and human health to contribute to sustainable development.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Climate, Environment, Industry
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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.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Climate, Environment, Industry, Research and Development
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Climate change and clean air, promote the coordination of federal and provincial policies and legislation, participate in the development of policies in the areas of mitigation, carbon pricing, adaptation and innovation and technological progress.
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Policies or Program
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Climate, Environment, Industry
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Domestic Substances List, categorization process with respect to development of the priority lists.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry
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Encouraging the Government of Canada to consider the economic, public health and national security implications of the Integrity Framework and proposing amendments to the existing policy that would allow the government to balance its intent to enforce more stringent procurement practices with broader industry concerns relating to the need for greater certainty, due process and remediation.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology, Taxation and Finance
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Federal budget with respect to federal taxation systems, advocate to assist business to be competitive by allowing for access to liquidity, improvement to tax treatment of investments in productive technologies, innovation, skills development and research development. This includes: a legislative review of SR&ED program, adopting a reciprocity policy for infrastructure projects, create national clusters of advanced manufacturing for automation, industrial robotics and additive manufacturing, fix withholding requirements for international workers, clarify treatment of government grants and risk-sharing contributions under the Income Tax Act, adopt the patent box tax regime in Canada to help commercialization of Canadian Innovation.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Industry, Intellectual Property, Justice and Law Enforcement
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Intellectual Property Rights, advocate for amendments to the Customs Tariff to ensure that intellectual property rights can be enforced by border officials.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry
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Legislative review of Export Development Canada (EDC) Act, to ensure proper resources are given to EDC for the continuation of EDC's role of assisting Canadian businesses succeed in global markets.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Economic Development, Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology
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Promotion for the creation and funding of innovation clusters by the federal government
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry, International Trade
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Re-negotiation of details of the North American Free Trade Agreement with respect to current business environment of manufacturing sector, trade barriers, modernization and expansion of the agreement.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry, Infrastructure
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Review of Federal government services geared toward the expansion of Canadian exports and exporters generally including review of the Trade Commissioner Services, Export Development Canada and Canadian Commercial Corporation, including the alignment of services, streamlining access and sharing of best practices.
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Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Industry, Labour
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Seeking funding to support an increased number of female workers in the manufacturing sector in Canada. Source of funding is to be determined.
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Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Economic Development, Industry, Intellectual Property, Taxation and Finance
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The adoption in Canada of a patent box model to provide a tax incentive for commercialization of new products in Canada
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Policies or Program
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ALLIANCE OF MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS CANADA OPERATING AS CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS (CME) IS A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS. CME IS CANADA'S LEADING BUSINESS NETWORK COMMITTED TO STRENGTHENING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF CANADIAN INDUSTRY AND ENABLING THE SUCCESS OF CANADIAN BUSINESSES IN WORLD MARKETS BY AGRESSIVELY AND EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT THINKING AND ACTION AND BY DELIVERING TIMELY, RELEVANT INFORMATION AND SUPPORT OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND VALUE
Dennis Darby, President & CEO
End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
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| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) | $196,006.00 | Yes |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) | $9,290,786.00 | No |
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