Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking:
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada,
Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB),
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),
Canadian Space Agency (CSA),
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA),
Citizenship and Immigration Canada,
Environment Canada,
Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office (FEARO),
Finance Canada (FIN),
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC),
Health Canada (HC),
Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC),
Industry Canada,
Members of the House of Commons,
National Defence (DND),
National Research Council (NRC),
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan),
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC),
Prime Minister's Office (PMO),
Privy Council Office (PCO),
Procurement Review Board of Canada (PRB),
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC),
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC),
Public Works and Government Services Canada,
Senate of Canada,
Statistics Canada (StatCan),
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB),
Transport Canada (TC),
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS),
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
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Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
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Grass-roots communication,
Informal communications,
Meetings,
Presentations,
Telephone calls,
Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
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Subject Matter: Areas of Concern:
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Aboriginal Affairs,
Education,
Employment and Training,
Energy,
Environment,
Health,
Immigration,
Industry,
Infrastructure,
Intellectual Property,
Internal Trade,
International Relations,
International Trade,
Labour,
Mining,
Regional Development,
Science and Technology,
Telecommunications,
Transportation
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Subject Matter: Retrospective:
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Engineers Canada has met periodically with officals in the Departments of Transport, Communities and Infrastructure, Natrual Resources, Environment, to disucss issues related to Canada's infrastructure and climate change. Over the past six months this included an informal discussion with the Minister of Natural Resources and a meeting with the Parliamentary Secretary. Engineers Canada has also met on an ongoing basis with senior officials from the Departments of Citizenship and Immigration and Human Resources and Social Development in order to discuss the issue of foreign credentials and how to improve the settlement and integration of internationally trained engineering graduates into licensed practice in Canada. Engineers Canada also discussed plans for the establishment of the Foreign Credential Referral Office with senior officials in the above two departments. These discussions have also included the issue of inter-provincial mobility for professionals. In March 2007, the CEO of Engineers Canada testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources and Social Development as part of the Committee's study of labour mobility in Canada. During 2007 Engineers Canada also met from time to time with officials from other government departments in areas identified under Section D to discuss issues of interest. Engineers Canada has received funding in the past from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade under the Program for Export Market Development (PEMD) in order to assist work with engineering associations in other countries as part of its efforts to facilitate the mobility of engineers between Canada and other countries.
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Subject Matter: Prospective:
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Engineers Canada plans to continue to meet with members of the Executive Branch, members of Parliament and their staffs, and departmental staff with a focus on the following themes: -Citizenship and Immigration - regulations and amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, in particular regarding the settlement of internationally trained engineers in Canada. -HRSD - with respect to the ongoing HRSDC-funded project "FROM CONSIDERATION TO INTEGRATION" (FC2I), and its related Labour Market Study .-INFRASTRUCTURE CANADA - including discussions related to the proposal for the establishment of a National Round Table on Sustainable Infrastructure. -Environment Canada and Natural Resouces Canada - including activities related to the Climate Change Action Plan such as the Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee, which is preparing an inventory of public infrastructure and its vulnerability to the effects of climate change. Engineers Canada expects to seek additional funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade under the Program for Export Market Development (PEMD) in order to assist our work with engineering associations in other countries as part of its efforts to facilitate the mobility of engineers between Canada and other countries.
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Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Categories
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Description
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Regulation
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Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999: Engineers Canada has an interest in the statutory review of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, which is to be undertaken by the House Standing Committee on the Environment during the current session of Parliament.Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2002: Of specific interest are regulations in the above act dealing with the selection of immigrants and the impact of these regulations on the engineering profession.
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Bill or Resolution
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Engineers Canada has an interest in the following acts, bills or resolutions before Parliament.The Federal Budget and related bills when tabled in Parliament annually. C-30 An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Energy Efficiency Act and the Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act (Canada's Clean Air Act)Private Members Bills: C-207 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions) C-250 An Act to ensure safe drinking water throughout CanadaC-288 An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto ProtocolC-315 An Act to provide for the harmonization of environmental standards throughout CanadaC-377 An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change
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Policy or Program
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HRSDC - Sector Council Program (SCP) HRSDC - Foreign Credential Recognition Program (FCRP) DFAIT - Program for Export Market Development (PEMD) NRCan - Natural Resources Canada Climate Change Fund Infrastructure Canada - Infrastructure Plan (announced by the Minister of Finance in Advantage Canada Nov 2006)
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