Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Climate
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Defence
- Economic Development
- Regional Development
- Education
- Elections
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Immigration
- Taxation and Finance
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Government Procurement
- Mining
- Pensions
- Constitutional Issues
- Consumer Issues
- Health
- Transportation
- Labour
Subject Matter Details
Politique ou Programme
- Advocating for a pilot program aimed at testing the feasibility / applicability of labour mobility between areas of higher unemployment and labour shortages. This pilot program would grant favoured tax status to pilot participants travelling to obtain full time employment in a trade deemed to be experiencing labour shortages.
- Apprenticeship & Training Employment and Skills Development and the Red Seal Secretariat to continue to promote and use the Red Seal Program.
- Conversations around government supports for workers and the members we represent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Foreign Worker Program,
Language requirements for Temporary Foreign Worker program applicants. Also working with departments on innapropriate uses of Temporary foreign workers ...and working to ensure these workers are paid the same as Candian workers (wages, benefits )
- Pipeline projects - discussing the benefits to the economy and employment of these type of projects in Canada
- The impact on employment opportunities for skilled trades workers in Canada and the effect on training opportunities in primary and emerging industries.
- To oppose any potential tax measures to be enacted by the Federal Government on Union members or pensioners who receive a private supplemental health and dental plan which is paid for by an employer , collective bargaining agreement or pension plan.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
- CAMUS agreement with the United States and Mexico, and the impact it could have on manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, labour mobility, climate change, energy and labour standards.
- Continuation of seperate employment insurance account - Employment Insurance Act
Our specific interest is as follows - Funds collected from employment insurance contributions do not flow into the consolidated revenue fund of the Government of Canada to be used for deficit repayment or other ad hoc spending
- EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT
working with Employment Services and Skills Development on insurable hours, benefit delivery and the qualification requirements for employment insurance.
- Federal Budget - with respect to infrastructure funding and tax incentives for skilled labour
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Règlement
- IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT
Particularily the Temporary Foreign Worker process and the relevant regulations
Class determinants for immigration purpses "Family, Economic ...and working to ensure a policy favourable to construction exists
Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
- Advocating for increased funding to the apprenticeship incentive grant, the completion grant and the continuation of the UTIP funding.
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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Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
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Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
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House of Commons
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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National Capital Commission (NCC)
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Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB)
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Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
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National Defence (DND)
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Elections Canada
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
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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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Justice Canada (JC)
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
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Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
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Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
A LABOUR ORGANIZATION AFFILIATING 14 INTERNATIONAL UNIONS REPRESENTING OVER 500,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN CANADA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.BUILDINGTRADES.CA
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Sean Strickland,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING TRADES UNIONS, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILS
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2019-06-30
List of Government Funding
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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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$221,785.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
72 Chamberlain Avenue
Ottawa, ON K1S 1V9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-236-0653
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Sean Strickland,
Executive Director |
No public offices held