Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Constitutional Issues
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Financial Institutions
• Fisheries
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Internal Trade
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Labour
• Mining
• Regional Development
• Science and Technology
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

• Major Projects Management Office
• Mines Ministers Conference
• pre budget consultation
• Pre-Budget Consultation
• Regulatory reform
• Social Responsibility and e3 Plus

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Request that the Income Tax Act be amended to include a definition of the term ¿new mine.¿ The PDAC is recommending that a new mine be defined as a resource property on the site of a former mine that has been shut down or inactive for a continuous period of at least 60 months/5 years. This would encourage exploration around former mines.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Aboriginal affairs: expedite the resolution of outstanding land claims
• Establish the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) on a permanent basis with annual reviews of the program's benefits
• Improve the regulatory environment in which the Canadian exploration and development sector operates.
• The federal government should develop government resource revenue sharing agreements with Aboriginal peoples in order to promote sustainable communities.

Policies or Program

• Branding Canada in the world of mining: the federal government should work with the mineral sector to promote Canada as one of the most attractive places to explore, to mine and to process minerals, and as a centre of excellence in geoscience education, training, financing, exploration, services, supplies, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and mining.
• Clarify that Canadian Exploration Expense (CEE) includes the costs of community consultations, environmental baseline studies and feasibility studies.
• Investment in geoscience mapping: recommend a long-term commitment to investment in geoscience mapping such as support for the Cooperative Geological Mapping Strategies, developed by federal, provincial and territorial departments

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Environment Canada
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
• Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
• Industry Canada
• Members of the House of Commons
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Revenue Canada (RC)
• Senate of Canada
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Address:
34 King Street East
Suite 900
Toronto, ON  M5C 2X8
Canada

Telephone number: 416-362-1969  Ext. 222
Fax number: 416-362-0101