Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Climate
- Internal Trade
- International Trade
- Economic Development
- International Development
- Regional Development
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Forestry
- Immigration
- Taxation and Finance
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Government Procurement
- Mining
- Pensions
- Small Business
- Intellectual Property
- Consumer Issues
- Research and Development
- International Relations
- Natural Resources
- Health
- Science and Technology
- Telecommunications
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Labour
Subject Matter Details
Politique ou Programme
- Advocate against the use of plain packaging policies for products such as tobacco.
- Advocate for a national regulatory simplification and reform initiative including the full implementation of the Regulatory Cooperation Council.
- Advocate for a national manufacturing and exporting strategy that includes innovation and investment supports, skills development and effective trade policies.
- Advocate for a simplified and harmonized Chemicals Management Plan with respect to implementation.
- Advocate for an increase in the investment supports and funding available to manufacturers.
- 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.
- Advocate for improvements to Canada’s Hydrogen Strategy
- 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.
- Advocate for the finalization and implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
- Advocate for the government of Canada to negotiate a Sub-national procurement agreement to open markets between Canada and the United States.
- Advocate for the government of Canada to negotiate various details of the Canada-Europe Free Trade Agreement (CETA)
- Advocate for the implementation of trade remedy modernization.
- Advocate for the increase in Canada's di minimus values to align to global norms.
- 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.
- 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.
- Domestic Substances List, categorization process with respect to development of the priority lists.
- 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.
- Intellectual Property Rights, advocate for amendments to the Customs Tariff to ensure that intellectual property rights can be enforced by border officials.
- Promotion for the creation and funding of innovation clusters by the federal government
- 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.
- 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.
- The adoption in Canada of a patent box model to provide a tax incentive for commercialization of new products in Canada
Politique ou Programme, Règlement
- Advocate for changes to the federal government’s approach to reduce plastics waste in the environment
- Advocate for the simplification, modernization and harmonization of the Canada's border regulations, including Beyond the Border.
- Advocate to maintain the risk-based approach of the Canadian Environment Protection Act (CEPA)
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Règlement
- Advocate for amending Regulation 105 of the Income Tax Act so that taxes are not witheld for workers providing business services to Canada.
- Advocate for regulatory changes regarding the proposed draft Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR)
Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier
- Seeking funding to support an increased number of female workers in the manufacturing sector in Canada. Source of funding is to be determined.
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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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
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Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
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Bank of Canada
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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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House of Commons
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
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Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
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National Research Council (NRC)
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Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
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National Defence (DND)
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Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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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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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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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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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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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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Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Competition Tribunal (CT)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
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
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Dennis Darby,
President & CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
CME'S MEMBERS ARE DRAWN FROM ALL SECTORS OF CANADA'S MANUFACTURING AND EXPORTING COMMUNITY, AND FROM ALL PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES. OVER 80% OF CME'S MEMBERS ARE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO REPRESENTS CANADA'S LEADING GLOBAL ENTERPRISES. TOGETHER CME'S MEMBERS ACCOUNT FOR AN ESTIMATED 75% OF TOTAL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION IN CANADA AND 90% OF CANADIAN EXPORTS.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2022-03-31
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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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
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$570,749.00
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Yes
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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$2,691,274.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
67 Yonge Street
Suite 1400
Toronto, ON M5E 1J8
Canada
Telephone number:
905-672-3466
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Alan Arcand,
Chief Economist |
No public offices held
- Vincent Caron,
Director, Policy & ON Government Relations |
Designated public offices held
- Dennis Darby,
President & CEO |
No public offices held
- Marc-Andre Gosselin,
Directeur Affaires publiques et gouvernementales |
No public offices held
- David Haire,
Vice President, Atlantic Region, NF Division |
No public offices held
- Ron Koslowsky,
Vice President, CME Manitoba |
No public offices held
- Ron Marcolin,
Vice President, New Brunswick |
No public offices held
- Marie Morden,
Director, Partnerships & Stakeholder Relations |
No public offices held
- Matthew Poirier,
Director, Trade Policy |
No public offices held
- Véronique Proulx,
Vice-Présidente, MEQ |
No public offices held
- Michel Raymond,
Vice President, CME Nova Scotia |
No public offices held
- Mathew Wilson,
Senior Vice President, Policy & Government Relations |
No public offices held
- Andrew Wynn-Williams,
Vice President, CME British Columbia |
No public offices held