Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Budget
• Climate
• Consumer Issues
• Economic Development
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Financial Institutions
• Forestry
• Government Procurement
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Internal Trade
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Justice and Law Enforcement
• Labour
• Mining
• Regional Development
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications
• Tourism
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Global Business 20/20 Program of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, seek additional government support for consultations with manufacturers and exporters to better understand changes in world markets and gain understanding of what Canada needs to assist business to succeed in global markets

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Bill C-2, Canada European Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, support passage of Bill C-2.
• Bill C-23, Canada Columbia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, in support of passing the legislation to improve market access for Canadian goods in Columbia and enhance trade between countries
• Bill C-24, Canada Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, advocate for passage of this Bill.
• Bill C-300, Corporate Accountability of Mining, Oil and Gas Corporations in Developing Countries Act, express concern that the Bill would harm EDC's support for Canadian investors and exporters in developing markets with respect to export finance issues.
• Bill C-306, Canadian Products Promotion Act, seek government support for the passage of this Bill.
• Bill C-32, An Act to Amend the Tobacco Act, respecting provisions to stop the use of additives in American Blend Cigarettes.
• Bill C-6, Canadian Consumer Products Act, advocate for changes to definitions under the Act, clarification of certification costs, reporting timelines and ensure proper handling of confidential business information.
• Bill S-2, An Act to Amend the Customs Act, respecting data reporting requirements for advance commercial information required by Canadian importers before they can import goods into Canada.
• Chemical substances published in the Canada Gazette Part I with respect to reporting of substances under Section 71 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
• 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: promotion of a five-year capital cost allowance for manufacturing and processing machinery, making Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credits refundable, instituting an Employers' training tax credit, creditable against Employment Insurance premiums, providing a tax refund for companies in financial loss position and providing loan guarantees based on refundable tax losses.
• 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.
• Recommendations made by the Industry and Public Safety Committees on counterfeiting and piracy, advocate for efficient implementation of the recommendations.

Policies or Program

• Advocate for the development of a National Logistics Strategy to enable Canada to take advantage of new trade patterns internationally.
• 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 implementation of Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) programs: Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) review, implementation of eManifest, core services review, CBSA vision for 2017 and Partners in Protection, OGD Single Window initiative, Export Reporting, NEXUS, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, Contingency Planning, Customs Self-Assessment, Importer Admissability Data and reduction of administrative paper burden.
• Canada-Caribbean Community Free Trade Negotiations, seek fast passage of a free trade agreement.
• Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic Agreement, provide input into the development of Canada's negotiation strategy with a focus on manufactured goods and Canadian exports.
• Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, seek support of government for an agreement that improves market access for Canadian products by eliminating tariff and non tariff barriers to trade while ensuring that it has minimal impact on domestic production in Canada.
• Canadian government procurement policy, advocate for adequate qualification process for suppliers (especially small and medium sized companies) to ensure they can effectively access the Canadian procurement market.
• Changes to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Investment Cooperation Program (formerly CIDA-INC) to ensure the program is provided increased funding and can help support a wider range of activities.
• Chemicals Management Plan with respect to implementation.
• Climate change and clean air, promote the coordination of federal and provincial policies and legislation, (one-window reporting approach), promote effective mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Competition Policy Review Panel with respect to implementation of recommendations contained in the Review Panel report.
• Doha Development Agenda before World Trade Organization, seek government support to improve access to foreign markets for Canadian products and services in preparation for the launch of a new round of world trade talks.
• Domestic Substances List, categorization process with respect to development of the priority lists.
• Foreign Workers Program, advocate 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.
• Government of Canada consultation on the Digital Economy and manufacturing recommendations for a digital economy of the future.
• House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry with respect to the implementation of their recommendations on manufacturing.
• Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), support to renew and extend funding for this program.
• Intellectual Property Rights, advocate for amendments to the Customs Tariff to ensure that intellectual property rights can be enforced by border officials.
• International Trade rules, with respect to stricter enforcement of trade rules.
• SMART Program - advocate for an increase in the funding available to manufacturers
• Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, with respect to the direction of research projects to better assess the cost of regulatory differences between Canada and the United States.
• Tax credits, improving the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&Ed) tax credit system to make the credits refundable and reduce administrative burden.
• Trade Commissioner services, review of services with respect to the development of a marketing plan.
• comprehensive literacy and essential skills, advocate for the development of a strategy to assist businesses in Canada develop an efficient and effective labour force.

Regulation

• North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to Rules of Origin and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Tariff Harmonization and elimination of tariffs on manufacturing inputs

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
• Canada Labour Relations Board (CLRB)
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
• Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Competition Tribunal (CT)
• Environment Canada
• Export Development Canada (EDC)
• Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC)
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
• Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (FORD[Q])
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
• Grain Transportation Agency (GTA)
• Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
• Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
• Industry Canada
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Members of the House of Commons
• National Defence (DND)
• National Energy Board (NEB)
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
• Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
• Public Works and Government Services Canada
• Revenue Canada (RC)
• Senate of Canada
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
• Solicitor General Canada (SGC)
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI)
• Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Address:
6725 Airport Road
Suite 200
Mississauga, ON  L4V 1V2
Canada

Telephone number: 613-238-8888  Ext. 4231
Fax number: 613-563-9218