Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Agriculture
- Budget
- Immigration
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- National Security/Security
- Pensions
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Tourism
Subject matters added through a monthly communication report
- Defence
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Fisheries
- Health
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Automation with respect to the creation of an advisory council and study.
- C-27, the Pension Benefits Standards Act, with respect to recognizing target benefit plans at the federal level.
- Conversion Therapy with respect to a comprehensive elimination of conversion therapy across the Canada.
- Covid-19 measures with respect to supports for Agri-food, food processing and food retail industries.
- Employment Insurance with respect to lowering the accumulated hours needed to access E.I. sick benefits to 360 hours of work in the 52 week period. Extending E.I. sickness benefits from 15 to 50 weeks and eliminating the 1 week waiting period to access benefits.
- Employment Labour Shortage in First Nations Communities with respect to education to employment barriers on and off reserve.
- Equity for First Nations Children in Canada with respect to the adoption of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society's Spirit Bear plan.
- Formerly known as M 444: A motion to establish a coordinated National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Women with respect to prevention measures, Service, legal and social policy responses.
- Indigenous Rights with respect to appropriate funding and resources to support the development of necessary publicly delivered
water infrastructure to indigenous communities across Canada.
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls with respect to implementing the calls to justice recommended by the final report of the National Inquiry of the MMIWG.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Formerly known as Bill C-389, Pay Equity Task Force Recommendations Act, with respect to implementing the recommendations of the task force and to begin closing the Gender Wage Gap.
- National Food Policy with respect to the establishment of a national food policy council inclusive of tripartite involvement and representation.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- African Swine Fever, with respect to preparation and contingency planning in the event of any detection in Canada.
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with respect to protection of Canadian Supply Management and strengthening the Labour Chapter.
- Trans-Pacific Partnership, with respect to impact studies and consultations.
Policies or Program
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program - requesting a more robust immigration program and greater access to permanent residency for workers, particularly where there is a genuine labour market shortage; ensuring that Canadians and permanent residents are more efficiently engaged in the labour market to substantially decrease unemployment in Canada
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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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
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Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
Trade Union.Negotiate collective agreements and repersent members at their workplace.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Paul Meinema,
National President
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Members employed at workplaces represented by the Union.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2019-12-31
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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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$70,000.00
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No
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
300-61 International Blvd.
Toronto, ON M9W 6K4
Canada
Telephone number:
416-679-3406
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Anouk Collet,
Executive Assistant to the National President |
No public offices held
- Mark Hennessy,
Director, Political Action Department |
No public offices held
- Derek Johnstone,
Special Assistant to the National President |
No public offices held
- Paul Meinema,
National President |
No public offices held