Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Forestry
- Government Procurement
- Industry
- International Trade
- Mining
- Pensions
- Research and Development
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Bombardier, including but not limited to the 2016 Federal Budget Act - with respect to financial support
- Canadian Heritage - With respect to proposals for government or industry financial support for local news media
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Aerospace Industry, including but not limited to the Aeronautics Act and the 2016 Federal Budget Act - with respect to investment in domestic research and development, domestic production and training.
- Asbestos - with respect to banning asbestos as it represents health risks to canadians.
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ("CBC"), including but not limited to the Broadcasting Act and the 2016 Budget Act - with respect to funding of the CBC
- Canadian Dollar, including but not limited to the Bank of Canada and the Bank of Canada Act - with respect to the stabilization of the Canadian dollar.
- Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) - with respect to upgrading/doubling the current CPP
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, Telecommunications Act, SC 1993, c 38 and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-22- Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission - with respect to the transparency of Commission proceedings generally and to the Commission's monitoring of local broadcasters
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- National Telecommunications Plan - with respect to the regulation and affordability of telecommunication services.
- Old Age Security and the Canada Pension Plan - Eligibility and Benefit enhancements
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- Auto Assembly - with respect to encouraging investment in the auto assembly and parts industry, including by fiscal and taxation incentives, foreign trade deficits, investment in research and development.
- Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission - with respect to Pick and Pay, Canadian content requirements, the regulation of digital medial providers and revenue streams for Canadian media providers.
- Employment Insurance Act - Reforms to eligibility, maternity, parental leave, compassionate care leave.
- Mining -with respect the regulation of the mining industry, including foreign investment in domestic mining companies, domestic content requirements on resource development and the royalty regime.
- National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy - with respect to domestic public procurement and production, transparency and regulation.
- TPP - with respect to Canada's participation in the TPP.
- The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Wage Earner Protection Program - with respect to the priority of employee wage, pension and severance claims.
- The Income Tax Act - with respect to income splitting
- The Telecommunications Act - with respect to foreign ownership.
- Trade Imbalance, including but not limited to Free Trade Agreements and Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection (FIPAs) - with respect to reciprocity in foreign trade.
- Trans-Pacific Partnership TPP - with respect to media and telecommunications
Policies or Program
- Canadian Heritage - with respect to Canadian Content requirements in digital media
- Child Care - with respect to a National Early Learning and Child Care Framework, and universal public child care system in Canada.
- Energy Royalties - with respect to a national royalty regime for energy resources.
- Energy sustainability - with respect to the creation of a Canada-wide energy grid and domestic oil and gas processing.
- Forestry - with respect to forestry trade policies, regulation to encourage sustainable harvesting and funding of the Forestry Industry Transformation program.
- Hydro-Electricity - with respect to domestic content conditions on resource developments.
- National Spectrum Policy - with respect to the regulation of the spectrum for public interest objectives.
- Public Transportation Investment - with respect to domestic public procurement and local hiring requirements.
- Search and Rescue Aircraft - with respect to the procurement of search and rescue aircraft.
- Sector Councils - with respect to the establishment of multi-stakeholder sector councils regarding industrial policy and economic development issues.
- Sustainable development of energy resources - with respect to a national cap and trade system, alternative energy sources, restrictions on pipelines and fracking.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Client Details
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
Client Contact Information
Address:
205 Placer Court
Toronto, ON M2H 3H9
Canada
Telephone number:
416-495-3776
Fax number:
416-495-3786
Web address:
www.unifor.org
Client representative
Jerry Dias, President
Parent Company Information
Unifor / Unifor is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
Unifor / Unifor is not a coalition.
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Unifor / Unifor are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Unifor / Unifor does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyist Details
Marc Rousseau
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No public offices held
Business address:
CP 65076 CSP Mozart
Montreal, QC H2S 0A3
Canada
Telephone number:
514-726-7237
Consultant relationship to the client
- The registrant is a member of this organization.
- The registrant is on the board of directors for this organization.
