Registration - Consultant

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Establish funding to support forest sector innovation. Establish funding to support forest sector mitigation of and adaptation to climate change and more broadly movement towards a low carbon economy.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Budget 2019 as it relates to support for FPAC's pre-budget submission calling on the government to invest in regulatory certainty, innovation for competitiveness, access to international markets, engagement with Indigenous peoples and communities, attracting and re-skilling talent, and devloping an action plan that will help secure healthy forests for future generations.
• Canada Transportation Act to address needs of forest sector
• Changes to the federal tax system, such as the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development program.

Policies or Program

• Advocating for forest sector partnership opportunities for Aboriginal communities, forest industry and government.
• Advocating for improved implementation of the federal Species at Risk Act that will encourage stewardship and support leadership initiatives such as the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.
• Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement as it relates to ensuring continued support for the Canadian forest products industry
• Contribute to federal government's plan to combat climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as it relates to the forest industry.
• Develop promotion plans to highlight the forest sector's economic, social and environmental performance domestically and internationally.
• Government's innovation agenda and science review as it relates to investments in the forest products sector in areas such as clean technology, science networks and business partnerships
• International relations as it relates to forest products industry trade
• Provide general overview of all forest sector files and update on state of the industry to give public officials a better understanding of recent industry developments and key issues.
• Support for implementation of the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement
• Support for industry's Vision 2020 Challenge regarding human resources, environmental performance, and increased revenue from new products and markets.
• Support for the development of a national Forest Charter
• Support forestry procurement for infrastructure build for Indigenous communities
• Support the interests of Canadian dissolving pulp producers against anti-dumping measures imposed by China
• Tracking current trade agreements such as NAFTA and Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and possible future ones such as a Canada-China free trade agreement as it relates to how they will affect the forestry sector.