Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Consumer Issues
• Economic Development
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Immigration
• Industry
• Intellectual Property
• Internal Trade
• International Development
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Mining
• Research and Development
• Taxation and Finance
• Transportation

Subject matters added through a monthly communication report

• Infrastructure

Subject Matter Details

Policies or Program

• Creation of a North American Standards Strategy based on the international principles of standardization as endorsed by the World Trade Organization.
• Creation of a bilateral, government-sanctioned border committee to identify ways make cross border commerce more efficient from a public and private point of view.
• Work with law makers to protect shared ecosystems between Canada and the United States including acid rain, air quality, joint watershed and water way management, and sustainable development of resources.
• Work with lawmakers to institutionalize cross-border programs like the Regulatory Cooperation Council and the Beyond Border Initiative.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Work with law makers to have mutual recognition of skills certifications between Canada and the United States.
• Work with law makers to update chapter 16 of the North American Free Trade Agreement which deals with the barriers currently facing workers form working in each country.

Regulation

• Work with law makers to encourage that Canadians can be appointed to US technical advisory groups as well as Americans being appointed to Canadian technical advisory groups.
• Work with law makers to harmonize regulations between Canada and the United States to create a more business friendly environment that encourages cross country cooperation.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• National Defence (DND)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Senate of Canada
• Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Address:
1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Second floor
Washington, DC  20036
United States of America

Telephone number: 202-361-1597

Client representative

Desiree Godin, Director of Operations

Parent Company Information

Canadian American Business Council / Conseil Des Affairs Canado-Americaines is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.