Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Budget
• Economic Development
• Government Procurement
• Health
• Infrastructure
• International Development
• International Trade
• Labour
• Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Undertake initiatives to support newcomers and mental health in the construction industry.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Drafting submissions for government-led consultations on the gig economy and Just Transition.

Policies or Program

• Communicating with government officials about mental health initiatives in the construction industry, including the Merit Mental Health First Aid Kit. The goal of these communications is to inform government officials of private-sector mental health initiatives -- and to secure support for private-sector mental health initiatives.
• Community-Benefit Agreements (also known as social procurement), that may be a requirement of any federal-provincial-territorial infrastructure agreements and funding. Lobbying specifically related to construction, infrastructure, commercial and industrial issues.
• Economic policy relating to: the development and implementation of economic policies that reflect market realities, support for future economic sustainability and growth; economic certainty for open shop contractors; skilled labour shortages and supports free movement of labour across Canada: infrastructure investment; and, controls for commodity price volatility. Activities include submitting input during the budget consultation.
• Employment Insurance: Participating in government-led consultations on the modernization of the Employment Insurance (EI) program, more specifically about the impact on workers in the construction industry” to the list of subject matters.
• Engaging with government regarding the country’s COVID-19 virus response and the potential impact on the Open Shop Construction Industry and health and welfare benefits to its contractors
• National Infrastructure Assessment: Communicating with government officials about the design and establishment of the ‘National Infrastructure Assessment’, more specifically about the construction industry’s role in planning, building and maintaining infrastructure
• National Pharmacare program. The impact of a Canadian Drug Agency or related body, a pharmacare universal model, and the differences between a single-payer versus fill-in-the-gap model. Relating to the national framework as well as the provincial jurisdictions.
• Open tendering versus closed tendering. Supporting competition in the construction industry based only on price and productivity while ensuring a level playing field between non-unionized workers and contractors when competing for work against unionized workers and contractors. Lobbying related to construction, infrastructure, commercial and industrial issues.
• Suicide Prevention: Participating in government-led consultations on the creation of a 3-digit phone number (similar to 9-1-1) for mental health emergencies. The number would be used to connect individuals to appropriate mental health crisis services and suicide prevention services in their geographic area.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication

Government Institutions

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• House of Commons
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

Address:
13025 St. Albert Trail
103
Edmonton, AB  T5L 4H5
Canada

Telephone number: 780-455-5999  Ext. 189