Registry of Lobbyists
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Regional Development, Research and Development, Taxation and Finance
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Attracting investment to Alberta and Canada by exploring ways to address regulatory barriers to business investment and create a competitive business landscape.
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Economic Development, Energy, Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure, International Trade, Transportation
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Enhancing global market access for Alberta exports - tidewater access for pipelines, need for investment in trade-related transportation infrastructure, need to address internal trade barriers.
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Agriculture, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Industry
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Exploring opportunities to increase economic activity and value-added processing in agriculture; and discussing the removal of barriers to achieving that goal.
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Budget, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Energy, Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations, Housing, Industry, Infrastructure, Labour, Natural Resources, Taxation and Finance
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Exploring strategies to support economic growth in Alberta and Canada while ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability and broad-based prosperity. Providing an update on the Business Council of Alberta’s priorities, including productivity, competitiveness, labour shortages, infrastructure, and housing, and identifying opportunities to collaborate with the federal government on advancing shared policy goals.
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Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations, Natural Resources
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Expressing our opposition to the proposed emissions cap as being bad for the environment, the economy, the federation, and Canada’s international standing.
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Regulation
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Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations, Forestry, Mining, Natural Resources
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Federal natural resources and environment policy. Unlocking investment and growth in Canada's natural resource industries, and how they can contribute to Canada's productivity, prosperity, and environmental goals. Discriminatory and/or counterproductive impacts on Alberta and Alberta-concentrated industries.
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Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure, Mining, Natural Resources, Taxation and Finance
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Federal policy to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050: The future of Alberta's energy sector and the role it can play in helping to achieve that policy goal.
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Aboriginal Affairs, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure, Mining, Natural Resources
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Improving Canada's system of major project approvals and permitting to allow projects to get built faster, generate economic growth and advance Indigenous Economic Diversification. Issues range from speeding up environmental impact assessments, to removing fed/prov duplication, to better coordinating permitting processes across the federal government.
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Economic Development, Employment and Training
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Increased supports for training, skills development and re-training to help Albertans and Canadians access high-quality jobs and help businesses address labour and skills shortages. The need is especially acute given the changing nature of work and the opportunities created by energy transition.
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Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure, International Relations, National Security/Security
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Maintaining access to US markets in the face of tariff threats and CUSMA renewal. Discussing how issues related to defence spending, border crossings and illegal drug/gun trafficking impact trade and trade policy.
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Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, International Relations, International Trade
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Preserving and enhancing Canada’s access to trade opportunities in global markets; addressing trade disputes, including the differing impact of those disputes across Canada.
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Climate, Energy, Environment
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Proposing amendments to the Clean Electricity Regulations that reflect the concerns of Alberta businesses.
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Climate, Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources
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Proposing amendments to the new greenwashing provisions which, as written, will undermine Canadian businesses’ ability to raise capital, take risks, innovate, and make good-faith environmental progress in uncertain conditions.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Regional Development
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Providing information via our "Alberta Update" to senior government officials on economic developments in the province. Exploring ways to improve co-operation and collaboration between the federal and provincial governments.
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Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Internal Trade
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Removing barriers to interprovincial trade.
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Economic Development, Industry, Telecommunications
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The federal government should respect the CRTC’s Fibre to the Premise decision, which supports a more competitive telecommunications sector and reinforces regulatory autonomy, a principle that is key to investor confidence and a dynamic business environment across all sectors of the Canadian economy.
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Climate, Energy, Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations, Taxation and Finance
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The merits and drawbacks of the federal government's proposed oil and gas sector emissions cap; and the most efficient, cost-effective ways to promote a competitive energy sector in Alberta while working towards deep emissions cuts.
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Aboriginal Affairs, Employment and Training, Energy, Natural Resources
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We are seeking to enhance Indigenous economic opportunities through the creation of a federal equivalent to Alberta's AIOC. Doing so would promote Indigenous economic participation and equity sharing agreements in resource development and other projects.
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Economic Development, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Immigration, Labour
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Working to address labour force challenges through targeted immigration efforts for skilled and in-demand occupations, and to increase social and economic prosperity. Modernizing Canada's approach to selection of economic immigrants and addressing outstanding issues in terms of foreign credential recognition, process modernization and newcomer supports.
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The Business Council of Alberta is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to building a better Alberta in a more dynamic Canada.
Adam Legge, President
Address:
1600, 635 8th avenue SW
Calgary, AB t2p 3m3
Canada
Telephone number:
403-969-3351