Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Bilingualism/Official Languages
• Budget
• Defence
• Education
• Elections
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Forestry
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• International Development
• International Relations
• Labour
• Mining
• National Security/Security
• Regional Development
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance
• Tourism

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Direct 5% of federal investment in research to applied research, product development and commercialization carried out by colleges and institutes and their private sector partners
• Enhanced opportunities for Aboriginal learners, immigrants and disadvantaged groups to access postsecondary education and training and labour market.
• Increased federal investments with regard to college and institute costs of supporting applied research through the Indicrect Costs Program.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Changes to amend the Copyright Act with respect to support colleges and institutes in their mandate to provide advanced skills and to enable them to better respond to the skills shortage.
• Extension of the 100% GST exemption that has been afforded to municipalities to postsecondary institutions as recommended by the Standing Committee on Finance

Policies or Program

• Creation of a college and Institute Internship Program to expose more students to private sector research challenges.
• Dedicated funding of college and institute facilities, technology and equipment
• Discussions underway for a new international partnership program - Education for Employment which will support educational reform of technical education in Mozambique, Senegal and Tanzania.
• Discussions underway with Statistics Canada for current college and institute data.
• Discussions underway with the Global Affairs Canada regarding a proposal for a new partnership between colleges and institutes and the Pacific Alliance with respect to education and training.
• Discussions underway with the federal government for recognition of college and institute applied degrees as equal to university degrees as stipulated in a statement by the Council of Ministers.
• Enhancement of the federal infrastructure policy with respect to college and institute infrastructure and acquisition of leading edge technology.
• Examination of all federal training programs with the goal of eliminating fragmentation, short term funding and inequities for learners.
• Expansion of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council College and Community Innovation Program
• Federal Investment for a national college and institute mobility program for faculty and student exchanges between Francophone Institutions and Anglophone Institutions.
• Harmonization and simplification of immigration policies with respect to facilitating study and work permit processes.
• Increase domesting and international student mobility to the mid-point of other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
• Introduction of new tax measures to encourage employer/employee based training, address literacy training and essential skills as well as an increase in internships and apprenticeship opportunities.
• Modification of the Employment Insurance Program to enable workers currently in the workforce to access funding for skills upgrading.
• Research integrity related issues with respect to the review of the federal granting agencies' policiy framework for research integrity and the Tri-Council Memorandum of Understanding on roles and Responsibilities in the Management of Federal Grants and Awards.
• Review of the Canada Student Loan Program with respect to increased grants, modernization and simplification measures and increased flexibility for students in debt repayment.
• Review of the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Credit Program to encourage greater participation of small and medium-sized businesses and providing mechanisms for colleges and institutes to assist them in the process.
• Targeted federal transfer payments for postsecondary education.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Bank of Canada
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
• Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation (CSTMC)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
• Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
• Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
• Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• National Defence (DND)
• National Film Board (NFB)
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages (OCOL)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• Senate of Canada
• Service Canada (ServCan)
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Address:
1 Rideau Street
Suite 701
Ottawa, ON  K1N 8S7
Canada

Telephone number: 613-746-2222  Ext. 6492
Web address: https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/

Client representative

Denise Amyot, President and Chief Executive Officer

Parent Company Information

Colleges and Institutes Canada / Collèges et instituts Canada is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.