Registration - Consultant

Subject Matters

• Budget
• Consumer Issues
• Economic Development
• Education
• Employment and Training
• Environment
• Federal-Provincial Relations
• Financial Institutions
• Health
• Housing
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Regional Development
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Small Business
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Discuss national pharmacare and healthcare policy, as well as homecare policy, relevant to Canadian seniors.
• To coordinate committee submissions relevant to Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023
• To coordinate meeting related to programs and policies related to the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) mandate including CARP calls for mandatory RRIF withdrawals to be waived; that the government boost Old Age Security (“OAS”) by 10% for people 65 to 74 and that the government increase the Canada Pension Plan (“CPP”) Survivor Benefit by 25% for people 65 and older—from 60% to 75% and remove the benefit ceiling that negatively impacts a surviving spouse.
• To coordinate meetings between Senators and Members of Parliament related to Budget 2023 and relevant policies.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation

• Coordinate engagement and discussion and be at the table for decisions made and sessions held regarding the Safe Long Term Care act.
• Lead discussions with the relevant federal Ministers on a potential wage enhancement for Canadian personal support workers from federal departments.
• Organize discussions related to policy suggestions and programs suggested by the National Seniors Council and be a part of feedback given to the National Seniors Council.
• To discuss an extension of the policy permitting International Students to work additional hours off campus as it relates to the homecare labour market
• To discuss the SOCI report, released by the Senate of Canada on May 11, 2023, as it relates to older Canadians and seniors on the matter of Bill C-22.
• To hold discussions regarding the importance of RRBs in protecting the retirement benefit security of Canadians and potential legislative and policy changes.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

• Coordinate meetings related to the amendments to Bill C-22, The Canada Disability Benefit Act and the subsequent, anticipated Bill C-22 regulatory phase.
• To discuss the new dental program and specifics related to older Canadians and seniors

Policies or Program

• Continue discussions regarding immigration policies, particularly off campus work permits for international students, and a potential extension to the existing revised policy that permits international students to work additional hours off campus.
• Discuss the 2023 CARP advocacy and policy plan priorities with relevant officials in Q3/Q4 2023.
• Lead and coordinate meetings related to seniors and older Canadians health and wellness.
• Organize meetings with the FINA Committee to discuss pre-budget 2024 policy priorities for older Canadians and Canadian seniors.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Lead discussions related to changes to the building code that may facilitate policy/regulatory changes to co-housing policies

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

The lobbyist has arranged or expects to arrange one or more meetings on behalf of the client between a public office holder and any other person in the course of this undertaking.

Government Institutions

• Accessibility Standards Canada
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
• Canada Employment Insurance Commission
• Canada Infrastructure Bank
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
• Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
• Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• Office of the Federal Housing Advocate
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Public Safety Canada (PS)
• Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
• Senate of Canada
• Service Canada (ServCan)
• Shared Services Canada (SSC)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
• VIA Rail Canada
• Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Address:
70 Jefferson Ave
Toronto, Ont, M6K 1Y4, ON  M6K 1Y4
Canada

Telephone number: 416-363-2277

Client representative

Bill Van Gorder, CEO

Parent Company Information

Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.

Business address:
33-C Shaw Street
St. John's, NL  A1E 2W7
Canada

Telephone number: 709-631-8910