Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Budget
- Climate
- Consumer Issues
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Energy
- Environment
- Financial Institutions
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Municipalities
- Natural Resources
- Regional Development
- Research and Development
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
- Transportation
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Allow Net Zero and Net Zero Ready renovations to qualify for the GST/HST
- Amendment of the Excise Tax Act to adopt a permanent home renovation GST rebate
- Amendment to the Underused Housing Tax Act to remove the requirement that builders and developers from having to file a tax return (UT-2900) for newly constructed units when the units are already exempted from the tax.
- Update and index the thresholds for the GST New Housing Rebate
Policies or Program
- Adopt affordability as a core objective of the National Building Code and to all related standards.
- Government policies to encourage more Canadians to consider a career in the skilled trades and support the apprenticeship system
- Modify the Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices
- Procedures Guideline (B-20) – the “stress test” for both insured and uninsured mortgages to reduce the test rate on a declining basis for 7- and 10-year mortgage terms.
- Reintroduce 30-year amortization periods for insured residential mortgages for new construction.
- Update the federal immigration system to proactively attract much-needed skilled workers in residential construction.
- Work with provinces to have the EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) label on all houses at the time of resale and expand ERS (and its software tools updated) and be promoted so that ERS becomes the backbone of all renovation incentives.
- Working with the home construction industry to support innovation and capital investment to increase industry productivity both for in-site built approaches and factory-built solutions.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral 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
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Bank of Canada
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
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Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
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Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Privy Council Office (PCO)
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Senate of Canada
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Transport Canada (TC)
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Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Client Details
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2022-10-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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$900,000.00
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Yes
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Client Contact Information
Address:
141 Laurier Avenue West,
Suite 500
Ottawa, ON K1P 5J3
Canada
Telephone number:
613-230-3060
Ext.
222
Web address:
https://www.chba.ca/
Client representative
Kevin Lee, CEO
Parent Company Information
Canadian Home Builders' Association is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
Coalition Members Information
Canadian Home Builders' Association is not a coalition.
Individual, organization or corporation with a Direct Interest Beneficiary Information
The activities of Canadian Home Builders' Association are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Subsidiary Beneficiary Information
Canadian Home Builders' Association does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking
Lobbyist Details
Beth Palmer
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Public offices held
Business address:
46 Elgin St.
#400
Ottawa, ON K2P 5K6
Canada
Telephone number:
613-563-4455
Consultant Firm and Address
Firm:
Earnscliffe Strategies
Address:
46 Elgin St.
#400
Ottawa, ON K2P 5K6
Canada
Telephone number:
613-563-4455
