Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Agriculture
• Arts and Culture
• Budget
• Climate
• Consumer Issues
• Economic Development
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Federal-Provincial Relations
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Government Procurement
• Health
• Housing
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Intellectual Property
• Internal Trade
• International Trade
• Labour
• Media
• Municipalities
• National Security/Security
• Natural Resources
• Privacy and Access to Information
• Regional Development
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Taxation and Finance
• Telecommunications
• Transportation

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Canadian Standards Association (CSA) proposal for Grant and Contribution agreement pertaining to the provision of project management support activity for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Working Group on Marine Energy Terminology
• Critical minerals such as lithium, helium and geothermal; standards and research funding support through grants, or connections to interested businesses who may participate in our technical committees or inclusion of CSA standards within a program offered by PrairiesCan.
• Discussed possible funding for a new standard on cisterns for potable water.
• Discussions held with Natural Resources Canada-CANMET regarding funding for the development of Wind Turbine standards in Canada.
• Email and oral communications regarding funding in connection with the reaffirmation of the NGV (Natural Gas Vehicles) Installation Codes, specifically CSA B108 and CSA B109.
• Funding for Canadian Standards Association's faciliation of Canada's participation in international standards development at International Organization for Standardization/ Technical Committee 229 and International Electrotechnical Commission/Technical Committee 113 for nanotechnologies, in areas of interest for the specified government institutions, who are Environment Canada, Health Canada and Industry Canada
• Funding from Health Canada for the Product Safety Project Committee
• Funding from Public Services and Procurement Canada for development of blast standard.
• Hydrogen; standards and training funding support through grants, or provision of technical committee members, inclusion of CSA standards within a program offered by PrairiesCan.
• Ongoing communications with Natural Resources Canada with regard to funding from Natural Resources Canada's ecoEII initiative for CSA Group's (registered business name of Canadian Standards Association) Electric Vehicle standards development program.
• Proposal for support for the development of a Guide on Energy Management systems (ISO - (International Organization for Standardization) 50001) for Natural Resources Canada.
• Seeking funding from applicable agriculture-related programs or funding streams to support potential standards development activities
• Support for small to medium businesses looking to increase trade of their goods through CSA testing, certification or inspection services in collaboration with PrairiesCan.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

• Advancing standards development to protect against the effects of climate change.
• Advocating for the federal government to support standards development to support municipalities, by encouraging their implementation of standards related to flood mitigation and resilient infrastructure, to protect their citizens and infrastructure from flood-related impacts and damage.
• CSA Group’s standards and research support the transition to bioeconomy by setting requirements and guidance across the whole landscape - from sustainable biomass supply chain through safety and performance of conversion technologies to bio-based products, their use, and end-of-life management, including the disposal, recycling, and repurposing.
• CSA continues to advocate for the government to support standards development activities through funding and participation, and by incorporating standards by reference in federal regulations and tying funding programs to the use of standards.
• CSA offers comprehensive standards-based training and is exploring further opportunities for government funding to support our current education and training programs. As well as new areas we could offer training for the implementation of standards.
• Canadian Standards Association has proposed funding needs to Natural Resources Canada for the development of Electric Standards in line with the Roadmap for the Introduction of Electric Vehicles to the Canadian Market.
• Discussed the adoption and implementation of an energy management standard with Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
• Discussion with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) with regard to the negotiation of funding amounts for a Contribution Agreement between Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and CNSC. Funding is being provided in respect of the development and maintenance of nuclear standards in the CSA Nuclear Program.
• Email and phone discussions with a representative of CanmetENERGY (Natural Resources Canada) regarding financial support from Natural Resources Canada for the purpose of updating the NGV (Natural Gas Vehicle) Design and Installation Codes, specifically, B108 and B109, in support of Natural Resources Canada's Natural Gas Vehicle Implementation Plan.
• Funding for CSA's Support Activities to Natural Resources Canada on the Development of a Marine Energy Terminology Standard.
• Participating in the pre-budget consultation processes and making submissions to the government and advocating for funding of CSA national standards.
• The development of standards, and related product testing and certification programs, to support industry, that could potentially be regulated to enhance the safety and performance of medical grade personal protective equipment.

Policies or Program

• Address various issues through standardization in the agriculture and agri-food sector regarding topics such as science and technology, environmental/sustainability, labour.
• Arranging meetings with government officials to promote the benefit of Canadian Standards Association's standards.
• Collaboration on Small modular reactor mapping within the internal PrairiesCan site.
• Critical minerals such as lithium, helium and geothermal; standards and research funding support through grants, or connections to interested businesses who may participate in our technical committees or inclusion of CSA standards within a program offered by PrairiesCan.
• Discussion with a representative of Canadian Energy Regulator regarding the possible development of standards related to shale gas fracking and pipeline damage.
• Discussions with government offices with respect to standards-based solutions in key policy areas including long-term care (LTC) in Canada., climate change adaption, disability and inclusion, and infrastructure development.
• Meeting with Canada Post to discuss certification requirements and approved manufacturing plants for the production of concrete work and products.
• Small modular reactors; support for legislative inclusion of standards at the provincial level or inclusion of CSA standards within a program offered by PrairiesCan.

Regulation

• Advocating at the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT) committee to reduce internal trade barriers through the development of national standards.

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication

Government Institutions

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
• Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
• Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
• Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• Justice Canada (JC)
• National Defence (DND)
• National Research Council (NRC)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
• Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)
• Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Senate of Canada
• Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

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