Enregistrement - Lobbyistes salariés d'organisations

Objets

• Budget
• Climat
• Commerce international
• Développement économique
• Développement international
• Développement régional
• Éducation
• Emploi et formation
• Énergie
• Immigration
• Impôts et finances
• Industrie
• Infrastructure
• Justice et application des lois
• Logement
• Marchés publics
• Petites entreprises
• Relations internationales
• Santé
• Sciences et technologies
• Sécurité nationale/sécurité
• Télécommunications
• Transports
• Travail
• Vie privée et Accès à l'information

Détails sur l'objet

Politique ou Programme

• Canada Small Business Finance Program, with respect to offering temporary deferrals on payments during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as amend the CSBFP to support long-term recovery. (https://occ.ca/wp-content/uploads/Access-to-capital-during-the-COVID-19-pandemic.pdf)
• Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan with respect to wage subsidies, and loans for business related to COVID-19
• Ministry of Transportation, with respect to supporting Canada’s airports requests for additional short-term relief and a longer-term stimulus package as a component of Canada’s overall economic recovery, and to rebuild public confidence in travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://occ.ca/wp-content/uploads/Support-for-Canadas-Airports-During-the-COVID-19-Pandemic.pdf
• Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), with respect to the expansion of allocations.
• Policy and advocacy around women’s economic empowerment during the COVID-19 pandemic in the OCC’s September report “The She-Covery Project” https://occ.ca/wp-content/uploads/OCC-shecovery-final.pdf): Use procurement to incentivize diversity and inclusion; include women in all decision-making bodies around economic recovery; improve long-term affordability and accessibility of child care; address the shortage of early childhood educators. Explore creative solutions ranging from in-program changes to workplace-based child care; support women’s reskilling; foster an inclusive innovation ecosystem for entrepreneurs; consider policy options to encourage more employers to offer flexible work arrangements;

Politique ou Programme, Règlement

• Ministry of Finance, with respect to access to capital during the COVID-19 pandemic (specifically, supporting asset-based finance lenders offering temporary deferrals on loan and lease repayments, and providing additional liquidity to asset-based finance lenders). https://occ.ca/wp-content/uploads/Access-to-capital-during-the-COVID-19-pandemic.pdf

Politique ou Programme, Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier

• We're working with Health Canada, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Government of Ontario to distribute rapid tests through local chambers of commerce and boards of trade. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is working with Health Canada to get funding for the chambers running this program.

Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution

• Income Tax Act, with respect to refocusing regulatory and tax systems to foster innovation and productivity while removing barriers to growth, particularly for SMEs.
• Pre-Budget Submission Process with respect to the Ontario Chamber of Commerce's pre-budget submission.
• USMCA and CETA, with respect to promoting international trade.

Règlement

• Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, with respect to participation on the council (pharmacare advocacy with regard to reforms to pharmaceutical coverage).
• EXCISE ACT, 2001, with respect to reducing cannabis excise taxes for 2020.
• Government procurement as it pertains to small business access and an economic development tool.
• Infrastructure funding and development, specifically with respect to accelerating broadband connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Telecom Order CRTC 2019-288, with respect to new wholesale rates.

Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier

• Currently proposing to the Federal Economic Development Agency for the creation of the Trade Manager Program (TMP) to support Canadian SMEs expansion into new markets through the hiring of a dedicated trade manager. The TMP would be funded through an investment of $4.5 million (plus delivery costs) per year over 3 years by the Government of Canada administered by the OCC.
• New Signed agreement with the Ministry of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade for $12 Million for the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund. We received the initial 50% of the fund and are actively distributing grants. The Canada United Small Business Relief Fund is managed by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the national Chamber network in support of other chambers and partners to help small Canadian businesses with their recovery efforts as a result of COVID-19. More info on the fund here: https://occ.ca/canada-united-small-business-relief-fund/
• New agreements with Employment and Social Development Canada: Student Work Placement Program (SWPP): - July 23, 2020 – signed an amending agreement with ESDC to deliver the Student Work Placement Program: $5,795,779 (Project #OCCCOVID19-01) - July 14, 2020 – original agreement with ESCD: $16,347,883 (Project #016698664) - This program is focused on supporting multi-stakeholder partnerships to work collaboratively to create more quality work-integrated learning opportunities for young Canadians & better align work-ready skills development to ensure that students and better position to secure more meaningful employment opportunities across all disciplines.
• Opportunities Fund with Employment and Social Development Canada: - The total Opportunities Fund is $1,194,410 (beginning in 2019 and flowing into 2021). The fund helps connect people with disabilities with employment.
• Recently signed contract in June 2021 with the Ministry of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade for $8.8 million for a buy local campaign. Shop Local is a program run by the Government of Canada through provincial and territorial chambers of commerce and boards of trade to support businesses to encourage Canadians to shop local. https://occ.ca/shop-local/

Techniques de communication

• Communication écrite
• Communication orale
• Appel au grand public

Institutions gouvernementales

• Affaires mondiales Canada (AMC)
• Agence de la santé publique du Canada (ASPC)
• Agence des services frontaliers du Canada (ASFC)
• Agence fédérale de développement économique pour le Sud de l'Ontario (FedDev)
• Agence spatiale canadienne (ASC)
• Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC)
• Banque de développement du Canada (BDC)
• Cabinet du Premier ministre (CPM)
• Chambre des communes
• Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire (CCSN)
• Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (CRTC)
• Emploi et Développement social Canada (EDSC)
• Exportation et développement Canada (EDC)
• Finances Canada (FIN)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada (ISDE)
• PPP Canada
• Santé Canada (SC)
• Société canadienne des postes (SCP)
• Statistique Canada (StatCan)
• VIA Rail Canada

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