Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 138
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
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Employment and Training, Infrastructure
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APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION MEASURES: CCA opposes the use of federal apprenticeship promotion measures on federal infrastructure projects as their introduction could discourage construction Small and Medium Enterprises from bidding on federal work.
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Taxation and Finance
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CAPITAL COST ALLOWANCE: CCA supports depreciation rate parity between fixed machinery and equipment and mobile machinery and equipment.
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Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
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Employment and Training, Taxation and Finance
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CAREER AND TECHNICAL TRAINING: CCA supports investing in career programs and technical training programs to expand the existing workforce.
CCA also supports investing in programs that promote the industry as an employer of choice to under-represented groups such as women, indigenous peoples, and new Canadians
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Labour
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EI EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATES: CCA supports parity between employer and employee contributions.
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Policies or Program, Regulation
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Employment and Training, Taxation and Finance
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EI PROGRAMS: CCA supports reforms to EI funded employment training programs that will make them more responsive to the needs of employers and more focused on filling existing and future gaps in Canada’s labour force.
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Environment, Federal-Provincial Relations
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: CCA supports reforms to current environmental assessment legislation that eliminate federal-provincial/territorial duplication while safeguarding the environment and providing timely and efficient project reviews.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Labour
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FEDERAL FAIR WAGES: CCA opposes the reintroduction of federal fair wage scales.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
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Animal Welfare, Environment, Government Procurement
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FISHERIES ACT: CCA opposes reforms that do not provide any appreciable increase in fish habitat or environmental protection and increase the time required to obtain federal permits.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Government Procurement, Taxation and Finance
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GOODS AND SERVICES TAX: CCA supports excluding anti-idling devices from the Goods and Services Tax ("GST". CCA also supports applying the Federal carbon tax prioror to the application of the GST.
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Policies or Program
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Environment, Government Procurement
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GREEN REBATES: CCA supports establishing rebates and tax credits for construction companies that adopt green technologies
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Employment and Training, Immigration, Labour
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IMMIGRATION POLICY: CCA supports reforms to immigration policy that will expedite the transition for Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada to permanent residency, regardless of National Occupational Classification.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Government Procurement
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INDUSTRIAL SECURITY CLEARANCES: CCA supports the centralization of industrial security clearance procedures and portability of contractor clearances across all government departments.
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Economic Development, Industry, Infrastructure
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INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY: CCA supports efficient, transparent and timely approvals for projects funded under the Federal Building Canada Plan.
CCA also supports the creation of a 25-year infrastructure funding plan to establish long term predictability, consistency and reduce Canada's infrastructure deficit
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Industry, Research and Development, Science and Technology
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INNOVATION FRAMEWORK: CCA supports the establishment of an innovation framework for the construction industry. The goal of this would be to increase productivity in the sector by investing in industry-specific innovative technologies.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Environment, Transportation
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NAVIGATION PROTECTION ACT: CCA opposes reforms that would relist all waterways across Canada, regardless of their navigability.
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Regulation, Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Government Procurement, Industry, Small Business
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PROMPT PAYMENT: CCA supports reforms to federal payment procedures in order to expedite payment throughout the construction pyramid.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
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Industry, Small Business, Taxation and Finance
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Proposed changes to the tax treatment of privately held small businesses with respect to passive income policy changes and income sprinkling.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Employment and Training, Immigration, Industry, Labour
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TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM: CCA supports the federal Temporary Foreign Worker program.
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Policies or Program, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure
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TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE: CCA supports removing regulatory barriers to the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline
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Regulation, Policies or Program
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Not-for-profit, voluntary association representing the national and international interests of the non-residential construction industry in Canada.
Mary Van Buren, PRESIDENT
Address:
250 Albert St Suite 300
Ottawa, ON K1P 6M1
Canada
Telephone number:
613-236-9455
Ext.
101