Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce / Chambre de commerce des Femmes Canadiennes

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Registration: 11 of 11 (2026-03-25 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters	Details	Categories
Budget, Defence, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure, Small Business	Budget, regarding funding provided to programs and services for women and gender-diverse business owners and self-employed individuals. Specifically, funding to develop subsidized professional services to support solo self-employed women.	Policies or Program
Defence, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Infrastructure, Labour, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance	Building Canada Act (Bill C-5, Part 2), regarding the definition of national interest (section 4.1(1)), criteria for selecting projects (section 4.1(2)), and adding one or more Acts of Parliament, or regulations, or the reference to a portion of an Act of Parliament or regulation to Schedule 2 (section 21(1)).	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Budget, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure, Small Business, Taxation and Finance	Changes to the Employment Insurance Act (S.C. 1996, c. 23), with respect to supporting and advancing self-employed Canadians, particularly women or gender-diverse individuals.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
Budget, Defence, Economic Development, Federal-Provincial Relations, Infrastructure, Pensions, Small Business, Taxation and Finance	Changes to the Income Tax Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.)), concerning self-employed and business owners in Canada, particularly women or gender-diverse individuals.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation, Policies or Program
Budget, Economic Development, Labour, Small Business, Taxation and Finance	Changes to the Income Tax Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.)), concerning the taxation of the net professional and/or business income of unincorporated self-employed individuals in Canada,	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
Budget, Defence, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Infrastructure, Labour, Regional Development, Small Business	Employment and training; Economic Development; Regional Development, Small Business: regarding proposals for direct financial supports and programming for women and gender-diverse business owners and self-employed individuals.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Budget, Defence, Economic Development, Health, Infrastructure, Labour, Small Business	Employment Insurance Act (S.C. 1996, c. 23), with respect to maternity and parental benefits.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Economic Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance	Excise Tax Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. E-15), with respect to the definition of a small supplier.	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Government Procurement	Government procurement, with respect to alternatives to third-party certification requirements.	Policies or Program, Regulation
Budget, Economic Development, Government Procurement, Regional Development, Small Business	Small business; Economic development; Regional development: Women's Entrepreneurship Strategy and related policies and programs, with respect to funding provided to support women and gender-diverse business owners and self-employed individuals. Grant funding from the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (ISED) and the Women's Program (WAGE) for program and project delivery.	Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Taxation and Finance	Small business: Provincial Securities Regulations, regarding the elimination of (or revision to) the accredited investor category and related requirement(s)	Regulation
Taxation and Finance	Taxation and finance: income tax refundable tax credits, regarding third-party certification fees incurred by women-owned businesses.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution