Registration - In-house Organization

Subject Matters

• Aboriginal Affairs
• Budget
• Economic Development
• Elections
• Employment and Training
• Energy
• Environment
• Health
• Immigration
• Industry
• Infrastructure
• Internal Trade
• International Relations
• International Trade
• Labour
• Mining
• Natural Resources
• Pensions
• Research and Development
• Science and Technology
• Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

• Advocating on behalf of ARC Nuclear Canada Inc. to receive funding from the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) or any Federal Government funding to assist them in building small modular nuclear reactors in Canada.

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program

• Advocating for increased funding to the apprenticeship incentive grant and completion grant and the Union Innovation Training Program (UTIP)

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Advocate for legislation to support the future and livelihood of oil and gas workers and their communities for a Just Transition as Canada moves to a low-carbon economy.
• Bill C-49: An Act to amend the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act
• Bill C-50 An Act respecting accountability, transparency and engagement to support the creation of sustainable jobs for workers and economic growth in a net-zero economy
• Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012
• C-59 - An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement tabled in Parliament on November 21, 2023 and certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023
• Discussion around the Public Service Superannuation Act (P.C. 2014-900 July 31, 2014) and the impact on the management of the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (Chalk River) and impact and future of the pension plan for the employees of Chalk River
• Federal Budget - with respect to infrastructure funding, tax incentives for skilled labour and funding for union training centres.

Policies or Program

• Advocating for Implementation of a national, universal pharmacare program
• Advocating for a program to promote labour mobility between areas of higher unemployment and labour shortages. This program would grant favoured tax status to participants (workers) in the construction and maintenance sector travelling to obtain full time employment in a trade deemed to be experiencing labour shortages.
• Amendments to the Red Seal Program with respect to criteria of certification
• Conversations with Government and elected officials regarding the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) review of possible expansion and future viability of the Baffinland Mine and the impact these matters have on the workers (our members) at the mine.
• Conversations with Government officials around the union-led advisory board mentioned in the 2022 Federal Budget
• Discussions on the Employment Insurance system and positive changes that can be made to better protect workers.
• Foreign Workers Program - with respect to Foreign Credentials and Temporary Workers

Policies or Program, Regulation

• Advocating that Elections Canada amend or clarify rules around unions ability to communicate with their members during a Federal Election
• Conversations with Government around their framework on the Oil and Gas emmissions cap and the impact it may have on workers and the idea of using some of the funds from the cap to go to training for existing and emerging new energy sectors

Communication Techniques

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Heritage (PCH)
• 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 Southern Ontario (FedDev)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
• Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
• Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
• National Defence (DND)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
• Privy Council Office (PCO)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
• Senate of Canada
• Service Canada (ServCan)
• Transport Canada (TC)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

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