Stefano Hollands

Advocate for streamlined approval for CUTRIC under feasibility planning streams of the Canada Public Transit Fund. Within Canadian Transportation Innovation & Industrial Development Strategy, Canada needs to identify a clear mandate for Alternative Propulsion & Smart Mobility Innovation focusing on mechanisms that create IP and new jobs in the low-carbon transportation innovation industry, building globally relevant large scale integration trials and industry-academic collaborations through innovation consortia for alternative propulsion and smart vehicle technologies in shared mobility systems applications (e.g. public transit and shared private fleets). This Strategy must include battery electric propulsion and charging systems (heavy-duty and light-duty; vehicular and rail-based), hydrogen fuel cell electric propulsion systems and fuelling systems (heavy-duty and light-duty; vehicular and rail-based), renewable natural gas propulsion and fuelling systems (heavy-duty and light-duty; vehicular and rail-based), and automated and connected vehicle systems for public fleet systems applied to heavy- and light-duty vehicles, including bus, coach, and rail. To present the Foreign Affairs, Commerce & Trade (FACT) Task Force, a multi-stakeholder working group established by the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC). Its purpose is to support Canada's transit manufacturing sector in navigating international trade challenges, particularly in light of recently imposed U.S. tariffs and anticipated Canadian countermeasures. The Task Force serves as a forum for manufacturers, suppliers, transit agencies, labour representatives, and academic experts to share insights, assess risks, and collaboratively develop policy recommendations. Its objective is to mitigate negative impacts on Canadian jobs, production capacity, and public mobility outcomes. The FACT Task Force advocates for tariff exemptions on transit-related goods and services, and for policy supports that protect domestic supply chains and sustain Canada's zero-emission transit goals. The Government of Canada must launch the development of a robust Canadian Transportation Innovation & Industrial Development Strategy. The Strategy would require a “hub” marriage between Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Innovation, Science and Industry and Environment Canada, and Transport Canada on the transportation innovation file. The Strategy should be launched with a federal Task Force with the support of Members of Parliament, mobility manufacturers, integrators, fleets/transit systems, and alternative fuel providers to generate programming aimed at future low-carbon smart mobility infrastructure integration, innovation and technological advancement in transportation. Support CUTRIC’s development of a Joint Procurement Initiative that improves transit by moving people more efficiently across Canada using the most cutting edge zero-emissions technology projects available worldwide. CUTRIC’s Joint Procurement Initiative will support the launch of zero emission buses CUTRIC across Canada, with a focus on the GTHA. Support CUTRIC’s application to ensure the federal government invests $10M in start-up seed financing for the development of a cutting edge (and publicly-controlled) ACES Big Data Trust (“Autonomous, Connected, Electric & Shared” Big Data Trust), which would ensure standardized data collection, aggregation, sharing and use for optimized decision-making for fleet procurements of electric, hydrogen electric, and autonomous, i.e. “smart”, transportation fleets across Canada. The ACES Big Data Trust will help to reduce taxpayer losses due to inefficient and unempirical procurement decision-making across Canada’s public fleets, by ensuring public fleet procurement bodies and agencies have access to the real-time, accurate, precise and immediately accessible performance data they need to hold manufacturers to acc

UA Local 46 is seeking funding to build a new training centre, administrative headquarters, and community recreational infrastructure. UA Local 46 seeks to engage the federal government in order to advocate for new tax deductions that allow a Welder, Steamfitter, or Plumber to write off expenses incurred when travelling for their job. UA seeks to engage the federal government in order to highlight the high standards of its members and to advocate for unionized labour requirements within federal infrastructure projects.

Bouwinvest is advocating for tax and regulatory changes to increase the viability of Dutch pension fund investment, particularly in the real estate sector.

Discuss opportunities to further strengthen Kingston’s economic development, tourism, and connectivity to southwestern Ontario and Quebec.

Advocate for housing, financial and taxation policies that promote the growth and sustainability of Canada's housing and real estate sectors. Advocacy with Environment and Climate Change Canada relating to their Clean Electricity Regulations. Advocacy with the Department of Finance regarding Clean Technology Investment Tax Credits (applicability to real estate entities and program implementation) Advocacy relating to the 2024 Federal Budget proposal to temporarily provide accelerated capital cost allowance (CCA) for new eligible purpose-built rental projects, increasing the CCA rate from 4% to 10%. We are working with staff on Interest Deductibility Limits (the “Proposed Interest Rules”) as proposed in the 2021 federal budget and relating to our concern that the Proposed Interest Rules may unfairly impact Canadian real estate investors, relative to both investors in other Canadian industries and investors in foreign jurisdictions (most importantly the United States (“US”)) Advocacy with CMHC, the Federal Housing Advocate, and the Ministry of Housing regarding affordable housing programs and policies Advocating for policy proposals within Canada's Sustainable Development Strategy which would improve building energy efficiency. Advocacy relating to the creation of seniors' housing real estate investment trusts vehicles that would encourage institutional investment in seniors' housing similar to existing real estate investment trust models. Advocacy with Natural Resources Canada's regarding their Energy Star Portfolio Manager Program and Green Building Strategy. Advocating for policy inclusions within annual budgets that improve the national commercial real estate markets. These include infrastructure enhancements, tax fairness, and energy efficiency grants. Advocacy related to Budget 2024 announcement that the government will consider introducing a new tax on residentially zoned vacant land Providing input on the implementation of the Public Surplus Lands for Homes program that was announced in the Budget 2024. Advocacy related to Budget 2024 proposal to introduce a new anti-avoidance rule that will preclude a corporation from qualifying as a “mutual fund corporation” where it is controlled by or for the benefit of certain specified groups (which may be comprised of any combination of persons that do not deal with one another at “arm’s length”). Advocacy relating to the government's possible proposal to impose an earnings-based interest deductibility limitation on Canadian corporations, including commercial real estate corporations and housing providers.

Advocating for clarity around tax exemptions for purpose-built rental housing in order to grow JD Development's supply of rental housing across Ontario

Starlight Investments is engaging with the federal government to discuss perspectives on increasing Canada's supply of purpose-built rental units.

Engage with the federal government on operating issues related to port assets on public lands. Engaging the federal government on issues that impact Canada-U.S. trade. Engaging on policy issues that impact private equity and capital markets across Canada.

Open discussions on appropriate transportation regulatory regimes (including taxation) to effectively manage, encourage and monitor ride-sharing within the broader sharing economy.

Nokia Canada Inc. is engaging with the federal government to mitigate ongoing impacts of global tariffs on equipment. Nokia Canada Inc. is exploring opportunities to expand its R&D footprint and talent pool in Canada.