Anuradha Marisetti

Advocate for place-based solutions to Canada’s biggest challenges, which support the region-specific mandates of public colleges and ensure local training needs are considered in policy development. Increase support to developing countries and other partner countries to build technical and vocational training capacity, strengthen skills development and education systems, and enhance Canada’s global education brand. Advocate for support for college-led research as a core component of federal research and innovation funding and policy. Discuss how colleges can support immigration programs, such as foreign credential recognition or international students, to meet Canada’s labour market needs, and share with officials impacts of policy changes on the college sector. Share with officials how colleges can support Canada’s training and workforce development needs to meet Canada’s biggest challenges. Share with officials the role of colleges and institutes in delivering high quality education for Canadians, and ensuring access to education for Canadians. Advance reconciliation through partnerships with Canada’s public colleges, institutes, CEGEPs, polytechnics, and Indigenous Institutes of Education. Promote the role and expertise of colleges in deepening Canada’s relationships with other countries. Promote the value of educational fair dealing in supporting colleges and institutes in their mandate to provide advanced skills and to enable them to better respond to the skills shortage. Increase investments and support to address colleges’ infrastructure needs to increase Canada’s training space and access in key high-demand fields that align with federal priority areas. Enable post-secondary institutions to obtain grants and loans to develop student housing projects, with additional supports for housing that supports students from vulnerable populations. Ensure Canada’s colleges and institutes have the necessary federal support to provide high-quality training for future healthcare professionals. Ensure the specific needs of institutions, including French institutions and those in minority linguistic communities, are taken into account when federal policies and programs are designed and delivered.

The client is seeking a new five year renewal mandate for the IAMC-TMX. In particular a strengthened mandate for Marine shipping, safety and aquatic environment as well as emergency management and safety. To continue with indigenous monitoring in terrestrial space, and to continue engaging 129 Indigenous Communities as it relates to socio-economic impacts. The client is looking to gain a better understanding of the government's Industrial Technological Benefits program, and how their organization could qualify. The client is interested in understanding how their organization could work within the Government's 5% indigenous participation targets for government procurement.

Exploring innovative conservation and stewardship financing initiatives. • Encouraging the creation of policies that would support boreal conservation and forest-related climate change action across the country. Encouraging the creation of policies that would support Indigenous leadership in conservation efforts, such as Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. Encouraging the creation of policies that would support Indigenous Guardians and create jobs and economic development in Indigenous communities.

Discussing possible change of policy regarding biometrics collection Assist in securing and managing defence and coast guard contracts under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) and other procurement opportunities. Government Contract Pursued - ship repair and overhaul opportunities with the Government of Canada

Ongoing advocacy, policy and management recommendations for recovery and protection of southern resident killer whales. Regarding development of programs for, and implementation of, Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy. The federal budget, in respect of the Green Budget Coalition's recommendations for prioritized government actions that would promote environmental sustainability Operationalization and Implementation of the MPA Protection Standard to restrict discharges in federally designated protected and conserved areas. Amendment of the Arctic Waters Pollution Act and the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to better regulate ship source pollution including greywater, black carbon, scrubbers, and sewage. Advocated for an integrated approach to managing and mitigating underwater noise nationally through the release and implementation of Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy.