Craig McClelland

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - with respect to meeting the needs of Canada's emerging technology-based businesses. National Research Council Canada – Industrial Research Assistance Program – with respect to funding programs supporting small-medium and large sized (SMEs) enterprises Invest Canada - with respect to attracting foreign investors in digital media, information, communications and technology companies International Science and Technology Partnership Program – with respect to exchanging knowledge between Canadian companies and foreign countries Income Tax Act - Amendment to the Income Tax Act with respect to angel investors Global Opportunites for Associations - with respect to facilitating SME experience aboard FedDev Ontario - Regional Innovation Ecosystem Program – with respect to scaleup platform work Employment and Social Development Canada - Opportunities to fund skills and training programs in Waterloo Region Centre of Excellence in Research and Commercialization - with respect to bringing new technologies to market to create more companies, jobs and wealth in Canada. Building in Canada Fund - with respect to Two-way Go Train service linking Waterloo Region to the Greater Toronto Area

I am being retained to understand new processes and support for approvals of export permits for dual use goods as a result of Canada's new Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) including Trade Commissioner Services support to facilitate export opportunities for companies abroad at Global Affairs Canada and furthermore to understand the changes occurring in the Government's procurement processes at National Defence, ISED and Federal Economic Development to enable Small Medium Businesses to compete for procurement opportunities to support Canada's objectives to protect its sovereignty and economic independence.