Dunerci Caceres

Identifying further action the federal government can take to address the ongoing housing shortage. Establishment of a Temporary Foreign Worker Program construction industry pilot project targeted at small to medium size construction contractors operating in the Greater Toronto Area. working with government partners to obtain funding from the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) program

Increasing the federal government's programming and funding allocated for training and retaining Canada's skilled trades workforce. Working with government partners to obtain funding from the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) program, and other programming from WAGE. Establishment of a Temporary Foreign Worker Program construction industry pilot project targeted at small to medium size construction contractors operating in the Greater Toronto Area.

Taxation and Finance - discussing changes to charity tax laws and how these affect registered charities Support for the Charitable sector in Canada, through granting programs for the charitable sector in Canada

Obtain funding from the Department of Women and Gender Equality for leadership programming to increase the participation of women and gender diverse people in Canada's political life. Modernization of the Legislature to ensure Parliament is more gender-inclusive, family-friendly and a workplace free from harassment Modernization of the House of Commons to allow proxy voting or remote participation Addressing the barriers faced by women and gender diverse people seeking, and serving in elected office, such as financial, harassment, gender bias.

Advocating for and supporting measures to eliminate fraud and tax evasion in the underground economy as it relates to the building trades, manufacturing and construction. Government funding for investments in infrastructure across Canada including responsible energy developments. Government funding for investments that support Millwrights in their careers including through training and education support Expanding access to regulated child care for workers, including those requiring flexible work arrangements Ensuring the Government of Canada and Parliamentarians understand and appreciate the unique and important work Millwrights perform in our economy. Supporting policies and programs that promote and protect fairness and balance in labour relations across Canada. Policies and programs that support a strong, growing vibrant middle class in Canada, including job training and education, universal access to health care, a secure retirement and others. Advocating for fairness and balance in labour relations legislation and regulations to serve workers and honest employers. Measures to eliminate the underground economy in Canada

Advocating for Canada to continue to invest in ODA at scale, while ensuring that the promotion of gender equality remains central to Canada’s development objectives Gender Equality programs, with regard to women's leadership and support to feminist movements in Canada. Advocacy related to tackling inequality in Canada and globally, including taxation to address extreme wealth inequality. Advocacy related to Canada’s national Early Learning and Child Care system. Canada’s policies and programs on humanitarian assistance and crisis response, emphasizing the need for feminist, locally led, and principled humanitarian action. This includes urging Canada to uphold international humanitarian law, ensure unimpeded humanitarian access, and provide equitable, flexible, and multi-year funding for humanitarian response in conflict and climate-affected contexts Advocacy on Canada’s international policies and programs related to immigration, refugees, and humanitarian response, ensuring gender-responsive approaches that uphold human rights and protection for displaced women, girls, and marginalized communities. Obtain contributions from Global Affairs Canada programs with respect to Oxfam international development projects and the delivery of humanitarian assistance. Obtain contributions from GAC, ESDC, IDRC, IAAC and WAGE to fight poverty and promote women's rights and gender equality. Federal legislation on corporate due diligence for human rights and the environment. Federal budget regarding international development assistance and provision of funding for gender equality initiatives. Canada’s policies and programs on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Canada’s laws, policies and programs in relationship with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, especially women, girls, trans and Two-spirit people. Canada's policies on climate change, with regard to gender-responsive mitigation and adaptation commitments, and funding for adaptation, mitigation and loss and damage in low- and middle-income countries.

Support the inclusion of human rights objectives by Canada in international fora Promoting the importance of the full range of sexual and reproductive health and rights in development assistance programming, in line with a human rights framework and best practices. This can include conversations about accountability frameworks, funding practices, and resourcing international development assistance Discussions with government (department TBD) to support a national strategy for comprehensive sexuality education, including gender-based violence education, and access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information in Canada and in the world. This might also include requests for funding to support this advocacy work. Discussions with government (department TBD) to improve access to contraceptives in Canada and internationally. This could include changes to policies and programmes as well as requests for funds for further advocacy or services in this area. Discussions with government (department TBD) to discuss policies and programmes that would increase access to abortions for people in Canada and globally. This could include requests for funding related to supporting abortion access, proposed regulations and proposed legislation.

Advocacy for funding to support the delivery of CEE Center for Young Black Professionals programs and services.

The Canadian Olympic Committee is advocating to strengthen and modernize the national sport system in support of Canadian athletes and to the benefit of communities across the country through more safe, positive, and accessible sporting programs and environments.

As per the Government of Canada's commitments related to children's health and well-being and the protection of their rights, the object of Children First Canada's lobbying is to build support for policies and investments that improve the lives of 8 million young Canadians.

Engagement on youth entrepreneurship support - We continue to engage with government stakeholders to enable Futurpreneur to continue to provide mentoring, financing and business services/support to young diverse entrepreneurs, including Indigenous entrepreneurs and OLMCs. Futurpreneur supports business creation in all regions, including working in rural communities and First Nations. This also includes growth initiatives for young entrepreneurs and their startup/SMEs, as well as international trade opportunities, such as the G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance.