Korey McKinnon

Advocate for the role of health information professionals in discussion relating to the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the health sector. Advocate on issues relating to the role of Health Information Professionals as it relates to the future of the workforce.

Safe Shipping strategies and regulatory alignment Relief from import duties on FISC (fabricated industrial steel components) Participation in Risk Task Force for CSA Z276-18; review, amend and make recommendations to the risk assessment chapter 14 of CSA Z276-18 for recommendation to the CSA committee in the next update Income Tax policy with respect to tax treatment of LNG facilities Competitiveness on Canadian energy infrastructure investment Clarification, applicability and processes around National Energy Board Act provisions on energy exports. C-10 Immigration Processing Speed

Strategic Innovation Fund with respect to development and deployment of technology for lower carbon intensity technology for LNG processing and export Safe Shipping strategies and regulatory alignment Relief from import duties on FISC (fabricated industrial steel components) Participation in Risk Task Force for CSA Z276-18; review, amend and make recommendations to the risk assessment chapter 14 of CSA Z276-18 for recommendation to the CSA committee in the next update Income Tax policy with respect to tax treatment of LNG facilities Competitiveness on Canadian energy infrastructure investment Clarification, applicability and processes around National Energy Board Act provisions on energy exports. C-10 Immigration Processing Speed

To arrange meeting with officials to explain nature and contribution of BC Colleges to Canada's economic and social development.

To ask federal government to continue to apply pressure to provinces and municipalities to reduce development taxes and work with provinces and municipalities to mandate that alternatives to development taxes be found and used instead. The role of Build Canada Homes and the impact upon housing needs in Canada and to ensure that market-rate housing policies are still pursued by the government in addition to the mandate of Build Canada Homes. Implement CMHC Construction Financing, including low-interest financing for market-rate housing for ownership from the government, plus a new construction loan insurance program. Discuss implications for the Canadian home construction sector surrounding proposed 25% tariffs from the United States. Work with provinces to have the EnerGuide Rating System (ERS) label on all houses at the time of resale and expand ERS (and its software tools updated) and be promoted so that ERS becomes the backbone of all renovation incentives. Working with the home construction industry to support innovation and capital investment to increase industry productivity both for in-site built approaches and factory-built solutions. Update the federal immigration system to proactively attract much-needed skilled workers in residential construction. Update and index the thresholds for the GST New Housing Rebate. Support voluntary programming initiatives like ENERGY STAR, R?2000 and CHBA’s Net Zero Home Labelling Program enable homeowners to choose higher levels of performance on a voluntary basis, moving the market forward without damaging affordability in entry?level homes. Support Transit-Oriented Development, Complete Communities and the “Missing Middle” of Housing - To ensure that Canadians get maximum benefit from federal infrastructure investments, the Government needs to support increased supply in the “missing middle” – whether “gentle intensification” via secondary suites, conversion of larger units or medium-density low-rise mixed-income housing, in walkable communities with ready access to public transit. Support local and provincial submissions to the Red Tape Reduction Commission to address issues associated with the Contract Payment Reporting System operated by the Canada Revenue Agency Support for housing research, analysis and demonstration projects on topics of priority interest to the residential construction industry, e.g., on housing market trends Seek Federal research on improved environmental guidelines for residential communities to determine more specifically their cost and technological implications for practitioners in the residential cosntruction and development industries Rigorously enforce provisions of the Income Tax Act and Excise Tax Act in relation to combating the underground "cash economy". Revise the tax regime to avoid GST being applied to new “purposebuilt” rental developments. This increases rents for tenants and renders the business model for investing in purpose-built rentals less attractive, hence discouraging the construction of affordable rental properties. Revise tax rules for accessory suites, such as granny flats and laneway housing, as the current tax system, which incorporates land value rather than just construction costs, and is discouraging this important form of infill housing that is favoured by more and more municipalities. These innovative infill projects increase the number of affordable homes in established neighbourhoods. Replacement of the Contract Payment Reporting System with an alternative that requires all participants in the construction industry to register for a Business Number with the CRA, and that pursues those engaging in cash-only transactions much more aggressively Reintroduce 30-year amortization periods for insured residential mortgages for new construction. Promote a federal YIMBY (yes in my backyard) campaign. New developments (especially densification and mixed income housing) are often met with local public opposition even when aligned with

Embodied carbon in roofing and buidling envelope materials Development of Life Cycle Assessment inventory for embodied carbon in roofing and building envelope materials. Our advocacy efforts center on polices that would require roofing contracts for federal infrastructure investments contain qualified CRCA contractors.

Advocacy for federal support of digital/remote program delivery, increased youth employment pathways, and partnership on public awareness campaigns about the role of regulated career colleges. Promotion of employer-driven training, support for standardized national credential recognition (e.g., “Blue/Red Seal” programs), and advocacy for increased labour mobility and rapid response to workforce needs. Requesting equal access to input tax credits (GST/HST rebates) and inclusion in federal student aid, loan forgiveness, and repayment assistance programs, similar to public institutions. Support for a pilot program enabling international students at Regulated Career Colleges (RCCs) to qualify for Post-Graduate Work Permits (PGWP), linking study permits to in-demand jobs, enhanced quality assurance for international students, and anti-fraud measures in the regulated career college sector. Matching funding to support training for military personnel, their spouses, and dependents to secure in-demand jobs. Advocacy for expanding the Veterans Affairs Education & Training Benefit (ETB), developing scholarship programs for military spouses, and supporting veteran employment and transition strategies. The NACC is proposing an expansion to funding for active CAF members and veterans to support skills training and development for military personnel and their families. This includes potential expansions to the Education and Training Benefit for Veterans program.

Promoting and assisting with the operational activities of Seaspan Energy as it develops its LNG Bunkering Business on the Pacific Coast.

With respect to the energy sector, a just-transition program that includes all workers affected by changes including training and upskilling workers into new jobs. With respect to making housing costs more affordable, rent support and national rent control standards. Universal Childcare with respect to the creation of a publicly funded and publicly administered National Childcare program. Trans-Pacific Partnership, with respect to impact studies and consultations. Temporary Foreign Worker Program - requesting a more robust immigration program and greater access to permanent residency for workers, particularly where there is a genuine labour market shortage; ensuring that Canadians and permanent residents are more efficiently engaged in the labour market to substantially decrease unemployment in Canada National Food Policy with respect to the establishment of a national food policy council inclusive of tripartite involvement and representation. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls with respect to implementing the calls to justice recommended by the final report of the National Inquiry of the MMIWG. Indigenous Rights with respect to appropriate funding and resources to support the development of necessary publicly delivered water infrastructure to indigenous communities across Canada. Formerly known as M 444: A motion to establish a coordinated National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Women with respect to prevention measures, Service, legal and social policy responses. Federal Pay Equity Act, with respect to implementing the recommendations of the 2004 Pay Equity task force and to begin closing the Gender Wage Gap. Equity for First Nations Children in Canada with respect to the adoption of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society's Spirit Bear plan. Employment Labour Shortage in First Nations Communities with respect to education to employment barriers on and off reserve. Employment Insurance with respect to lowering the accumulated hours needed to access E.I. sick benefits to 360 hours of work in the 52 week period. Extending E.I. sickness benefits from 15 to 50 weeks and eliminating the 1 week waiting period to access benefits. Digital platform work with respect to app-based workers Rights, Benefits, Earning standards and Occupational Health and Safety protections. Canadian, US and Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) with respect to protection of Canadian Supply Management and strengthening the Labour Chapter. Automation with respect to the creation of an advisory council and study.