Martin Simard

Privacy: Ensure forthcoming privacy legislation, regulations or guidance provides a level playing field for businesses in the auto-aftermarket and prioritizes consumer control over vehicle data. Innovation and Skills Plan, Apprenticeship: Upskilling of current and future aftermarket industry workforce as industry transitions from predominantly mechanical to more technical trade. Green Vehicles: Inform decision-makers about the importance of training and data access so that green and electric vehicles can be properly serviced by Canada's auto aftermarket. Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard (CASIS): The intent and objective of the agreement is to “maintain an open, fair and competitive automotive manufacturing, import, distribution, service and repair industry in Canada for the benefit of all stakeholders and consumers”.

Concerns related to U.S. imposed tariffs Innovation and Skills Plan, Apprenticeship: Upskilling of current and future aftermarket industry workforce as industry transitions from predominantly mechanical to more technical trade. Canadian Automotive Service Information Standard (CASIS): The intent and objective of the agreement is to “maintain an open, fair and competitive automotive manufacturing, import, distribution, service and repair industry in Canada for the benefit of all stakeholders and consumers”. Access to the Connected Vehicle: Secure industry access to the connected vehicle ecosystem.

Policy reforms to modernize the Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) and Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) to improve accessibility, equity, and effectiveness of education savings supports. Policy regarding the treatment of Registered Education Savings Plans under Canada's bankruptcy laws. Policy regarding the implementation of automatic enrolment in the Canada Learning Bond.

Copyright Act, with respect to fair dealing for education.

Resuming issuance of Canadian real return bonds. Discussing climate, environmental, and sustainable finance policies, including the incorporation of climate-related and transition-related risks into government policy and frameworks, and factors influencing institutional investor capital allocation decisions. Linking mining practices in Canada to climate-aligned initiatives, and supporting the Mining 2030 initiative, which seeks to responsibly develop critical mineral mines while attracting investor capital. Discuss improvements to Canada's carbon markets and the industrial price on carbon. Request for amendments to the Income Tax Regulations to allow a jointly sponsored pension plans to accept pension funds for an incoming single employer pension plan member who already has overlapping service in the jointly sponsored pension plan for the same period. General discussions on investments, including possible investments in Canadian infrastructure projects and linking investments with federal priorities and announcements (e.g., the latest Fall Economic Statement includes pension-related investment programs and the Stephen Poloz led working group targeted how to increase domestic investments by Canadian pensions). Implementing the Sustainable Finance Action Council's recommendations, including the development and implementation of a Canadian Green and Transition Taxonomy. Taxonomies help in addressing the climate change funding issue by making clear opportunities for climate-related investment. Implementing climate-related financial disclosure frameworks, policies, and other measures for public and private companies. Working with various government representatives and entities to understand and implement measures to overcome barriers to increasing the level of climate-related financial disclosures. This includes defining what constitutes a small company and other work to identify appropriate levels of disclosure.

Indice de durabilité, droit à la réparation, obsolescence des biens, concurrence, protection des consommateurs et emplois verts. Transport: politiques de mobilité durable, modes de transport émergents, électrification des transports Politiques et programmes relatifs aux changements climatiques. Nouvelles lois et réglementations nécessaires pour atteindre nos objectifs engagé lors de la COP21 à Paris, incluant soumettre des recommandations pour le développement du cadre pan-canadien sur le climat et la croissance propre et de nouveau programmes fédéraux pour réduire les GES. Discussion sur la santé des sols, les programmes favorisant les cultures résiliantes et gestion et réglementation des pesticides et autres intrants. Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement et plus précisément le projet de Règlement sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre des automobiles à passagers et des camions léger Investissements fédéraux en infrastructure, transport collectif et infrastructure vertes Politiques et programmes relatifs aux changements climatiques, à la transition juste et à l'adaptation aux changements climatiques, Évaluation environnementale des projets énergétiques. Cadre législatif sur les organismes de bienfaisance. Supporter des changements à la loi Canadienne régissant les organismes de bienfaisance au Canada du Ministère du Revenu du Canada, ainsi que les règlements et directives des fonctionnaires de Revenu Canada quant à l'application de la loi, pour assurer que les organismes de bienfaisances du Canada puisse continuer leur travail sans risque pour leur statut charitable. Budget: Discussion sur différentes mesures et modalités pour rendre le budget fédéral plus responsable du point de vue environnemental.

Policies that facilitate the implementation of the fisheries act, including policies relating to the harmful alteration, disruption, destruction of fish habitat. policies that favour the development and deployment of non-emitting electricity generation technologies in Canada

Communication with officials regarding how pension plans can support greater infrastructure investments in Canada. Communication with officials regarding climate and sustainability policies as they apply to financial institutions including pension plans. Communication with officials regarding the federal government reissuing Real Return Bonds (RRBs) Exploring areas of opportunity to expand pension coverage across Canada. Describing ways that pensions can be delivered to Early Childhood Educators (ECEs). Communication with officials regarding the development of Variable Payment Life Annuities (VPLAs). Communication with officials regarding pre-budget recommendations related to increasing pension access for Canadians. Communication with officials regarding federal pension legislation including the Income Tax Act and Pension Benefit Standards Act, as it applies to improving CAAT Plan's plan administration, new innovative offerings, investments and new employers joining the Plan.

Bill S-211, National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act, with respect to gambling advertising regulation in Canada Meetings with federal government will discuss the enactment of legislation to protect Canadians from illegal operators ongoing operations of illegal gambling websites within Canada and to discuss the role of the provincial gaming authorities.

Support the enforcement and aftercare of implemented trade agreements by encouraging and facilitating technical expertise related to non-tariff barriers to trade for Canadian cereals. Support expansion of multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and implementation of agreements to reduce tariffs, technical barriers, and non-tariff barriers to trade for Canadian cereals. Ensuring that the Canadian cereals industry continues to be regulated by the best available science when considering crop protection products, and plant breeding innovation. Encourage the development of infrastructure and innovation initiatives that will allow the Canadian agriculture and cereals industries to continue to be world leaders in science-based research and development, while ensuring the maintenance of our competitive export position into the future. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriScience Program which aims to accelerate the pace of innovation by providing funding and support for pre-commercial science activities and cutting-edge research that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector and Canadians. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriMarketing Program which aims to assist in the increase and diversification of Canadian agricultural exports to international markets.

Discuss the impacts rising industrial gas and power rates have on the competitiveness of Canada's potash industry. Monitoring for any changes to the Federal output-based pricing system and its provincial equivalency in Saskatchewan, and any related programs that advance or impede emissions-reducing technologies. Monitoring for the proposed Clean Electricity Regulations. Ensure recognition and understanding of the global marketplace in which Saskatchewan potash industry remains competitive, while providing awareness of tax, financial and regulatory factors that affect potash and mining globally. Ensure an understanding of the transportation network factors and issues facing export-dependent potash in a global marketplace.