Sarah Lemay

Discussion regarding Indigenous policy, reconciliation, and government priorities Discussed student housing, and infrastructure opportunities for federal funding. Training and opportunities for First Nations Applied research, industry partnerships, artificial intelligence adoption, applied research funding, workforce development, and the role of polytechnics in supporting SMEs and skills training. Manitoba’s life sciences capabilities, workforce development, and opportunities to strengthen medical countermeasure capacity and domestic supply chains. Defence research and workforce opportunities in Manitoba. Language training programming that supports workforce integration, particularly for newcomers, and its alignment with federal priorities related to skills development, labour market participation, and program funding. Colleges and Community Innovation Program funding, applied research, workforce development initiatives Discussion on skilled trades training, apprenticeship capacity, and federal workforce development funding. Discussion of federal policies, programs, and funding that support foreign credential recognition, bridging programming, and workforce integration initiatives to accelerate labour market participation for internationally educated professionals. Applied Research and Workforce Development Funding and Policy Discussion of federal policies and funding that support applied research, industry partnerships, and workforce development initiatives delivered by the polytechnic, including investments in innovation and skills training to support economic growth. Discussion of language training programming that supports workforce integration, particularly for newcomers, and its alignment with federal priorities related to skills development, labour market participation, and program funding. Discussion of the role of applied research at Red River College Polytechnic in supporting economic development, innovation, and productivity, including collaboration with industry and government partners and potential alignment with federal programs and priorities.

Transportation, with respect to rocket launch regulations Transportation, with respect to Canada's launch capacity Telecommunications, with respect to satellite technology for connectivity; advanced communications technologies; digital economic strategies; spectrum policy and auctions Security, with respect to the Government of Canada creating a National Space Council Security, with respect to space technologies as part of Canada's Critical Infrastructure Science and technology, with respect to space technology policies and programs Research and development, with respect to space technology R&D policies and programs; Canadian involvement in international space programs Regional development, with respect to utilization of satellite technology for connectivity; advanced communications technologies Mining, with respect to space resource utilization policy Labour, with respect to discussions with the Government of Canada on immigration as it relates to attracting and retaining a highly skilled workforce International trade, with respect to remote Space Systems Sensing Act (RSSSA) regulations and procedures; satellite mission data policy International trade, with respect to remote Space Systems Sensing Act (RSSSA) legislation, regulations and procedures; international trade agreements; modernization of space regulatory framework; international cooperation agreements; international cooperation agreements; international space norms and regulations International trade, with respect to Canada's trade policy; Export and Import Permits Act; Export Control List; international trade agreements; export permit applications; Trade Commissioners Service (TCS) assistance; Export Development Canada (EDC) assistance; Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) assistance International relations, with respect to the Government of Canada creating a National Space Council International relations, with respect to Canadian involvement in international space programs Intellectual property, with respect to protection and ownership of Intellectual Property (IP) Infrastructure, with respect to space technologies as part of Canada's Critical Infrastructure Industry, with respect to space regulatory framework modernization; international cooperation agreements; broadband regulations; spectrum policy and auctions Industry, with respect to future space regulatory framework changes Industry, with respect to Canadian space program policy and governance; space strategies; advocacy for a National Space Council; Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) program; commercial space policy and programs; future government space mission concepts; Canadian involvement in international space programs; international cooperation agreements Immigration, with respect to discussions with the Government of Canada on immigration as it relates to attracting and retaining a highly skilled workforce Government procurement, with respect to procurement policies; Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) program Fisheries, with respect to space techologies to monitor Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing Environment, with respect to space techologies to measure climate change and to monitor ecosystems. Economic development, with respect to the Government of Canada creating a National Space Council Economic development, with respect to space regulatory framework modernization; international cooperation agreements; broadband regulations; spectrum policy and auctions Economic development, with respect to Canadian space program policy and governance; space strategies; advocacy for a National Space Council; Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) program; commercial space policy and programs; future government space mission concepts; Canadian involvement in international space programs; international cooperation agreements Defence, with respect to the Government of Canada creating a National Space Council Defence, with respect to current and future defence space programs and

Advocating for funding of airport infrastructure Advocating for land use policy and regulations for the protection of Canada’s airspace. Advocating on issues that affect the business interests such as increasing national, regional and local opportunities for tourism, travel and trade, as well as enhance the traveller experience.