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Jobs & the Economy platforms

Here's what the candidates in Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, and their parties, are promising.

Agriculture

NDP

  • Create a Canadian Food Strategy to invest in agricultural communities, support young farmers, & ensure rural livelihoods are sustainable.
  • Create a payment protection programme for produce growers.
  • Restore protection for growers selling to the US under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
  • Support sustainable & low-carbon agriculture.
  • Connect communities to farmers through local food hubs.

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Agriculture is another vital sector of our economy. It’s time for a government that’s actually working on the side of Canadian farmers, producers, and farm families. New Democrats have a plan for a Canadian Food Strategy that will take a whole-of-government approach to address regional needs and priorities by investing in our agricultural communities, supporting young and new farmers and taking steps to ensure that rural livelihoods are good and sustainable.

Supply management protects our family farms, rural communities and hundreds of thousands of jobs. New Democrats are committed to fully protecting supply management and ensuring reciprocity in all trade negotiations, and supporting our supply managed sectors as they innovate and grow.

We also know that it’s a challenge to grow a business without modern communications infrastructure. That’s why New Democrats will make sure that high-speed broadband and cell phone infrastructure is available to connect our farmers and rural communities to the services and tools they need, no matter where in the country they are.

Finally, New Democrats will introduce a payment protection program for produce growers and take immediate steps to restore protection for growers selling to the United States under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

And we will support sustainable agriculture, working with Canadian farmers to promote sustainable land-management techniques and methods to reduce GHG emissions. We’ll also work with the agricultural sector to help them access low carbon tools and technology, and adapt to climate-induced weather changes and other impacts of the climate crisis, including the associated increase in pests and invasive species.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

The way we grow crops, raise livestock and use food also has an impact on our climate future – and nutrition for all Canadians. We’ll work to connect communities to farmers through local food hubs, and develop a national food waste strategy to reduce the huge amounts of food that currently go to waste in Canada. A New Democrat government will also partner with farmers and communities to support biodiversity and to monitor and protect pollinator health.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Agriculture.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Agriculture.

Liberal

  • Develop an Agricultural Labour Strategy with employers & unions to address persistent labour shortages.
  • Increase support to farmers to develop & adopt agricultural management practices to reduce emissions, store carbon in healthy soil, & enhance resiliency.

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Increase support to farmers to develop and adopt agricultural management practices to reduce emissions, store carbon in healthy soil, and enhance resiliency. Cover cropping, rotational grazing and nitrogen management are all part of a green farming plan for Canada.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Adopt a grocery supply code to deal with abusive pricing & contracting practices.
  • Meet with agricultural stakeholders to discuss AgriStability & other insurance programs.
  • Implement an Agriculture and Agri-Food Labour Strategy.
  • Extend right-to-repair to farm vehicles.

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• Respect and defend supply management for our dairy and poultry farms and ensure that farming families are engaged in any trade negotiations or programs impacting the sector and that the Minister of Agriculture is at the table for those negotiations.

• Open new markets for our livestock, grain, and oilseed producers in our free trade negotiations.

• Within our first 100 days in office, finalize compensation program for supply managed processors under CPTPP and CETA and negotiate a compensation package for farmers and processors impacted by CUSMA.

• Work with the US Administration to remove the CUSMA limits on Canadian exports of powdered milk to third-party countries and establish reciprocal norms to ensure that our quality standards are respected.

• Work with the provinces to adopt a grocery supply code to deal with retailers’ abusive pricing and contracting practices against farmers, producers, and processors.

° Certain grocery retail giants have imposed special fees and fines on suppliers.

° A code of conduct will guarantee Canadian consumers a reliable, affordable supply of food on their local grocers’ shelves.

• Protect family farms by ending unfair tax treatment

° The Trudeau Liberals defied Parliament by delaying the implementation of Bill C-208, despite it passing with broad support, and clearly plan to repeal it if they win a majority.

° We will ensure that the sale of a family farm to a family member is not taxed at a higher rate than a sale to a stranger.

• Improve payment security for farmers and food processors by creating a statutory deemed trust for suppliers of perishable produce in bankruptcy and harmonize our regime with that of the US to regain reciprocal protection under the U.S. Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

• Work towards greater harmonization of farm product regulations with our trading partners, especially the United States.

• Ensure our farm safety net programs are predictable, bankable, and manageable.

• Implement a plan to tackle rural crime and ensure that farm families feel safe.

• Amend existing laws to allow livestock owners to use local abattoirs, reducing both stress to the animals and the production of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from transportation to distant facilities and make permanent the temporary measures that allowed provincial authorities to enable collaboration across provinces to use their provincial abattoirs for products that would move across provincial borders.

• Protect our food supply by implementing a food security strategy including:

° Redirecting some federal agricultural research funding to partnering with the private sector to develop methods to grow more crops in Canada year-round in greenhouses.

• Work with provinces, industry and the CBSA to develop a national strategy to deal with a possible outbreak of African swine fever.

• Reform Business Risk Management programs, particularly AgriInvest and AgriRecovery.

• Bring agricultural stakeholders together for a summit-like meeting with the Minister of Agriculture to develop a way forward on insurance programs like AgriStability

• Modernize the Canada Grain Act and Canadian Grain Commission

° To support farmers, we will make sure that the Canada Grain Act (CGA) and Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) align with modern agricultural practices, global market requirements, and the needs of our farmers.

° Agriculture has changed drastically in recent decades. Unfortunately, the regulation of agriculture in Canada has not always kept up with the market. We will bring the CGA and CGC in line with today’s standards in consultation with farmers.

• Implement an Agriculture and Agri-Food Labour Strategy

° To better support farmers and food processors, we will help make sure they have access to the workers they need. Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is an economic powerhouse with a global reputation for safe, high-quality products. Many parts of this sector, however, are hampered by chronic labour shortages across all skill levels. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food will develop a strategy for dealing with these labour shortages in close consultation with industry.

° We will: Recognize the need for international farm workers and facilitate their timely entrance into Canada to work on Canadian farms.

° Develop a long-term strategy to attract skilled workers to the meat processing sector, which is currently facing a 30,000 worker deficit that is putting Canada’s supply chains at risk and harming our long-term competitiveness.

• Extend “right to repair” to farm vehicles to provide farmers with choice on where to repair their vehicles.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Airlines

We don't have any NDP policies on Airlines.
We don't have any Green policies on Airlines.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Airlines.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Airlines.

Conservative

  • Provide conditional support to airlines.
  • Pass legislation implementing stronger protection for passengers based on the EU system, incl. entitlement to full refunds, not vouchers.

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• Canada’s Conservatives will help the airline sector rebuild and get Canadian pilots, flight attendants, ground crews, mechanics, and all the other vital airline employees back to work.

° Support will be conditional on airlines agreeing to provide refunds to customers whose flights they cancelled, ending layoffs, restoring regional routes, allowing travel agents to maintain commissions collected for cancelled travel, and banning executive bonuses until the support is repaid.

• We will also pass legislation implementing strong protection of passengers’ rights based on the EU system. Among other things, this will make it clear that passengers are entitled to full refunds - not vouchers - when an airline cancels a flight and doesn’t offer an alternative.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Arts & Culture

NDP

  • Provide a dedicated rebuilding package for performing arts, theatre, festivals, & other arts affected by the pandemic.
  • Prioritise partnerships with independent producers & increase funding for Telefilm.
  • Provide financial support for Indigenous theatre at the National Arts Centre.
  • Put in place income tax averaging for artists & cultural workers.
We don't have any Green policies on Arts & Culture.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Arts & Culture.

Liberal

  • Match ticket sales for cultural venues to compensate for COVID restrictions.
  • Provide emergency relief to out-of-work artists, craftsmen, creators, & authors who are primarily self-employed or independent contractors.
  • Update the Copyright Act, including allowing resale rights for artists.
  • Hold a summit within 100 days on plans to restart the industry.
  • Invest $43M/year for authors & publishers.

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Launch a new Arts and Culture Recovery Program that will match ticket sales for performing arts, live theatres, and other cultural venues to compensate for reduced capacity.

Extend COVID-related insurance coverage for media production stoppages to support 150,000 Canadian jobs.

Implement a COVID-19 transitional support program to provide emergency relief to out-of-work artists, craftsmen, creators, and authors who are primarily self-employed or independent contractors.

Ensure the realities of artists and cultural workers are considered in upcoming reforms to the Employment Insurance (EI) system.

Protect Canadian artists, creators, and copyright holders by making changes to the Copyright Act, including amending the Act to allow resale rights for artists.

Hold a summit, within the first 100 days, on plans to restart the industry.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Mandate BCD & EDC to support the growth of creative industries in new markets; Launch a new cultural diplomacy strategy with an annual budget of $20M.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Develop a new $50 million Changing Narratives Fund to empower diverse communities, including BIPOC journalists and creatives, with the tools to tell their own stories and promote diverse voices in arts and culture and across media.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Invest $43 million per year to support Canadian authors and books publishers by increasing, by 50%, funding for through the Canada Book Fund, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Public Lending Right Program.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Arts & Culture.

Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

We don't have any NDP policies on Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.
We don't have any Green policies on Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy.

Conservative

Pay 25-50% of the salary of net new hires for six months after the end of the CEWS.

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° The government will pay at least 25% of the salary of a net new hire, with the subsidy increasing up to a maximum of 50% based on how long the new hire has been unemployed.

° The salary maximum will be the same as for CEWS.

° This will get Canadians back to work and particularly benefit the long-term unemployed.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Charities and Non-Profits

We don't have any NDP policies on Charities and Non-Profits.
We don't have any Green policies on Charities and Non-Profits.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Charities and Non-Profits.

Liberal

Allow non-profits and charitable enterprises to borrow from the Canada Small Business Financing Program.

Competition

We don't have any Green policies on Competition.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Competition.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Competition.

Conservative

  • Imprison executives of companies who fix prices or abuse dominant positions.
  • Break up companies who abuse dominant positions.
  • Reject mergers that would substantially reduce competition and lead to layoffs and higher prices.

Construction Work

We don't have any NDP policies on Construction Work.
We don't have any Green policies on Construction Work.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Construction Work.

Liberal

Introduce a Labour Mobility Tax Credit allowing workers in building & construction trades to deduct up to $4K in eligible travel & temporary relocation expenses, with a credit up to $600/year.

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Introduce a new Labour Mobility Tax Credit to allow workers in the building and construction trades to deduct up to $4,000 in eligible travel and temporary relocation expenses giving them a tax credit of up to $600 a year.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

Introduce a Construction Mobility Tax Credit allowing construction workers to subtract up to $4,000 per year of temporary relocation expenses from taxable income.

Credit Card Fees

We don't have any Green policies on Credit Card Fees.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Credit Card Fees.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Credit Card Fees.

Conservative

Update the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit Card Industry to protect against fraud, unwarranted chargebacks, etc.

Employee Ownership

We don't have any NDP policies on Employee Ownership.
We don't have any Green policies on Employee Ownership.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Employee Ownership.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Employee Ownership.

Conservative

  • Establish Employee Ownership Trusts to provide a tax advantage for company owners to sell to their employees. This would be a reduction in capital gains tax when the owner sells to a trust owned by employees.
  • Ensure the BDC makes financing available to support these trusts.

Entrepreneurship

NDP

Provide small- and medium-sized businesses with a single point of contact to help ease regulatory processes and support compliance.

Green

Promote entrepreneurship training & business support, especially for women, young, racialised, & Indigenous entrepreneurs.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Entrepreneurship.

Liberal

  • Update the definition of entrepreneur used across government to include a diversity of entrepreneurs & includes small & medium-size businesses that operate in the care economy, retail, & service sectors.
  • Create a community stream to the Ecosystem Fund to support smaller community-level organisations in providing mentorship at the local level to diverse women.

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Update the definition of entrepreneur used across government to make sure it includes a diversity of entrepreneurs and includes small and medium-size businesses that operate in the care economy, retail, and service sectors.

Building on the Budget 2021 investment of $146.9 million to the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, create a community stream to the Ecosystem Fund to support smaller community-level organizations in providing mentorship at the local level to diverse women.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Introduce flow-through shares for tech companies.
  • Exempt Canadian-controlled & HQed start-ups from stock options tax.
  • Provide a tax credit for buying from a Canadian start-up.
  • Direct the government to buy from Canadian start-ups.

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• Introducing the use of flow-through shares for tech companies, based on the very successful model that has made Canada a leader in mining financing but avoiding the cost and complexity of listing on an exchange;

• Exempt Canadian-controlled start-ups headquartered and with at least 2/3 of their employees in Canada from the current plan to tax stock options.

° Public company executives should pay their fair share - stock options cannot be a tax loophole for the rich.

° At the same time, stock options provide an incentive for workers to join a risky start-up instead of working at a stable job. We will ensure that tax changes don’t endanger this key tool, knowing that if Canada does so it will drive innovative companies to relocate elsewhere.

• Create a tax credit for buying from a Canadian start-up.

° Canadian innovators used to complain about the challenge of raising venture capital funding here. These days, the world’s top VCs come here to invest because they know how talented Canadians are. Yet our innovators still face a challenge scaling due to a lack of first sales to Canadian customers who they can reference to grow their businesses internationally.

° This credit will encourage established Canadian companies to become the first customers for our innovative companies.

• Direct the Canadian government to finally start buying from innovative Canadian start-ups.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Film & Television

NDP

  • Increase financial support for Telefilm & the Canada Media Fund.
  • Make web giants support Canadian content in both official languages.
  • Modernise the Broadcasting Act.

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New Democrats will do what the Liberals failed to do and modernize the Broadcasting Act fairly in order to create a level playing field between Canadian broadcasters and foreign streaming services, to rebalance negotiating power for Canadian independent producers and the Canadian cultural sector, and to ensure Canadian programming is owned by Canadians. In addition, we will prioritize partnerships with Canadian independent producers, increase funding for Telefilm and enhance financial support for the Canada Media Fund.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Film & Television.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Film & Television.

Liberal

  • Require foreign web giants to contribute to the creation & promotion of Canadian stories & music.
  • Make funding platform-agnostic & open to traditionally underrepresented storytellers.
  • Permanently increase funding to Telefilm Canada by $50M.
  • Double contribution to the Canada Media Fund.
  • Increase funding for French audiovisual content to 40%.
  • Provide $13M/year to the Indigenous Screen Office.

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Within the first 100 days, reintroduce legislation to reform the Broadcasting Act to ensure foreign web giants contribute to the creation and promotion of Canadian stories and music.

Modernize the institutions (Telefilm, National Film Board, Canada Media Fund) and funding tools that support Canada’s audio-visual sector, including video games, in order to make funding platform-agnostic and open to more traditionally underrepresented storytellers, while favouring Canadian productions over foreign ones and ensuring that Canadians are better equipped to own and benefit from the content that they produce.

Support Canadian feature films by permanently increasing funding to Telefilm Canada by $50 million.

Support Canadian television productions by doubling the government contribution, over three years, to the Canada Media Fund.

Increase the proportion of funding for French audiovisual content at Telefilm and the Canada Media Fund from 33% to 40% to support a better presence of French-language productions.

Ensure better and stable funding for the music sector by increasing the annual contribution to the Canada Music Fund to $50 million by 2024-2025.

Provide the Indigenous Screen Office with $13 million per year, permanently, so more Indigenous stories can be told and seen.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

Require large digital streaming services to reinvest a portion of their Canadian gross revenue into producing original Canadian programming, with a mandated proportion of French language programming.

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Require large digital streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video to reinvest a significant portion of their Canadian gross revenue into producing original Canadian programming, of which a mandated proportion must be French language programming.

° If they fail to do so on their own in a given year, they will be required to pay the difference into the Canadian Media Fund.

° The proportion chosen will vary based on the nature of the streaming service and would be determined based on the best practices of other jurisdictions, such as those in Europe and Australia, as well as the nature of the Canadian market.

° Content reinvestment requirements will also recognize and incentivize partnerships with Canadian independent media producers.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Hospitality and Tourism

We don't have any NDP policies on Hospitality and Tourism.
We don't have any Green policies on Hospitality and Tourism.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Hospitality and Tourism.

Liberal

Give tourism businesses temporary wage and rent support of up to 75% of their expenses, through the winter.

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Provide Canada’s hard-hit tourism industry with temporary wage and rent support of up to 75% of their expenses to help them get through the winter.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Provide a 50% rebate for food and non-alcoholic drinks purchased for dine-in Monday-Wednesday for one month.
  • Provide a 15% tax credit for vacation expenses in Canada up to $1,000 in 2022.
  • End increases to liquor taxes.

Innovation

We don't have any NDP policies on Innovation.

Green

  • Increase R&D spending to 2.5% of GDP.
  • Establish a dedicated innovation agency focusing on developing joint projects across universities, private industry, & national labs.
  • Increase direct federal funding for private & student-led business R&D.
  • Provide access to federally-funded intellectual property at a discount to Canadian companies with Canadian operations.

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● Increase direct federal funding for private and student-led business R&D

● Strengthen Canada’s venture capital (VC) ecosystem

● Implement a national Buy Clean strategy to increase government procurement of Canadian low-carbon technologies

● Provide access to federally funded IP at a discount to Canadian companies with Canadian operations

● Fully implement the House of Commons Report on IP and Technology Transfer to:

1. Require Statistics Canada to launch an annual survey on technology.

2. Collaborate with stakeholders to create a ‘toolkit’ of flexible IP licensing practices.

3. Investigate new ways to support Canadian enterprises engaging in technology transfer with post-secondary institutions.

Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Innovation.

Liberal

  • Invest in the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy & the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
  • Implement a National Quantum Strategy for quantum research.
  • Invest in the National Research Council's Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre.
  • Establish a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency as a public-private bridge for research.

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Move forward with our plan to invest in the Pan- Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, supporting artificial intelligence innovations and research in Canada; investing in the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research to attract and retain top academic talent; providing dedicated computing capacity for researchers at the national artificial intelligence institutes; and advancing the development and adoption of AI standards.

Move forward with a National Quantum Strategy that will amplify Canada’s significant strength in quantum research, and grow our quantum-ready technologies, companies, and talent.

Move forward with our plan to invest in the National Research Council’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre and reinforce Canada’s leadership in photonics research, testing, and prototyping done by academics and other innovative businesses.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Establish a Canada Advanced Research Projects Agency (CARPA) as a public-private bridge for research that helps develop and maintain Canadian- led technology and capabilities in high-impact areas. Modelled on the Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) in the United States, which has helped pioneer the development of several iconic technologies, including GPS mapping, the agency would be established with an initial endowment of $2 billion.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Invest $5B in projects aimed at major advances in several fields, all managed by a new agency in Calgary.
  • Cut 50% of taxes on income earned from patents on innovative products developed here.
  • Cover up to $10K of costs on the first 5 patents filed by small or medium businesses.

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Canada’s Conservatives will invest $5 billion over the next five years to fund programs aimed at making major advances in:

• Use of hydrogen;

• Small Modular Reactors

° Including funding the work being done in Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick on nuclear energy technology and the work being done in Alberta on applying SMR technology to reduce GHG emissions in the resource sector;

• Private sector innovation in the space sector;

• Electric vehicle development and manufacturing, including electric trucks, micro-mobility, batteries, and parts manufacturers; and

• Pharmaceutical research and production.

This investment will be managed by a new Canada Advanced Research Agency headquartered in Calgary, where it will take advantage of Alberta’s highly educated workforce and help diversify the Alberta economy.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

Canada’s Conservatives will make Canada a low tax jurisdiction for innovation and new product development by introducing a “patent box” regime to cut the tax rate in half on income earned from patents on innovative products developed here.

Recognizing the importance of protecting more Canadian innovation with patents, Canada’s Conservatives will cover up to $10,000 of the administrative and legal costs of each of the first five patents filed by any Canadian small or medium-sized business.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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International Trade

NDP

  • Increase transparency for trade negotiations.
  • Directly engage with Canadians on the expected costs & benefits of potential trade deals.
  • Ensure all trade agreements are consistent with UNDRIP.
  • Evaluate all potential trade deals for social, environmental, and gendered impact.
  • Modernise the trade remedy system.
  • Make sure trade unions have full standing in trade cases and can start trade disputes.

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New Democrats support fair trade that broadens opportunity in all areas of the country, while protecting our industries and upholding labour standards, environmental protections and human rights around the world. That’s why we’ll always defend Canadian workers in trade negotiations, protect supply management, stand up against unfair tariffs.

We’re committed to improving the transparency of trade negotiations, so that Canadians can clearly understand the costs and benefits of any proposed agreement and have their say before it’s signed. Already, New Democrats have won changes that require the government to notify Canadians before trade negotiations begin, make them put forward clear negotiating objectives in advance, and do a full economic impact assessment of every deal.

A New Democrat government will directly engage with Canadians on the expected costs and benefits of potential trade deals, as well as ensure that all trade agreements are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We will evaluate all potential trade deals for their social, environmental and gendered impact on Canadians.

When it comes to what’s on the negotiating table, Canadians know that there are some things that we shouldn’t be willing to compromise on, like investor-state dispute settlement measures that hand too much power to corporations and undermine the rules that keep us safe and healthy.

Trade agreements should have enforceable labour, human rights and environmental protections – and New Democrats will always protect Canadians against measures that could increase the cost of pharmaceuticals, weaken our cultural protections, or undermine privacy rights. We will also protect Canadian businesses who are taking action to transition to a low-carbon future with a border carbon adjustment that will level the playing field on imports from areas without a carbon price.

A New Democrat government will also do more to defend Canadian workers and communities from unfair trading practices. We will modernize Canada’s trade remedy system and make sure that trade unions have full standing in trade cases and the ability to initiate trade disputes, as is the case in other countries.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on International Trade.
We don't have any Bloc policies on International Trade.

Liberal

  • Create a federal hub to help Canadian businesses & entrepreneurs take full advantage of opportunities from trade agreements.
  • Launch an Asia-Pacific strategy to deepen partnerships.
  • Develop a strategy for economic cooperation across Africa.
  • Establish a digital policy task force.
  • Expand Canada's Responsible Business Conduct strategy.

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Establish a new federal hub to help Canadian businesses and entrepreneurs take full advantage of the opportunities created by CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP, and other trade agreements.

Launch a new comprehensive Asia-Pacific strategy to deepen diplomatic, economic, and defence partnerships in the region, including by negotiating new bilateral trade agreements, expanding FIPAs, and building stronger economic linkages.

Reinforce economic cooperation in our hemisphere, including by continuing trade negotiations with the Pacific Alliance and pursuing bilateral trade agreements with key partners.

Develop a strategy for economic cooperation across Africa, including support for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, facilitation of increased infrastructure investment, and expanding partnerships in research and innovation.

Establish a digital policy task force, comprised of industry experts, academia, and government, to integrate efforts across government and provide additional resources in order to position Canada as a leader in the digital economy and shape global governance of emerging technologies, including with respect to data and privacy rights, taxation, online violent extremism, the ethical use of new technologies, and the future of work. This will build on our work to implement Canada’s first Digital Charter and reform our laws to protect the personal information of individuals.

Introduce legislation to eradicate forced labour from Canadian supply chains and ensure Canadian businesses that operate abroad are not contributing to human rights abuses.

Enhance and expand Canada’s Responsible Business Conduct strategy and ensure Canadian companies and crown corporations are upholding the highest environmental and social standards of corporate governance.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Only make agreements w/ countries that respect workers & environment.
  • Create a strategy to move supply chains away from China.
  • Withdraw from the Asian Infrastructure & Investment Bank.
  • Pursue a Canada-Australia-New Zealand-UK agreement.
  • Expand the CPTPP.
  • Pursue deeper ties with India.
  • Develop export markets for Canadian nuclear technology & uranium.

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• Only pursue free trade agreements with free countries that respect workers’ rights and maintain high environmental standards.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

• Reform Canada’s procurement rules to create a vital national interest category that must be sourced in Canada;

• Create a strategy to repatriate and diversify supply chains to move them away from China.

• Protect Canadian intellectual property with a strengthened Investment Canada Act that includes:

° A presumption against allowing the takeover of Canadian companies by China’s designated state-owned entities;

° A reformed “net benefits” test to better account for the potential effects of a transaction on the broader innovation ecosystem with a particular focus on protecting intellectual property and human capital;

° Automatic review of transactions involving sensitive sectors such as defence, artificial intelligence, and rare earth minerals; and

° A mandatory national security review.

• Withdraw from the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

• Pursue a Canada-Australia-New Zealand-United Kingdom (“CANZUK”) agreement that could include:

° Free trade and flow of capital investment between the partners;

° Reciprocal freedom to study, live and work for citizens under expanded areas of labour coordination as agreed upon by all parties;

° Enhanced defence and security partnerships, including defence production agreements to allow for shared procurement; and

° Expanded intelligence cooperation, especially in the areas of cyber-warfare, combatting disinformation, and protecting critical infrastructure.

• Build deeper ties with India as part of an Indo-Pacific strategy, including:

° Continuing to pursue free trade with India while concurrently pursuing an investment treaty to expand upon Canadian strengths as one of the world’s largest investors in India.

• Leverage Canadian leadership in fintech by working to remove barriers for Canadian firms, provide Canadian regulatory expertise and best practices, support cooperation against illicit finance, and promote financial inclusion in developing regions.

• Seek to enlarge the CPTPP deal and pursue setting rules for digital trade through the CPTPP.

• Advocate for the speedy conclusion of the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA).

• Pursue a partnership with Africa’s Continental Free Trade in infrastructure, energy, and technology.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

• Launch a historic trade promotion effort connecting all aspects of Canadian industries with international opportunities.

• Animate the full potential of the Canada-UK trade deal, encouraging complementary strengths for international joint ventures, employing more Canadians, advancing Canadian products and services, and pursuing robust economic growth.

• Establish a trade accelerator connecting all sectors of the Canadian economy with EU commercial opportunities, measuring progress in job creation and long-term economic projects.

• Assist Canada’s nuclear industry with pursuing sales of Canadian nuclear technology to help other countries reduce their GHG emissions.

• Engage countries in the Middle East, including by pursuing opportunities created by a warm Emirati-Israeli peace.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Internships

NDP

Ban unpaid internships, except for those part of education programmes.
We don't have any Green policies on Internships.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Internships.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Internships.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Internships.

Interprovincial Trade

We don't have any NDP policies on Interprovincial Trade.
We don't have any Green policies on Interprovincial Trade.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Interprovincial Trade.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Interprovincial Trade.

Conservative

  • Convene a First Ministers Meeting on interprovincial trade.
  • Introduce an Admitted Free Act clarifying federal intentions on interprovincial trade and Section 121 of the Constitution.

Investment

NDP

  • Update the Investment Canada Act to limit takeovers of Canadian companies by foreign investors without national security reviews.
  • Shut down the Invest in Canada agency and create iCanada.

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The pandemic has shown the critical importance of domestic manufacturing. Without it, Canada has struggled to get necessary personal protective equipment and vaccines. For the security of all Canadians, we can’t leave this to chance. That’s why New Democrats will develop comprehensive industrial strategies to incubate and expand critical domestic manufacturing capacity and supply chain infrastructure including for auto, aerospace, shipbuilding, construction materials, pharmaceuticals and personal protective equipment

New Democrats will begin by strengthening and modernizing the Investment Canada Act to protect Canadian jobs and undo the damage done by the Liberal government that allows more takeovers of Canadian companies by foreign investors without national security reviews. We’ll scrap the failed Invest in Canada agency and create iCanada, a one-stop shop inside the federal government to help attract investors to Canada and turn their plans into reality – and champion Canadian industry on the international stage.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Investment.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Investment.

Liberal

Allow privately-owned, Canadian-controlled businesses to expense up to $1.5M of growth-enhancing investments, including software, patents, & machinery.

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Keep moving forward with our plan to boost business investment by allowing privately owned, Canadian-controlled businesses to immediately expense up to $1.5 million of growth-enhancing investments, including in areas like software, patents, and machinery.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Provide a 5% investment tax credit for any capital investment in 2022 and 2023, with the first $25,000 to be refundable for small business.
  • Provide a 25% tax credit on amounts up to $100,000 that Canadians personally invest in a small business over the next two years.

Manufacturing

NDP

  • Develop strategies to expand critical domestic manufacturing capacity & supply chain infrastructure, incl. for auto, aerospace, shipbuilding, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, & PPE.
  • Convene an auto summit with governments, industry, & labour to develop a National Automotive Strategy to attract jobs & investment.
  • Restore the Automotive Innovative Fund & make contributions tax-free.

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The pandemic has shown the critical importance of domestic manufacturing. Without it, Canada has struggled to get necessary personal protective equipment and vaccines. For the security of all Canadians, we can’t leave this to chance. That’s why New Democrats will develop comprehensive industrial strategies to incubate and expand critical domestic manufacturing capacity and supply chain infrastructure including for auto, aerospace, shipbuilding, construction materials, pharmaceuticals and personal protective equipment

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

A New Democrat government will urgently convene an auto summit with provincial, municipal, industry and labour leaders to develop a consensus on a National Automotive Strategy to attract and retain jobs and investment. This strategy will make sure that Canadian product lines and manufacturing processes are adapted to meet changing consumer needs and evolving realities in the manufacturing industry – while protecting workers for the long term.

We will also restore the Automotive Innovation Fund and make contributions to automakers tax-free to help secure next generation production capacity.

And we will commission an independent study into the causes and consequences of the trade deficit in automotive products with Mexico, along with potential strategies for reducing it.

New Democrats will help Canadian industry lead in the development and manufacturing of the vehicles of tomorrow. We’ll work with labour and industry to make sure that Canadian workers have the skills they need to benefit from the adoption of these new technologies – and drive demand by ensuring that federal incentives for zero-emissions automobiles prioritize made-in-Canada vehicles.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Manufacturing.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Manufacturing.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Manufacturing.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Manufacturing.

News Media & Journalism

NDP

  • Increase financial support for the Canada Media Fund.
  • Extend support to Canadian media to assist in the transition to digital.
We don't have any Green policies on News Media & Journalism.
We don't have any Bloc policies on News Media & Journalism.

Liberal

  • Require digital platforms that generate revenue from publishing news content to share a portion of their revenues with Canadian news outlets, modelled after Australia's similar legislation.
  • Support production of news for underserved communities with $50M over 5 years through the Local Journalism Initiative.

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Introduce legislation, within 100 days, that would require digital platforms that generate revenues from the publication of news content to share a portion of their revenues with Canadian news outlets. This legislation would be based on the Australian model and level the playing field between global platforms and Canadian news outlets. The bill will also allow news publishers to work together to prepare for collective negotiation.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Support the production of news in underserved communities with $50 million over five years through the Local Journalism Initiative.

Develop a new $50 million Changing Narratives Fund to empower diverse communities, including BIPOC journalists and creatives, with the tools to tell their own stories and promote diverse voices in arts and culture and across media.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Introduce a digital media royalty framework requiring digital platforms to compensate media outlets for content shared.
  • Reduce government spending on advertising on foreign-owned platforms and instead direct ad spending to Canadian media.
  • End the $600M journalism fund.

Northern Economy

We don't have any NDP policies on Northern Economy.
We don't have any Green policies on Northern Economy.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Northern Economy.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Northern Economy.

Conservative

  • Revive mine training in Nunavut, in partnership with mining companies.
  • Work with territories, local Indigenous communities, & Parks Canada to find opportunities to build the eco-tourism economy in Northern parks.
  • Work with governments & communities in Nunatsiavut, Nunavut, Nunavik, and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region to develop community-based marine-fisheries.

Parental Leave

NDP

  • Give the option to parents to take shorter EI parental leave at a higher replacement rate.
  • Allow self-employed workers to opt-into parental benefits at any time before taking the leave.
  • Double leave for parents of multiples.

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Parental leave should be available for all Canadian families, in the way that works best for them. Eighteen months of leave is an attractive option for many parents, but not many Canadians can afford to live on just 33 percent of their salary. New Democrats will bring in a new special leave that allows parents to take shorter parental leave at a higher replacement rate. We’ll also allow self- employed workers to opt-into parental benefits at any time before taking the leave, and move to double leave for parents of multiples.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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Green

Expand parental leave to include leave to care for elderly family members and leave following miscarriages.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Parental Leave.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Parental Leave.

Conservative

Allow those on maternity and parental leave to earn up to $1,000 per month.

Part-Time, Contract, & Gig Workers

NDP

Require that part-time and contract workers be compensated equally to full-time workers.
We don't have any Green policies on Part-Time, Contract, & Gig Workers.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Part-Time, Contract, & Gig Workers.

Liberal

Introduce a new EI benefit for self-employed Canadians, delivered through the tax system, providing unemployment assistance comparable to EI & lasting for up to 26 weeks.

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Introduce a new EI benefit for self-employed Canadians, delivered through the tax system, that would provide unemployment assistance comparable to EI and lasting for as much as 26 weeks. This could provide support of nearly $15,500 when it is needed most.

Self-employed Canadians seeking to access this benefit would only be responsible to contribute the portion they would normally pay if they were a salaried employee. Further details regarding this benefit will be developed over the coming year with the launch of this new benefit happening in January 2023.

Strengthen rights for workers employed by digital platforms so that they are entitled to job protections under the Canada Labour Code and establish new provisions in the Income Tax Act to ensure this work counts toward EI and CPP while also making these platforms pay associated contributions as any employer would.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

Require gig economy companies to make contributions equivalent to CPP and EI premiums into a new, portable Employee Savings Account every time they pay workers. The money would grow tax-free and can be withdrawn by the worker when needed.

Pensions

NDP

  • Make unfunded pension liabilities owed to workers, & employees' severance pay, are the top priority when a company goes bankrupt.
  • Prevent companies from paying dividends & bonuses when pensions are underfunded.
  • Create a mandatory, industry-financed pension insurance programme.
  • Create a Pension Advisory Commission to develop a long-term plan to enhance Old Age Security, GIS, & CPP.

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New Democrats believe that every Canadian should be able to count on a dignified, secure retirement – and we’ll fight hard to protect pensions that workers have earned. To that end, we will make sure that pensioners are at the front of the line when a company goes bankrupt – making sure unfunded pension liabilities owed to workers, and employees’ severance pay, are the top priority for repayment.

We’ll stop companies from paying out dividends and bonuses when pensions are under-funded, and we’ll create a mandatory, industry-financed pension insurance program to make sure that no worker is deprived of the retirement benefits they’ve earned through no fault of their own.

The federal government has a critical role to play in protecting defined benefit pensions across the country. The Liberal and Conservatives’ openness to target benefit plans in the public sector, which don’t guarantee stable benefits for retirees, puts defined benefits at risk for all Canadians – and we will immediately put a stop to this chipping away of retirement security.

We are committed to strengthening public pensions and improving retirement security for all Canadians and providing a basic guaranteed livable income for seniors. A New Democrat government will create a Pension Advisory Commission to develop a long-term plan to enhance Old Age Security, boost the Guaranteed Income Supplement to lift all seniors out of poverty, and strengthen the Canada Pension Plan. We’ll also make automatic enrollment in OAS and GIS retroactive, so no retiree misses out on benefits that they should be receiving, and support efforts to make sure Canadians have good retirement financial literacy.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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Green

  • Amend pension benefit legislation for federally-regulated pensions to maintain pension plan solvency.
  • Introduce a refundable tax credit equal to the amount of pension loss an individual incurs when a pension fails, as a temporary measure.
  • Enable the creation of a Distressed Pension Facility during corporate insolvency.
  • Establish super-priority of pensioners & pension plans in creditor hierarchy during insolvency proceedings.

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● Amend pension benefit legislation for federally-regulated pensions to:

● Maintain the solvency target at 100%.

● Require annual Actuarial Valuations

● Require the sponsor, in the event that the Actuarial Valuation solvency ratio falls below a prescribed threshold to:

○ Obtain a letter of credit to return to 100% solvency, or

○ Abide by restrictions on corporate cash management similar to Ontario’s recent 520/20, until the solvency of the plan is restored, or

○ Obtain informed consent of a significant portion of plan members (perhaps >75%) to implement a different solution, other than a. or b.

● As a short-term measure, a Green government would introduce a refundable tax credit equal to the amount of pension loss an individual incurs when a pension fails.

● To better protect the pensions of all Canadians whose companies file for bankruptcy, under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA),a Green government would amend insolvency legislation to extend super-priority to the unfunded pension liability.

● Amend insolvency legislation to enable the creation of a Distressed Pension Facility in the event of a corporate insolvency.

● Ensure the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) remains robust and adaptive to changing needs and circumstances by increasing over time the target income replacement rate for income received during working years, as needed.

● Regulate the CPP Investment Board to require divestment of coal, oil and gas shares and ensure that all investments are ethical and promote environmental sustainability.

● Protect private pensions by amending the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act to establish the super-priority of pensioners and the pension plan in the creditor hierarchy during company insolvency proceedings.

Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Pensions.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Pensions.

Conservative

  • Ensure pensioners have priority over shareholders & executives during bankruptcy or restructuring.
  • Prevent executives from being paid bonuses while restructuring if the pension plan isn't fully funded.
  • Stop forcing underfunded pension plans to be converted into annuities.

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Canada’s Conservatives will change legislation to ensure that pensioners have priority over corporate elites in bankruptcy or restructuring.

We will also better protect pensions by:

• Preventing executives from paying themselves bonuses while managing a company going through restructuring if the pension plan is not fully funded;

• No longer forcing underfunded pension plans from being converted to annuities, something that currently locks in losses and results in workers getting less money; and

• Requiring companies to report the funding status of their pension plans more clearly.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Regulation

We don't have any NDP policies on Regulation.
We don't have any Green policies on Regulation.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Regulation.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Regulation.

Conservative

  • Appoint a Minister Responsible for Red Tape Reduction to eliminate regulations at least once per year.
  • Create an Office of Regulatory Best Practice.
  • Create a Fast Track Certification Process for products that have already been approved in comparable jurisdictions.

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° Appoint a Minister Responsible for Red Tape Reduction tasked with introducing and passing at least one red tape reduction bill per year, eliminating unneeded or counterproductive red tape.

° Create an Office of Regulatory Best Practice with business members who evaluate the costs of new regulation.

° Form Industry Councils (biotech, retail, etc.) that will provide recommendations on world-leading regulation.

° Improving cost-benefit analysis of regulatory proposals by requiring consultation with industry so that regulators understand the true impact and consider lower-impact alternatives to achieve the same result.

° Fix the Impact Assessment process that is making it impossible to build major projects in Canada, based on the bipartisan Senate recommendations, and repeal Trudeau’s Tanker Ban.

° Create a Fast Track Certification Process that provides a faster path to approval for products that have already been approved in comparable jurisdictions.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Scientific Research & Exp. Dev

We don't have any NDP policies on Scientific Research & Exp. Dev.

Green

  • Invest in scientific research.
  • Implement the full funding recommendations from Canada's Fundamental Science Review.
  • Increase funding for granting councils from $22.4B to $30B.
  • Restore Climate Change & Atmospheric Research funding to the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council (NSERC).
  • Support NSERC's Framework on Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion.

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• Invest in scientific research and implement the full funding recommendations from Canada’s Fundamental Science Review.

• Increase R&D spending to 2.5% of GDP, bringing Canada in line with the OECD average.

• Increase funding for the granting councils from $22.4 billion 3 to $30 billion, including the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). Ensure all grants by the federal granting councils consider Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) outcomes of the research it supports.

• Restore and augment Climate Change and Atmospheric Research (CCAR) funding to NSERC and ensure ongoing funding for the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory, which the Liberals failed to restore after the funding ran out.

• Establish a dedicated innovation agency that focuses on developing joint projects across universities, private industry, and national labs.

• Support NSERC’s Framework on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in scientific research across all federal grant funding programs, and commit to strengthening Canadian scientific and engineering communities to include the full participation of equity-seeking groups, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people with diverse gender identities and people with disabilities.

• Create a dedicated, long-term funding program for water infrastructure, building on the success of the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund that operated between 2016 and 2018

Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Scientific Research & Exp. Dev.

Liberal

  • Reform the Scientific Research & Experimental Development Program.
  • Add 1K Canada Research Chairs to attract top talent at Canadian universities & support graduate research, focusing on improving gender & racial equity among Canadian faculty, promoting interdisciplinary research, & life sciences & biomedical research.
  • Provide $75M/year fund for colleges & universities to commercialise research.

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Reform the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Program to reduce red tape and the need for consultants, better align eligible expenses to today’s innovation and R&D and make the program more generous for those companies who take the biggest risks, promoting productivity, new inventions, and the creation of good jobs.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Add 1,000 Canada Research Chairs to help attract and retain top talent at Canadian universities and support graduate research, with a focus on improving gender and racial equity among Canadian faculty, promoting inter-disciplinary research, and reinforcing Canada’s world leading capabilities in life sciences and bio-medical research.

Establish a $75 million a year fund for colleges and universities to help commercialize leading research, including identifying and securing patent rights for research done within their institutions and connecting researchers with people and businesses to help put these innovations into action and grow our economy.

Drawing on Canada’s contribution to mRNA science and vaccines, introduce a new $100 million a year fund to pursue moonshot research into high-impact illnesses where a vaccine may be possible.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Strengthen equity targets for federally funded scientific research delivered through the granting councils to include a specific target for the representation of Black Canadians.

Provide funding of $30 million over 5 years to help promising graduate students, support the mentorship and development of younger researchers, and increase opportunities for Black Canadians in Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Move administration of the Scientific Research & Experimental Development program from CRA to ISED, under the same group that administers IRAP.
  • Allow ISED to issue a certificate of allowable deductions.
  • Make it easier for software dev to qualify for SR&ED.

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We will streamline and accelerate the SR&ED program. This important program is a badly broken administrative nightmare that fuels an ecosystem of consultants and advisory firms instead of focusing on research and development. Overall, 25% of SR&ED funding goes to consultants rather than innovators. To fix it, we will:

• Move administration from CRA to ISED and have the program administered by the same group that administers the IRAP program;

• Allow ISED to issue a certificate of allowable deductions which would then be accepted by CRA, saving significant compliance paperwork and allowing innovators to focus on innovating instead of filling out forms; and

• Making it easier for software development to qualify for SR&ED.

We will then launch a review of all innovation programs at ISED and across the government to ensure they are as simple as possible, to remove duplication, and to ensure that all innovation spending benefits Canada by:

• Requiring that recipients demonstrate that intellectual property, production, ownership, and profits are likely to stay in Canada;

• Prohibit foreign state-owned entities or those with ties to foreign militaries from receiving funding;

• Requiring that all intellectual property developed with the support of the Canadian government be held by a Canadian entity and that recipients agree to pay back the subsidy if they sell the IP to a foreign buyer;

• Ending the payment of Canadian tax dollars to large foreign tech companies; and

• Putting any money saved by no longer subsidizing foreign multinationals into increasing SR&ED generosity for Canadian small business.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Sick Leave

NDP

  • Work with the provinces to bring in permanent, country-wide access to paid sick days, with full income replacement, & reimbursed to employers.
  • Keep the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit in place until all Canadians have access to paid sick days.
  • Immediately legislate 10 paid sick days for federally-regulated workplaces.

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New Democrats will work with the provinces to update federal standards and bring in a permanent safety net of paid sick leave across the country, and to close the gap until every worker has access to paid sick days, we will fix the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit and keep it going until all Canadians have access to paid sick days.

We’ll allow sick leave to be taken by workers one or two days at a time, give full income replacement to workers who are sick, and reimburse employers instead of putting the onus on workers to apply for the program. Unlike the Liberals, we’ll move immediately to legislate 10 paid sick days in the Canada Labour Code for federally regulated workplaces.

Ready for Better, 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Sick Leave.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Sick Leave.

Liberal

  • Introduce amendments to the Canada Labour Code to provide 10 days of paid sick leave for all federally regulated workers, within 100 days.
  • Convene the provinces & territories to develop a national action plan to legislate sick leave.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Sick Leave.

Small Businesses

NDP

  • Continue wage and rent subsidies for small businesses until they're able to fully reopen after the pandemic.
  • Put in place a hiring bonus to pay the employer portion of EI and CPP for new or rehired staff.
  • Cap credit card merchant fees at 1%.

Green

  • Extend wage & rent subsidies until pandemic-related restrictions are fully lifted.
  • Hold the small business tax rate at no more than 9%.
  • Eliminate duplicative tax filings.
  • Streamline approvals for Small & Medium Enterprises to adopt technologies.
  • Subsidise the implementation of new clean technologies across all Small & Medium Enterprises.

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● Extend wage and rent subsidies until COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions are fully lifted.

● Hold the small business tax rate at no more than 9%.

● Reduce the paperwork burden on small businesses by eliminating duplicative tax filings and red tape.

● Ensure all new legislation considers the impact on small businesses.

● Reduce bureaucracy and streamline approvals for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to adopt technologies.

● Promote entrepreneurship training and business support, especially for women, young, racialized and Indigenous entrepreneurs.

● Provide affordable and accessible internet services across Canada, including rural areas.

● Establish a federally funded Green Venture Capital Fund of $1 billion to support viable small local green business start-ups.

● Subsidize the implementation of new clean technologies across all SMEs

Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Small Businesses.

Liberal

  • Extend the Canada Recovery Hiring Program to 31 Mar, 2022.
  • Help small & medium businesses adopt new tech.
  • Increase the Small Business Financing Program maximum loan to $500K, extend coverage to 15 years for equipment & leasehold improvements, & expand eligibility to non-profits.

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Extend the Canada Recovery Hiring Program to March 31, 2022, so businesses can hire more workers and Canadians can get back on the job.

Provide Canada’s hard-hit tourism industry with temporary wage and rent support of up to 75% of their expenses to help them get through the winter.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

We will move forward with our plan to implement the Canada Digital Adoption Program which will:

• Give microgrants of up to $2,400 to smaller Main Street businesses so they can afford the costs of new technology.

• Create training and work opportunities for as many as 28,000 young people so they can assist small and medium-sized businesses in adopting new technology.

• Offer zero-interest loans to small and medium-sized businesses so they can finance larger technology adoption projects.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

We will move forward with our plan to unleash investments by improving the Canada Small Business Financing Program. This will increase annual financing by an estimated $560 million, supporting approximately 2,900 additional small businesses.

A re-elected Liberal government will:

• Increase the maximum loan amount from $350,000 to $500,000 and extend loan coverage from 10 to 15 years for equipment and leasehold improvements.

• Expand borrower eligibility to include non-profit and charitable social enterprises.

• Introduce a new line of credit.

• Expand loan class eligibility to include lending against intellectual property as well as start-up assets and expenses.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

Keep moving forward with our plan to boost business investment by allowing privately owned, Canadian-controlled businesses to immediately expense up to $1.5 million of growth-enhancing investments, including in areas like software, patents, and machinery.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Provide loans of up to $200,000 for small and medium businesses in hospitality, retail, and tourism, with up to 25% forgiven and similar terms to CEBA loans.
  • Make BDC loans accessible to small businesses.
  • Fix the mortgage stress test.

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• Launching the Main Street Business Loan to provide loans of up to $200,000

° The $60,000 Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan is too small for thousands of small and medium businesses.

° Canada’s Conservatives will immediately offer a loan on similar terms but offering up to 4 months of pre-pandemic revenue up to a maximum of $200,000

We will forgive up to 25% depending on a company’s revenue loss.

• Making the first $25,000 of our Canada Investment Accelerator refundable for small business,providing a 5% investment tax credit for any capital investment made in 2022 and 2023.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

• Reform BDC to ensure that its loan programs are accessible to small businesses.

° This will include broadening BDC’s mandate to have it guarantee a portion of loans that Canada’s banks make to small business, in the same way that CMHC guarantees mortgages.

• Look for ways to make it easier to start a business and reduce the time that entrepreneurs spend dealing with government when they should be concentrating on their business.

• Fix the mortgage stress test to stop discriminating against small business owners, contractors and other non-permanent employees including casual workers.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Steel & Aluminum

NDP

Require the use of Canadian-made steel and aluminum for infrastructure projects.
We don't have any Green policies on Steel & Aluminum.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Steel & Aluminum.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Steel & Aluminum.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Steel & Aluminum.

Supply Management

NDP

  • Fully-protect supply management.
  • Ensure reciprocity in all trade negotiations.

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Supply management protects our family farms, rural communities and hundreds of thousands of jobs. New Democrats are committed to fully protecting supply management and ensuring reciprocity in all trade negotiations, and supporting our supply managed sectors as they innovate and grow.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Supply Management.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Supply Management.

Liberal

Work with supply-managed sectors to determine compensation for the new NAFTA within the first year of a new mandate.

Conservative

  • Ensure that farming families are engaged in any trade negotiations or programs impacting the dairy and poultry sectors, and that the Minister of Agriculture is at the table for those negotiations.
  • Finalize compensation programs within first 100 days.

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• Respect and defend supply management for our dairy and poultry farms and ensure that farming families are engaged in any trade negotiations or programs impacting the sector and that the Minister of Agriculture is at the table for those negotiations.

• Open new markets for our livestock, grain, and oilseed producers in our free trade negotiations.

• Within our first 100 days in office, finalize compensation program for supply managed processors under CPTPP and CETA and negotiate a compensation package for farmers and processors impacted by CUSMA.

• Work with the US Administration to remove the CUSMA limits on Canadian exports of powdered milk to third-party countries and establish reciprocal norms to ensure that our quality standards are respected.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Tax Evasion

NDP

  • Close tax loopholes.
  • Eliminate bearer shares.
  • Require companies to prove the economic reason for offshore transactions.
  • Improve transparency on taxes paid by large corporations.
  • Increase compliance funding to the CRA's enforcement section for international and corporate taxation.

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To boost the integrity of our tax system and combat tax evasion, we will take measures to close loopholes that include eliminating bearer shares, compelling companies to prove the economic reason for their offshore transactions, and improving transparency on the taxes paid by large corporations. We will also boost compliance funding to Canada Revenue Agency’s enforcement section dealing with international and corporate taxation, to ensure that companies can’t evade new measures.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Tax Evasion.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Tax Evasion.

Liberal

  • Significantly increase the CRA's resources to combat aggressive tax planning & avoidance.
  • Modernise the general anti-avoidance regime.
  • Work with international partners to implement a global minimum tax.

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Significantly increase the resources of the Canada Revenue Agency to combat aggressive tax planning and tax avoidance that allows the wealthiest to avoid paying the taxes they owe. This will increase CRA’s resources by up to $1 billion per year in order to close Canada’s tax gap.

Modernize the general anti-avoidance rule regime in order to focus on economic substance and restrict the ability of federally regulated entities, including financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies, to use tiered structures as a form of corporate tax planning that flows Canadian-derived profit through entities in low-tax jurisdictions in order to reduce taxes back in Canada.

Work with our international partners to implement a global minimum tax so that the biggest companies in the world are not able to escape the taxes they owe here in Canada.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

Provide more funding to the CRA, increasing to $750M/year, for stronger enforcement of taxation for multinational firms, of large corporations, international taxation, and other tax evasion.

Taxation

NDP

  • Introduce a temporary 15% tax on large corporate windfall profits during the pandemic.
  • Pursue large corporations that used wage subsidies to pay executive bonuses or shareholder dividends.
  • Increase the capital gains inclusion rate to 75%.
  • Increase the top marginal rate 2pp.
  • Introduce a luxury goods tax.
  • Introduce a 1% wealth tax on those with over $10M.
  • Return corporate income taxes to 2010 levels.

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We’ll protect family budgets, and force big corporations and big polluters to start paying what they owe. And we will raise revenues through new, fair and progressive taxation sources to make the investments Canadians need to thrive.

No one should be profiteering during a global health crisis when so many Canadians are suffering and need help more than ever. New Democrats will introduce a temporary COVID-19 excess profit tax that puts an additional 15% tax on large corporate windfall profits during the pandemic. We will go after large corporations that took publicly-funded COVID-19 wage subsidies and turned around and paid out executive bonuses, executed stock buy-backs or paid shareholder dividends.

To make our tax system fairer and ensure that the wealthiest individuals are paying their fair share, we will increase the capital gains inclusion rate to 75 percent. A New Democrat government will also boost the top marginal tax rate two points, put in place a luxury goods tax on things like yachts and private jets, and ask the very richest multi-millionaires to pay a bit more towards our shared services with a wealth tax.

A New Democrat government will ensure that large, profitable corporations are contributing to the important services and infrastructure that make Canada such a good place to do business. We will roll back the Conservatives’ corporate income tax cuts by three percentage points to 2010 levels. We will also ensure that internet giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon pay their fair share of taxes, just like every other company – unlike the Liberals, who broke their campaign promise to make these companies play by the rules.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Taxation.

Liberal

  • Raise corporate income taxes on banks & insurance companies who earn more than $1B/year, & introduce a temporary Canada Recovery Dividend for those companies to pay.
  • Require anyone who qualifies for the top tax bracket to pay at least 15% per year, regardless of deductions & credits.
  • Tax luxury cars, boats, & planes.
  • Eliminate flow-through shares for oil, gas, & coal projects.
  • Tax vaping products.

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Raise corporate income taxes on the largest, most profitable banks and insurance companies who earn more than $1 billion per year and introduce a temporary Canada Recovery Dividend that these companies would pay in recognition of the fact they have recovered faster and stronger than many other industries.

Create a minimum tax rule so that everyone who earns enough to qualify for the top bracket pays at least 15 % each year (the tax rate paid by people earning less than $49,000), removing their ability to artificially pay no tax through excessive use of deductions and credits.

Implement a tax on luxury cars, boats, and planes as outlined in Budget 2021.

Significantly increase the resources of the Canada Revenue Agency to combat aggressive tax planning and tax avoidance that allows the wealthiest to avoid paying the taxes they owe. This will increase CRA’s resources by up to $1 billion per year in order to close Canada’s tax gap.

Modernize the general anti-avoidance rule regime in order to focus on economic substance and restrict the ability of federally regulated entities, including financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies, to use tiered structures as a form of corporate tax planning that flows Canadian-derived profit through entities in low-tax jurisdictions in order to reduce taxes back in Canada.

Work with our international partners to implement a global minimum tax so that the biggest companies in the world are not able to escape the taxes they owe here in Canada.

Eliminate flow through shares for oil, gas, and coal projects to help promote clean growth and Canada’s transition to a net-zero economy.

Implement a national anti-flipping tax and move forward with Canada’s first ever national tax on non-resident, non-Canadians on vacant land and residential property.

Move forward with a national tax on vaping products and require tobacco manufacturers to pay for the cost of federal public health investments in tobacco control.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Make the Taxpayer Ombudsman an officer of Parliament with order-making authority.
  • Launch a review of the tax system to improve competitiveness, reduce rates, and simplify rules.
  • Revise CRA penalties.
  • Allow businesses with less than $60k in revenues to use simple cash accounting.
  • Study introducing new taxes on frequent flyers, non-electric luxury vehicles, & second homes.

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• Make the Taxpayer Ombudsman an officer of Parliament with order-making authority;

• Measure and report on the tax gap, in detail, by type of taxation and reason for the shortfall (similar to the UK model) so that CRA resources can be allocated where the problems exist;

• Impose a duty of care (a legal obligation to a reasonable standard) on CRA;

• Launch a comprehensive review of Canada’s tax system to improve competitiveness, bring down rates and simplify the rules;

• Revise CRA’s penalties so that first-time problems or errors receive only minor fines, with increasing severity for repeat offenders;

• Create a “welcome to CRA” program and materials for new small businesses; and

• Allow businesses with less than $60,000 in revenues to use simple cash accounting.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Tech Giants

NDP

Modernise the Broadcasting Act to create a level playing field between Canadian broadcasters & foreign streaming services.

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That’s why a we will step up to make sure that Netflix, Facebook, Google and other digital media companies play by the same rules as Canadian broadcasters. It means that these companies need to pay corporate taxes now, support Canadian content in both official languages, and take responsibility for what appears on their platforms, just like other media outlets.

New Democrats will do what the Liberals failed to do and modernize the Broadcasting Act fairly in order to create a level playing field between Canadian broadcasters and foreign streaming services, to rebalance negotiating power for Canadian independent producers and the Canadian cultural sector, and to ensure Canadian programming is owned by Canadians. In addition, we will prioritize partnerships with Canadian independent producers, increase funding for Telefilm and enhance financial support for the Canada Media Fund.

Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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We don't have any Green policies on Tech Giants.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Tech Giants.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Tech Giants.

Conservative

  • Introduce a digital services tax of 3% gross revenue in Canada for companies that don't pay corporate income tax in Canada.
  • Create a technology task force in the Competition Bureau to examine whether big tech dominance & anti-competitive behaviour is damaging to Canadian industry.

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Canada’s Conservatives will create a technology task force within the Competition Bureau to examine whether dominance and anti-competitive behaviour of big tech is damaging to Canadian industry. We will examine how algorithms and data give big tech an advantage over Canadian business, as well as how fintech and new technologies could foster improved competition.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Unions & Worker Control

NDP

  • Defend the Rand formula.
  • Oppose back-to-work legislation.
  • Update the Canada Labour Code.
  • Ban the use of replacement workers during labour disputes.

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That’s why New Democrats believe that it should be easier to join a union that will protect your rights and ensure fair working conditions. We will defend the Rand formula, so that unions can effectively advocate for workers, and we will continue to oppose heavy-handed legislation that suspends the rights to bargain and to strike.

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We don't have any Green policies on Unions & Worker Control.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Unions & Worker Control.

Liberal

  • Introduce legislation to prohibit the use of replacement workers when a union employer in a federally-regulated industry locks out its employees.
  • Work with federally-regulated employers & labour groups to develop a policy on the right of employees to disconnect at the end of the workday.

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Create a fairer collective bargaining process by introducing legislation to prohibit the use of replacement workers, “scabs,” when a union employer in a federally regulated industry has locked out employees.

Work with federally regulated employers and labour groups to co-develop a new policy for the right to disconnect so that workers can disconnect at the end of a workday without worrying about job security and restore healthy work-life balance.

Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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Conservative

  • Require federally-regulated employers w/ over 1K employees or $100M in annual revenue to include worker representation on their boards.
  • Work w/ unions on updating the Labour Code to remove barriers to unionisation.
  • Give unions standing at the Canada International Trade Tribunal.

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• Give workers a seat at the table by requiring federally regulated employers with over 1,000 employees or $100 million in annual revenue to include worker representation on their boards of directors;

• Level the playing field between unions and multinationals by consulting with union leaders and then implementing changes to the Canada Labour Code to remove barriers that prevent unions from organizing large employers with a history of anti-labour activity;

• Work with unions to modernize the Canada Labour Code to provide more flexibility in working hours and working from home.

• Give unions standing at the Canada International Trade Tribunal to allow them to bring actions on issues like dumping.

Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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Working from Home

We don't have any NDP policies on Working from Home.
We don't have any Green policies on Working from Home.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Working from Home.

Liberal

Extend the Home Expense deduction for an additional 2 years, through the 2022 tax year, & increase the deductible amount to $500.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Working from Home.