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Lobbying a government can be suspenseful; we often don’t know if we are being heard or not. Recent federal budgets focused on social issues and had virtually nothing to say about Canada’s economic competitiveness. We have been aggressive in 2022-2023 in demanding more attention to the critical transportation needed to allow business to fight effectively […]
CIFFA wrote to several government ministers to draw attention to the ongoing labour negotiations at Canada’s West Coast ports. The BCMEA and ILWU are negotiating two coastwide collective agreements on behalf of the Longshore Locals and Local 514 Ship & Dock Foremen respectively. CIFFA’s members regard this situation as potentially one of the most significant […]
CIFFA’s national committees meet several times a year to discuss relevant issues or developments that may affect member companies. Most of the committees last met in January. Following is a look at what committee members discussed and decided at those meetings. (Read full text)
After nearly three years of historic turmoil, Canada is navigating a changing global economy—one that is presenting both challenges and opportunities for Canadians and Canadian businesses. The federal government, ahead of Budget 2023, has asked to hear ideas about how to help Canadians succeed while building stronger, greener, more competitive, more innovative, and more inclusive […]
CIFFA has released COMMENT December 14 on the federal government’s Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities’ report: “Improving efficiency and resiliency in Canada’s Supply Chains” (The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities primarily studies the legislation, policies and programs, and other issues of national importance related to transportation, infrastructure, and Canadian cities and […]
The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association is pleased to offer the following brief in response to the invitation from the federal government and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, to comment on Canada’s competition policy and enabling legislation. (Read complete CIFFA comments.) More information on Making Competition Work for Canadians: […]