Sentences with phrase «federal and provincial governments as»

LSSO will be focusing on a number of things throughout the year by generating discussion around important issues with the federal and provincial government as well as agencies that implement and provide funding for various initiatives, says Robski.

Not exact matches

With revenues from the band's winery, golf course, luxury hotel and other ventures as collateral, it can now issue bonds just like municipal, provincial or federal governments — a first in Canada for a native band.

They were brought in by the federal and most provincial governments for labour - backed VC funds in the 80s and early»90s, as a way to stimulate badly needed investment in technology.

Newfoundland's fight can be seen as a dry run for when the federal government finally bows to international pressure and dismantles the antiquated rules that protect Canada's provincial dairy, poultry and egg markets from foreign competition.

«Public - sector spending — a strong, steady contributor to the economy over the past decade — is now being curtailed as federal and provincial governments try to bring deficits under control,» the Conference Board of Canada noted in a recent forecast.

Civil - service jobs providing front - line service to the public and support to government bodies such as municipal departments, or provincial or federal ministries.

In the latest instalment, Kinsella and his Progressive Group colleague Mark Jiles are at the centre of B.C.'s scandal of the moment, thanks to a report by the 24 Hours newspaper that uncovered documents from Washington State where the pair bragged about their company's close connections with members of the provincial and federal governments, as well as the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee.

Steve said «this honour really belongs to CCGG as a whole and is based on what everyone involved with CCGG has done in the last 10 years to bring the majority voting issue to light in Canada and to keep it top of mind with federal and provincial governments, the TSX, directors and the press».

OTTAWA — The federal government stands to raise as much as $ 280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue neutral for Ottawa.

A senior oil executive is urging federal and provincial governments to put a significant price on carbon dioxide to encourage the industry to reduce emissions even as it increases production and accesses new and growing markets.

Recent investments by TransLink, the provincial government and the federal government have led to completion of the Canada Line and construction of the new Evergreen Line, as well as a new SeaBus, 48 new Skytrain cars, new WestCoast Express Cars, and new buses.

In the 2006 Budget, the government promised to reduce the deficit by $ 3 billion per year; to reduce the federal debt - to - GDP ratio to 25 per cent by 2012 - 13; to eliminate the total government sector debt (which includes the federal, provincial and local governments as well as the Canada and Quebec pension plans) by 2021; and finally, to keep the growth in program expenses below the rate of growth in nominal GDP.

Opinion: Most provincial and federal climate plans use carbon pricing as a revenue tool to fund government programs that subsidize inefficient carbon reduction strategies

Nor does it in any way restrict federal, provincial or territorial governments from implementing new laws and regulations in areas such as health and safety, labour protection, education and the environment.

Municipal operating spending has also increased because of further downloading of responsibilities by federal and provincial governments onto municipalities. The biggest increases in spending by municipalities over the past two decades have been for housing, health, social services and environmentâ $» all areas where federal and provincial governments also have responsibility, as the FCM's recent State of Canadaâ $ ™ s Cities and Communities report demonstrated.

Moreover, the principle of equalization has been a major source of debate in Canadian politics, between the federal and provincial levels of government, as well as between provinces.

Cases such as this, the Court explained, illustrate why environmental assessment in Canada is designed to «promote co-operation and co-ordinated action between federal and provincial governments.»

Government grants for hiring and training abound for businesses operating in Ontario, with both federal and provincial programs offering as much as $ 20,000 or more to companies that hire and / or train workers.

The federal government and provincial governments, as well as Canadian employers, are then able to select candidates from this pool who will then receive an «invitation to apply» for immigration to Canada under one of the programs.

And, as such, it has a significant impact on the fiscal frameworks of federal, provincial, and municipal governmenAnd, as such, it has a significant impact on the fiscal frameworks of federal, provincial, and municipal governmenand municipal governments.

The main man in this regard was Mr. Paul Boothe, an unassuming, consummate federal civil servant who proved in the heat of battle that he could negotiate with the best of them. If only all our public officials were as determined and skilful in their efforts to pro-actively win real investment and real opportunities for our industries. The St. Catharines announcement is in large part the fruition of the efforts by Boothe (and all the other stakeholders in last year's rescue, including the provincial government and the CAW) to negotiate a package that was much more than a bailout. Rather, it was a recipe for a reaffirmed Canadian presence by these two lynchpin manufacturers (GM and Chrysler).

I would like to use your Lentil Walnut Apple Loaf photo (with the recipe title) as one of four photos to represent on Change.org the Canadian petition e-1205 asking the government to offer a mandatory vegan option in all federal and provincial public establishments such as schools, hospital, prisons, ect

It seems there's a push on to establish Canada as a centre for artificial intelligence research and, if the federal and provincial governments have their way, for commercialization of said research.

It's almost as if the BC government, and the new federal Liberal authority in Ottawa, realize that housing affordability is no longer merely a concern, but a genuine provincial crisis.

As for credit risk, RRBs are primarily issued by the federal (and to a much lesser extent, provincial) governments, all with good credit standing.

If you save for a child age 17 and under, the federal government and some provincial governments will also put money into the RESP as a grant or bondBond A kind of loan you make to the government or a company.

The Nova Scotia SPCA strongly supports the banning of the sale or importation of any exotic creature or wildlife for the use as a pet or display and urges the federal and provincial governments to enact supporting legislation.

As a leading advocate of renewable energy, Canada's federal and provincial governments are moving aggressively to modernize electricity systems and expand energy economies to capitalize on the advantages of renewable energy.

The company has picked May 31 as the deadline for the federal and provincial governments to reach an agreement to reduce risks so construction can proceed.

Finance Canada is quietly pushing the idea of a federal carbon tax as the Liberal government looks to set a minimum national price and complement provincial carbon pricing plans, sources say.

«Smart Energy Communities integrate renewable energy sources, such as RNG, into conventional energy distribution networks, such as the natural gas grid, and are essential for enabling federal, provincial, territorial and local governments to achieve their energy and GHG targets,» said Gilmour.

Tim Shipton, for the Alberta Enterprise Group, characterized the relationship between industry and the provincial and federal governments as cooperative.

Previously she worked as the manager of library services for a national law firm, worked for provincial and federal governments, and a law society library.

The time has come to require municipalities to provide the same level of access to municipal by laws as the federal and provincial governments provide to statutes and regulations.

In consultation with the community, federal and provincial governments must take action to limit HIV criminalization and bring the law in line with international recommendations, science and human rights as outlined in the attached brief.

Back in June, we mentioned how the federal government and a majority of its provincial counterparts — including the Government of Ontario — reached an agreement in principle to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (the «CPP»), and noted that the controversial Ontario Retirement Pension Plan would not be launched agovernment and a majority of its provincial counterparts — including the Government of Ontario — reached an agreement in principle to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (the «CPP»), and noted that the controversial Ontario Retirement Pension Plan would not be launched aGovernment of Ontario — reached an agreement in principle to enhance the Canada Pension Plan (the «CPP»), and noted that the controversial Ontario Retirement Pension Plan would not be launched as planned.

Additionally, the provincial and municipal governments across the country have a large role to play as they have been explicitly given authority by the federal government to fill in... [more]

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The delegate to the ULCC are mainly senior or middle - level bureaucrats from the provincial, territorial and federal governments, but law commission representatives and others (such as a representative from the OBA and one from the CBA) are invited to join their respective delegations).

In support of his position, the father relied on the «Haudenosaunee right to be subject, [solely] and exclusively, to the family law and child support and parenting processes under Haudenosaunee law», which relates to the inherent right to self - government recognized and affirmed by the Constitution, and that the Haudenosaunee «have not accepted the imposition of Canadian laws that touch on matters central to their society, namely governance and the application of provincial and federal statutory regimes that infringe on their core identity as a people».

Those options could include direct investment or some kind of financial backstop to the project, as the Alberta government says it's prepared to make, or withholding discretionary federal spending from British Columbia to punish the provincial NDP government for delaying its own permits and threatening more court challenges to the project.

The dealers received no notice they'd be receiving the wind down agreements when other parties, such as the federal and provincial governments, were aware of what was to come, Sterns said.

Additionally, the provincial and municipal governments across the country have a large role to play as they have been explicitly given authority by the federal government to fill in some of the legislative holes (e.g. as the law will relate to retail and distribution) or to alter some of the existing baselines set out by the Cannabis Act (e.g. the minimum age for purchase and consumption).

The Court of Appeal in Gutowski recognized the importance of municipal councilors exercising their freedom of expression in their role as elected members of municipal government but stopped short of finding that this was sufficient to extend to municipal councilors the same absolute privilege afforded to their federal and provincial counterparts.

In many ways, it also appears to consecrate the latter set of rights as a basis for something like a third level of government, with its own distinct relationship with both federal enactments and provincial laws of general application.

[108] In Tsilhqot» in the court stressed the limits of interjurisdictional immunity, confirming that the doctrine should be applied with restraint so as not to thwart cooperative federalism between the federal and provincial governments: [The Court quoted at para 149].

Steve said «this honour really belongs to CCGG as a whole and is based on what everyone involved with CCGG has done in the last 10 years to bring the majority voting issue to light in Canada and to keep it top of mind with federal and provincial governments, the TSX, directors and the press».

It found that by declaring Métis and non-status Indians as Indians, it would resolve a longstanding jurisdictional issue in which both provincial governments and the federal government have denied legislative responsibility in respect of Métis and non-status Indians, leaving them in a jurisdictional wasteland «with significant and obvious disadvantaging consequences».

This group of lawyers includes The Honourable Frank Iacobucci, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, others who have worked in government and with current and former parliamentarians, as well as those who have been seconded to work with federal and provincial regulatory bodies.

The Court of Appeal characterized this appeal as «a question about jurisdiction involving the constitutional division of powers between the federal and provincial governments, sometimes termed inter-jurisdictional immunity, as well as the doctrine of paramountcy.»