Sentences with phrase «with federal changes»

The parental leave changes were made to align with federal changes to Employment Insurance parental benefits.

Not exact matches

Canada's federal and provincial governments are racing ahead with drastic changes to housing regulations — without having a good grasp of current reality

«Alberta's new climate strategy, combined with a new federal government that is a true climate change partner for the provinces and territories, positions Canada to enter the Paris conference with a united voice.»

While it's still unclear if Session's views will translate into changes in policy or enforcement, this attitude shift at the federal level doesn't align with public opinion on the issue.

Western Australia's peak industry lobby group has repeated its call for the federal government to come up with credible evidence to support its proposed changes to the 457 visa program for temporary s

The provincial government (along with the federal government before it) has instead implemented policy changes to cool the market.

Vettese says the proposed changes would be unpopular with the general public and wouldn't net federal coffers much money anyway.

Changes to the country's immigration rules implemented by the federal government last year could help replenish the pool of workers available to employers, with a new emphasis on skills and youth.

Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

Even with the proposed federal tax law changes pending, here are a few places to start:

His newest company, govWorks, launched earlier this year, and its mission is to change the way the public interfaces with both federal and foreign governments.

For Aetna, the deal would mark a change in strategy after its attempted tie - up with Humana was blocked by a federal court on antitrust grounds.

Small business owners are more satisfied with the federal government than they have been in recent years, but a new survey has found there are still a lot of changes the sector would like to see implemented to help run their businesses efficiently.

The federal government will spend $ 8.5 million to change the traffic lines on all Mitchell and Kwinana freeway on - ramps in an effort to improve traffic merging and remove the stigma widely associated with Perth drivers.

But change is coming as the British icon seeks to adapt to the decline in traditional «snail mail» and compete with the likes of Federal Express and UPS.

It indicated when it issued its most recent delay in November that it would use the time to work with other federal regulators on potential changes to the delayed provisions.

«We take stock of coal market developments in 2017 and find that while U.S. production did recover slightly, it had nothing to do with a change in federal policy,» Rhodium Group analysts wrote in a recent note.

President Trump continues to make sweeping changes with the swipe of his pen, signing an executive order on Monday stating that for every new federal regulation, two existing rules must be eliminated.

The EPA, a federal agency charged with safeguarding clean, livable air and water, funds and conducts research into the effects of climate change on public health, the environment, and natural disasters.

It requires states and local governments with a history of racial and ethnic discrimination, mainly in the South, to get advance approval either from the Justice Department or the federal court in Washington before making any changes that affect elections.

He expects to graduatein December 2012, and says his summerinternship with the federal governmentin change management helped fill agap in his resumé.

He couldn't undo it on his own, but he could work with Congress to make changes to it or to rewrite the rule, which is currently in limbo since a federal judge in Texas blocked it in late November.

«It's unfortunate that the politics of climate change have evolved to the point in this country where really serious games of chicken are being played with major agencies in our federal government,» Nesbitt said.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

With Republican efforts to «repeal and replace» Obamacare in legislative limbo, and with potentially enormous changes in federal budget outlays on the horizon, the outlook for healthcare policy is cloudier than it has been in years — adding yet another challenge to those who want to invest and innovate in this aWith Republican efforts to «repeal and replace» Obamacare in legislative limbo, and with potentially enormous changes in federal budget outlays on the horizon, the outlook for healthcare policy is cloudier than it has been in years — adding yet another challenge to those who want to invest and innovate in this awith potentially enormous changes in federal budget outlays on the horizon, the outlook for healthcare policy is cloudier than it has been in years — adding yet another challenge to those who want to invest and innovate in this area.

When the main so - called Labour Market Agreements with the provinces come up for renegotiation in 2014, Flaherty said they will be changed so that much of the federal money goes directly to businesses.

It is of great importance that the public is confident that the federal funds rate will be, on average over time, within the target range set forth by the FOMC, and that other money market rates will continue to move closely with changes in the federal funds rate.

A number of operational features were required to implement such an overnight reverse repo, or ON RRP, facility: It would need same - day settlement; 16 the operation would need to be run predictably, every day, and as late in the day as possible, to give lenders time to bargain with other counterparties using the outside option of investing with the Federal Reserve; 17 an appropriate spread below IOR would be required to ensure that the facility neither induced large changes in the structure of money markets nor lost the ability to support interest rate control; 18 and the operations would need enough unused capacity that lenders could credibly propose to leave borrowers that did not offer an adequate interest rate.19

Canada's new federal government, coupled with significant provincial leadership — especially from Alberta, with its big moves on climate change — mean our country is putting its best foot forward.

The paper concludes that with the policy changes to date, including budget cuts and the changes to the Canada Health Act and to the elderly benefit system, the federal government will have a long - term sustainable fiscal structure characterized by a declining debt to GDP ratio.

The payments and benefits provided under his executive agreement in connection with a change in control may not be eligible for a federal income tax deduction for the company pursuant to Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code.

But it also includes measures that the Opposition Parties may not want to support; for example; the increase in annual Tax Free Savings Account contribution limit; changes to the sick leave provisions of federal employees; and retroactive legislation to protect the RCMP from possible criminal charges with respect to the destruction of data under the Access to Information Act.

Now, so too has the academic who advised our federal minister of finance that it would be a smart idea to change the 40 - year - old rules that govern Canada's small businesses, with a mere 75 - day «consultation» process, in the dog days of summer.

A two - day Federal Reserve policy meeting ended Wednesday with no change in rates, as expected, while the U.S. central bank said inflation had «moved close» to its target, leaving it on track to raise borrowing costs in June.

The company actually services both private and federal loans, so the type of loan you have won't change once you start paying it off with Great Lakes.

If we look to federal jurisdiction, the National Energy Board has issued a series of decisions since 2010, with input from Environment and Climate Change Canada, requiring offsetting for caribou and other species at risk and rare or sensitive habitats.

This hearing served as a check - in with Mr. Sloan for committee members to ask what Wells Fargo had done to change its corporate culture, rectify outstanding issues for customers, and comply with federal regulations.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

It reduced the cap on borrowing subject to the mortgage interest deduction (MID) from $ 1 million to $ 750,000, and capped deductions for state and local taxes, including property taxes, at $ 10,000.1 These changes, in combination with a doubling of the standard deduction, mean that many homeowners will experience a loss of tax benefits associated with homeownership, and the changes represent a significant shift in the federal government's willingness to promote and subsidize homeownership.

He would become the longest - serving leader of a major political party in Canadian history and the only Prime Minister to win four consecutive federal elections by backing up his pledge of real change with real action.

States tend to allow fewer deductions and credits than the federal government does, but especially in states with state - level Earned Income Tax Credits, eliminating deductions and credits outright (perhaps except for a standard exemption, but even that could be hard to implement) would be a significant change, and potentially a tax hike on poor families.

By all indications, the Conservative party is about to once again go on a federal campaign with little more than a fig leaf in lieu of a serious climate change mitigation strategy.

«All of our plans on disaster recovery are premised with the federal government coming in with a big chunk of short - term FEMA money and then a big chunk of long - term bailout money,» said Edward Richards, director of the Louisiana State University Climate Change Law and Policy Project.

The great victory of the Federal Reserve in the half - cycle since 2009 was not ending the global financial crisis; the crisis actually ended in March 2009 with the stroke of a pen that changed accounting rule FAS157 and eliminated mark - to - market accounting for banks (instantly removing the specter of widespread insolvencies by allowing «significant judgment» in valuing distressed assets).

This finding — that Liberal - and NDP - voting business owners are more on - board than not with changes to income sprinkling rules — suggests that this specific change may not be a crisis for the federal government in the way some have characterized these changes overall.

With a federal or private student loan consolidation, you can change your repayment length and thereby reduce your monthly payment and lower your debt - to - income ratio.

Under the terms of the 2011 settlement with the FTC, Facebook agreed to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of its resolution of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than they intended.

Tom Angell, of the pro-marijuana legalization group Marijuana Majority, said in an email that «while most of our federal gains to date have been through amendments attached to much broader spending bills, I'm hopeful that with the growing number of states changing their laws these stand - alone bills [like Garrett's] will get enough traction to at least finally start getting hearings.»

If you want to understand why the federal government has clocked deficits in every single year since the 2008/09 financial crisis, save one (2015), and why there won't be another black - ink budget until at least the mid-2020s, look at the pre-budget picture with Finance Minister Bill Morneau where he changes his shoes.

And Sousa says the federal government has a co-operative agreement with the Quebec Pension Plan and made legislative changes to the Income Tax Act to allow higher contributions to the Saskatchewan Pension Plan.