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Investing in our national defence

Letter to the Honourable Bill Blair, P.C., M.P., Minister of National Defence Dear Minister, On behalf of the Business Council of Canada (BCC) and our more than 170 members, please accept our congratulations on your appointment as Minister of National […]

Reforming Canada’s regulatory approval and permitting process

As published by the C.D. Howe Institute as an Intelligence memo. From: Michael Gullo and Heather Exner-PirotTo: The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural ResourcesDate: July 20, 2023RE: Reforming Canada’s regulatory approval and permitting […]

Working together to resolve the BC ports strike

Letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the leaders of the opposition to work together to end the strike by British Columbia port workers. Re: Work Stoppage at Ports in British Columbia Dear Prime Minister, Messrs. Poilievre, Singh, and […]

Allowing for international tax reform

Letter to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland regarding the implementation of Canada’s Digital Services Tax. Dear Deputy Prime Minister,  Further to our letter of February 15, 2023, I am writing on behalf of the Business Council of Canada […]

Shutdown of B.C. ports fuels inflation for Canadians

Joint letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the heads of business associations employing millions of Canadians calling on Parliament to end the strike by British Columbia port workers. Dear Prime Minister: On behalf of the Canadian business community, we […]

Key priorities for the Council of the Federation

Letter to Premiers ahead of the Council of the Federation meeting in Winnipeg on July 10-12, 2023 RE: 2023 Summer Meeting of Canada’s Premiers Dear Premiers, Canadians have been forced to deal with one geopolitical crisis after another. World events […]

Canadian organizations call for labour stability on Canada’s West Coast

Joint letter to the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, P.C., M.P., Minister of Labour and the Honourable Omar Alghabra, P.C., M.P., Minister of Transport, regarding labour stability on Canada’s West Coast Re: Federal Government Engagement on Labour Stability on Canada’s West Coast […]

Protecting Canadians from foreign interference

Letter to the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, summarizing key recommendations by the Business Council of Canada and its members to the federal government’s consultation on a foreign influence transparency registry. Re: Prioritize measures to detect, […]

Accelerating major project approvals gives Canada a competitive advantage

Letter sent by Goldy Hyder to Janice Charette, Clerk of the Privy Council, as part of her work on a committee of senior public servants, which includes Deputy Minister of Finance Michael Sabia and was announced in Budget 2023, to […]

Canadians can’t wait for consumer privacy reform

The data-driven economy is not emerging. It is here and all around us. Accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have migrated much of their daily lives online. This has completely changed the way we access information, buy goods and services, […]