Haldimand—Norfolk's candidates' promises on Jobs, Businesses, & Labour

Agriculture

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

The CHP supports the institution of the family farm. • The CHP would protect access to locally-grown food. • The CHP encourages research into regenerative farming.

• A nation that cannot feed itself cannot survive; there is no more

important task than raising food.

• The CHP supports the institution of the family farm.

• The CHP would protect access to locally-grown food.

• The CHP encourages research into regenerative farming.

A nation that cannot feed itself cannot survive. There is no more

important task than raising food.

Every Canadian depends on the bounty of the earth and the hard work

of Canada’s farmers as well as on the sovereign and providential hand

of God who provides Sun, Soil, Seed and Water, all essential elements

for the production of food.

Historically, the majority of Canada’s farms have been family-operated

businesses, some of them very small and some of them very large. The

CHP supports the institution of the Family Farm, both as the source of

much-needed food, a source of income for many Canadians, and an

incredible training ground for young Canadians to learn work ethics and

to develop an understanding of God’s miraculous design for growth,

seasonal cycles and the rewards of hard work.

Agriculture must be protected and encouraged if we are to survive.

SOIL STEWARDSHIP

There are 4 elements that we all rely on God to provide for our farmers. Sun, Rain, Soil, and Seed. Soil Stewardship is of high importance in this riding. The majority of Ontario’s growers are found right here, in Haldimand-Norfolk. According to the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, Ontario has the best quality farmland in Canada. But arable land is limited here, and around the world. We need to protect and improve our soil to safeguard our food production. Good soil stewardship improves yields, prevents erosion and loss of nutrients, and improves drainage and water holding capacity.

Biodiversity on farms improves soil, economic resilience, and benefits wildlife as well.

Phosphorous loading into Lake Erie is mostly from erosion. Preventing erosion keeps the nutrients and soil on the farm and not in our water.

CHP supports producer organizations that create conducive growth and management. Management like crop rotation, cover crops, distribution and diversity of livestock production which increase soil stewardship. Growth like wetlands, meadow-lands, and wildlife corridors which benefit migrating and endangered species and pollinators, and store excess rain, preventing an extra 18 inches of rain water from accumulating in Lake Erie.

CHP supports policies that help ensure biologically-sourced fertilizers such as manure and compost are available to farms across the country and not concentrated in certain areas.

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Green

Ban imports of food products containing substances prohibited in Canada

"Ban imports of food products containing substances prohibited in Canada to protect Canadian health, food safety, and agricultural standards." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure public institutions prioritise Canadian-grown food

"Expand farm-to-institution procurement, ensuring public institutions (schools, hospitals, universities) prioritize Canadian-grown food." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require federally-funded food procurement programmes purchase at east 75% Canadian-grown food

"Mandate a “Canada First” purchasing policy for all federally funded food procurement programs, requiring a minimum of 75% Canadian-grown food, with priority given to local and provincial suppliers" — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Build and expand food processing, storage, and distribution infrastructure
Replace 1/3 of food imports with locally-produced food

"Increase Canada’s food self-sufficiency by replacing one-third of food imports with locally produced food." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
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Create a system of regional food hubs
Reduce regulatory barriers for small-scale processors to ensure local producers have access to food processing
Invest in urban agriculture

"Invest in urban agriculture to increase food production and distribution in high density areas." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Expand farmers' markets, culinary tourism, and direct-to-consumer food sales

"Expand farmers’ markets, culinary tourism, and direct-to-consumer food sales, reducing corporate control over food distribution and supporting local food cooperatives and processing facilities." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Implement safeguards to prevent speculation of agricultural lands
Support a transition of agroecological systems using and respecting traditional ecological knowledge
Ensure that the National School Lunch Program prioritises purchasing local and regional food
Set targets to reduce pesticide use and support a transition to organic farming
Ban neonicotinoid pesticides and support farmers in adopting alternatives
Ban the most harmful pesticides and industrial chemicals linked to cancer and neurodevelopmental disorders
Expand access to land and farming opportunities for rural youth interested in sustainable agriculture
Promote plant-based eating

"Promote plant-based eating in alignment with Canada’s Food Guide, supporting public health and lowering the environmental impact of food production." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Agriculture.

Conservative

Pass legislation to prevent foreign governments and corporations from buying up Canadian farmland and report on how much farmland is already owned by foreign governments and corporations

"Pass a Farmland Protection Act to stop foreign governments and corporations from buying up Canadian farmland, and report on how much farmland is already owned by foreign governments and foreign corporations." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Make permanent the doubling of revenue protection for farmers under the AgriStability Program

"Making permanent the doubling of the revenue protection for farmers under the AgriStability Program, from $3 million to $6 million per farm, in the case of significant revenue drops caused by the impacts of tariffs, extreme weather events, and other external shocks;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Create a new $200M fund to build more domestic food processing capacity

"Build more domestic processing capacity, including food processing capacity in rural and remote areas, with a new $200 million Domestic Food Processing Fund;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Add another $30M to the AgriMarketing Program to help farmers, ranchers, and producers access new markets, including in the fish and seafood sectors

"Increase support for farmers, ranchers, and producers to access new markets for their food products with an additional $30 million in the AgriMarketing Program;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

"Increase support for farmers, ranchers, and producers, including in the fish and seafood sectors, to access new markets for their food products with an additional $30 million in the AgriMarketing Program. This will build on recent successes, including the recent opening of new Agri-Food Offices abroad, which helps our farmers access new markets and diversify away from the United States." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Add $30M to the Agriculture Clean Technology Program to help farmers and ranchers buy new, more efficient farm equipment
Invest in greenhouses, hydroponics, and other controlled environment agriculture to allow growing more types of food in Canada

"Strengthen Canada’s food security by investing in greenhouses, hydroponics, and other controlled environment agriculture that allow us to grow more types of food, here at home. We will work with the private sector to protect Canadian food security." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
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Amend the mandates of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency to ensure they consider food security and the cost of food in regulatory decisions

"Amend the mandates of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency to ensure they consider food security and the cost of food in all their regulatory decisions without compromising on health and safety. Currently, these important agencies only look at their respective mandates through a health and safety lens." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Direct the Canada Infrastructure Bank to prioritise investments in agriculture, fisheries, agri-food, and the food supply chain

"Direct the Canada Infrastructure Bank to prioritize investments in agriculture, fisheries, agri-food, and the food supply chain, particularly those that improve food security and reduce the cost of food for Canadian families, unlocking potentially billions in investment for the sector." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Extend the Extended Railway Interswitching pilot by three years, and try to exclude non-Canadian railways from the project

"Help Canadian farmers get their goods to market at low cost, particularly in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. We will do this by extending the Extended Railway Interswitching pilot by three years. As part of our commitment to support Canadian workers, we will explore all options to exclude non-Canadian railways from being included in this project." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Work with the National School Food Program and provinces and territories to prioritise Canadian food products in school meals

"Work with the National School Food Program and provinces and territories to prioritize the purchasing of Canadian food products as much as possible, supporting our farmers and ensuring Canadian kids have access to local, fresh food grown and caught right here in Canada [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Work with the Canada Food Inspection Agency to ensure mutual recognition of food safety standards with reliable trading partners

"Work with the Canada Food Inspection Agency to ensure mutual recognition of food safety standards with reliable trading partners. This will cut red tape to accelerate access to new technology approvals without compromising health and safety." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Double the Agricultural Loans Act loan guarantee limit, increasing it to $1M, and expand terms by 5-10 years

"Double the loan guarantee limit, from $500,000 to $1 million, of the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act program and expand terms by 5-10 years." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Alcohol

We don't have any Green policies on Alcohol.

We don't have any NDP policies on Alcohol.

Conservative

End automatic annual tax increases on alcohol, and bring the tax rate down to 2017 levels
End the ban on interprovincial alcohol shipments

"Tear down trade barriers on Canadian wine, beer and spirits by ending the ban on interprovincial alcohol shipments so Canadians can buy and sell across provincial borders." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Alcohol.

Employment Insurance

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

The CHP will introduce a Personal Income Security Account (PISA) to take the place of the CPP and give Canadians more control of their own funds.

• The Canada Pension Plan is underfunded.

• Canadians deserve control of their own pension funds.

• The CHP will introduce a Personal Income Security Account (PISA)

to take the place of the CPP and give Canadians more control of

their own funds.

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The Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Pension are helpful income

supplements but are often entirely inadequate to meet the needs of

our aging seniors who have contributed so greatly to our national

economic health and development.

The CHP would initiate a PISA (Personal Income Security Account) for

every Canadian at the time they enter the workforce. Rather than

pooling the employment deductions of workers, the PISA would be a

self-managed fund made up of workplace deductions from both the

employee and employer, vested in the personal savings account of each

employee. It would be available when needed—up to a certain annual

threshold—to compensate workers for time lost through periods of

unemployment or disability but its primary purpose would be to

provide an adequate income for workers in retirement. The program

would be optional for those who see its benefits and wish to take

advantage of its growth and financial leverage over time.

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Green

Lower the eligibility threshold for EI to 360 hours or 12 weeks
Extend maximum EI benefit periods to 50 weeks nationwide
Raise the EI replacement rate from 55% to 66.6% of previous earnings
Create an EI Emergency Response Fund for workers affected by disasters, economic downturns, or industry shutdowns
Set a minimum EI benefit of $450/week, increasing over time
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Increase Maximum Insurable Earnings (MIE) to $94,000, aligning with Quebec's parental insurance plan
Establish EI Emergency Response Measures, ensuring automatic eligibility adjustments during national disasters
Provide immediate payouts for disaster-affected workers, waiving standard waiting periods
Expand the EI Work-Sharing Emergency Special Measure to prevent mass layoffs

NDP

Reduce the threshold for qualifying for EI to a universal 360-hour standard
Extend the duration of EI benefits to 50 weeks
Provide a minimum weekly benefit of $450

"[...] and increasing the benefit level and insurable earnings cap to provide a minimum weekly benefit of $450." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

We don't have any Conservative policies on Employment Insurance.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Employment Insurance.

Fishing and aquaculture

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

We need adequate preservation and enhancement of fish stocks

We need adequate preservation and enhancement of fish stocks. Resource management with other industries, such as forestry, mines, and hydro, would ensure that natural spawning grounds and channels remain viable. Adequate protection of the habitat (controls on forest pesticide applications, thermal and chemical pollution, municipal waste and sewage disposal, reforestation) must be maintained to sustain natural fish stocks. We will enforce strict penalties for impairment of habitat. Adequate legislation is needed for federal authorities to enforce catch limits and foreign fishing restrictions within territorial waters.

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Green

Protect Indigenous Peoples' traditional fishing rights and moderate livelihood fishing
Shift nearshore fisheries management to Indigenous and community-led governance

"Shift near shore fisheries management to Indigenous and community-led governance, ensuring that quota-setting, conservation decisions, and enforcement reflect traditional knowledge and local stewardship." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Transition the Department of Fisheries and Oceans toward a co-governance and Indigenous-led management model in key regions

"Enter into a formal transition proces store place the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) with Indigenous-led marine governance in regions where Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis Nations have asserted or are working toward the exercise of sovereign marine stewardship.

Until the sovereignty of Indigenous governance is fully recognized, ensure that the DFO operates only in an advisory capacity in these regions, supporting Indigenous-led management rather than directing it.

Support Indigenous Nations actively developing regional governance models — such as the Haida Gwaii model — and ensure federal recognition of emerging Indigenous marine governance systems."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Update federal fisheries regulations to align with Indigenous laws and management plans

"Update federal fisheries regulations to align with Indigenous laws and management plans, ensuring their legal authority over conservation measures and resource management." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Implement science-based catch limits, habitat protections, and stronger enforcement against overfishing

"Implement science-based catch limits, habitat protections, and stronger enforcement against overfishing, following recommendations from Oceana’s 2024 Fisheries Audit." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
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Ensure all fish caught in a fishery, including bait and recreational fishing, are counted in management decisions

"Ensure all fish caught in a fishery — including bait and recreational fishing — are counted in management decisions to improve stock assessments and sustainability." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure all fisheries account for the impacts of climate change, adjusting quotas and protections to reflect shifting fish populations
Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

"Ban the export of unprocessed resources. Ensure Canadian oil, minerals, timber, and seafood are refined, processed, and value-added before export, creating Canadian jobs and reducing U.S. leverage over our economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure transparency in fisheries management by making all quota-setting, conservation measures, and decision-making processes publicly accessible
Invest in independent fish stock research over five years

"Invest in independent fish stock research over five years to ensure management decisions are based on the best available science and to close critical data gaps." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Prevent corporate control of inshore fishing licenses

"Protect independent fishers and coastal communities by preventing corporate control of inshore fishing licenses." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Implement key recommendations from Parliament's 2024 West Coast Fisheries Report

"Implement key recommendations from Parliament’s 2024 West Coast Fisheries report to ensure fair access to fisheries resources and stronger protections for coastal communities." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Develop a Canadian "Sea Grant"-style programme to fund fisheries research, support coastal communities, and enhanced public engagement

"Develop a Canadian “SeaGrant”-style program to fund fisheries research, support coastal communities, and enhance public engagement on sustainable fisheries management, in consultation with key Canadian and international scientific societies." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Conduct a review of the Recovery Potential Assessment process

"Conduct a review of the Recovery Potential Assessment (RPA) process to determine whether its shortcomings are due to unnecessary complexity or poor implementation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Recognise Indigenous laws and management plans as legally-binding within their territories

"Recognize Indigenous laws and management plans as legally binding within their territories, ensuring full authority over conservation measures, quota-setting, and enforcement." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Reform and expand the co-management provisions of the Oceans Act to reflect the legal authority and sovereignty of Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis Nations

"Reform and expand the co-management provisions of the Oceans Act to reflect the legal authority and sovereignty of Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis Nations. Ensure these provisions support the full transition to Indigenous-led governance, with DFO operating in an advisory role where appropriate." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require all finish aquaculture operations to transition to closed containment systems, starting with the phase-out of open-net pen fish farms in Pacific waters by 2025 and all waters by 2030

"Require all finfish aquaculture operations to transition to closed containment systems, starting with the phase-out of open-net pen fish farms in Pacific waters by 2025 and all Canadian waters by 2030, ensuring a just transition for affected workers and communities." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Remove Fisheries and Oceans Canada's mandate to promote salmon aquaculture

"Remove Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s mandate to promote salmon aquaculture, ensuring its regulatory role prioritizes environmental protection over industry interests." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Transfer aquaculture regulation from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to prevent conflicts of interest in fisheries management
Support sustainable shellfish and seaweed aquaculture in partnership with Indigenous communities

"Support sustainable shellfish and seaweed aquaculture in partnership with Indigenous communities, ensuring these industries create local jobs while protecting marine ecosystems." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Fishing and aquaculture.

Conservative

Double funding for the Small Craft Harbours programme
Grant Harbour Authorities better access to federal commercial financing
Prohibit foreign and corporate ownership of new BC commercial fishing access, grandfathering current cases pending ownership transparency

"Implementing a Made-in-B.C. Owner/Operator Policy to prohibit foreign and corporate ownership of new BC commercial fishing access, grandfathering current cases pending ownership transparency." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Create a public registry of fishing quota and license holders
Ensure that fishing is allowed only in accordance with DFO regulations
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Implement "marked selective salmon" fisheries for hatchery salmon to protect vulnerable species
Invest in fisheries science and Integrated Fisheries Management Plans
Balance ecosystems by managing pinniped predation
Maintain the willing buyer-willing seller model for quota transfers

Liberal

Invest an extra $250M in the repair and maintenance of small craft harbours

"Invest an additional $250 million in the repair and maintenance of small craft harbours. These harbours are the backbone of the fishing industry, especially in Atlantic Canada, and are the homebase for many of Canada’s fisheries. Tackling much needed repairs and improvements will protect livelihoods, and help these small fisheries grow." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Add another $30M to the AgriMarketing Program to help farmers, ranchers, and producers access new markets, including in the fish and seafood sectors

"Increase support for farmers, ranchers, and producers to access new markets for their food products with an additional $30 million in the AgriMarketing Program;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

"Increase support for farmers, ranchers, and producers, including in the fish and seafood sectors, to access new markets for their food products with an additional $30 million in the AgriMarketing Program. This will build on recent successes, including the recent opening of new Agri-Food Offices abroad, which helps our farmers access new markets and diversify away from the United States." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Increase funding by 20% for each fisheries fund, and create a new Arctic Fisheries Fund

"Help our fisheries respond to tariffs and reduce the risk involved in expanding to new markets by creating a new Arctic Fisheries Fund, and revamping the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, the Quebec Fisheries Fund, and the British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund, increasing funding by 20% for each. This new funding will help our fishermen and women face tariff risks including on developing new export markets, new product development and promoting Canadian seafood for dinner tables here at home. Funding will also drive innovation, sustainability, and productivity so that our industry is set up for long-term growth." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

Forestry

Green

Incentivise value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships

"Increase productivity by incentivizing value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships that maximize efficiency in processing and manufacturing." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Develop a National Forest Strategy focused on carbon sequestration, wildfire resilience, and biodiversity restoration
Expand tree nursery infrastructure and invest in sustainable forestry research to accelerate reforestation efforts
Fund Indigenous-led protection of old-growth and boreal forests while supporting sustainable community forestry initiatives
Ban forestry and cosmetic uses of glyphosate-based herbicides and its use as pre-harviest desiccant
Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

"Ban the export of unprocessed resources. Ensure Canadian oil, minerals, timber, and seafood are refined, processed, and value-added before export, creating Canadian jobs and reducing U.S. leverage over our economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Forestry.

Conservative

Renegotiate the softwood lumber agreement with the United States

"Softwood lumber: A Conservative government is committed to renegotiating a softwood lumber agreement with the United States to boost exports and support the forestry industry, a key sector for the economy of Quebec's regions." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Forestry.

Hospitality and tourism

We don't have any Green policies on Hospitality and tourism.

We don't have any NDP policies on Hospitality and tourism.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Hospitality and tourism.

Liberal

Give children & youth under 18 free access to national galleries and museums, and free seats on VIA Rail, from June to August 2025

"The Canada Strong Pass will provide children and youth under the age of 18 with free access to Canada’s incredible national galleries and museums, and free seats on VIA Rail when they travel with their parents. We will work with willing provinces and territories to establish similar pricing structures in our beautiful provincial museums and galleries. This pass will be available from June to August 2025. We will also introduce heavily discounted access and fares for young Canadians aged 18-24." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
Provide heavily discounted access and fares for national galleries, museums, and VIA Rail for youth aged 18-24, from June to August 2025

"The Canada Strong Pass will provide children and youth under the age of 18 with free access to Canada’s incredible national galleries and museums, and free seats on VIA Rail when they travel with their parents. We will work with willing provinces and territories to establish similar pricing structures in our beautiful provincial museums and galleries. This pass will be available from June to August 2025. We will also introduce heavily discounted access and fares for young Canadians aged 18-24." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Inter-provincial business and trade

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

Development, maintenance and operation of Canada’s roads, railways, ports and airports is critical for maintaining the lifestyles and economic advantages Canadians have come to expect.

Canada is a huge country with ports and access on the Atlantic,

Pacific and Arctic Oceans and shares a border with the USA of

over 8,891 km.

• Development, maintenance and operation of Canada’s roads,

railways, ports and airports is critical for maintaining the

lifestyles and economic advantages Canadians have come to

expect.

Canada’s 10 provinces and 3 territories share a network of roads,

railways, ports and airports that allow for the movement of citizens and

the transport of goods and services.

Canada has over 1 million miles of public roads, 53,321 public bridges

and 475 tunnels. Canadians rely on these roadways, railways, ports and

airports for public travel and for the transportation of goods and

services.

Canada has about 840,000 km of pipelines for the distribution of oil and

gas.

There are currently some inter-provincial trade barriers that limit or

restrict the passage or sale of certain goods between provinces. There

is not a major East-West pipeline or energy corridor to allow Western oil

and gas to flow to Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.

Passenger service on Canada’s two major East-West railways (CN and

CP) has not been properly maintained and priority is often given to

freight trains carrying containers of consumer products made in China

(tvs, computers, cars, etc.) over passenger service. Because of the

unreliability, unavailability and cost, many Canadians have given up on

rail travel. Canada should once again act to establish a viable rail service

from coast to coast. If reliable and affordable passenger service were

available, it would reduce the number of cars on the road.

CHP would work hard with the airline, railroad and trucking industries

to improve and maintain our essential infrastructure and would work

with the provinces to reduce or eliminate inter-provincial trade barriers.

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Green

Invest in east-west Canadian trade infrastructure, like railroads, roads, and energy transmission lines

"Invest in East-West Canadian trade infrastructure. Improve rail, roads, and energy transmission lines to strengthen internal markets and reduce reliance on U.S. exports." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

NDP

Work with provinces to harmonise environmental and health safety standards, so as to reduce barriers to inter-provincial trade

"And we would work with provinces to eliminate inter-provincial trade barriers, including harmonizing environmental and health and safety standards to the highest level." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Conservative

Add new rest areas for truck drivers

"Adding new rest areas for truck drivers to support supply chains and improve road safety." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Host a meeting of premiers to remove exceptions in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement within 30 days of taking office

"Bring the premiers together to slash exceptions in the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and boost interprovincial trade within 30 days of taking office." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Give increased tax revenue back to provinces that lower their inter-provincial trade and labour mobility barriers

"Introduce a Free Trade Bonus that rewards provinces that lower the trade and labour mobility barriers that cost our economy billions. Every trade barrier removed by provinces will boost GDP, improve labour mobility, and generate more tax revenue. Conservatives will give increased tax revenue back to provinces to spend on schools, hospitals, and whatever else the provinces choose." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Harmonise trucking regulations and permits across provinces

"Free the roads for truck drivers by harmonizing trucking regulations and permits across provinces to eliminate red tape, cut costs, and open up trade in the sector that keeps our economy moving." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Create a $5B fund to build trade infrastructure such as ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways

"We will inject $5 billion into a new Trade Diversification Corridor Fund, to build the infrastructure that will help diversify our trade partners, create good jobs and drive economic growth. This fund will accelerate nation-building projects at ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways. This will build one Canadian economy and diversify our trade away from the United States." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Authorise Canadian ports to cooperate to maximise efficiencies

"Authorize Canadian ports to cooperate instead of compete, in order to maximize efficiencies by leveraging comparative advantages." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Table legislation to eliminate all federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility, and remove all federal exceptions under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement by 1 July

"Unleash free trade in Canada by Canada Day by tabling legislation to eliminate all federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility and to remove all federal exceptions under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement. By removing internal trade barriers we will create higher paying jobs, unlock economic potential, and become stronger at home and abroad." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Work with province and territories on mutual recognition of credentials to encourage labour mobility

"Achieve mutual recognition of credentials with provinces and territories so Canadians can work wherever they want. This includes health professional credentials, professional qualifications in financial services, and trucking safety certifications, amongst others. In cases where mutual recognition is not attainable, we will harmonize regulations to enhance labour mobility. Following Nova Scotia, Ontario, New Brunswick, and PEI’s initial actions, we will drive down costs for Canadians and businesses, strengthen supply chains, increase productivity, and bring new opportunities." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

International trade

Green

Strengthen trade partnerships with Europe, Latin America, Africa, and BRICS+ nations

"Strengthen trade relationships with Europe, Latin America, Africa, and BRICS+ nations (India, Brazil, South Africa, etc.) to create new markets for Canadian goods and services." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Align national trade policy with climate goals and implement carbon-intensity tariffs on imported goods
Renegotiate trade agreements to remove Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions, which allow multinational corporations to sue Canada over public interest laws
Lead a global effort to reform the World Trade Organization to prioritise enviornmental and social justice

"Lead a global effort to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO) into a World Trade and Climate Organization, ensuring trade agreements prioritize environmental and social justice." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Revisit trade restrictions with China to balance economic and environmental goals, and protection of Canadian EV manufacturing jobs, while reducing tariffs on Chinese solar panels

"Revisit trade restrictions with China to strategically balance economic and environmental goals, maintaining tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles to protect Canadian manufacturing and jobs in our rapidly growing domestic EV sector, while reducing tariffs on Chinese solar panels to accelerate the adoption of affordable renewable energy and create jobs in solar installation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on International trade.

Conservative

Upgrade the Port of Churchill for resource exports, and extend the shipping season

"Upgrade the Port of Churchill to open another door to export Canadian resources to the world." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Reform borrowing caps for ports, pre-authorise future development zones, explore container shipping on the Great Lakes, and review the hours of work regulations for smaller ports

"Fixing our ports by streamlining regulations and permitting, reforming borrowing caps, pre-authorizing future development zones, exploring container shipping on the Great Lakes, extending the shipping season at the Port of Churchill, and reviewing the hours of work regulations for smaller ports." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Pursue a CANZUK free trade and mobility agreement

"Pursue a CANZUK free trade and mobility agreement with the UK, Australia, and New Zealand." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Open a $25B export credit facility to support Canadian businesses expand to new markets abroad, with financing to help other countries procure Canadian goods and services

"Open a $25 billion export credit facility to support Canadian businesses as they expand into new markets. This program offers financing to help other countries procure Canadian goods and services, with similar programs having facilitated the sale of potash to Bangladesh and water bombers to the European Union." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Create a $5B fund to build trade infrastructure such as ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways

"We will inject $5 billion into a new Trade Diversification Corridor Fund, to build the infrastructure that will help diversify our trade partners, create good jobs and drive economic growth. This fund will accelerate nation-building projects at ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways. This will build one Canadian economy and diversify our trade away from the United States." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Authorise Canadian ports to cooperate to maximise efficiencies

"Authorize Canadian ports to cooperate instead of compete, in order to maximize efficiencies by leveraging comparative advantages." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Provide $20M/year more to the CanExport programme, and pivot it to focus on diversifying from the United States

"Help Canadian businesses diversify their markets by expanding the CanExport program and pivoting it to focus on diversifying from the United States and fully take advantage of our existing trade deals, such as CETA and CPTPP." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Pursue new trade deals with MERCOSUR and ASEAN

"Pursue new trade deals with MERCOSUR and ASEAN so that Canadian businesses can access markets worth $9 trillion combined." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Update Special Import Measures Act, especially Canada's trade remedy tools in situations of circumvention or diversion

"Modernize Canada’s Special Import Measures Act to respond to the new international trade reality, particularly to update Canada’s trade remedy tools in situations of circumvention or diversion, including legislating express timelines for safeguard actions." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

Investment

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

The CHP would restore the Bank of Canada to its proper function

Canada currently borrows operating and investment capital

from other nations and from international bankers; we are now

paying out about $125 million every day in interest on the federal

debt. This must stop.

• The CHP would restore the Bank of Canada to its proper function.

It would be made responsible to create Canada’s money supply

and to maintain its value.

Canada currently borrows operating and investment capital from other

nations and from international bankers and pays interest on the debt

incurred—about $125 million every single day!

The CHP would restore the Bank of Canada to its proper function. It

would create and provide Canada’s money supply. As money lent at

little or no interest to provinces, municipalities and Crown corporations

for Canadian infrastructure projects would be repaid, it would be taken

back out of circulation, thus preventing runaway inflation.

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We don't have any Green policies on Investment.

We don't have any NDP policies on Investment.

Conservative

Allow Canadians to contribute an extra $5,000/year to Tax-Free Savings Accounts, so long as the money supports Canadian companies

"Nothing about Canadians’ existing TFSAs would change. The existing $7,000 limit would remain, but Canadians will now be able to contribute up to an additional $5,000 a year, if that money supports Canadian companies that employ Canadian workers and pay Canadian taxes. The tax system already defines Canadian investments, and a Poilievre government will create a definition that lets financial institutions and advisors label which stocks, mutual funds and other investments can go into your Canada First TFSA Top-Up." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Remove the capital gains tax on sales of assets where the proceeds are reinvested in Canada until the end of 2026

"Today, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced the Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut. Any person or business selling an asset will pay no capital gains tax when they reinvest the proceeds in Canada. Companies that reinvest in active Canadian businesses will also defer any capital gains tax. These gains will still be taxed later on when investors cash out or move the money out of Canada. The break will be available on any reinvestments done until the end of 2026." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"The Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut will be rocket fuel for our economy. It will incentivize investors—from small business owners, to farmers, to homebuilders—to reinvest and build things here in Canada. Canadians will have a powerful incentive to sell foreign investments and reinvest the proceeds, creating jobs in Canada. Because the break does not go to anyone moving money out of the country, investors will be strongly discouraged from moving money out of Canada. Instead, they will bring it home to build, invent, create, and hire here in Canada.” This tax cut will be available for any capital gains reinvested between July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026. But, if it causes a major economic boom, as expected, Conservatives will make it permanent." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Permanently remove the capital gains tax on sales of assets when the proceeds are reinvested in Canada if the temporary removal is a success

Liberal

Extend immediate expensing for manufacturing or processing machinery, clean energy generation, energy conservation equipment, and zero-emission vehicles; and the Accelerated Investment Incentive

"Reduce the cost of investment for Canadian companies and make sure they are internationally competitive by extending immediate expensing for manufacturing or processing machinery and equipment, clean energy generation, energy conservation equipment, and zero-emission vehicles, as well as the Accelerated Investment Incentive." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Increase the claimable amount under the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program to $6M

"Drive increased private sector investment in research and development by increasing, to $6 million, the claimable amount under the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED) for Canadian companies, along with other reforms, to drive economic growth for small and medium-sized businesses. This program will help Canadian companies stay on the cutting edge, build in Canada, and stay ahead of foreign competitors." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Allow flow-through shares, where companies issue new shares that allow investors to deduct eligible R&D expenses directly from their taxable income

"Incentivize investment in innovation, especially in Canada’s startups, to help them grow and scale by introducing flow-through shares to our Canadian startup ecosystem, supporting companies in AI, quantum computing, biotech, and advanced manufacturing to raise money faster. This works by allowing companies to issue new shares that allow investors to deduct eligible R&D expenses directly from their taxable income, lowering the risk of investing in innovative Canadian companies. This builds off the successful model that has drawn investment into Canada’s world-leading mining sector and will help our startups to scale up and be the best in the world." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

Labour rights

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

When people work hard and perform their duties well, they deserve adequate compensation and benefits

God has ordained that man shall live by the sweat of his brow and the

work of his hands. Work is not a bad thing; work and the ability to

create, to produce, to contribute is a great blessing.

We believe there is enough work to go around and all people are

happiest and most blessed when they are participating, are fully

engaged and using their minds, their hands, their skills to work for the

purpose of feeding their families and to make the world a better place.

The worker is worthy of his / her wages. When people work hard and

perform their duties well, they deserve adequate compensation and

benefits to allow them to have food, clothing and shelter, to be able to

afford healthcare, transportation and housing. To be able to

communicate, to pay their share of taxes, to be able to educate their

children, to invest and save. To cover their anticipated needs when they

reach old age and to leave something for their children.

This is one aspect of freedom: freedom to earn or freedom from want.

In an ideal society, this would be the case for every human being who

recognizes the responsibility to earn one’s own bread.

The Bible also says that “he who does not work shall not eat.”

Unfortunately, there are some people who try to avoid work or who try

to achieve the lifestyle to which they aspire by relying on the efforts of

others, either as outright welfare cases or by seeking to establish

government programs that will supply their needs and wants at the

expense of hardworking taxpayers. This is not right.

The difficulty for policymakers and those administering social programs

is to sort out the truly deserving poor—those who through no fault of

their own are facing poverty and homelessness—and those who want

to “milk the system”. For the sake of the mass of hardworking

Canadians and the truly needy, government MUST be willing to say NO

to those who are not willing to work and instead develop training

programs and opportunities that will allow them to take their rightful

place in the workforce.

With today’s minimum-wage standards and working conditions, there

are fewer and fewer legitimate reasons for union job-action. While

unions still have an important role in protecting their members from

intolerable conditions and helping them maintain reasonable job

security with seniority, equal pay for equal work, etc. many of today’s

job actions, especially in the public sector are the result of unrealistic

expectations.

Public sector employees should have pensions and benefits equal to

those of private-sector employees doing the same sort of work. Public

sector employees performing essential services: security, healthcare,

education, mail delivery, public transportation, etc. should not use

public inconvenience (during a strike) as a bargaining tool. Reasonable

mutual agreement between employees and employers should become

the new standard and strikes and lockouts a thing of the past.

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Green

Implement a clear ABC Test to classify workers as employees and prevent gig economy exploitation

"Implement a clear ABC Test to classify workers properly and prevent gig economy exploitation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Crack down on misclassification of employees as independent contractors

"Crack down on sham contracting and unjust misclassification of employees as independent contractors." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Increase federal labour inspectors and compliance funding to strengthen enforcement against employer violations

"Increase federal labour inspectors and compliance funding to strengthen enforcement against employer violations, including worker misclassification, wage theft, and unfair labour practices." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Establish a Federal Worker Rights Ombudsman to support employees experiencing workplace harassment, wage theft, and unfair treatment
Expand and enforce full successor rights for workers, to prevent contract flipping that reduces wages and benefits
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Require gig companies to guarantee minimum pay, mileage reimbursement, and employment protections

"Require gig companies (Uber, DoorDash, Amazon, etc.) to guarantee minimum pay, mileage reimbursement, and employment protections." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Establish a Portable Benefits Fund for gig workers, to provide pensions, health insurance, and paid leave

"Establish a Portable Benefits Fund for gig workers, ensuring access to:

» Pensions, health insurance, and paid leave regardless of employment classification.

» This fund will be financed through a mandatory per-trip or per-hour employer levy, ensuring companies contribute their fair share."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Fund a permanent Statics Canada study on gig work to ensure accurate data
Establish a Federal AI and Workplace Privacy Roundtable to oversee AI-driven workplace changes
Strengthen worker protections to prevent unfair job losses due to AI-based automation
Require mandatory AI impact assessments for federally-funded companies, ensuring job security and ethical AI use
Expand Labour Code protections against workplace monitoring and algorithmic exploitation, ensuring workers can challenge AI-driven employment decisions
Implement mandatory human rights and labour due diligence standards for all government contractors
Mandate workplace protections for extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and climate-related hazards, including hazard pay and EI emergency benefits for climate-related work stoppages

"Mandate workplace protections for extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and climate-related hazards, including:

» Additional hazard pay for workers exposed to climate hazards.

» EI emergency benefits for climate-related work stoppages."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Expand and improve parental leave, including dedicated leave for elder care and miscarriage recovery, with higher wage replacement

"Expand and improve parental leave, including dedicated leave for elder care and miscarriage recovery, ensuring more flexibility and higher wage replacement." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Implement an automation impact fee on large companies benefitting significantly from automation

"Implement an automation impact fee on large companies benefiting significantly from automation, requiring contributions equivalent to displaced workers’ income taxes. Direct this revenue toward education, retraining, and displaced worker supports." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Labour rights.

Conservative

Institute strict new minimum penalties for executives or board members of companies that exploit children and abuse workers for profit
Create a private right of action against goods made with forced and child labour
Require union LMIA pre-checks, so that unions get consulted before employers hire temporary foreign workers
Work with the provinces to harmonise health and safety rules across jurisdictions

"Working with the provinces to harmonize health and safety rules across jurisdictions to protect workers everywhere." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

We don't have any Liberal policies on Labour rights.

Manufacturing

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

CHP promotes Canadian businesses to manufacture in Canada

Keeping the manufacturing of Canadian goods in Canada will maintain integrity of goods produced and provide jobs for Canadians.

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Green

Invest in repair, remanufacturing, and local recycling industries to support a circular economy with more jobs in sustainable production, and in R&D to develop these

"Support the transition to a circular economy by investing in repair, remanufacturing, and local recycling industries, reducing dependence on raw material extraction while creating jobs in sustainable production." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

"Increase research and innovation funding for circular economy solutions, including material recovery technologies, zero-waste manufacturing, and advanced recycling systems." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Invest in domestic manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, and energy storage tech

"Prioritize Canadian workers and supply chains in the energy transition by investing in domestic manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, and energy storage technologies." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

NDP

Develop sector specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings, and transportation, with workers at the table, to speed up Canada's clean energy transition and attract new investment

"New Democrats are committed to our Build Canadian, Buy Canadian Plan to boost our domestic economy and create a stronger and more independent economy. As part of this plan we would develop sector-specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings and transportation, with workers at the table every step along the way, with the goal of accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition and attracting new investment in communities across the country. And we would provide additional supports to train more workers for tomorrow’s green economy. Our goal will be to support good, new jobs in clean industries, and support the decarbonization of essential industries like steelmaking, cement-making, transportation and others." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Remove the GST from Canadian-made vehicles

Conservative

Maintain all existing supports and clean incentives for the auto-sector supply chain
Remove GST from the sale of new Canadian-made cars, as long as Trump's auto tariffs remain in place

"To counter this unjustified attack, Poilievre will temporarily remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchases of all new Canadian-manufactured vehicles. The GST will be removed as long as Trump’s tariffs remain in place." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Cancel the planned requirement that 20% of passenger vehicles must be zero-emissions by 2026

Liberal

Create a $2B Strategic Response Fund to protect jobs in the auto sector and help workers upskill within the industry

"Create a $2 billion Strategic Response Fund to boost our auto sector’s competitiveness, protect manufacturing jobs, support workers to upskill their expertise in the industry, and build a fortified Canadian supply chain – from raw materials to finished vehicles." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Build an "All-in-Canada" auto manufacturing component part supply chain

"Build an “All-in-Canada” network for auto manufacturing component parts. With this network, we will work with industry to build more car parts in Canada, limit those parts crossing the border during production, and attract investment into our own industry." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Prioritise Canadian-built vehicles in government procurement

"Leverage government funding to prioritize and procure Canadian-built vehicles, catalyzing domestic investment to grow the Canadian auto industry." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Mining and minerals

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

Resources must be harvested responsibly.

Resources—especially non-renewable resources—must be harvested or extracted in a responsible manner, with a view to future generations.

Raw resources (timber, oil, minerals, etc.) should be processed in Canada in order to maximize their value to Canadians.

Natural resources are given by God for our benefit and should be harvested or extracted to benefit Canada’s people and economy.

They must be used carefully with minimal damage to the environment and maximum recovery of latent values for the Canadian people.

Non-renewable resources—such as oil and gas, coal, metal ores, potash, etc.—must be harvested and processed in a responsible manner, minimizing waste and reclaiming surface values for agriculture, timber or wilderness values.

In all cases, water—both above ground and below ground must be kept free of toxins and contaminants. Metals that can be recycled—steel, copper, aluminum, etc.—should be carefully recovered wherever possible to reduce the amount of new ore extraction necessary to maintain our infrastructures.

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Green

Incentivise value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships

"Increase productivity by incentivizing value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships that maximize efficiency in processing and manufacturing." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

"Ban the export of unprocessed resources. Ensure Canadian oil, minerals, timber, and seafood are refined, processed, and value-added before export, creating Canadian jobs and reducing U.S. leverage over our economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development supports the transition to a net-zero economy

"Align Canada’s resource policies with the Pan-Canadian Energy Strategy to ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development support the transition to a net-zero economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Invest in a Sudbury-based mining innovation cluster to drive sustainable mining practices and processing
Mandate strong environmental and labour protections all mining developments
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Increase funding to the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency to expand Indigenous participation in decision making on industrial projects
Co-develop federal legislation with First Nations to establish revenue-sharing frameworks for natural resources

"Co-develop federal legislation with First Nations to establish revenue- sharing frameworks for natural resources, ensuring structured, rights- based agreements that honour Treaty obligations and the principles of UNDRIP." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Restore the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to its pre-2012 standards, and require cumulative impact assessments in all federal project approvals

"Restore the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) to its pre-2012 standards, ensuring robust, science-based environmental reviews for industrial and resource extraction projects. Require cumulative impact assessments to account for climate, biodiversity, and Indigenous land use considerations in all federal project approvals." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Invest in green value-added industries such as battery production and critical minerals refining, green steel and zero-emission aluminium processing, and mass timber and engineered wood production

NDP

Set a standard of free, prior, and informed consent for all decisions affecting constitutionally-protected land rights

"We will replace mere consultation with a standard of free, prior and informed consent, including for all decisions affecting constitutionally protected land rights, like energy project reviews. Opportunities and benefits of projects should go to the communities that want them, not the CEOs and billionaires who force them through." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Develop sector specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings, and transportation, with workers at the table, to speed up Canada's clean energy transition and attract new investment

"New Democrats are committed to our Build Canadian, Buy Canadian Plan to boost our domestic economy and create a stronger and more independent economy. As part of this plan we would develop sector-specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings and transportation, with workers at the table every step along the way, with the goal of accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition and attracting new investment in communities across the country. And we would provide additional supports to train more workers for tomorrow’s green economy. Our goal will be to support good, new jobs in clean industries, and support the decarbonization of essential industries like steelmaking, cement-making, transportation and others." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Conservative

Create a single office to handle all regulatory approvals across all levels of government
Implement one application and one environmental review per project

"One application. End duplication – There will be one application and one environmental review per project, ensuring efficiency without sacrificing environmental standards. Instead of multiple overlapping studies that stall projects, governments will work together to deliver a single, effective review." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Approve ten specific priority projects
"Some of the priority projects a Poilievre government will work with proponents and First Nations to approve:
1. LNG Canada Phase II Expansion Project (BC): Aims to double LNG output but faces power supply challenges and output limitations related to the emissions cap.
2. Suncor Base Mine Extension (Alberta): Expansion of an existing mine anticipated to produce 225,000 barrels per day of bitumen froth. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2020.
3. Rook 1 Uranium Mine (Saskatchewan): A development-stage uranium project expected to be a major source of low-cost uranium. Approval process started in 2019 with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
4. Springpole Lake Gold (Ontario): A proposed gold and silver mine with an on-site metal mill. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2018.
5. Upper Beaver Gold Mine (Ontario): A proposed underground and gold and copper mine. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2021.
6. Northern Road Link (Ontario): A proposed all-season, multi-use road in northern Ontario. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2023.
7. Crawford Nickel Project (Ontario): A proposed nickel-cobalt mine with an on-site metal mill. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
8. Troilus Gold and Copper Mine (Quebec): A proposed gold and copper mine. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
9. Sorel-Tracy Port Terminal (Quebec): A proposed new port terminal in the industrial-port area of Sorel-Tracy. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2022.
10. Cape Ray Gold and Silver Mine (Newfoundland): A proposed gold and silver mine with a milling complex. Under assessment with the IAAC since 2017."
— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Create pre-approved zones for businesses to build mines, power stations, LNG terminals, pipelines, or other major projects
"Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his plan to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’ These zones will be areas already permitted for construction, meaning the permits will not just take less time, but will already be completed when a company decides to build a mine, LNG terminal or pipeline, bringing home thousands of jobs for Canadian workers and taking back control of our economy from the Americans.

Poilievre described how his Canada First Conservative Government will get the Canada Shovel Ready Zones done:
1. Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or another major project.
2. Make sure it is safe for Canadians and the environment.
3. Work with other levels of government to lock down zoning and permits in advance of construction.
4. Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application so that permits could be published online with a checklist that businesses would have to complete in order to protect nature and people.
This means businesses could buy the land, move in, hire people and build, knowing they already have the permits."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Build the road to Ontario's Ring of Fire and approve federal permits to mine chromite, cobalt, nickel, copper, and platinum

"Build the road to Ontario’s Ring of Fire and approve federal permits to harvest chromite, cobalt, nickel, copper, and platinum boosting our economy by billions of dollars, allowing us to become less dependent on the Americans, while our allies overseas would no longer have to rely on hostile regimes for these metals, turning dollars for dictators into paycheques for our people." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Create a First-and-Last Mile Fund to connect critical mineral projects to supply chains and directly support mineral and clean energy projects
"connecting critical mineral projects to supply chains via a new First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF), creating a more integrated and accessible Canadian economy;

directly supporting clean energy and critical minerals projects via the FLMF, reducing our reliance on other countries and protecting Canadian jobs;"

— liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

"Kickstart the clean energy supply chain by investing in critical minerals, attracting investment in critical minerals to get them from “rock to road” faster, supporting early-stage mining companies, and supporting thousands of jobs across the supply chain. To get the vital components needed to build Canada strong, we will:
1. Connect critical mineral projects to supply chains through a new First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF). This will make more projects viable and create a more integrated and accessible Canadian economy.
2. Directly support clean energy and critical mineral projects through the FLMF, reducing our reliance on other countries and protecting Canadian jobs. This will include supporting on-site development, processing, and refining capacity.
3. Accelerate exploration and extraction, including investing in prospecting activities and recovering valuable minerals from end-of-life products like mining waste and batteries, contributing to a circular economy."
— liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Sign agreements with all willing provinces, territories, and Indigenous governing bodies to ensure projects go through only one review

"Sign Cooperation and Substitution Agreements with all willing provinces, territories, and Indigenous Governing Bodies within six months, ensuring that projects only go through one review that uphold environmental standards and Indigenous Consultation. This will include upholding Canada’s world class environmental protections and Indigenous People’s constitutional rights." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

"Move forward with One Project, One Review. Within six months, we will sign Cooperation and Substitution Agreements with all willing Premiers, as well as Indigenous Governing Bodies, allowing the federal government to recognize provincial, territorial, and Indigenous-led assessments. It will reinforce the rigours of Canada’s system that protects the environment, guarantees Indigenous consultation and involvement, and builds community buy-in. This is a bonus for investors because it provides long-term certainty, which compared to growing uncertainty in the U.S., provides a distinct Canadian advantage." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Create a Major Federal Project Office as a single application portal for big projects, issuing decisions on projects within two years

"Establish a Major Federal Project Office to advance a One Project, One Review approach which will provide efficiency and certainty for investors. This office will have a strong new mandate to:

» act as a “One Window” application portal for project proponents to reduce duplication and paperwork when seeking decisions and permits for major projects;

» issue decisions on major projects within two years instead of five - including additional approvals outside of the Impact Assessment Act - while fully upholding environmental integrity and Indigenous rights;

» shift the project review focus “why” to “how”;"

— liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

"Require the new Major Federal Project Office to render final decisions on projects on a maximum two-year timeline, much faster than the former government’s five-year timeline. This will include where other federal decisions are required, including under the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, and other federal legislation." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Jointly identify projects of national interest with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples, and fast-track them

"Protect our economic sovereignty by unlocking projects that grow our economy. We will work with provinces and territories and Indigenous Peoples to establish a list of nation-building projects that span provincial and territorial boundaries and deliver major economic and strategic benefits to Canadians. Long project approval timelines in Canada create significant investment uncertainty, hindering the rapid response needed to address today’s global economic shifts. We will prioritize funding and assessment resources for these projects on an expedited basis." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Increase funding to $40M/year for Indigenous capacity to engage on projects early and consistently through the Impact Assessment Agency

"Increase capacity for Indigenous communities to engage on projects early and consistently. This will include:

» increasing funding, to $40 million per year, for Indigenous capacity to engage on projects early and consistently through the Impact Assessment Agency." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
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Provide additional investments and expand existing tax credits for critical mineral exploration and extraction
"attracting, expanding and de-risking investment in critical mineral exploration and extraction with additional investments in and expansion of existing tax credits." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

"Attract, expand, and derisk investments in critical minerals exploration and extraction through the expansion of existing tax credits. We will do this by:
1. Broadening the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit by expanding qualifying minerals to include critical minerals necessary for defence, semiconductors, energy, and other clean technologies.
2. Expanding eligible activities under Canadian exploration expenses to include the costs of technical studies, such as engineering, economic and feasibility studies for critical minerals projects.
3. Modifying the Clean Technology Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit to include critical mineral mine development expenses for brownfield sites while expanding the list of priority critical minerals. This will accelerate how we get critical minerals from “rock to road” and will create good jobs."
— liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Provide funding for projects of national and economic significance, and use the Canada Growth Fund for critical minerals projects

"Invest in ourselves by providing funding for projects of national and economic significance and leveraging the Canada Growth Fund to accelerate private investment in Canadian critical minerals projects. This will deliver strong value for taxpayers and make Canada an even more attractive market for investments." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Work with project owners, provinces, territories, & Indigenous partners to do proactive remediation and rehabilitation work at project sites

"Work with project proponents, provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners to do proactive remediation and rehabilitation work at project sites so projects move faster" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
Work with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners on a corridor for transport, energy, critical minerals, and digital connectivity

"Develop a trade and energy corridor, along with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners, for transport, energy, critical minerals, and digital connectivity, including through the Trade Diversification Corridor Fund;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
Invest in prospecting for mineral exploration and extraction from recycling

"accelerating exploration, as well as extraction from recycling, by investing in prospecting activities;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Oil and gas

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

CHP is in favour of a East-West pipeline

Canada has about 840,000 km of pipelines for the distribution of oil and gas. There are currently some inter-provincial trade barriers that limit or restrict the passage or sale of certain goods between provinces. There is not a major East-West pipeline or energy corridor to allow Western oil and gas to flow to Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.

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Green

Eliminate all fossil fuel subsidies immediately, including tax write-offs for LNG, oil, gas, and coal projects

"Eliminate all fossil fuel subsidies immediately, including tax write-offs for LNG, oil, gas, and coal projects. No public funds should support continued fossil fuel expansion." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

"Ban the export of unprocessed resources. Ensure Canadian oil, minerals, timber, and seafood are refined, processed, and value-added before export, creating Canadian jobs and reducing U.S. leverage over our economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development supports the transition to a net-zero economy

"Align Canada’s resource policies with the Pan-Canadian Energy Strategy to ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development support the transition to a net-zero economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Increase funding to the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency to expand Indigenous participation in decision making on industrial projects
Invest in green value-added industries such as battery production and critical minerals refining, green steel and zero-emission aluminium processing, and mass timber and engineered wood production
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Cancel all new fossil fuel pipelines and oil exploration projects
End federal fossil fuel leases and retire existing licenses
Ban new offshore oil and gas development and phase out existing operations
Ban fracking

"Ban fracking due to environmental and seismic risks." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Phase out bitumen production for fuel through a managed decline strategy
Explore options to nationalise fossil fuel assets in cases where foreign-controlled companies withdraw from environmental obligations, or threaten energy and climate security

"Explore options for public ownership or nationalization of fossil fuel assets in cases where foreign-controlled companies withdraw from environmental obligations or threaten Canada’s energy and climate security." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Make fossil fuel companies fully liable for abandoned wells and tailings ponds
Repurpose orphaned wells for geothermal energy where viable, and restore all remaining sites through soil remediation, rewilding, and Indigenous-led land recovery
Divest federal public investment funds from fossil fuels, and require Crown corporations to do the same
Mandate Canadian banks and pension funds to phase out fossil fuel investments and transition financing toward clean energy
Restore the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act to its pre-2012 standards, and require cumulative impact assessments in all federal project approvals

"Restore the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) to its pre-2012 standards, ensuring robust, science-based environmental reviews for industrial and resource extraction projects. Require cumulative impact assessments to account for climate, biodiversity, and Indigenous land use considerations in all federal project approvals." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

NDP

Keep the ban on tankers carrying more than 12,500 metric tons of crude oil or persistent oil products from using ports in north-west BC

"And we are committed to keeping a strong oil and gas emissions cap, as well as to keeping the North Coast tanker ban in place to protect our coastal ecosystems from possible oil spills." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Develop sector specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings, and transportation, with workers at the table, to speed up Canada's clean energy transition and attract new investment

"New Democrats are committed to our Build Canadian, Buy Canadian Plan to boost our domestic economy and create a stronger and more independent economy. As part of this plan we would develop sector-specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings and transportation, with workers at the table every step along the way, with the goal of accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition and attracting new investment in communities across the country. And we would provide additional supports to train more workers for tomorrow’s green economy. Our goal will be to support good, new jobs in clean industries, and support the decarbonization of essential industries like steelmaking, cement-making, transportation and others." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Set a standard of free, prior, and informed consent for all decisions affecting constitutionally-protected land rights

"We will replace mere consultation with a standard of free, prior and informed consent, including for all decisions affecting constitutionally protected land rights, like energy project reviews. Opportunities and benefits of projects should go to the communities that want them, not the CEOs and billionaires who force them through." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Immediately cap oil and gas emissions, and maintain a strong cap going forward
Remove fossil fuel subsidies by the end of 2026

"We will end the free ride for fossil fuel polluters by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies by the end of 2026, and we would immediately implement a cap on oil and gas emissions." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Conservative

Create a pre-approved transport corridor within Canada for transmission lines, railways, and pipelines

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today he will create a ‘Canada First’ National Energy Corridor to fast-track approvals for transmission lines, railways, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure across Canada in a pre-approved transport corridor entirely within Canada, transporting our resources within Canada and to the world while bypassing the United States. It will bring billions of dollars of new investment into Canada’s economy, create powerful paycheques for Canadian workers, and restore our economic independence." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

"In the corridor, all levels of government will provide legally binding commitments to approve projects. This means investors will no longer face the endless regulatory limbo that has made Canadians poorer. First Nations will be involved from the outset, ensuring that economic benefits flow directly to them and that their approval is secured before any money is spent." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Repeal the Impact Assessment Act
Repeal the ban on tankers carrying more than 12,500 metric tons of crude oil or persistent oil products from using ports in north-west BC
Aim to reduce approval times for resource projects to six months and set a maximum time of one year

"One-year maximum wait times for approvals with a target of six months. There will be a target goal of decisions on applications in six months, with an upper time limit of one year, giving businesses certainty, cutting delays, and getting shovels in the ground faster." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Repeal the cap on industrial greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas
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Support a plan to double Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas production
Approve the LNG Newfoundland and Labrador project
Create pre-approved zones for businesses to build mines, power stations, LNG terminals, pipelines, or other major projects
"Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his plan to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’ These zones will be areas already permitted for construction, meaning the permits will not just take less time, but will already be completed when a company decides to build a mine, LNG terminal or pipeline, bringing home thousands of jobs for Canadian workers and taking back control of our economy from the Americans.

Poilievre described how his Canada First Conservative Government will get the Canada Shovel Ready Zones done:
1. Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or another major project.
2. Make sure it is safe for Canadians and the environment.
3. Work with other levels of government to lock down zoning and permits in advance of construction.
4. Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application so that permits could be published online with a checklist that businesses would have to complete in order to protect nature and people.
This means businesses could buy the land, move in, hire people and build, knowing they already have the permits."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Approve oil exports from Arctic ports
Remove the price on industrial greenhouse gas emissions

"Poilievre will axe the entire Liberal carbon tax law, including the federal law that requires the provinces to impose an industrial carbon tax." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

Liberal

Jointly identify projects of national interest with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples, and fast-track them

"Protect our economic sovereignty by unlocking projects that grow our economy. We will work with provinces and territories and Indigenous Peoples to establish a list of nation-building projects that span provincial and territorial boundaries and deliver major economic and strategic benefits to Canadians. Long project approval timelines in Canada create significant investment uncertainty, hindering the rapid response needed to address today’s global economic shifts. We will prioritize funding and assessment resources for these projects on an expedited basis." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Sign agreements with all willing provinces, territories, and Indigenous governing bodies to ensure projects go through only one review

"Sign Cooperation and Substitution Agreements with all willing provinces, territories, and Indigenous Governing Bodies within six months, ensuring that projects only go through one review that uphold environmental standards and Indigenous Consultation. This will include upholding Canada’s world class environmental protections and Indigenous People’s constitutional rights." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

"Move forward with One Project, One Review. Within six months, we will sign Cooperation and Substitution Agreements with all willing Premiers, as well as Indigenous Governing Bodies, allowing the federal government to recognize provincial, territorial, and Indigenous-led assessments. It will reinforce the rigours of Canada’s system that protects the environment, guarantees Indigenous consultation and involvement, and builds community buy-in. This is a bonus for investors because it provides long-term certainty, which compared to growing uncertainty in the U.S., provides a distinct Canadian advantage." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Increase funding to $40M/year for Indigenous capacity to engage on projects early and consistently through the Impact Assessment Agency

"Increase capacity for Indigenous communities to engage on projects early and consistently. This will include:

» increasing funding, to $40 million per year, for Indigenous capacity to engage on projects early and consistently through the Impact Assessment Agency." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
Work with project owners, provinces, territories, & Indigenous partners to do proactive remediation and rehabilitation work at project sites

"Work with project proponents, provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners to do proactive remediation and rehabilitation work at project sites so projects move faster" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
Work with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners on a corridor for transport, energy, critical minerals, and digital connectivity

"Develop a trade and energy corridor, along with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners, for transport, energy, critical minerals, and digital connectivity, including through the Trade Diversification Corridor Fund;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16
Create a Major Federal Project Office as a single application portal for big projects, issuing decisions on projects within two years

"Establish a Major Federal Project Office to advance a One Project, One Review approach which will provide efficiency and certainty for investors. This office will have a strong new mandate to:

» act as a “One Window” application portal for project proponents to reduce duplication and paperwork when seeking decisions and permits for major projects;

» issue decisions on major projects within two years instead of five - including additional approvals outside of the Impact Assessment Act - while fully upholding environmental integrity and Indigenous rights;

» shift the project review focus “why” to “how”;"

— liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

"Require the new Major Federal Project Office to render final decisions on projects on a maximum two-year timeline, much faster than the former government’s five-year timeline. This will include where other federal decisions are required, including under the Fisheries Act, the Species at Risk Act, and other federal legislation." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

Regulations and consumer protection

Green

Ban all toxic ingredients in personal care products
Ban forestry and cosmetic uses of glyphosate-based herbicides and its use as pre-harviest desiccant
Break up telecom monopolies to ensure fair treatment of rural consumers
Cap credit card interest rates at a maximum of 10 percentage points above the Bank of Canada's prime lending rate
Limit ATM fees and regulate banking charges

"Limit ATM fees and regulate banking charges, ensuring banks and financial institutions charge fair, transparent fees, with clear disclosure of all charges." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
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Amend CRTC regulations to significantly improve transparency in telecom billing, advertising practices, and consumer service terms

"Amend CRTC regulations to significantly improve transparency in telecom billing, advertising practices, and consumer service terms, ensuring fairness and informed consumer decision-making." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Mandate clearer disclosure of banking and financial service fees

"Mandate clearer disclosure of banking and financial service fees to empower consumer choice and increase transparency." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Enact regulations ensuring affordable universal internet access and increased cellular and broadband competition
Require clear, transparent contracts from telecom providers, with enforceable penalties for misleading or unfair contract terms
Enforce strict data privacy protections against misuse by foreign corporations

We don't have any NDP policies on Regulations and consumer protection.

Conservative

Remove 25% of all rules and regulations within the first two years

"Today, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced his plan to eliminate 25 percent of all red tape within his first two years as Prime Minister. This will significantly ease the administrative burden on taxpayers and businesses, waking up our economy from the red tape-induced slumber it has been in after a Lost Liberal Decade." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Require two regulations be repealed for every new one imposed
Require the Auditor General to verify that, for every $1 in new administrative costs, $2 be cut elsewhere

"Poilievre will also require that for every $1 in new administrative costs, $2 must be cut elsewhere to relieve the government burden that makes it harder for Canadian businesses to compete globally. And to ensure the reductions happen, a new Conservative government will pass a law requiring the Auditor General to verify them every year." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Cancel new labelling requirements for natural health products

"End new labelling requirements for natural health products that will raise costs." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Launch an oligopoly review of key federally-regulated sectors to increase competition

"Launch an oligopoly review of key federally-regulated sectors to increase competition and lower costs for Canadians." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23
Implement open banking to increase competition

"Implement open banking to increase competition to improve service and lower costs for Canadians while protecting concerns around privacy and security." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Require relevant federal departments to eliminate unnecessary rules, reduce duplication and overlap with provincial rules, and streamline administration
Require departments to report on their progress within 60 days
Increase transparency and stringency in origin-of-product labelling, with support to help manufacturers and Competition Bureau enforcement

"Make it easy for Canadians to Buy Canadian. Working with retailers, agricultural producers, manufacturers, food and beverage companies, and by maximizing Canada’s supply chain we will increase transparency and increase stringency in origin of product labelling so that it is simple, clear, and easy to identify what is a truly Canadian product. To help make this happen, we will provide support to help manufacturers adapt and for the Competition Bureau to enforce these new requirements." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

"Reduce red tape. We will require all relevant federal departments – such as Transport Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – to undertake reviews and to report on progress, within 60 days, on steps to eliminate outdated or unnecessary rules, reduce duplication or overlap with provincial rules, and streamline the administration of rules and the delivery of regulatory decisions." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

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Small businesses

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

CHP will change the current broken tax system, making starting a business easier.

I am a small business owner and there have been years where I have paid more taxes than I have netted.

Small businesses pay taxes on their Gross, not Net Income. If you Gross 50,000 dollars but Net 25,000, you still pay 6,500 in taxes; leaving you with 18,500. The harder you work, the more you pay. It’s hardly worth running a business.

CHP will implement Fair Tax- a national sales tax based on what you SPEND, not what you earn. No more tax on income, death, or inheritance. Taxes will be charged only on NEW purchases; you decide how much tax you pay, by how much you spend. Like luxury? You’ll pay more taxes. Live the simple life? You’ll pay less. Fair Tax would reduce the 56 billion spent each year on the CRA.

No more complicated paperwork, saving receipts or printing off utility bills. Since there will be a higher demand for tax-free used items, the burden on the landfills will be reduced. (The Green Party should adopt this idea).

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Green

Expand access to capital for small businesses through an annual loan and grant programme, ensuring startups and SMEs can scale up
Create an impact/social enterprise designation for federally-registered businesses that use revenue to support environmental and social impact
Hold the small business tax rate at 9% on the first $500,000 of active income
Eliminate duplicative tax filings and regulations on small businesses, including full digitisation of SME tax reporting
Streamline approvals for SMEs to adopt new technology
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Ensure all new legislation considers the impact on small businesses
Establish a federally-funded Green Venture Capital Fund to support local green startups
Subsidise clean tech adoption for SMEs with investment to accelerate business-led climate solutions
Ensure at least 30% of federal procurement contracts are awarded to small businesses, with priority for equity-seeking entrepreneurs
Invest in Digital and Rural Business Infrastructure

We don't have any NDP policies on Small businesses.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Small businesses.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Small businesses.

Start-ups and innovation

Green

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

"Increase direct annual federal funding for private and student-led business R&D, ensuring more research is commercialized by Canadian companies." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Develop flexible intellectual property licensing tools and provide discounted federally-funded IP for Canadian firms

"Develop flexible IP licensing tools and provide discounted federally funded IP for Canadian firms to strengthen Canada’s innovation ecosystem." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Fully implement House of Commons recommendations on intellectual property and tech transfer, ensuring knowledge transfer policies benefit both researchers and the public
Require Statistics Canada to conduct an annual technology survey to track innovation trends and investment needs
Create an Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program in national labs to facilitate knowledge-sharing between researchers and businesses
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Expand access to capital for small businesses through an annual loan and grant programme, ensuring startups and SMEs can scale up
Expand entrepreneurship training and support for equity-seeking groups with an annual grant programme

"Expand entrepreneurship training and support for equity-seeking groups, including Indigenous, Black, and women-led businesses, with an annual grant program." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Start-ups and innovation.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Start-ups and innovation.

Liberal

Recapitalise the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative by $1B

"Invest in our homegrown startups by recapitalizing the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI) by $1 billion. Combined with Mark Carney’s previously announced reversal of the capital gains hike, this will encourage Canadian capital funds to take risks and invest in promising companies. It’s about fueling our startup ecosystem, commercializing Canadian science, and betting on our own companies. This will include a defence-specific stream to catalyze our early-stage defence companies." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Allow flow-through shares, where companies issue new shares that allow investors to deduct eligible R&D expenses directly from their taxable income

"Incentivize investment in innovation, especially in Canada’s startups, to help them grow and scale by introducing flow-through shares to our Canadian startup ecosystem, supporting companies in AI, quantum computing, biotech, and advanced manufacturing to raise money faster. This works by allowing companies to issue new shares that allow investors to deduct eligible R&D expenses directly from their taxable income, lowering the risk of investing in innovative Canadian companies. This builds off the successful model that has drawn investment into Canada’s world-leading mining sector and will help our startups to scale up and be the best in the world." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Create a Canada Patent Box to reward builders who locate or stay in Canada

"Bring IP back to Canada and attract talent by creating a Canada Patent Box that will reward builders who locate or stay in Canada. This will encourage more businesses to grow at home and create jobs here. This will reverse the flow of made-in-Canada ideas to the U.S., ending the trend of subsidizing the U.S. economy with Canadian-grown ideas." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Make the Black Entrepreneurship Program permanent, and provide ongoing funding to support Black-owned businesses

"Make the Black Entrepreneurship Program permanent and provide ongoing funding to support Black-owned businesses. The more entrepreneurs with good ideas that are supported, the more resilient and sustainable our growth will be. Supporting Canadian businesses from every community is how we build Canada strong." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Provide an extra $100M for the Women's Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund over three years

"Unlock new economic opportunities for women by increasing support for the Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund. This fund invests in projects that promote women’s economic security and prosperity. A strong economy must be one where women can access high paying jobs, get equal pay for equal work, and achieve success without systemic barriers holding them back [more]." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-22

Supply management

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

CHP supports the concept of free markets and free trade, but it is important to balance these ideals against the protection of our producers from market forces and foreign competition.

A country that cannot feed itself cannot survive.

• Supply management is an imperfect system but it was developed

to protect various essential branches of Canada’s agriculture

producers.

• Some claim that without supply management, Canada’s dairy

industry would cease to exist. They also point to the US dairy

industry, where bankruptcies and even suicides are endemic.

• To some extent, supply management may also protect Canadian

consumers from hormones that are allowed in US dairy products

but not in Canada.

• On the negative side, supply management—with its quotas—

makes it nearly impossible for young people to start up a dairy

herd as the cost of quotas is prohibitive.

• Supply management and various health regulations also make it

difficult or expensive to access organic, unprocessed dairy and

meat products and creates huge obstacles for the “small farmer

who wants to produce and sell small quantities of specialized

products.

A country that cannot feed itself ceases to be a country. Supply

management of Canada’s dairy, poultry and eggs was developed in

order to ensure the viability of Canada’s food producers.

While the CHP supports the concept of free markets and free trade, it is

important to balance these ideals against the protection of our

producers from market forces and foreign competition that could drive

them out of business.

Regarding trade negotiations with the US, Canada must re-assess our

supply management practices and find solutions that would benefit

Canadian producers and consumers alike while avoiding—as much as

possible—tariff wars with the US.

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Green

Strengthen supply management
Ensure small-scale and cooperative food producers have fair access to markets

"Strengthen supply management to protect Canadian farmers, while ensuring small-scale and cooperative food producers have fair access to markets." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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We don't have any NDP policies on Supply management.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Supply management.

Liberal

Maintain supply management

"Protect Canada’s commitment to supply management and supply-managed sectors such as dairy, poultry, and eggs" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Technology and the digital economy

Green

Support tech transfer partnerships between businesses and universities, while ensuring publicly-funded research remains accessible
Mandate stronger protections for young people on social media platforms

"Mandate stronger protections for young people on social media platforms, preventing harassment, exploitation, and design practices that encourage addiction to social media." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Enforce strict digital privacy laws regarding youth data

"Enforce strict digital privacy laws to prevent social media companies from collecting, storing, or exploiting youth data for profit." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Create a comprehensive national framework for AI, setting standards for ethical use, transparency, accountability, environmental impacts, and robust data privacy protections
Introduce a tax on US tech monopolies operating in Canada and reinvest the revenue into Canadian-owned tech, broadband expansion, and independent journalism

"Introduce a tax on U.S. tech monopolies operating in Canada, ensuring companies like Apple, Google, Meta, Tesla, and Starlink pay their fair share. This will include a Digital Services Tax (DST) on digital advertising, app store fees, streaming services, and consumer data monetization, as well as a corporate tax surcharge on tech giants. Revenue from these taxes will be reinvested in Canadian-owned technology, broadband expansion, and independent journalism, reducing reliance on U.S. corporate giants while strengthening Canada’s digital sovereignty." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
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Legislatively redefine social media companies and digital platforms as publishers, making them accountable for content they publish

"Legislatively redefine social media companies and digital platforms as “publishers,” making them accountable under common law for content they publish, allowing legal recourse for libel, slander, misinformation, and interference in elections." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Hold social media platforms accountable for harmful content

"Hold social media platforms accountable for harmful content, ending the protection from liability that platforms currently enjoy, thereby incentivizing responsible moderation and reducing misinformation and harmful algorithmic content." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Require online platforms to enforce clear content moderation standards, be transparent about how their algorithms rank and recommend content, and submit to regular independent audits

"Require online platforms to enforce clear content moderation standards, ensure transparency in how their algorithms rank and recommend content, and submit to regular independent audits as a condition of operating in Canada." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ban social media platforms from targeting or providing services to minors

"Ban social media platforms from targeting or providing services to minors, following Australia’s lead, and invest significantly in youth- focused mental health support, education, and digital literacy initiatives to counteract online risks such as addiction, radicalization, and mental health issues." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Enshrine digital rights in Canadian law, including protections against online profiling, mass surveillance, and algorithmic discrimination

"Enshrine digital rights in Canadian law, including protections against online profiling, mass surveillance, and algorithmic discrimination, ensuring that Canadians’ rights are upheld in digital spaces as they are offline." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

We don't have any NDP policies on Technology and the digital economy.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Technology and the digital economy.

Liberal

Invest $2.5B in building digital infrastructure

"Invest in digital infrastructure for the economy of tomorrow. We will catalyze the construction and development of AI infrastructure including data storage facilities, computing capacity, high speed, safe and reliable communication networks, and digital supply chain solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs for Canadians. This will include improving rural broadband and reliable cell service that connects communities." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Invest in nation-building energy infrastructure and removing regulations to make it easier to build data centres

"Investing in nation-building energy infrastructure and cutting red tape to make Canada the best place in the world to build data centres. Canada must have the capacity to deploy the AI of the future and ensure we have technological sovereignty." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Provide federal funding to build new data centres

"Building the next generation of data centres quickly and efficiently by leveraging federal funding and partnering with the private sector to secure Canada’s technological advantage." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Track economic impacts of AI in real time

"Measuring growth by tracking the economic impacts of AI in real-time – not just occasionally – so we can proactively help Canadians seize new opportunities, boost productivity, and ensure no one is left behind." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Provide a new AI deployment tax credit for small and medium-sized businesses

"Boosting adoption with a new AI deployment tax credit for small and medium-sized businesses that incentivizes businesses to leverage AI to boost their bottom lines, create jobs, and support existing employees. Companies would leverage a 20% credit on qualifying AI adoption projects, as long as they can demonstrate that they are increasing jobs." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
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Expand programmes at Canada's AI institutes

"Catalyze commercialization by expanding successful programs at Canada’s AI institutes (Mila, Vector, Amii) so that we can connect more Canadian researchers and startups with businesses across the country, which will supercharge adoption of Canadian innovation in businesses, create jobs, and strengthen our AI ecosystem." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Create a dedicated Office of Digital Transformation to identify, implement, and scale technology solutions in government

"Establishing a dedicated Office of Digital Transformation at the centre of government to proactively identify, implement, and scale technology solutions and eliminate duplicative and redundant red tape. This will enhance public service delivery for all Canadians and reduce barriers for businesses to operate in Canada, which will grow our economy. This is about fundamentally transforming how Canadians interact with their government, ensuring timely, accessible, and high-quality services that meet Canadians’ needs.

Enabling the Office of Digital Transformation to centralize innovative procurement and take a whole-of-government approach to service delivery improvement. This could mean using AI to address government service backlogs and improve service delivery times, so that Canadians get better services, faster."

— liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

Trades

Green

Invest in post-secondary and trade school programmes to improve student resources, faculty support, and infrastructure

NDP

Train over 100,000 skilled workers, including newcomers and those affected by Trump's tariffs

"To deliver on this [housing] plan, we will train over 100,000 skilled workers, including newcomers and those affected by Donald Trump’s reckless trade war." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Develop sector specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings, and transportation, with workers at the table, to speed up Canada's clean energy transition and attract new investment

"New Democrats are committed to our Build Canadian, Buy Canadian Plan to boost our domestic economy and create a stronger and more independent economy. As part of this plan we would develop sector-specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings and transportation, with workers at the table every step along the way, with the goal of accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition and attracting new investment in communities across the country. And we would provide additional supports to train more workers for tomorrow’s green economy. Our goal will be to support good, new jobs in clean industries, and support the decarbonization of essential industries like steelmaking, cement-making, transportation and others." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Conservative

Allow trades workers to write off the full cost of food, transport, and accommodation needed to go from one job to another

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that a new Conservative government will allow travelling trades workers to write off the full cost of food, transport and accommodation needed to go from one job to another while ending write-offs for luxury corporate jets that are not needed to do business." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Back 350,000 positions for trade schools and union halls to train red-seal apprentices to build homes
Require banks to recognise apprenticeships as eligible Registered Education Savings Plans programmes

"Today, Conservatives announced that they would deliver fairness for the skilled trades by requiring banks to recognize apprenticeships for Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs). Financial institutions that offer RESPs will be required to recognize all skilled trades and apprenticeship programs as eligible RESP programs, ensuring that all related expenses qualify for Education Assistance Payments." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Increase funding to the Union Training and Innovation Program and expand it to cover capital investments like training halls
Reinstate apprenticeship grants and streamline EI for apprentices
Create a Trades Toolkit for high schools

Liberal

Provide an Apprenticeship Grant up to $8,000 for registered apprentices

"Provide a new Apprenticeship Grant of up to $8,000 for registered apprentices. Should an apprentice not complete their program within established timelines, the grant converts to an interest-free loan. This is in addition to the $20,000 interest-free Canada Apprentice Loans available to apprentices progressing through training. We will work with First Nation, Inuit, and Métis communities to raise awareness of the new grant. And we will make certain expenses eligible that make it easier and more affordable for women to apprentice in the trades." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Double funding for the Union Training and Innovation Program, increasing it to $50M/year

"Increase access to union-led training initiatives by permanently doubling the funding of the Union Training and Innovation Program from $25 million to $50 million. This funding will now support investments in training spaces and classrooms, supporting any of the Red Seal trades." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Create a new $20M capital funding stream for colleges to support new training spaces for apprenticeships

"Establish a new $20 million capital funding stream for colleges to support new training spaces, such as classrooms, for apprenticeships. We will also work with provinces and territories to increase operating funding for trade colleges, building on the successes of jurisdictions like Quebec, which has been a leader in funding apprenticeship and vocational training, as well as strategic workplace apprenticeships." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction so trades workers can write off more travel expenses, and increase the per-year deduction limit

"Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction to ensure workers who travel more than 120 km from their home to a job site can deduct more of their expenses, and commit to significantly increasing the per-year tax deduction limit." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Provide up to $5,000 to eligible employers for each new apprentice hired in Red Seal trades, and $10,000 for women, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups

"Uphold the Apprenticeship Service program to support employers in hiring new apprentices in Red Seal trades, with up to $10,000 for eligible employers for each new apprentice hired;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

"Uphold the Apprenticeship Service program to support employers in hiring new apprentices in Red Seal trades, with $5,000 for first-year apprentices and $10,000 for women, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23
Incentivise companies building housing to hire apprentices and recent graduates by setting new requirements on federal contribution agreements to major products

"Incentivize companies to hire apprentices and recent graduates by establishing new requirements on federal contribution agreements to major projects that commit industry partners to include significant opportunities for young Canadians." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-23

Trump's tariffs

Lily Eggink

CHP candidate in your district

CHP would improve border security.

A lot of people don’t understand how tariffs work. The US tariffs are costing AMERICANS money, not Canadians. It DOES affect Canadian businesses that sell to the US since they will be more inclined to buy US goods, BUT that will encourage Canadian businesses to stay local as well. If we put a tariff on US goods, WE pay that tariff, not the US.

Due to the relative size of our economies, we CANNOT win a trade war with the US. We need their goods more than they need ours and a trade war will make future negotiations more difficult.

The original reason given for US tariffs was the passage through Canada of fentanyl and potential terrorists. This is valid criticism, we need to improve our port and border security—not only to remove tariffs—but also to protect Canada. The Prime Minister offered to spend a feeble $1.3 billion on the border. That’s less than we spend EVERY WEEK in interest on the national debt. These tariffs would be less concerning if Canada were not $1.2 trillion in debt. We pay $54 billion every year in interest.

The CHP would improve our border security, strictly enforce drug laws, encourage manufacturing in Canada, remove barriers to inter-provincial trade, and introduce MANDATORY balanced budgets. Then we would negotiate in good faith with the US from a stronger economic position.

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Green

Create national strategic reserves of Canadian resources to protect against US trade disruptions, stabilise domestic markets, and strengthen Canadian sovereignty

"Establish national strategic reserves of Canadian resources to protect against U.S. trade disruptions, stabilize domestic markets, and strengthen Canadian sovereignty.

» Stockpile essential raw materials to ensure stable supply and prevent price spikes during shortages.

» Ensure reserves are managed on a cost-recovery basis."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

"Ban the export of unprocessed resources. Ensure Canadian oil, minerals, timber, and seafood are refined, processed, and value-added before export, creating Canadian jobs and reducing U.S. leverage over our economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Apply export taxes on key resources that the US relies on

"Apply export taxes on key Canadian resources that the U.S. relies on— such as oil, gas, uranium, aluminum, potash, and natural gas. This would make it more expensive for U.S. industries to source these materials, discouraging tariffs on Canadian goods while generating revenue to invest in domestic industries." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Coordinate economic responses with Mexico and other key partners, creating joint countermeasures to US tariffs
Cancel government contracts with US companies tied to Trump's corporate allies

"Cancel government contracts with U.S. companies tied to Trump’s corporate allies, redirecting public funds to Canadian businesses and ethical international partners." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
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Lower the threshold for government review of US and foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies

"Strengthen protections against foreign takeovers by lowering the threshold for government review of U.S. and foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies. This will prevent American investors from buying up struggling Canadian industries at bargain prices and ensure critical sectors remain under Canadian control." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Ensure all CPP pension funds are invested in Canada with priority on industry, clean energy, public infrastructure, and long-term economic resilience; and increased transparency and accountability

"Reform the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act to ensure all pension funds are invested in Canada, supporting Canadian workers, communities, and infrastructure. The current CCPIBA requires pension funds to be invested solely based on return on investment (ROI).

» Prioritize investments in Canadian industries, clean energy, public infrastructure, and long-term economic resilience rather than speculative market activities.

» Increase transparency and accountability in how CPP funds are managed, ensuring investments align with Canada’s economic and social priorities."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Introduce a tax on US tech monopolies operating in Canada and reinvest the revenue into Canadian-owned tech, broadband expansion, and independent journalism

"Introduce a tax on U.S. tech monopolies operating in Canada, ensuring companies like Apple, Google, Meta, Tesla, and Starlink pay their fair share. This will include a Digital Services Tax (DST) on digital advertising, app store fees, streaming services, and consumer data monetization, as well as a corporate tax surcharge on tech giants. Revenue from these taxes will be reinvested in Canadian-owned technology, broadband expansion, and independent journalism, reducing reliance on U.S. corporate giants while strengthening Canada’s digital sovereignty." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Introduce targeted taxes on US oil and gas corporations operating in Canada

"Introduce targeted taxes on U.S. oil and gas corporations operating in Canada to ensure they contribute fairly to our economy. This measure would prevent American fossil fuel companies from profiting off Canadian resources while their government imposes tariffs on Canadian exports." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Prioritise domestic procurement and consumer spending on Canadian-made goods

"Implement “Buy Canadian” policies. Prioritize domestic procurement and consumer spending on Canadian-made goods, ensuring federal and provincial governments lead by example." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Invest in domestic food, energy, and manufacturing supply chains to insulate Canadians from global price shocks

"Support local and regional value chains. Invest in domestic food, energy, and manufacturing supply chains to build economic resilience and insulate Canadian households from global price shocks." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Form a common diplomatic and economic alliance with democracies to counter US economic pressure

"Form a common diplomatic and economic alliance (“economic NATO”) with democracies including EU, UK, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Mexico, Brazil, and ASEAN nations to counter US economic pressure." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

NDP

Ensure every dollar collected from Canada's counter tariffs go directly to support workers and communities hit hardest, via the Employment Insurance Fund

"We would ensure that every dollar collected from Canada’s counter tariffs go directly to support workers and communities hit hardest – with no loopholes and no delays." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

"Revenue generated by tariffs will be directed to the EI Fund to avoid adding undue strain to employers and workers with higher premiums." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Ban American companies from government contracts if Canadian workers can do them instead
Remove the GST from Canadian-made vehicles
Ensure Indigenous leadership is at the table and part of any decision-making regarding trade negotiations with the United States

"We will ensure that Indigenous leadership are at the table and part of any decision-making when it comes to Canada’s trade negotiations with Donald Trump’s administration." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Conservative

Create a $3B fund to provide short-term credit lines and low-interest loans to businesses affected by Trump's tariffs, to help them keep workers on the job

"The Keep Canadians Working Fund is a targeted, temporary liquidity program designed to help businesses affected by sudden tariffs keep workers on the job. It will provide up to $3 billion in short-term credit lines and low-interest loans to ensure companies can maintain operations and keep employees working in industries affected by Trump tariffs.

The Fund is modelled on the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) that the Harper government created during the 2008 recession to successfully protect affected businesses and jobs. The program will be administered through three existing federal entities: the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Export Development Canada (EDC) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC)."

— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Remove GST from the sale of new Canadian-made cars, as long as Trump's auto tariffs remain in place

"To counter this unjustified attack, Poilievre will temporarily remove the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on purchases of all new Canadian-manufactured vehicles. The GST will be removed as long as Trump’s tariffs remain in place." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Prioritise Canadian companies employing Canadian workers and using Canadian materials for federally-funded infrastructure and defence projects

"Implement a Buy Canada procurement policy so that federally funded infrastructure and defence projects prioritize Canadian companies employing Canadian workers and using Canadian materials." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

Liberal

Prioritise Canadian suppliers and supply chains in government procurement

"Deploy a made-in-Canada procurement strategy that prioritizes, whenever possible, Canadian suppliers and supply chains, and limiting bidders from foreign suppliers to bidding only on what we have agreed to in Canada’s Free Trade Agreements. We will prioritize Canadian contractors in our defence procurement, including the Canadian aerospace industry. Crown Corporations with major capital acquisitions, like VIA Rail, will also be encouraged to meet this standard." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Prioritise low-emission and sustainability-certified products and materials in government procurement

"Buy Canadian clean by prioritizing Government of Canada purchases to be low carbon emission and when applicable, sustainability certified products and materials. This includes building materials, vehicle fleets, and other goods and services. We will support clean growth in Canada, create jobs, and support Canadian business." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Increase transparency and stringency in origin-of-product labelling, with support to help manufacturers and Competition Bureau enforcement

"Make it easy for Canadians to Buy Canadian. Working with retailers, agricultural producers, manufacturers, food and beverage companies, and by maximizing Canada’s supply chain we will increase transparency and increase stringency in origin of product labelling so that it is simple, clear, and easy to identify what is a truly Canadian product. To help make this happen, we will provide support to help manufacturers adapt and for the Competition Bureau to enforce these new requirements." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21
Create a $2B Strategic Response Fund to protect jobs in the auto sector and help workers upskill within the industry

"Create a $2 billion Strategic Response Fund to boost our auto sector’s competitiveness, protect manufacturing jobs, support workers to upskill their expertise in the industry, and build a fortified Canadian supply chain – from raw materials to finished vehicles." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Strengthen the Investment Canada Act to protect against attempts to buy Canadian businesses, cor public health care, intellectual property, critical minerals, and other resources

"Safeguard our economy and our values and protect Canada from attempts to buy up our businesses, our core public health care, intellectual property, critical minerals and other resources by strengthening the Investment Canada Act. We will make more transactions reviewable, as well as modernizing standards to capture manipulative transaction models – including by reviewing the potential impacts to Canada’s data sovereignty. We will also make clear that any transactions involving core infrastructure in our public health system, such as long-term care facilities and family health practices, will be subject to stringent review and protection under the Act." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

Upskilling

Green

Expand labour market training investments by making the top-up to workforce development agreements permanent
Ensure employment programmes cover secondary school completion; adult literacy and numeracy training; English/French language instruction; and union and community-led workforce development

"Expand access to training for all workers, ensuring employment programs cover:

» Secondary school completion and upgrading.

» Adult literacy and numeracy training.

» English/French language instruction.

» Union and community-led workforce development."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Provide income support for workers seeking training

"Provide income support for workers seeking training, eliminating financial barriers to career shifts." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25
Expand re-skilling and apprenticeship programmes through the Canada Training Benefit

"Expand re-skilling and apprenticeship programs through the Canada Training Benefit, ensuring workers can transition into sustainable, high- demand careers." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

NDP

Train over 100,000 skilled workers, including newcomers and those affected by Trump's tariffs

"To deliver on this [housing] plan, we will train over 100,000 skilled workers, including newcomers and those affected by Donald Trump’s reckless trade war." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

We don't have any Conservative policies on Upskilling.

Liberal

Provide an up-to-$15K upskilling & training benefit for workers in priority sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, construction, AI, & tech
"A Mark Carney led government will provide a new upskilling and training benefit for workers in the middle of their careers who need to access new skills training for their career stability and success. This new benefit will :
1. provide up to $15,000 for workers in priority sectors, including manufacturing, health care, construction, A.I. and technology. In the face of the economic uncertainty and volatility many Canadian businesses are facing, we will collaborate with employers to support retention and upskilling within their companies; and,
2. ensure that Canadian workers impacted by tariffs have the necessary tools to pursue good paying jobs and advance their careers in priority sectors. We will design these supports in partnership with labour, employers, and industry."
— liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16