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Carbon tax: We will lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to continue to aggressively oppose the federal carbon tax and to work with the federal government to find better ways to reduce emissions that won’t negatively affect small businesses & the economy.
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Energy, Environment, Small Business
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Competitive Taxation – Met with the provincial government to discuss the need for short-term tax relief and long-term tax relief that will help address our outstanding competitive challenges.
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Finance & Budget, Small Business, Taxes
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Red Tape – We will lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to continue to consult annually with businesses & stakeholders to identify red tape headaches in different sectors. We will lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to continue address the red tape headaches that business owners submit to the government’s ‘Help Cut Red Tape’ web page.
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Economic Development, Small Business
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Internal Trade – We will continue to lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to work with other provincial, territorial and federal leaders - through the Council of the Federation - to ensure the success of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement and the reduction of inter-provincial trade barriers.
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Economic Development, Inter-governmental Relations
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Interprovincial Labour Mobility: Through the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, we will continue to lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to recognize more trade and professional certification from other provinces. For example – so dental hygienists and elevator technicians can work in different province without having to get re-certified.
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Economic Development, Inter-governmental Relations, Small Business
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Training opportunities – We will lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to encourage more soft skills and workplace literacy in high school curriculum to better prepare youth for the workplace, as well as work with local small businesses to identify what skills are relevant. Will also lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to better emphasize the importance and value of a career in the skills trades so that a greater number of students consider it as a viable career option.
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Economic Development, Education, Employment & Training, Labour Relations
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Provincial Fuel Tax: We will lobby the provincial government to temporarily suspend collection of the provincial fuel tax to provide cost relief for SK small businesses.
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Finance & Budget
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Workers’ Compensation Board – Addressing rules & regulations for Directors, governance and appeals, and urging government to legislate a policy for refunding of surplus funds to employers.
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Small Business, Workplace Safety
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Agriculture - we will lobby the provincial government to enact policies provincially that are beneficial to producers, and urge them to oppose federal policies that are harmful to the sector (for example, tying business risk management programs to environmental initiatives). We will share our members' views regarding the Next Agricultural Policy Framework for the government's consideration at federal-provincial-territorial tables.
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Agriculture, Environment, Finance & Budget
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Rising energy costs - we will lobby the provincial government to provide cost relief (for example, tax credits) to small businesses impacted by rapidly rising energy costs, including rate increases enacted by SaskPower and SaskEnergy.
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Energy, Finance & Budget, Small Business
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Federal Tax changes – Met with the provincial government to discuss the negative impact the federal tax changes will have on small businesses.
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Finance & Budget, Small Business, Taxes
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Directive, Guideline or Decision, Program or Policy, Regulation
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Increased Taxation Powers for Municipalities: We continue to urge the provincial government to reject any proposal that would provide increased taxation powers to municipalities (e.g. fuel, income or sales tax).
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Municipal Affairs, Small Business, Taxes
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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Mental Health - we will continue to urge the government to recognize the state of mental health among small business owners and their employees, urging them to enact policies to support better mental health.
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Health & Wellness, Small Business
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Program or Policy
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Paid Sick Days - we will lobby the government to avoid introducing employer-paid sick days.
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Economic Development, Employment & Training
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Directive, Guideline or Decision, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Program or Policy, Regulation
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Small Business Tax Rate: We will lobby the government to reduce the small business tax rate to 0%.
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Finance & Budget
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Directive, Guideline or Decision, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
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Crime and Safety: We will lobby the Minister of Corrections to introduce a plan to help small businesses with the costs associated with crime.
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Economic Development, Finance & Budget
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Directive, Guideline or Decision, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Program or Policy, Regulation
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SRA: We will urge the government to conduct a full cost-benefit analysis before moving forward with a Saskatchewan Revenue Agency.
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Finance & Budget
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Directive, Guideline or Decision, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Program or Policy, Regulation
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Minimum Wage – We will lobby the Government of Saskatchewan to return to a stable, predictable minimum wage policy.
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Economic Development, Labour Relations, Small Business
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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PST - We will lobby the provincial government to remove the PST from capital expenditures, property insurance and dine-in restaurant meals. And to avoid any PST increases or expansions.
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Finance & Budget
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Program or Policy, Regulation
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