Lobbying registration dated 2026-02-06
Registrant: Sean Strickland
Client: Canada's Building Trades Unions
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Service Canada (ServCan)
Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Transport Canada (TC)
Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Justice Canada (JC)
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
House of Commons
National Defence (DND)
Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)
Office of the Procurement Ombudsman (OPO)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
National Research Council (NRC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Canadian Energy Regulator (CER)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
Competition Tribunal (CT)
Defence Construction Canada (DCC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
National Capital Commission (NCC)
Government funding received:
Institution: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Amount: 1853898.00
Lobbying activity details:
Advocating for the implementation of labour?related conditions, including prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, in relation to Bill C?5 infrastructure projects
Enhancement of the Union Training and Innovation Program with brick?and?mortar funding and reinstatement of Canadian Apprenticeship Services, the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant, and the Apprenticeship Completion Grant
To oppose any potential tax measures to be enacted by the Federal Government on Union members or pensioners who receive a private supplemental health and dental plan which is paid for by an employer , collective bargaining agreement or pension plan.
Advocacy in support of the Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits, including labour conditions, and their effectiveness.
Advocacy for supports for displaced workers, particularly in the energy sector, as the economy transitions to Net Zero.
Advocating for changes to the Employment Insurance program to better support workers.
Advocating for the government to use Community Benefits Agreements/Community Employment Benefits Agreements on federally funded infrastructure projects.
Advocating for measures to support workers impacted by tariff-related trade impacts in the construction sector.
Advocating for investments in infrastructure including in renewable technologies, nuclear energy, infrastructure, transit, and large-scale public investments.
Apprenticeship & Training Employment and Skills Development and the Red Seal Secretariat to continue to promote and use the Red Seal Program.
Discussion of shipbuilding industry opportunities and related workforce and policy considerations
Immigration - advocating for the long-term labourforce needs of the construction industry.
Advocating for enhanced coordination in relation to the Major Projects Office, major projects, and national workforce planning.
General discussion with industry partners regarding workforce, training, and policy considerations relevant to major energy and infrastructure sectors.
Temporary foreign workers - advocating for the needs of the industry including the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and International Mobility Program.
Advocating for increase to the labour mobility tax deduction and index it to inflation.
Advocating for childcare programs that help our members.
Federal Budget - with respect to recommendations that support the Building Trades and construction sector.
Pipeline projects - discussing the benefits to the economy and employment of these type of projects in Canada
Advocating for the government to fund, develop, and publish sophisticated construction labour market data on projects in the national interest to ensure skilled trades labour supply is consistent and maximizes Canadian jobs.
Legislation to implement a skilled trades workforce mobility tax deduction.
Advocating for the harmonization of health and safety certifications federally, and provincially, to promote skilled trades workforce mobility.
The impact on employment opportunities for skilled trades workers in Canada and the effect on training opportunities in primary and emerging industries.
Fall Economic Statement - with respect to recommendations that support the Building Trades and construction sector.
Advocacy in support of Canadian skilled trades workers on cross-border issues with respect to the United States.