Lobbying registration dated 2026-03-23
Registrant: Marco D'Angelo
Client: Canadian Urban Transit Association
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
VIA Rail Canada
Transport Canada (TC)
Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
House of Commons
Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Acts: Criminal Code
Government funding received:
Institution: Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Amount: 9268.00
Lobbying activity details:
Seeking an amendment to the criminal code to strengthen penalties for assaults on transit workers and expand the current definition of transit operators to include all transit workers.
Federal investment in public transit safety and security measures.
MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT - ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; INCLUDES PRE-BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS.
DEDICATED FUNDING FOR URBAN PUBLIC TRANSIT - CAMPAIGN TO IMPLEMENT A DEDICATED PORTION OF FEDERAL FUNDING PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT PROJECTS; INCLUDES PRE-BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS.
NATIONAL TRANSIT STRATEGY - DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED NATIONAL POLICY ON PUBLIC TRANSIT, INCLUDING ELEMENTS ADDRESSING FUNDING, LAND USE, RESEARCH, INCENTIVES AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
TAX EXEMPTION OF EMPLOYER-PROVIDED TRANSIT BENEFITS - CAMPAIGN TO ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH A TRANSIT BENEFIT FOR THE JOURNEY TO WORK THAT WOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM INCOME TAX.