Industrial policy Flashcards
NDP plan for job creation?
Investing in job creation by developing a
green economy with appropriate support for
transition programs and for research
and development.
plan to ensure long term viability of manufacturing sector?
Establishing sector-specific policies tailored
to industry needs, with emphasis on ensuring
the long-term viability of our manufacturing
sector, including automobile, aerospace, and
shipbuilding industries
plan for ensuring fairness in shipbuiding contracts?
Ensuring fairness and accountability in
the tendering of defence and shipbuilding
contracts to the various shipyards across
Canada, and implementing a dependable
policy of domestic procurement that ensures
consistent demand and stable employment to
eliminate boom and bust cycles.
plan to stimulate and protect Canadian manufacturing?
Establishing “Buy Canadian” procurement
policies and fostering Canadian ownership and
control of our major sectors.
e Developing “Made in Canada” products
through secondary processing of our natural
resources, thereby creating skilled, valueadded jobs.
plan for promoting innovation and sustainability?
Targeting tax credits towards research and
development and skills training to promote
productivity, sustainability and innovation in
Canadian industry.
What kind of investment are we targetting and what are our plans to encourage it?
Targeting tax credits and incentives towards
rewarding job creation, and encouraging jobsupporting investment.
h Strengthening the Investment Canada Act and
ensuring that foreign investment delivers and
maintains quality jobs in Canada.
How will we support workers who are laid off?
Investing in fair transition programs in key
sectors where layoffs occur.
What is our plan regarding precarious work?
Addressing the challenges faced by contract
workers, temporary and part-time workers,
and those with precarious employment such as
artists and the self-employed.
Improving labour laws to make benefits more
accessible for workers on contract or in
part-time positions
How will we address the changing nature of work in Canada?
Improving and increasing the scope
and effectiveness of federal government
employment and social programs to keep pace
with the changing realities of employment in
Canada, including allowing self-employed and
temporary contract workers to contribute to
and draw benefits from the Canada Pension
Plan and Employment Insurance
How will we make employers more accountable to workers?
Adopting social responsibility criteria for
companies recognizing their responsibility
to employees, the environment, community,
consumers, and shareholders.
How will we ensure workers have a say in the issues that affect them regardless of whether they are unionized?
Creating industrial sector councils involving
representatives of industry, workers,
and governments.
Facilitating worker participation within
companies to develop more democratic,
transparent, and efficient workplaces.
