Open for Input
House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources (Federal)
A parliamentary committee is studying how the Temporary Foreign Worker Program affects Canadian workers and the job market. They want to understand whether the program helps fill labour shortages or displaces Canadian workers. This is your chance to...
Why This Matters: Looking for work? This program brings in hundreds of thousands of workers each year. Some say it fills jobs Canadians won't take. Others say it keeps wages low and squeezes out local workers. Your input could shape how the program works going forward.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Immigration
Closed
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture (ON)
Small food businesses like ice cream shops currently can't use delivery apps like Uber Eats or DoorDash without getting a full dairy plant licence. Why? An old rule says milk products must stay "under their control" until they reach you. Ontario...
Why This Matters: Love ordering ice cream or artisan cheese to your door? This could mean more local shops on your favourite delivery apps. Small business owners who make dairy treats from already-pasteurized ingredients would save time and money by skipping the full dairy plant licensing process.
Regulations & Permits
Agriculture & Food
Economy & Jobs
Closed
St. John's, NL
St. John's is asking residents to weigh in on a 10-year plan for downtown. The draft plan tackles empty storefronts, vacant office buildings, and the shift away from traditional retail. It proposes new design guidelines, investments in public spaces...
Why This Matters: Live, work, or shop downtown? This plan will shape what gets built, where businesses open, and how you get around. Residents are already voicing concerns about panhandling, vacant buildings, and parking headaches. If you've got opinions about downtown's future, now's the time.
Community Planning
Economy & Jobs
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Treasury Board and Finance (AB)
Alberta asked residents to help shape the 2019 provincial budget. The government wanted input on spending priorities while the province worked to reduce its deficit during economic recovery. Almost 30,000 Albertans participated through telephone...
Why This Matters: Provincial budgets affect everything from healthcare wait times to school funding to road repairs. This was your chance to tell the government what mattered most to you. With pipeline issues hurting Alberta's economy, the stakes were high for families and businesses alike.
Budget
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
Closed
Competition Bureau Canada (Federal)
The Competition Bureau wants feedback on new guidelines for enforcing rules against anti-competitive business practices. These guidelines explain how the Bureau will handle things like price-fixing, exclusive dealing, and companies abusing their...
Why This Matters: Ever wonder why some products cost more in Canada than elsewhere? Or why certain industries seem dominated by just a few big players? These guidelines shape how the government stops companies from squashing competition. That affects the prices you pay, the choices you have, and whether small...
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Justice & Rights
Closed
Competition Bureau (Federal)
Recent changes to competition law let businesses and individuals sue competitors directly for anti-competitive behaviour. The Competition Bureau wants feedback on its new guidelines explaining when it will get involved in these private cases. This...
Why This Matters: Ever been ripped off by misleading advertising? Watched a big company crush smaller competitors? These new rules make it easier for businesses and individuals to take action themselves. If you run a small business being squeezed by a dominant competitor, this directly affects your options. Even as...
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Justice & Rights
Closed
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Federal)
Canada has decided to ban open net-pen salmon farming in BC coastal waters by June 2029. Now the government wants feedback on its draft transition plan. The plan covers how to shift to closed containment systems while supporting affected workers...
Why This Matters: Work in BC's salmon farming industry? This transition could reshape your job. Live in a coastal community that depends on aquaculture? Your local economy is at stake. Care about wild Pacific salmon? This ban aims to protect them from disease and sea lice spread by open net-pens.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Closed
Government of Manitoba (MB)
Manitoba is developing a roadmap to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The government wants public input on how to reduce emissions across the province while keeping the economy competitive. This plan will affect everything from energy...
Why This Matters: Climate change is already hitting Manitoba hard—more floods, droughts, and wildfires. This roadmap will shape how the province tackles these problems over the next 25 years. It could affect your energy bills, your job, and how your community prepares for extreme weather.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Environment & Climate
Closed
Treasury Board and Finance (AB)
In 2015-2016, Alberta asked residents for input on budget priorities during a tough economic period. The government wanted to hear ideas on supporting families and businesses, creating jobs, diversifying the economy, and controlling spending. Input...
Why This Matters: Provincial budgets affect everything from healthcare wait times to school funding to road repairs. During Alberta's 2015-2016 economic downturn, these decisions shaped how the province supported struggling families and businesses. This consultation gave Albertans a direct say in those priorities.
Budget
Economy & Jobs
Finance & Consumer
Closed
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver is creating an area plan for Railtown, a neighbourhood in the Downtown Eastside that's evolved from industrial roots into a hub for creative businesses. The city wants to know how to balance more housing, flexible business spaces, and...
Why This Matters: Live or work in Railtown? This plan will shape what gets built there for years to come. Looking for affordable studio space as an artist? This could create more—or less—of it. Even if you don't live nearby, decisions here could set precedents for how Vancouver handles other mixed-use neighbourhoods.
Community Planning
Economy & Jobs
Housing & Communities
Closed
Ministry of Infrastructure (AB)
Alberta asked residents how the province should prioritize building schools, hospitals, roads, and other public infrastructure. Over 3,200 Albertans shared their views in summer 2020. The feedback shaped a new law and a 20-year plan for capital...
Why This Matters: Schools, hospitals, roads, bridges—these shape daily life in Alberta. Where new infrastructure gets built affects commute times, healthcare access, and which communities grow. This consultation gave Albertans a say in those long-term priorities.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Housing & Communities
Transportation
Closed
Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
Alberta asked whether companies that make single-use plastics, packaging, and hazardous products should pay for recycling them instead of taxpayers. This 'Extended Producer Responsibility' approach shifts costs from municipalities to industry. The...
Why This Matters: Ever wonder why your recycling fees keep going up? This consultation tackled who should pay—you or the companies making all that packaging. The result affects what you pay in taxes and whether more stuff actually gets recycled instead of landfilled.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Environment & Climate
Closed
Environment and Climate Change Canada (Federal)
Canada's biofuel producers are struggling to compete with imports, especially from the US. The government wants to change the Clean Fuel Regulations to boost domestic production. Two options are on the table: requiring a minimum amount of Canadian...
Why This Matters: Fill up your car with gas or diesel? Some of that fuel contains biofuels made from crops like canola. If Canadian producers can't compete, we'll import more from the US. That affects farmers, refinery workers, and rural communities across the Prairies.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Environment & Climate
Natural Resources
Open for Input
Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans (Federal)
The Senate is studying whether independent fishers are losing control of Atlantic Canada's inshore fisheries to corporations. The Owner-Operator Policy was designed to keep fishing licenses in the hands of working fishers, not investors. But is it...
Why This Matters: Live in a coastal Atlantic community? Fishing isn't just an industry—it's the economic backbone. When corporations buy up licenses, profits leave town and local jobs disappear. This study could shape whether your community stays a fishing village or becomes a corporate outpost.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
Natural Resources
Closed
Canada Energy Regulator (Federal)
The Canada Energy Regulator wants feedback on draft guidance for how pipeline companies should oversee their contractors. This isn't about new rules—it's about clarifying what's already required under existing regulations. The guidance focuses on...
Why This Matters: Work near a pipeline? This affects how companies ensure the people working on that infrastructure are properly trained and supervised. Pipeline incidents can affect nearby communities, so contractor oversight matters for safety.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Natural Resources
Closed
Ministry of Labour (AB)
Alberta asked workers and employers how to implement new workplace harassment and violence rules. The province also wanted input on requirements for health and safety committees. This consultation shaped regulations that took effect in June 2018.
Why This Matters: Work somewhere with 5 or more people? These rules affect you. Employers must now protect workers from harassment and violence. Larger worksites need safety committees where workers have a voice.
Regulations & Permits
Economy & Jobs
Health & Safety