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Feds developing cybersecurity process for defence contractors
June 1, 2023 Sarah Ritchie - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The federal government says certain defence contracts will be subject to a mandatory cybersecurity certification process starting in the winter of 2024. Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement Wednesday morning at the Canadian Association of Defence and…
What a Canadian public earthquake backstop might look like
January 31, 2023 by David GambrillA federal government backstop designed to help private insurers cover high-risk flooding could be extended to protect Canadians from earthquake risk as well, Canada’s home, car and business insurers suggested in a release Tuesday. Meanwhile, in the absence of a…
Bureaucratic hurdles hampered federal flood prevention program: audit
January 30, 2020 The Canadian PressOTTAWA – A federal review says the government had trouble spending half of the $184 million earmarked to prevent flood damage in Canadian communities. A newly released evaluation report says the National Disaster Mitigation Program’s effectiveness was hindered by scheduling…
Dispute erupts between Quebec and Ottawa over personal cultivation of pot plants
February 9, 2018 The Canadian PressQUEBEC – Ottawa’s plan to legalize marijuana is causing a rift with Quebec over how many plants are allowed to be grown at home. The federal government’s bill allows Canadians to cultivate up to four pot plants, while Quebec doesn’t…
B.C. and federal governments assessing impact of wildfires on province’s agriculture sector
August 16, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe governments of British Columbia and Canada have announced that they are working under the federal-provincial AgriRecovery disaster framework to determine the type of assistance that may be required by the province’s agriculture sector to recover from the impact of wildfires. The announcement was made on Wednesday following the first meeting between Lawrence MacAulay, the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and B.C. Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham.
Government officials are working together to quickly assess the “extraordinary costs” farmers are incurring and what additional assistance may be required to recover and return to production following the wildfires, noted a joint statement from B.C.’s Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
With marijuana legalization impending, now is not the time to lower the legal alcohol limit, CAA-Quebec argues
August 9, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe federal government’s proposal to explore lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers in a bid to improve road safety is “commendable,” but with cannabis due to be legalized in less than a year, now is not the right time…
Proposed new pilot rest regulations published for public comment until Sept. 29
July 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s aviation regulator is proposing new regulations that would reduce the maximum number of hours that pilots would be allowed to be on flight duty and mandate a “holistic risk management approach” in some cases, to addressing the problem of…
Auto, cargo theft funding terrorist activity: Insurance Analytics Canada Summit speaker
July 4, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorThe proceeds of cargo theft and auto theft are in some cases funding terrorist activity, while accident benefits fraud in Ontario continues to be a problem, an Insurance Bureau of Canada speaker suggested to attendees at the Insurance Analytics Canada…
IBC applauds Toronto port lands flood protection funding
June 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterInvestments in flood mitigation will help make Toronto’s under-used Port Lands safer for mixed-use development, Insurance Bureau of Canada suggested Thursday in reaction to a June 28 announcement that the federal and provincial governments will contribute $1.185-billion towards a project…
Bill eliminating federal tax exemption for farming and fishing insurers passed into law
June 23, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe federal government passed Thursday a law eliminating the tax exemption for insurers covering farming and fishing properties. Bill C-44 is omnibus legislation that implements, among other things, some provisions of the federal budget 2017-18, tabled March 22. In addition…
More use of aircraft voice and data recorders would ‘help identify hazards:’ TSB chair
June 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada is calling on the federal government to make cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders mandatory on more aircraft and to allow use of the data in safety management systems. “In Canada, only multi-engine,…
TSB calls for ‘explicit risk management processes’ for commercial passenger vessel operators
June 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada reiterated Wednesday a 13-year-old recommendation that the federal government mandate safety management systems for small passenger enterprises. TSB released Wednesday an investigation report into the fatal capsizing Oct. 25, 2015 of the Leviathan II…