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Working with our membership, ITAC establishes and sets targets for where Canada's knowledge economy should be compared to key peer/competitor nations. Where we fall short, ITAC determines what we need to do to get there and ensure we do what is needed in areas such as: skills, capital, tax, science & technology, and collaboration.
ITAC believes Canadian businesses should be leaders in the use of ICT for competitive advantage, productivity and growth. Use of ICT by small and medium enterprises should increase towards that of our US counterparts. By partnering with other associations, as well as with Government, we work to ensure public policy supports these goals.
ITAC strives to ensure Federal, Ontario and other Canadian Governments are leaders in ICT use. ITAC positions itself as a trusted advisor to Government. We gather industry leaders and Government together and work to make it easier for our industry to sell to government.
ITAC believes the Canadian healthcare system should be a world-leading user of ICT to achieve superior patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness, as well as fostering development of a world-leading Canadian health ICT industry. ITAC works to correct chronic under-spend on ICT.
ITAC’s view is Canada’s laws should promote leadership in development and use of advanced technology. We want to ensure efficient and cost-effective measures to protect privacy and instill confidence in the e-economy.
ITAC believes that in order for Canada to continue to compete worldwide, we need to promote policies that will ensure a steady supply of talented men and women for our local ICT industry. We work with industry as well as with Federal, Provincial and local governments to establish initiatives to support this goal.
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ITAC undertakes important policy and advocacy work to promote the growth of the information and communication technology industry. Our input is consistently sought and heard by government - a tribute to our thoughtful policy formulation and our effective advocacy of well-founded industry positions. As information and communication technology becomes increasingly important to the Canadian economy, we must help government to anticipate the changing world with policy initiatives that serve to strengthen our economy and our industry.
SR & ED
An Alternative for Extending Refundability of SR&ED Tax Credits in spite of the fact that Canada claims to have most generous tax incentive program for research and development in the world. We rank at mid-tier in terms of business enterprise research and development (BERD) investment compared to other nations. Since 2002, ITAC, through the leadership of its tax and finance committee, has called for reforms to the twenty-year old program that would improve access to all SR&ED credits to all investors in R&D.
Related Resources:
An Alternative for Extending Refundability of SR&ED Tax Credits
Government of Canada – Scientific Research and Expiremental Development Home
ITAC Contact
Lynda Leonard, Senior Vice-President, Leonard@itac.ca
Healthcare
ITAC Health is the Health Division of ITAC.
The Canadian healthcare system is part of the "Canadian Identity"; it's a part of what makes Canada... Canada. Annual Canadian healthcare expenditures exceed $112 Billlon - 9.8% of our GDP. We are renowned worldwide for our innovation, research and advanced technologies - the most "wired country in the world".
Today, Canadian healthcare organizations spend less than 2% of their operating budget on ICT each year. Through the implementation of provincial and other EHR initiatives such as Canada Health Infoway, this is expected to grow by 0.5% in the coming year, and to north of 4% over the next few years. In the words of Mazankowski "We must move healthcare from a 19th century cottage industry to a 21st century service industry."
ITAC Health believes that the Canadian healthcare Information and Communications Technology industry can and should - even, must - play a responsible, responsive, cooperative and leading role in this transition.
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Tax and Finance
Please see ITAC's Tax and Finance Forum
Related Resources:
ITAC August 2009 Pre-budget Submission
ITAC December 2008 Pre-budget Submission
ITAC August 2008 Pre-budget Submission
ITAC 2007 Pre-budget Submission
Tax Measures to Mobilize Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage. The primary focus of our 2007 submission is the two issues either deferred or not addressed in "Advantage Canada". Click here to read the full submission
ICT Adoption
Canadian businesses should be leaders in the use of ICT for competitive advantage, productivity and growth. Use of ICT by small and medium enterprises should increase towards that of our US counterparts. By partnering with other associations, and with Government, as well as by reaching out effectively to Canadian SME's we ensure public policy supports these goals.
Telecom Infrastructure
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