Policy & Position
Ensuring that the issues that affect your Chamber membership are at the forefront of all community economic discussions.
Throughout the year the GSCC works on recommendations made by the advocacy committee, and pursues a variety of issues from the municipal, provincial and federal spheres.
Advocacy issues at the Chamber are very much result of issues and challenges facing our members and are led by our volunteers and supported and guided by our board of directors.
If you are experiencing an issue that is impacting your business and would like inquire if we can be of assistance, contact Jonathan Laderoute, Policy and Communication Manager.
Municipal Issues
Skilled Labour Crisis
With an increasingly older population and a declining birth rate, Ontario and Canada are facing a labour shortage that will quickly affect all sectors of the economy.
Downtown Master Plan
The Downtown Master Plan was completed in four phases. Phase One was initiated in September 2010 and Phase Four concluded …
Deregulation of Store Hours
The Chamber has supported a deregulated environment that allows all businesses to set their own hours of operation to meet …
Copper Refinery Closure
Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce believes government should not play a role in business operational decision making.
Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI):
Lists the communications to and from the chamber on this issue.
Cambrian College Health Sciences Building Capital Project
Cambrian College Health Sciences Building Capital Project: Board meeting of August 20, 2008. MOVED THAT the Greater Sudbury Chamber of …
Buy Canadian Policy
Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce not change its position of opposition to a “Buy Canadian” policy for the City of Greater Sudbury.
Airline Competition
The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to Mayor John Rodriguez offering support for the City’s initiative to …
Municipal Red Tape
In the spring of 2010, your chamber issued a survey to find out what issues were most important to you. …
Tipping Fees
Tipping Fees: Elimination of tipping fees for the clean-up of the Steelworkers Hall: Letter of February 13, 2009 to Mayor …
Non-Local Auctioneers License Fees
In early February 2009, a member of the chamber raised concerns regarding non-local auctioneers. A city policy relating to non-local …
Maley Drive Extension
Communications Letter to Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities – February 1, 2010 Letter to Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and …
Laurentian University School of Architecture
The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce welcomes the announcement on May 24, 2011 of the Laurentian School of Architecture.The chamber …
Fair Wage Policy
Chamber Position Communications Letter to Janet Gasparini, Chair Priorities Committee – October 16, 2007 Media Coverage The Sudbury Star – …
City Budget
Communications Chamber Presentation to Mayor and Council – January 31, 2011 Media Coverage Northern Life – February, 2011
Canada Customs Office
The process of Canada customs in Sudbury was identified by the board as something the chamber should look into. The …
Provincial Issues
Fixing the WSIB
ISSUE: The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has become a vast provincial government bureaucracy that is quickly becoming a …
Grow Bonds
Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce support and endorse the concept of the Northern Ontario Grow Bonds.
Bring Your Own Wine
“Bring Your Own Wine” legislation: September 2004 A letter outlining the chamber’s concerns with the proposed legislation permitting patrons to …
“Act Now for Ontario”
Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce support the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s “Act Now For Ontario” campaign.
Tourism
The Advocacy Committee endorsed the recommendations put forth by the city of Greater
Sudbury’s Tourism, Culture and Marketing Department that Northern Ontario is on the right track with the new five-year northern strategy.
Self-Employment and Benefit Program
Communications Response letter from Premier of Ontario – January 21, 2010 Letter to Premier of Ontario – December 17, 2009
Focused Strategy for Mineral and Mining Excellence
Issue Ontario, committed to developing as a knowledge and technology supplier to the world and currently Canada’s leading mining jurisdiction, …
Ensuring Competitiveness and Accountability with OntarioBuys
Issue Since the piloting of the OntarioBuys program three years ago we have raised concerns regarding the procurement procedures developed …
Driving Innovation through Experiential Learning
Issue Performance in strategic sectors of the economy requires individuals equipped with the specialized skills to leverage new technologies and …
Integrating Skilled Immigrants into the Ontario Labour Workforce
Issue Without a rapid and substantive allocation of funding by the Ontario Government for existing programs – both private and …
Ensuring Competitiveness and Accountability with OntarioBuys
Issue The OntarioBuys program is a provincially-funded shared-service organization (SSO) and an example of this problem. Under its organizational sphere, …
Fixing the WSIB
Issue The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has become a vast provincial government bureaucracy that is quickly becoming a …
Integrating Skilled Immigrants into the Ontario Labour Workforce
Issue Without a rapid and substantive allocation of funding by the Ontario Government for existing programs – both private and …
Provincial Support for Municipal Transit and Infrastructure
Issue As several key regions in Ontario expand and an increasingly large constituency of the public turns to public transit …
Integrating Immigrants into the Ontario Workforce
Issue Without the funding by the Province of Ontario in programs and supports that are offered by Colleges of Applied …
Highway 69
Background In 1998 the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety identified that investments in highways can generate …
Far North Act
The Far North Act was identified by the board as an issue during an annual retreat in the fall of …
Federal and National Issues
Employment Insurance Program
Following the devastating effects of the Great Depression, the Canadian government unveiled Unemployment Insurance in 1940 to assist Canadians through …
Copyright Legislation
September 2009 The federal government held a public review of the proposed copyright act and solicited input from stakeholders. GSCC …
Canada Revenue Agency
This issue was brought to the Advocacy Committee by a member who was frustrated with the CRA standard used to …
Focused Strategy for Mineral and Mining Excellence
Issue Canada, committed to developing as a knowledge and technology supplier to the world and currently one of the world’s …
Assessing the Funding of the Canada Border Services Agency and Framework of Core Services Review
In their role as the caretaker of border activity, the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) is a crucial regulatory body …
Clarifying the CRA Classifications for Employee and Contractor
Employers across the country are increasingly choosing subcontractors and/or self-employed specialists to fulfill the fluid nature of their business needs. …
EcoEnergy Retrofit Program
Submitted by Timmins Chamber of Commerce, supported by GSCC – withdrawn following the Federal Budget announcement that included the addition of the EcoEnergy Retrofit Program.
Supporting the Ability of Canadian Companies to Invest in Foreign Subsidiaries
Many Canadian parent companies strive to expand their operations globally and in doing so, make significant investments in subsidiaries located …
Standardized Accounting: Reducing Administrative Burden for Business and Government
The introduction of the standardized accounting initiative by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is intended to simplify tax compliance for …
Focused Strategy for Mineral & Mining Excellence
Issue Canada, committed to developing as a knowledge and technology supplier to the world and currently one of the world’s …
Role of Taxation in Enhancing Canada’s Productivity Through Encouraging Skills & Training for Small Business
The skills and labour shortage facing Canada is already nearing epidemic proportions due to increasing skill shortages, the aging of …
Ensuring Access to Post-Secondary Education
Issue: Without re-investment by the federal government in its postsecondary institutions, Canada cannot achieve its vision of being one of …
Ensuring Adequate Insurance protection for Canadian Business
Canada’s small and medium-sized businesses are facing increased difficulty in securing adequate and affordable insurance coverage. Rapidly escalating insurance costs …
FedNor
The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce has concerns with certain issues as they relate to the Federal Economic Development Agency of Northern Ontario (FedNor).
Canada Revenue Agency
This issue was brought to the Advocacy Committee by a member who was frustrated with the CRA standard used to define contractors and full-time employees.
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