Issue Without a rapid and substantive allocation of funding by the Ontario Government for existing programs – both private and public – that support the re-training and integration of skilled immigrants into the Ontario workforce, the already dismal provincial economy will regress to a position in the national and global community that will be difficult…
Issue The OntarioBuys program is a provincially-funded shared-service organization (SSO) and an example of this problem. Under its organizational sphere, SSOs have developed RFP procurement processes that include stipulations which reduce the competitiveness of small and medium sized business in bidding on provincial contracts. Of the many SSOs, the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM) is…
Issue The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has become a vast provincial government bureaucracy that is quickly becoming a danger to the Ontario government, taxpayers, businesses and insured workers. In fact, over the course of the last 25 years, the WSIB have had significant challenges fulfilling its obligations. Background In the 2009-2010 Annual Report…
Issue Without a rapid and substantive allocation of funding by the Ontario Government for existing programs – both private and public – that support the re-training and integration of skilled immigrants into the Ontario workforce, the already dismal provincial economy will regress to a position in the national and global community that will be difficult…
Issue As several key regions in Ontario expand and an increasingly large constituency of the public turns to public transit as a means of reducing their environmental impact, the provincial transit funding formula as it is currently subsidized, limits Ontario municipalities from developing and growing their systems to match and meet the demand of their…
Issue Without the funding by the Province of Ontario in programs and supports that are offered by Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology to assist the integration of immigrants into the Ontario Workforce, the economy of Ontario will not be able to prosper and meet global productivity levels. Background The Ontario economy is facing very…
Background In 1998 the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety identified that investments in highways can generate productivity growth, play a critical role in regional development and generate a more efficient economic structure including improvement to the nation’s trade. In particular, studies have determined that highways have at least two important impacts…
In their role as the caretaker of border activity, the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) is a crucial regulatory body in the overall prosperity and security of Canada. The CBSA is the lead federal agency for operations at border ports of entry. Under the Canada Border Services Agency Act, the Agency has a dual mandate…
Employers across the country are increasingly choosing subcontractors and/or self-employed specialists to fulfill the fluid nature of their business needs. From IT specialists and software designers to trades people and marketing consultants, there are a growing number of individuals who are employed on a per-contract basis. Employers like to hire independent contractors for a number…